The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-04-19
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1920
NOTICE TO ENTERNlNATE
GROUND SQUIRRELS
(Reprint OF Original Notice Which
Was Duly Published in April,

(Reprint OF Original Notice Which
Was Duly Published in April,
1919.)
BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY
COURT OF KLAMATH COUNTY
STATE OF OREGON, in pursuance
of State Statute, relative to exter-
mination and eradication of GROUND
SQUIRRELS, OTHER NOXl0US
RODENTS AND PREDATORY AN
IMALS; Every person, firm, co-part-
nership, company or corporation re-
siding on, owning, leasing, occupy
ing, possessing or having charge or
dominion over any land, building,
wharf, or dock infested with Oregon
Ground Squirrels in Klamath Coun-
ty, Oregon, is hereby notified to
begin at once to effectively extermin-
ate and destroy all such Ground
Squirrels.
The following poison for mixing
and instructions for use thereof is
the method most expedient and eff
fective to be used for the extermin-
alton and destruction of such Ground
Squirrels and is hereby recommend
ed, to-wit: alkaloid strychnine used
on oats, mixed according to the fol-
lowing formula and manner, to-wit:
Oats, clean, good, heavy oats, 20
quarts; Strychnine, powdered aka
loid), ounce; Bicarbonate of Soda,
(baking soda). l ounce; Thin Starch
Paste, X pint; Heavy Corn Syrup,
u pint; Glycerine, l ounce; Sacchar-
Inc. " ounce; Salt, 4 tablespoonful.
This material should be mixed as
follows: Mix dry, one ounce pow
dered strychnine and one ounce of
baking soda. Make a starch paste
Of: Stir one tablespoonful of gloss
starch iHte -one-half cup of cold va
ter, then pour it into one-half pint
of boiling water and cook until a
thick, clear, transparent paste is
formed which is free from Jumps
When paste is formed, add the dry
mixture Of strychnine, and soda.
Stir until thoroughly mixed. Add
one-half pint OF heavy corn syrup
(Karo is best). Stir in four table
spoonful of salt. Add one ounce of
glycerine (mix welD. Add, while
stirring, one teaspoonful Cor one
eighth ounce) of saccharine. Pour
this over twenty quarts of good.
clean, heavy oats and mix until each
kernel is coated. For convenience in
handling. the grain should now be
spread out to dry, stirring it up oc-
casionally to prevent drying in a
cake
One quart of the poisoned grain
mixed as aforesaid is sufficient for
forty to sixty bats and this quantity
scattered along squirrel trails or on
clean hard places on the surface
about the holes will not endanger
stock. Strychnnie in any form other
than the powdered strychnine aka
loid is not effective in the above
formula
From the date hereof until May
15 is the most effective time to
poison and destroy the Ground
Squirrels.
The County Court Of klamath
County, Oregon, has secured a sup
ply of strychnine and the other in
gradients necessary for the mixture,
and a quantity thereof has been
mixed and is now on sale to the far
mers or persons interested at actual
cost and may be had by applying to
the undersigned at his office in the
Loomis Building, klamath Falls,
Oregon.
II any person herein designated
shall within thirty days from the
first publication of this notice, fail
to begin in good faith to exterminate,
eradicate and destroy, according to
the method aforesaid, or by any
other effective means, said Ground
Squirrels herein designated, the
County Court of klamath County,
Oregon, will appoint person or per-
sons to proceed with the extermina-
tion and eradication of such Ground
Squirrels, and the cost thereof in
Cured will be assessed to such land,
building, wharf, or dock and unless
paid will become lien against the
same, for the determination of said
Ground Squirrels.
This notice is published pursuant
to the Statute in such case made and
provided and for two consecutive
weeks or three issues, and all per-
sons described therein are required
to take notice thereof.
Dated and first published this
9th day of April, 1919.
e. III. THOMAS,
County Agent for klamath
County, Ore.
County Agents office is now
Room 2, Swanson Building, and a
supply of poisoned grain is kept on
hand for distribution at cost as above
Indicated.)
Apr 17-19-20