The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-14

grains of strychnine powdered aka
loid). The strychnine may be con-
tanned In a No. 2 capsule. Or 1t may
be placed in loose form in a cavity
in the center of the bait. In the
latter case, 1t is essential that the
lard be cold and hard when the
poison is added. since warm lard
quickly absorbs the extremely Bit
ter taste of strychnine.
A Quick Killing Poison.
(Strychnine-Cyanid Mixture)
Equal parts of powdered strychnine
alkaloid and granual cyanide 1.-THE
latter is called cyanide-chloride mix
ture- mixed. Place
three grains of mixture in No. Q cap
sules. These capsules should be fil-
led in open room as fumes from cya-
nide are very dangerous.
The entire process Of preparing
the bats should be by means of clean
wooden or metal implements to avoid
the taint of human hands. Proba-
bly, the most important recommen-
dation of all, is that each bait be
kept in small, clean paper bag from
the time it is prepared until placed
for the coyote. 1t is advised that
paper bags for the purpose be plainl.
labeled, coyote Poison. The ma
terials are usually at hand for any
stockman to prepare his own bats.
Good, odorous, home-rendered lard
Is considered better than the market
article. The Live Stock Sanitary
Board strongly advocates that each
live stock association employ a CON-
petent man to make the bats in
quantity, to supply members and CO.
operators, and that every effort be
made to poison the ranges during the
remainder of the winter. In general
operations of the kind, 1t is important
that inhabitants of the district be no.
tilted and other prearrangements be
made to insure the safety of dogs
that are valued.
Directions For Preparing Poison
Bats.
(A) In a warm place mix thor
oughly together home rendered lard
and sugar in about equal quantities.
Place outside to cool until stiff en-
ough to mold into balls about the size
Of a small walnut; or into discs of
about the same bulk. Press in the
cavities for the poison; place in rows
on clean board and set outside to
become thoroughly cold and hard.
With a large pointed goose quill or
other suitoble measure, place the
poison in the cavities with care that
none be left on the surface. Close
the cavities by applying the lard su-
gar mixture with case knife. Cool
the bats; lift from the board with
case knife and transfer each bait
to a small paper bag and twist Sc
curely shut. Keep in cool place.
OBJ Particles of liver, fish and sal
mon. Cut same into pieces the size
of an egg and insert therein by means
of slit one of the capsules of poison
in each piece.
co. Eggs: Into which one of the
capsules of poison has been placed
by means of a small opening in the
end.
CD Prunes: Into which one of the
capsules of poison has been inserted.
Eggs and prunes are said not to be
readily eaten by domestic dogs. Beef
suet, lard and tallow can be rendered
less likely to be picked up by dogs II
holes are bored in irregular pieces OF
wood and the suet, lard or tallow con-
tanning the poison placed therein. 2
(E) A modification of the lard me-
thod we'll worthy Of recommendation
when the strychnine is used in loose
form, is that the cavities for the poi
son be made with red hot iron, thus
forming a pocket with scorched walls
which prevents the strychnine from
being. absorbed by the lard.
Good poison bats are little more
than half the game-the remainder
being in their proper use in the field.
1t may be said that poison bats
should be placed as carefully as are
traps. The following methods are
recommended:
% Place the poison lard balls or
other poison bait in and about carcas-
ses, and especially on trails twenty
to a hundred feet from them. Old
carcasses are attractive to coyotes
even when little more than bones and
hair remains. There Is no better
place for poison than in or near the
remnants of an old sheep carcass.
(2) A method which has stood the
test of long usage is, "The Drag
Trail, made by dragging part of a
carcass, entrails or other animal mat
ter behind cart or saddle horse.
A fresh horse skin makes an excellent
drag, as the operator can stand on 1t
while placing poison or trap, and re-
mount his horse without leaving q
sign Of his presence. Poison bats