The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-28

'he IupDits ou ccTthiu tract WulCn
can be covered by tho saddle horses
and autos Of the neighborhood. Hun
dreds Of thousands or Jack rabbits
hnyc thus bocn corrallcd and killed.
Recently still larger numbers hkte
been poisoned. Az poisoned batt-tha
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biological Survey recommebt3 i9h9
ounce OF strychnine sulphate dissclv-
ed In two gallons OF .ileq wbter and
sprinkled over ton podids Of ihfaifa-
hay leaves. This. bait IN distributed
In handfuls In fields from which,
stock is excluded. u y ro1 ySoiioia
In winter one ounce OF strychnine
may be suificicnt fOr fourteen pounds
OF alfalfa ioayes, or the hcads OF rye
or emmcr may be substituted Tor AZ
iaiia. II poisoned oats are perierred
the bait may be prepared ~ iollows.
MIX ono taDluapOon oi slnrcn la oDa-
haii cup Oh cva. water aud str intp
one pat oi poiiing water To make. u
thin, GEAR paste, Nix one iounee ui
powdered sJycbnine with one ouncs
oi baking soua and BtIrg with the
starch ~ a. smooth creamy nass. :.
SIR In one tsaeup ~ table salt. Ap-i
ply 10 twelve quarts OF sood cicnn
vats ana max thoroughly To- Goat. each
Aer.ci, This bait IL destribatcd ~
bout v Tablespoonful aa s,plaes.for In
twenty-five TO. thirty dossa. prefer
IL.s on y cold cicars night IN winter.
81 " hat uss can bs made VI ths ras.
bits killed IN be drives or by poison,
Even a. early ss 1895 at least l -
oov.O0V native .arsbbit skins wars
used In the United ataics tor making
felt besides tho hugo importstions
IA raDptt skins Tor thlSl purpose.l
S-y.ji,soa, IN miilion. scsnn from Noss
Hudsnd in oiui year J,liga .Ea' 81 a
aitintll w3r nonditlmns rni OF ibs
foreign supply m Ka ius : ar. Ned
DcarborII ofthe Biolog~ai survey na.1
plieu in answer To- my question. "thal
icit nasersa oGltDa nind- bu.to-
turned up ,Iuar moses AZ lack rao.
bitg Bat now your felt hat h t,orb.
ably made nf Jack-raointi hair. G or
the. rabbit skin. clipped and. dyed.i
becomes 'riertric neal. - s.-ssua.A Il
The JackTabbn meat may be- used
for freding hogs and chickens. Even
the bodies OF rabbits poisoned with
strychnine may be fed To chickens.
~ the head and intesiines are re-.
moved. Jack rabbits have bccn mar
kcted for meat sine. 1880 or. per.
hsps earlier. Retail stalls wanted |
them hos dressed. or with the skin |
on. while the packers preferred them |
fully dressed. ana paid thirty-nye to /
1fty cents n rabbit. .s. .nce4 tt- /
Hut suppose you are troubled with !
ground squirrels. not rabbita In !
'ha, ease the offcIai prescription for
The Biological Survey diners from
that, FOR jstk rabbits by using one
haif pint rather than one pint az
boiling wsier Then instead of saltl
you ''uilr IN u quarter 'pint OF ncavy
'0rn strip and one Tablespoonful OF
sIyccron. ana 6naily one scaut tea
spoonful Of saccharin Apply 10
weniy quarts OF oats and mix thor
'ughly." Each quart OF this mix
are n enough for forty To sixty
,aits 10 he scattered along squirrel
rails or on the clean hard surface
rear the holes. Follow-up work for
'round squirrels and praric dogs af-
GER poisoning consists In treating
With carbon biSulphide the few dens
which stiil seem 10 be imhsbi n
Thus In Contra Costa County. Cal
fornia. last year ESQ gallons OF car
non bisuiphide were used TO satur-
',e 10000 waste balls which were
oiled down into the squirrel dug /
'uts. u
For prairie dogs Just mix q heap
ng tablespoonful OF starch In cold
'ater and stir II In three-quarters OF
pint Of hot water. Then add the
trychnine. baking soda. corn sirup
md glycerin. az for ground squirrels.
dake the dose OF saccharin one |
eenth OF an onuce. and apply the
Whole formula 10 thirteen quarts OF
he best grade. heavy, thoroughly
leaned oats. A big prairie-dog cam
'aign was conducted In Colorado in
9ls. Larlmer County used 10000
Iunrts OF poisoned Oats ca $4,000
cres of oog-infested land Moffat |
'ounty used nine and half tons Of
ats and ll2b ounces Of strychnipe
n killing the pests.