The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-04-12

Ao' ooen USED to the best nos
slble advantage by farmers p0S'
Many will not use it at all ow;rr
their fear that some member 80 "
family might come in contact u,;,t e
poison. When it is used it has bsou
necessary to prepare it in bit.or.r0i.n
manner, mixing directions often ho;nS
so faulty that most of the poison -
wasted. In fact, the Year Book ., ~
Department of Agriculture. 1903 stat
that fully one-half the strychnine rsos
In the United States is wasted tn
is a very conservative estimate nrots
ably threefourths being nearer ~
right amount.
Not only has there been a waste in
mixing the poison, but after the grain
is prepared, and put out, it very soon
loses its poisoning qualities, particular
ly if the ground is damp or the wealth.
er rainy, for the poison is easily die.
solved and is washed out of the grain
The New Discovery.
1t has remained for a Chicago cban,
list, Mr.. F. A. Bolduan, of Chicago III
to come to the rescue of the farmers
in solving this Pest Problem. A proc.
ess has been perfected which over.
comes all the disadvantages of the use
of strychnine. This process is patented
in the United States and Canada.
One wonders why some one did not
think of it long ago. But that is the
case with all great inventions. The
greater they are, the simpler they are.
And in the simplicity of this process
lies one of its great advantages. It does
the work far better than old-time meth
DDS, and yet does not cost so much. Its
universal adoption will bring about the
complete determination of rodents in a
comparatively short time Realizing
the danger connected with mixing the
poison, this process is being introduced
in drug stores where Mixing Machine
does the mixing so thoroughly that
every kernel of grain contains GER
tain known amount of poison. These
machines are simplifed form of the
machines which are used in every
pharmaceutical laboratory for making
pills or tablets The farmer brings his
grain into the. station and has it poi
soned 100 per cent right. The poison
is ''set" in the grain, just as dye is set
in a fabric, so it will not be washed out
by rain, or lose it's value when put out
on damp ground.
Losses Are Cut Out.
All the loss, all the guess work, all
the danger of the old plan of each farm
er mixing his own bait with wooden
stick or paddle is done away with. This
work is all done at the station, far more
thoroughly than it has ever been done
before. No danger of some of the kernels
being we'll poisoned, while other con-
tain only trace of the poison. All is
mixed alike, and the strychnine is set
so that it will hold its value for weeks.
even in rainy weather. This has not
have lost thousands of dollars by the
poison being washed out of the grain
shortly after being put out.
Strychnine, sweetened and scented
so the rodents will be actually lured TO
the bait is used in this new process.
This overcomes another disadvantage
of the od-time method, for sometimes
rodents have rejected bait containing
Strychnine on account OF its bitter
taste, but the New Process Strychnine
= 81 nh oh rodents
very fond Of
The Pest Problem Is Serious One.
Haphazard methods have been tried
and found wanting and the time has
now come when the determination or
the rodents is an absolutely live issue
"a problem which must be solved-a
condition that must be changed. This
can be done only by close cooperation
and wise expenditure of time and
money, using only the right methods,
so that full value will be received for
el cry cent expended.
The originator of this new process
has published very interesting book
entitled PESTS and Profits" which
deals with all phases of the pest prob
iem
Cooperation Will Bring Results.
The Bureau of Biological Survey OF
the United States Government recon-
mends that 1917 cents to Is cents per
acre should be spent for poison grain
on any field that is badly infested with
gophers or ground squirrels. TINS
should be spent at the beginning OF
the season just when the pests appear
when they are hungry and will eat
Nonresident landowners ought to
be compelled to do their share towards
gophers, prairie dogs
ETC., for as long as unoccupied LANDS
are allowed to remain as breeding
places they will continue to multiply.
These little animals multiply so rapid
ly that only complete DETERMINATION
will remove the danger and it is time
and money wasted to certain extent
to neglect to put bait out on vacant
fields.
The agricultural interests every