The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-16
COOPERATE
To XII.
PRA|R|E:
DOGS

AlhnanerQnt. March 10 IN Co
operation with the stocglnen, lae
United sl.ies forest service has pe'
enn an active campaign against pfaif'
X dogs on lhe infested ranKes Wien
h thk National forests o. Arizona
ana Nav Mexico Successful at
tenants Al polsoElnk prairie dogs were
made lass spfina and summer BY the
forest service IN other parts OF me
connlfs and this year the work VIII
ue carried on much more extensive
~ ,o
fhe s8lhon used 10 put an end 70
lhase IIltie pests Of the western
fhnees N aranafed By coating wheat
vIsh nrenAratlon al Hfrychnlne,
opanlae Of potassium. alnse oil anu
mnlassps The sockmen supply
horAaA ana men and tho poisoned
wheat IL given ont BIZ the government
officers fof distribution upon ranges
Within the national forest areas
Earh flder carries the wheat IN. TN
nsll supported By a eunny sack slung
across his shoulder One hand IS
lrha for the relns and with the ether
lhe rider uses d teaspoon 70 measure
oai ne poison In bats and drops
4 near The entrance Of the holes.
vNa action of the poison Is almost
instantaneous Most Of The prairie
dogs sn town are dead within an
leur 81 two after The bnli ~ dropped,
Fafly last month $500 ponnds of
wheat we're prepared IN Albnenerqae
and shipped to the various national
fafAstk IA Arizona and New Mexico
NJ ha distributed This quantity q
wSeal will make Approximately "
Oqd00n bnlts. which will clear up an
area III from Nb 900 10 SoDo0 acres
III 4 cost, EXCLUSIVE 81 the labor q
dlsltIbusine Il on the ranges, y about
ohe Ii one ana half cents an acre
Tht nolson ii used 10 the hest adj
panlafe In tAs early spring wAen the
ab4a llfkt eosne out Of sheis winter
alsAflafa and before the green grass
N plentiful enough 70 appease their
aupfIlIea.
l.aal month weIIknown stock.
tnan II northern Arizona writing to
NE laresl serflcn Of bis stock range
OF The great Canyon Dlablo plateau.
Msya Five sears agn such thine
WA i ntalfie dog wak unknown here.
TNn years $50 there we're few
Mllss distributed over the range.
laht stlf ghay became numerous, n
lAel qnllt common II something Is
ndl HlDnHils done 10 destroy ihem
lhes NIll ap great harm 70 lhe
range
KS ail WesArnefs knOw. prairie
dogs sfe aesnhs lhe Wofsl enemies
Wlih aaioh the sloakmep have %
contend Where heg establish them.
AeiVfa Ib,. asslrunllau uf ihe range
S ulsy question nf time On ranch
a'iia they hayc proved n0sl de-
AlMnuRe ia II taflnoy IF crops
AmoAH which are wheal ana alfalfa.
smlH. pglalpea and sugar heetH and
pAs Hrazlne lhlisis lHny are said g
conHanl. ana deeifuy 80 munh gruaH
lhHl fe NrazinE capacity Of tie range
lkfeaneed s. % 75 per cent
1t II expeelpd that mo eamAlgn
aRalnsl lhc aneh III lhe Afkana anll
New Mexico forests Will b. MOST
eutHsMiul, as Il has met with mi.
Yegaal favor among The stockmen who
are kl4lne every assistance to the
forest service mon Range improve
mem III national forests N one Of tlie
chief objects % regulating Tho graz
lnk aud fuf this reason The forest
service Is leaylne 40 aiohe n5surned
NJ prevent range deterioration
atnekmeh and others who Wish to
try tn poisoning On their 1wn au-
MnhE can chain the formula for If
preparation and direction fnr IA use
from Ihp district forester II Alhns
nuhfaue, New Mexico. or from the
i0feal service washington.