Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-03-05

labels, describing the contents,
naming the ingredients the quail
ity, the mannerof preparing, and
giving careful directions for its
use. The price is S1.75 per can
delivered at the freight or ex-1
press Office in Manhattan. One
or two cans can be sent by ex-
press wrapped in paper, but a
larger numb Der must be boxed.
Any number of cans may be
sent by freight, but they must be
boxed. A can of poison weighs
five and a half pounds and will
poison a bushe1 of wheat. 1t
should be enough for 1900 bur-
rows.
The strychnine in this poison
is not in solution but is held in
suspension in the syrup. 1t set
ties to the bottom of the can after
the manner of lead in ordinary
mixed paint. A common error
in using it is to pour off part OF
contents without first having
thoroughly shaken or stirred the
liquid. When thus used this top
part of the liquid is not sufficient
ly poisonous to kill all the ami
mails that eat of the mixed wheat.
If it is first stirred. or shaken
thoroughly part of the can may
be used as successfully as the
whole of it.
We reccomend that the area of
"dogtown" to be poisoned be
gone over very carefully, placing
the bait at the outside of all occu-
pied burrows as directed. If not
all the animals are killed at the
first application a change of bait
to Kafir-corn, broken, or corn
meal is recommended for those
that remain. If after a second
application any animals still re-
main, carbon bi-sulphide is prob
ably the most effective means OF
destroying the remnant.
For neutrality-suspicious. have
found that this poison is excellent
for destroying photographers
and that it is even more conven'
lent to use than the dry strych'
nine and potatoes or raisins rec
commended in Press Bulletin No
100. The poisoned bait is to bt
inserted into the run-ways of the
gophers in the same manner as
described in that bulletin.
The poison for gophers is pu
up in quart cans, and by leaving
out one ingredient potassium
cyanide) the strychnine is KEEP
in solution. The liquid is there
fore equally poisonous through
out and any part of the content:
of the can may be successful.
used. A quart will poison a hal
!. bushe1 of grain and the price i:
, go cents can.
Pour boiling water over hal
bushel of shelled corn and let /
stand over night to swell ant
soften the grain. Then drain of
all the water possible, and pou
the quart of poison and cup o
syrup over the corn. Add few
pounds of corr-meal and mix al
thoroughly. The mass of corr
should be somewhat sticky, ant
there should be no dry corn mea
present.
+ Make openings into the run
ways of the gophers with sticl
and with spoon drop few ker
nels of the corn down each open
ing. A spade or shovel handl
shod with an iron point and hav
. ing a bar for the foot about six
| teen inches from the point is rec
commended for making the hole
into the burrows. No diggin.
or coveringof holes is required.
The best time to poison poke
, gophers is in the fall or spring
when they are most active. 1t il
not usually necessary to go owe
E the ground with poison a secont
time, but much will depend OF
the judgment and care of tn,
operator in putting out the frs
poison.
Orders for poison for prairie
dogs or gophers should be &C
companied by money in payment
Money-orders or drafts SHOULD
be made payable to Miss Loren;
E. Clemens, who is Secretary O.
the College. Method of shipmen
preferred should also be stated
D. E. LALTz. Agent
Manhattan, Kan. Feb. 3, 1908