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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 216

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THE SURPRISE IN THE BOX TRAP. Box traps are usually set on the ground on the sininy sideof a wall or on the wall and baited with apple. Quail fre-quent both places and are fond of apples, especially whenother food is scarce. … TRAPS BEFORE BEING COVERED TRYING TO ENTANGLE A FOX IN SMALL TRAPS.These traps are covered with leaves and the bait heated and suspended by a cord.Though a skilful plan, it is frequently the trapper and not the fox that is surprised. sunk into the ground within a fewinches of the top so that both…

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