Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-02-16
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Sprinkled on the walls and floor,
and the room closed up tightly for
a short time, the vermin all leave
never to return.
A quantity of Carbon bisulphide
was distributed among the farmers
around Moscow and vicinity. OF
the fourteen farmers receiving
samples of the Chemical, only
seven have reported their expert
ence. These are unanimous in
their opinion that it is great
success.
Farmers, read and heed what
your neighbors say.
Mr.. Barney j. Olson, Cornwall,
Idaho:
"Have lived in Idaho for sixteen
years; have used all kinds of
Squirrel Exterminators," but
never found anything equal to Car
bon bisulphide. / would say to
the farmers of Idaho, that it is the
best, safest, and cheapest squirrel
PpAoOh tiiat Cdu Dc udu.
Mr.. +. NJ. Davis, Uniontown,
Wash, used it in thirty-fve holes.
The method proved effective in
thirty cases.
Mr.. j. w. Mowery, Moscow,
Idaho: at is successful; I will use
it hereafter"
Mr.. Patrick Kinnier had better
success with Carbon bisulphide
than with any other remedy.
The following letter from Judge
William N. Ruby, Colfax, Whit
man Co., WASH, proves conclusi-
vely what Carbon bisulphide
will do:
"You wished a report on the
effect of Carbon bisulphide. 1
shall give it as clearly as can. 1
had two thousand acres of wheat
this year. Two sections of this is
first crop on sod, and in such cases
squirrels are very destructive here.
One of these sections 1 put in with
my own men and teams; the other
l rented to neighbor. He
usee Phosphorus and I used Carbon.
Result: The grain on the sec
ton farmed by him is totally
destroyed, while the other is sure
to yield thirty bushels per acre.
When we commenced war on the
pests my foreman remarked, "there
are squirrels senough on this Sec
ton to destroy every stalk of
wheat on it," and l am sure that
he was correct. There was not a
perch of land in the square mile
that had not one or more dens.
We attended to every den, and it
cost me $3.50 for drugs and labor,
but we saved between fifteen and
twenty thousand bushels of grain.
Yours Truly, w. N. RUBY.
Colfax, Wash, July 30, 1898.
The total cost of treatment in
this case was about l per cent. a
bushel. This Investment paid at
rate of 5000 per cent; this is better
than life insurance.
Iure carbon b1sulphide is eXpen-
sive and should never be used for
this purpose. The commercial
article does better work and is
much cheaper.
The best results are secured by
using "Fuma' Carbon bisulphide.
This brand contains certain impur-
tiles which render it more destruc-
tive than the commercial article
1t is made by E. R. Taylor, Mfg.
Chemist. Cleveland, o.
Carbon bisulphide costs, in 100
pound lots, on board the cars at
Cleveland, o., ten cents a pound.
The freight to points in Idaho will
be about 50 to So. One hundred
pounds will be sufficient quantity
to treat 1000 burrows. The chemi-
cal will cost nearly one cent hole.
The cost of application will depend
upon the ability of laborer and the
kind of material used as the
absorbant Cotton, rags, waste, &c. }
We believe the cost can be brought
below two cents per hole.
Farmers must decide for them
selves whether the cost of treat
ment will balance the value of the
grain saved.
Every squirrel certainly destroys
more than two cents worth of
grain during its lifetime, and per-
haps that much each year.
Mr.. E. r. Taylor has kindly
donated to this Station a sample of
his celebrated "Fuma" brand of
Carbon bisulphide. Through his
generosity the Station will be able
to distribute next spring small
samples to those farmers who are
willing to report their results to us.
Farmers near Grangeville will be
supplied from Experimental Farm
No. l. Those near Idaho Falls,
from Farm No. 2. 1t can also be
secured at Farm No. 3, at Nampa.
Moscow and vicinity will be sup
piled from the central office.
University building, Moscow.
Samples will be sent to farmers
provided the express charges are
paid by the receivers. Farmers