Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1902-01-23
sulphide alone, but somewhat
larger dose is needed.

No. 1.-Dissolve one and half
ounces of strychnine sulphate in
quart of hot water. Add a
quart of syrup-molasses, sor-
ghum or thick sugar and water
and a teaspoonful of oil of anise.
Thoroughly heat and mix the
liquid. While hot pour it over a
bushel of clean wheat and mix
completely. Then stir in two or
more pounds of fine corn meal.
The quality of corn meal needed
will depend upon the amount of
extra moisture present. There
should be enough to wet every
grain of the wheat and no more.
Care should be taken that there
is no leakage from the vessel in
which the wheat is mixed.
LET the poisoned grain stand
over night, and distribute it in
the early morning of a bright
day. Use tablespoonful of the
wheat to each hole occupied by
prairie dogs, putting it near the
mouth of the burrow in two or
three little punches. Do not put
out the poison in very cold or
stormy weather. 1t will keep
for a considerable time, and is
much more effective after a cold
period, as the animals are then
hungry and eat the grain readily.
A bushel of wheat should poi
son 1000 to 1000 holes.
IAN excellent substitute for
the oil of anise in the above form
ula can be made by soaking two
ounces of green coffee berries in
the whites of three eggs. Let
this stand for about twelve hours
and use the liquid instead of
anise oil.
Formula No. 2.-Through the
efforts of Representative S. E.
Cave of Lockport, Kan, the col
lege has purchased the state
right to use preparation patent
ed by D. W. Staples of Quanah,
Tex. 1 have tested it in the field
and have found it entirely salts
factory. The inventor claims
for it that it has the advantage of
being effective at any season.
The preparation of strych-
nine given in formula No. 2 is
protected by letters patent and
cannot be used outside of Kan
sas without securing the right
from the inventor. We have pur-
chased the right to its use for all
the citizens of the state. AS this
bulletin circulates outside of Kan
sas. the formula is not here Civ
en-, but it will be sent to any
resident of Kansas upon applica-
ton.
"Section 1 of the law authorizes
townships, under some restric-
tons, to levy money and to pur-
chase poison to destroy prairie
dogs. Section 4 makes it the
duty of the Agricultural college
to furnish the remedy recon-
mended by it to townships that
comply with the provisions of
section 1. Accordingly, this sta
ton will be prepared on January
10, 1902, and during three months
thereafter, to furnish, at actual
cost of materials, poison prepar-
ed according to formula No. 2.
By buying materials at whole
sale, a considerable saying in
cost will be made. The poison
will be put up in half gallon cans.
Each can will hold enough to
thoroughly poison bushel of
wheat. This will be enough for
from 1000 to 1000 burrows,
from 100 to 100 acres, since only
occupied holes need be poisoned.
Directions for use will accom-
pany each can. The price will,
for the present, be S1.50 per half
gallon can, f. o. b., Manhattan.
Shipment will be by express or
freight and in such quantities as
trustees may desire. Money
orders in payment should be
made payable to Miss Lorena E.
Clemens, secretary"