. Malattie e nemici del pollame . Slriaio ipico che si verifica solentifully nella metà meridionale della Pennsylvania, mentre l'altra mano la forma canadese {lysteri) è sup-posed per essere presente nelle nostre contee settentrionali. I frammenti-munks alimentano in gran parte sull'albero; a volte rubano il mais dei coltivatori, ma per compensare tale ferita preyon i vermi dell'esercito e a volte catturano le mosche di burro gialle. RATTI MOLTO NUMEROSI. 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 gallina coop è perquisito Tes
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. Diseases and enemies of poultry . ypical slriaius that occurs soplentifully in the southern half of Pennsylvania, whileon the other hand the Canadian form {lysteri) is sup-posed to be present in our northern counties. Chip-munks feed largely on mast; they sometimes steal thefarmers corn, but to compensate such injury they preyon army worms and sometimes catch yellow butter-flies. RATS GALORE. 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, 0])os8nm or little agile Weasel aremade to pay the penalty with their lives for the losssustained by the angi-y ownei. who blames them for thethieving act of the cunning Norway Rat, which is alikeabundant in coal and iiou mines, about farm b)il(lingsand in the large cities. A black coated rat is of fre-qu(Mi[ occnii(Mice in thc^ neighborhood of Scianton:perhaps it is the Black Rat (Mus rattua) an introducedspecies.. ALONG THE JUNIATA. 515 THE CAY 10 RAT. There resides iu some of our mouutainous sectious alarge liairj-tailed and long whiskered animal calledthe Allegheny Cave Rat {Neotoma maf/lsfer) Of thehabits of this mammal I know nothing from personalobservation. I have, however, seen the species inJuniata, llnntiiigdon, Clinton ajid Centre counties.Woodsmen 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 SQUIRREL. 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 schoolchildren have stored away to eat during the long, coldwinter nights. SKUNKS. In the common nomenclature of nat