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Winchester Scott co Ill
Mr Robert Kennicott
Dear Sir In the P. F. of Dec 11^th/56
are some questions by you in regard to the grand
State of Ills. that I could answer if I.
could see you. but as that is out of the
question I will make my first attempt in
this line with the pen
But in what, counties does it exist Ans. in Scott near
the centre ^{of Ills.} and the adjoining counties
Where most abundant: Ans. in timber fields
On high or low grounds? Ans. on high
Is it found at all in swamps Ans: not in this section ^{of county} section
In estimating the damage done on a farm the only
consideration is the replanting as the season is so
long that a crop is seldom or never lost
as Moles tak but one planting in field [illegible]
In following rows of corn it keeps so
straight ahead as to destroy only ^hill for
10 or 15 rods perhap more
What means used to destroy it? None: Means
used to prevent its ravages, ans. Plowing the
corn both ways as soon as possible
Is the Mole social? Do not know,
How many young are produced and when & where
Six years since I hauled some lime
to be used in building and put it
in a rough box near the Corn.
Some time in February a Pointer Dog
dug a pair of Moles out from under
the box of Lime and the female being
so large I thought I woud open her, did
so and found a pair nearly ready to
be produced: as they were completely covered
^with fur and in proportion to the size of the