Title
Bailey, V. O., Amatol, New Jersey, May 1919 - ?
Related Titles
Contained In:
Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
Series:
SIA Acc. 12-443
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1919
Notes
The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Amatol, New Jersey, beginning in May 21, 1919 until an unknown date. He is listed as the chief field naturalist for the Biological Survey. Entries are dated and described travel from Washington, DC, to New Jersey. He was investigating damage to stores and property at the arsenal (military installation) at Amatol, caused by rats. Entries describe conversations with local inhabitants relating to the investigation (military officials, surgeons at hospital), observations of dead rats at hospital facilities, surrounding store houses, barracks; rat population makeup (number of adults); and methods of eradication.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Mammalogy
,
New Jersey
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.140401
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