Ever Heard of This?

We are having a problem with moles in the ground at the farm. The soil is loose and sandy (duh.. Sand Flat Farm). They get in my garden and tear everything up. We also find that we have a little field mouse or two in our home. We went to Dollar General last night to get some sticky traps for the mice, and a young mother with no front teeth and a baby on her hip and a toddler in her cart offered this advice:

"My grandma always had moles in her yard and her garden. She said all you have to do to get rid of 'em is to stick a piece of Juicy Fruit gum down in their holes. They love it, but it stops 'em up and they die. It'll take care of mice, too! It's alot cheaper than sticky traps."

I'll let you know if it works. I gotta go to Walmart and get some o' them big ole packs of gum... If any 'o ya'll have helpful hints on gettin' rid o' moles/mice, lemme know...