Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-04
THE RATS ARE
SlL DOOMED
Rat Exterminat:>N Campaign Now
On In Decorah 'd The Rodents
Are Being ca. ured Right
And l.
$100 IN PRIZES
HAS BEEN OFFERED
County Agent Will Accept Reports
From Bonafide Chairmen Of
The Civic Club.

The Decorah Civic Club has start
ed on a rat determination campaign
here and are offering cents per
tail of rats killed in the city limits
of Decorah. Besides this the Des
Moines Register is offering 500 in
prizes to encourage rat killing week
in Iowa. 1t is estimated that if a
pair of the common brown rats were
to breed unmolested for three years
they would have increased to $780,
709,4S2 individuals.
Get after the rats and send your
reports in to the county agent at
the end of each week. Below are
the rules of the Des Moines papers
contest:
The Des Moines Register and Tri-
bune is enlisted for war on Iowa
rats.
We are heading a campaign to
save S60,000,000 worth of farm
products every year and to protect
the child health of the state from
a real menace.
The Register proposes that the
forces in the league to kill the rats
in Iowa be organized by counties.
The county agent will be the nat
ural leader and commander of
each division. He will supervise the
campaign and give you whatever
help he can.
Good Cca.t
Hunting rats will be great
sport and it won't cost anybody
anything. 1t is a fine chance for
everybody to help out the state of
Iowa and rid the towns and cities
of rats.
The contest is open to all. 1t will
We a fine chance for the boys to
get into real exciting game. So
come on, boys and everybody, let's
get every rat in Iowa.
Prizes
$50 to the individual who kills
the most rats in Iowa between May
/ and June Is.
$25 to the individual who kills
the next largest number of rats.
$40 to the individual who kills
the third largest number.
S. to the individual who kills
the fourth largest number.
S5 to the Individual who kills
the fifth largest number.
$5 to the individual who kills the
sixth largest number.
Suggestions
Rainy days will afford everybody
a chance at the sport.
It's a game for the boys especial
ly.
Automobile exhaust pipes furnish
an easy and inexpensive method
of killing the rats.
The school kids could rid their
. whole community of rats, taking a
farm at a time.
Rats will soon be making for the
fields. Get them at the barns now
Rules.
Get the rats.
No restriction on methods-gas
poison, cats, dogs, guns-every-
thing goes.
No restriction on contestants as
to age, sex or location.
Reports of "kills" must be made
to the county agent, as his record
alone will govern the awards.
Tails are best evidence of rats
killed.
Pooling of "kills" is prohibited.
Conditions
Contest begins May /.
Contest ends June Is.
Prizes will be awarded as soon
after June Is as awards can be
made.
Only the records furnished by
county agents will be considered by
The Register in making the awards
All reports of rats killed must be
made to the county agent, who will
report the leading contestants weekly
or more often to The Register.
Who will be the first to kill q
rat? Write to the farm editor and
tell him of the exciting time you
have in killing the pests.
The rat campaign is on. Who will
carry away the prizes?
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