Mouse drill
A mouse drill is a historical agricultural tool that was used to fight field mice . With the mouse drill, holes about 60 cm deep with a diameter of 12 to 18 cm were drilled into the field close to the mouse holes or on recognizable paths for the mice. These holes were stamped out with a so-called stamper (a cylinder or cylinder -shaped wooden stick of the same diameter), which smoothed the walls and solidified the ground, making it more difficult for the mice to escape from this hole. Field mice that fell into these holes are said to have eaten each other rather than digging escape tubes. When used in the garden, it was recommended to regularly check these holes and kill the fallen mice with a small iron spear or a special fork with a long handle.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schlumperger, Abraham; Schlumperger, Maria: Directory of the objects contained in the tool and model collection of the Royal Württemberg Agricultural and Forestry Institute in Hohenheim , Stuttgart 1842, p. 15, ( online ).
- ↑ Brehm's Thierleben in the Gutenberg-DE volume “Die Säugethiere 1”, Chapter 11 “Feldmaus” online .
- ^ Journal of the Teacher in Garden and Small Animal Farm , Volume 18, Issue 46, October 24, 1920, p. 395.