. Malattie e nemici del pollame. Al sfriatus che si verifica solentifully nella metà meridionale della Pennsylvania, mentre l'altra mano la forma canadese (lysleri) è sup-posed per essere presente nelle nostre contee settentrionali. I Chipmunks alimentano in gran parte sull'albero; a volte rubano il mais dei thefanners, ma per compensare tale ferita preyon i vermi dell'esercito e a volte catturano le mosche di burro gialle. RATTI GALORK. I ratti, almeno alcuni tipi, sono abbondanti e mostvessatiosi. Mangiano una grande quantità di uova di pollame giovani; inoltre divorano il grano e sono un genero fastidioso. Spesso quando la polpetta di gallina è incuriosita theSkunks

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. Diseases and enemies of poultry . al sfriatus that occurs soplentifully in the southern half of Pennsylvania, whileon the other hand the Canadian form (lysleri) is sup-posed to be present in our northern counties. Chipmunks feed largely on mast; they sometimes steal thefanners corn, but to compensate such injury they preyon army worms and sometimes catch yellow butter-flies. RATS GALORK. Rats, at least some kinds, are plentiful and mostvexatious. They eat a great amount of young poultryand eggs; also devour grain and are a nuisance gen-erally. Oftentimes when the hen coop is raided theSkunks, Raccoon, ()j)ossuiii or Utile agili Weasel aremade to pay the penalty with their lives for the losssustained liy the angry owner, w lio lilames tiiem for thethieving act of the cunning Norway Rat, which is alikeabundant in coal and irou mines, aliour farm buildingsand in the large cities. A black coated rat is of fre-quent occnrreiice in the neighborhood of Scrnntou:perhaps it is the Black Rat (Mita rattus)^ an introducedspecies.. AIvONC, THK jrXIATA. 515 THE CAVK KAT. There resides in some of our mountainous sections alarge hairy-tailed and long whiskered animal calledthe Allegheny Cave Rat (Neoioma iiia<jlster) Of tin-habits of this mammal I know nothing from personalobservation. I have, however, seen the species in■luuiala, Hiintirjgdon, Clinton and Ciiilrc counties.W^oodsmen say this rat will catch young chickens andsuck eggs; that it is fond of wild birds as well as theireggs, and like other rats will eat grains or other vege-table materials. THE FLYING SQUUtREE. This little animal is common and occurs generallythroughout Pennsylvania. It usually lives in thewoods, but sometimes will take up its abode in loftsof farm houses or hide under a roof, back of plaster, and from some convenient opening come out to stealchestnuts, shellbarks, hazle nuts, etc., which the schooli-hildren have stoicd away to cat during I lie long, coldwinter nights. SKUNKS. In the common nomencl

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