White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-20
FARM BUREAU
IN SESSION WEDNESDAY

CONTINUED FROM fASE O>E''
boys and girls work under the de-
partment of agriculture, was the next
speaker. Mr.. Collins spoke at some
! length on the activities of farm bu-
reaus in other counties OF the state
and on the demonstrated profits re-
sulting from the breeding up OF poul-
try and livestock and farming by in
telligent and proven methods, show
ing the relation of the farm bureau
county agents to this work and to the
farmer. He laid particular stress
upon the increased egg production
resulting from the importation OF
bred to lay poultry. He mentioned
one specific instance of a woman re-
siding at Fernley. who owned a half
acre of land. She imported $50 baby
chicks of the bred to lay" variety,
and these as pullets produced in n
year a profit of $3.50 after deducting
! the cost of feed and the hiring of
necessary labor for taking care OF
the chickens. This was done in adj
! dition to her regular household du-
ties and Mr.. Collins pointed out how
the farmers wife in many instances,
by a proper handling of chickens.
could materially increase the profits
of the farm.
e. r. Sans, Inspector of the United
States biological survey for the state
of Nevada, then spoke, addressing
himself particularly to rodent control,
with ground squirrels and jackrabbits
as the principals. Methods. times
and results of poisoning were covered
in detail and also government assist
anee offered to the farmers of White
Pine county in this work. He said
the squirrel problem was easy, as ii
had been determined that by sprink-
ling a small quantity OF poisoned oats
in the runway the squirrel would
take the bait and the pess thereby
easily controlled. The gopher run
way IS under ground some six to
eight inches, leading from n hole to
another, and successful extermina-
ton is readily accomplished by in
PRODUCING into these runways small
pieces of poisoned carrots on the
end of an iron probe, covering the
hole where the probe is introduced
with a small chip or stone but not
cleaning 1t out.
The jackrabbit, Mr.. Sans said, was
more difficult to exterminate but by
persistent effort much could be ac-
He said that upon ap-
plication he would be glad to furnish
the necessary strychnine sulphate at
the rate of $1.65 per ounce, which is
the cost to the government. One
ounce is sufficient to poison ten
of alfalfa leaves for bait.
There are examples where as high as
200 rabbits have been killed at a
single haystack in one night by the
poison method.
Mr.. Sans advised that perhaps the
most successful way to exterminate
the rabbits was drives along wire
drift fences to corrals, where
they could be dubbed to death. This
method, however. is somewhat ex-
and requires a large number
of men to work In unison.
By way of reports from communi-
ty centers d. C. Gardner of Lund
the purebred Berkshire
pigs which have been imported and
made a good showing. He expressed
the desire of the community for fur
work along this line. He also
the desire for starting 4
dairy calf club and entering into the
creamery project with Preston.
The question of the budget and the
farm bureau program Of work
for the year 1922 was next taken up.
1t IS estimated that 1t will take ST.
100 to carry on the entire work for
the year. This money Is furnished
by the department of agriculture, the
state appropriation. the northeastern |
agricultural board and the county of
White Pine.