Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-29
|IIN 70 HANDLE IL.
| CERTAIN PESTS.
..,,,r soreuson Gives Valuable
''' Siat, on the Gopher and
Squirrel Problem
|ll11Ea SHOULD Be POISONED
= s,.t WAY to Capture Real G0pher'
j" % Set Baited Traps for
Them.



u %' , n CITY, March 2''-As Salt
S' . ~ ia somewhat afflicted with
lA 's,,. and squirrels and many people
'pn .. =, o. know how best to control
e'' have made some inquiries IN
's,- c.antle, of wasatoh , and summit m ,n'
w ~. ~. M, nuisance had become 30 In
',, .'.,, That In some places 1t was
..,.ISl, TO proatably raise any crop
n and learned that shooting and
,sn,rr them prevailed to consider
W. ~, s,t,nt. especially in Wasatch
wv where a bounty was offered,
W. ,.l.o found that the most effective
pN as ia the county OF the short
Wy, % " SmIrrels was by poisoning them
l,s4 .iyyrhnIne. or drowning them out
WV WV. ~ water was plentiful. OF course
. s strychnne Is used great care
n~., he exercised not to poison either
m n.s' NJ beast. One party In Wasatch
.,y list fine team or horses
,SSsosA the careless use Of poison, ana
,lh., smaller losses are reported
TIN TN short tailed squirrels (by some
,,,,,.pnly called the gopher, are best
al rId Of on irrigated land by turning
,,,ssro az water into their holes and
.rb., drwnlng. them there or killing
Nam when coming out Of the holes.
on ay lard or where water Is too
,,sre 10 be used for this purpose, the
Ne, vay IS first In the spring OF the
ys, when the squirrels come out and
M extra hungry, to mix a teaspoonful
y, finely powdered strychnlne In three
srars Of bran Wet the bran and put
| liant three large tablesponfuls on a
,hrgt near the squirrel holes; AZ the
t,r hole repeat the same, and so con-
lru, over the entire field. In the sum
nor when the squirrels get fat and full,
| and rather nice about their food, and
| tont take to the bran on account of
| having plenty Of green stuff TO eat, they
r., hungry for salt Then wet your
Shingles, dust them over slightly with
| aBtmne for a space the size OF a
/ silver dollar or little more. then put on
| pp Of the place so busted with finely
| powdered strychnlne, a teaspoonful OF
nlt covering the place already busted;
1 o. take teacupful Of fine salt and mix
WITH Il one teaspoonful OF strychnine.
| Nix we'll then put one-half to three
bgrths Of teaspoonful OF this pol
S1ed salt on a piece OF shlngle, well
vsttel so II will stick and not blow
Of and put near the holes
ivays use shingles or small pieces
u board, 50 you can take them ND
whenever you wish to turn stock
hD The field Count your shingles or
kiris when you put them out, 80 YOU
N sure to get them all In when you
d,r tho field for the salt and strych-
hlis vii soak into the wood and stock
Ell'lick these shingles after they are
tAn and possibly be killed, as strych-
fils asa most powerful poison.
TRAPS FOR G0PHERs.
1 icr the real gophers, that mostly
'itnle In ditch banks or on banks of
Wt' canals, the trap is the easiest
hslhod OF getting rid Of them. Their
lumber Is generally limited, although
" damage they inlict is often great.
'ne gophers get too plentiful for your
UPS aust some pieces OF carrots with
KY ana slrychnine, and drop a couple
| pec's INTO each hole, Cut the pieces
q afols from one-half to three-fourths
y an lnch IN size, before, busting them
ln' method Is, however, dangerous, as
Pfe OF poisoned carrot may lie IN
lg@htr hole for three to four months
sM lten be pushed out and swallowed
soCk or BY children, therefore the
u'nosl care should be taken, and the
n,lAod not 10 be followed except In
d'Nne necessity.
HSuLPHIDE OF CARBON.
I've government year book 1901 mage
w Sys Of bsulphide OF carbon: II
volatile LIQUID which rapidly loses
y Mength on exposure 10 the afr, and
aogd b. kent In tightly corpad 10, ,iaa