Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1897-05-05

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After experimenting with his virus
and being thoroughly convinced Of
its practical value, he exhibited it'd
workings before the Minister 81
Agriculture Of France, and demon-
strated his ability, by the use of
the Virus, TO introduce the disease
and destroy the pests at will.
Use in the United States.-Since
August, 1896, we have been sup
plying the Virus in numerous see
tons Of California, and it has also
been successfully used in Colorado
and South Dakota. The satisfac-
tory reports already at hand con-
vince us that results to be obtained
from the use of this virus in United
States and Canada will be as salts
factory as those already secured in
France; that is to say, that the
ground squirrels, gophers, prairie
dogs and jack rabbits, which con
stitute such a pest in the west,
northwest and southwest can be
exterminated with it.
Advantages of the Virus.-All
attempts hitherto made to eradi
cate or even materially reduce the
numbers of these animals have
hopelessly failed The payment CT
bounties has proved costly and in
elfectual. The most frequent
method of using poisons like
strychnine, arsenic, bisulphide of
carbon, ETC., is fraught with great
danger, as these substances are not
only poisonous to rodents, but also
to man and valuable domestic ami
mails, such as horses, cattle, sheen,
hogs etc. Traps, shotguns and
other similar appliances are very
slow and uncertain means of rf4~
ding farms and ranches of these
destructive animals. .The Virus,
However, is quick, eficacions, harmJ
less and economical; and its appY
cation is extremely simple. It nit
only kills the rodent that u
but causes him to contract
tagious disease peculiar
rodent family, which is communi-
Gated to others that come in con-
tact with him; whereas poiso5s
and other expedients only kill the
individual animal. The Virus.
though SO deadly to rodents, is per.
feetly harmless to man and all
domestic animals, but it is recon
mended that poultry be kept away
from the fields where the Virus
has been distributed. The harm.
less character Of the Virus renders
its preparation and distribution
absolutely safe.
Professor Chas. ?. Fox, director
OF the Agricultural Experiment
station at Moscow, Idaho, under
date December 81, 1895, wrote as
follows: "The only solution of the
squirrel and rabbit problem is to
fight them with some contagious
disease. This disease must not be
contagious TO the human family or
domestic animals. If You can
build germ that will answer
these requirements and is success
ful, YOU have good thing" It is
Just such a method that we are
furnishing to agrieulturists of the
North American continent!
Testing the Virus.-Tn cases
where parties have not already had
any experience with the Virus we
strongly recommend that before
ordering large quantities they
satisfy themselves of its efficacy BY
the following experiment.
Order, say, two small bottles of
Virus; catch from eight to twelve
squirrels or gophers, etc, as the
case may be; divide into two lots
aud place them IN two or more
cages. Treat half tic number,
employing for that purpose the
same kind Of food (prepared with