Rat Proofing Buildings and Premises

A practical manual describing principles and techniques for excluding and eliminating rats from farm and urban properties, emphasizing construction and sanitation measures. It explains using gnaw-resistant materials, sealing openings, removing food and shelter, eliminating dead spaces in walls and floors, and improving waste handling through covered cans, incinerators, and raised storage. The guide applies these principles to barns, corncribs, granaries, poultry houses, markets, warehouses, and streets, and discusses building details, maintenance, and model ordinances to prevent infestation. Temporary control methods such as trapping and poisoning are noted as supplementary where permanent proofing is impracticable.