The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-04
COUNTY FIGHT
AGAINST PESTS
Y H'NNI/ED COUNTY CAMPAIGN
'NDtR EXPERT SUPERVISION
WILL ~ WiGED on SQUIRREL
THIS SPRING

~ m1th County rs now well start
ID on u campaign against the ground
squirrels which It Is hoped viii re.
fuli IN their practical determination
IN III" "ours" Of u few years.
MIR ira y. q bri"laun Of the Biol
oRi"ul Survey who In directing the
WORK ihruOut the state was In the
county for several days this week
looking over II" situation and left
Mr. Dwight l.. JnmIson. one Of his
nr'isrants 10 work with Mr. Thorn
- county Agricultural. Ia organic
ing tie campaign MIR. Jamison viii
remain In the county for the next
~" weeks by which time the poison
work should be- well underway.
4 strong cooperative campaign
among the farmers with everyone
doIuE his share IL the only salts
factory way Of dealing with these
p"sta ana strong clubs ARE being or.
g]aniz"h In each district.
There are many formulas which
give more ar less satisfaction In pois-
"nIng squirrels but the Biological
Survey after n great deal OF expert.
mental work has found the following
fUrmuln when properly mixed In the
most aatisfs ctoIy yet devised
Mix one 90 tablespoonful Of gloss
80 .Ftl IL, 4N. l.UIF 4 = $50. 81 ..tt
wUtrr ana stir until u1l Jumps are
gone. then add onehnlf ~ pint Of
boiling water ana cook until II clear
tianzpH rent past" II formed.
Mix together dry.
on" 90 ounce powdered strych.
nine alkainid
II ca ounce soda lurdinary
hykingI
Stir these into the starch paste and
add u nj q time the following -
oHc-fourth 90 pint heavy corn
syrup (KarO II BEST
onc-eighth ounce saCcharine.
one a. ounce Ilycerinc.
Four 60 Tablespoonful Of salt
should be dissolved In the boiling
water before making the starch paste.
Pour those We twenty eco quarts
clean hcnyy oats and mix until each
kernel IL coated.
II is hoped that arrangements eau
be- made to mix this poison centrally
under the supervision of n skilled
mixer and distribute Il to the farm.
crs ready to put out. For the bone.
III however. of any who may care 10
mix their own poison II may be well
10 point out TWO very necessary pre-
coutious In mixing poison by the
above formula
Great care should be taken t. 50.
cure clean. heavy oats. az dirty. dusty
oats are worse than useless. Second
the starch paste should be made with
boiling water and cooked II neces'
sary TO make a clear. thin, tranSpar-
cnt paste. II this is not done tie
paste viii not stick to the grain sitter
II dries.
Every ingredient Of above formula
% put in for some definite purpose
and II left out the bait may prove I'M
satisfactory. This formula has been
devised for use not only in early
spring when squirrels will eat nlmoat
aaything placed before them, but TO
poison later in the season ~ well. II
has given almost universal satisiac'
ton when used in this way, )
Mr.. Gabrielson states that many
rgrmers fail to get the maximum 20
suits from poison by placing IL In the
mouth of the burrow, When this Is
done the squirrels trample and waste
n lot of the bait. In the work Of the
biological Survey on Forest Reserve
and other government land II Is
broadcast about the mouth NJ
tire burrow. In this way pasture land
be poisoned without danger 10
stock and the squirrels have to move
about 10 secure the bait. This gives
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