The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-04-28
NOTICE TO ExTERMINATE
GnpHERS


Every person, firm, co-partner-
ship, company, or corporation re-
| siding on, owning, leasing, occupy
ing, possessing or having charge OF
or dominion over any land, ditches,
canals or other property, infested
with pocket gophers In Malheur
County, Oregon, IL hereby notified
to begin at once to effectively ex-
terminate and destroy all such pook-
et gophers.
The following poison for mixing
and instructions for use thereon is
the method most expedient and et-
foctivo 10 be used for the extermin-
alton and destruction OF such pocket
gophers, and Is hereby recommend
cd, towit. alkaloid strychnino used
on either sweet potatoes or carrots,
mixed according TO the following
formula and manner, towit:
FORMULA FOR POISONING
POCKET GOPHERS
Recommended by u. S. Biological
Survey and Extension Service OF
tho Oregon Agricultural
College
Secure one-half ounce Formula
| Il special strychnine, or In lieu
thereof. grind together In n mortor:
is ounce powdered strychnine
| alkaloid. 1-i0 ounce saccharine.
Cut four quarts OF sweet potato,
parsnip or carrot baits one-half inch
1 square and one inch long and
sprinkle the above powder over
them, stirring until each bait IL
coated thoroughly.
! A bait may be also made for
spring use particularly, by mixing
the above quantity OF poison with
one-haif pint OF thin starch paste
and applying tho same 10 two
quarts OF wheat In a manner 70
coat each grain.
Introduce bait into the gopher
runway by probing with a sharpen
cd stick between the mounds. When
| the runway is located, drop one or
| two balts thru the hole and cover
| carefully 80 as 10 exclude light.
| Repeat operations after seven days
on any place showing fresh work.
Il is necessary 10 get this poison In
TO the runways or II will do no
good TO try TO poison these rodents.
For this purpose a probe should be
used, samples OF which may be seen
nt the poison supply stations listed
below and the proper use OF which
may be learned by applying TO the
undersigned al his office at Vale,
Oregon.
The County Court OF Malheur
County has secured a quantity OF
stryehnine and a quantity thereof
has been mixed and is now on sale
TO farmers and other persons inter
ested at actual cost and may be
had by applying to;
Vale, Boise Payette Lumber Co,
Ontario, Farm Bureau office. Nys-
sa, Nyssa Trading Co. Jordan Val
ley, Geo. Parks. Jameson, j. l..
Pope. Brogan, j. NJ. Hamstreet,
Bonita, w. NJ. Miller. Malheur,
Chas. Morfitt Harper, Chas. Bush.
Oregon Slope, otto Meili. Riverdale
1 G. II. Spicer. Adrian, Holly Bros.
II any person herein designated
shall. within thirty days from the
| first publication OF this notice fail
| 10 begin In good faith TO extermin-
ate, eradicate and destroy according
70 the method aforesaid, or by any
other effective means, said pocket
gOphers herein designated. the Coun-
/ ~ Court OF Malheur County, Oregon
will appoint a person or persons TO
proceed with the determination and
| eradication OF such pocket gophers.
and the cost thereof incurred will
be assessed TO such land, bitches.
canals, or other property, and un-
less paid will become a leln against
same. for the determination OF said
pocket gophers.
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 published this 14th
days OF April, 1891.
l.. n. Brelthaupt.
County Agent for Malheur
County, Oregon
First publication. Apr. IA, 1921
Last publication, Apr. 28, 1921.
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