id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 35542 Lantz, David E. (David Ernest) House Rats and Mice .txt text/plain 8551 580 73 In the United States rats and mice each year destroy crops and other The common brown rat breeds 6 to 10 times a year and produces an average DESTRUCTIVE HABITS OF HOUSE RATS AND MICE. PROTECTION OF FOOD AND OTHER STORES FROM RATS AND MICE. rat-proof by a liberal use of cement in the foundations and floors; or If rat-proof buildings are not available, it is possible, by the use of =Rat-proofing by elevation.=--The United States Public Health Service and mice if placed in inexpensive rat-proof containers covered with wire A common mistake in trapping for rats and mice is to use only one or two Cage traps may be baited and left open for several nights until the rats The best bait usually is food of a kind that the rats and mice do not rats must aim at _building the animals out of shelter and food_. ./cache/35542.txt ./txt/35542.txt