The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-04-21
NOTICE TO EXTERNIINATE
GOpHERS

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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, bitches,
canals or other property, infested
with pocket gophers in Malheur
! County, Oregon, Is hereby notified
| to begin at once to effectively ex-
terminate and destroy all such pock-
ct gophers.
The following poison for mixing
and instructions for use thereof is
the method most expedient and eff
fectlyo to be used for the extermin-
alton and destruction of such pocket
gophcrs, and is hereby recommend
| ed, tOwit, alkaloid strychnine 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
the Oregon Agricultural
College
Secure one-half ounce Formula 1
q special strychnine, or I'm lieu
thereof. grind together in a mortor.
is ounce powdered strychnine
-alkaloid, 40 ounce saccharine.
Cut four quarts of sweet potato.
parsnip or carrot baits one-haif inch
square and one inch long and
sprinkle the above powder over
them' stirring until each bait Is
coated thoroughly.
A bait may be also made for
spring use particularly, by mixing
the above quantity of poison with
one-half pint OF thin starch paste
and applying tho same to two
quarts OF wheat In a manner to
coat each grain
Introduce bait into the gopher
runway by probing with n sharpen
ed stick between the mounds. When
the runway Is located, drop one or
two baits thru the hole and cover
carefully so as to exclude light.
Repeat operations after seven days
on any place showing fresh work.
u rs necessary to get this poison in
to the runwnys or II will do no
good TO try TO poison these rodents.
For this purpose probe should be
used, samples of which may be seen
at the poison supply stations listed
below and the proper use OF which
may be learned by applying To the
undersigned at his office at Vale
Oregon.
The County Court OF Malheur
County has secured n quantity of
strychnine and n quantity thereof
has been mixed and is now on snlo
70 farmers and other persons inter-
ested at actual cost and may be
had by applying to:
Vale, Boise Payetto Lumber Co.
Ontario, Farm Bureau office. Nys.
ga, Nyssa Trading Co. Jordan Val
ley, Geo. Parks. Jameson. ]. Il.
Pope. Brogan, j. NJ. Hamstroot.
Bonita, W. NJ. Miller. Malheur.
Chns. Morlitt. Harper, Chas. Bush.
oregon slope, otto Meill Riverdale
T. H. Splcer. Adrian, Holly Bros.
II any person herein designated
shall within thirty days from the
drst publication OF this notice fail
TO begin In good faith TO oxtermin-
ate, eradicate and destroy according
TO the method aforesaid. or by any
other effective means. said pocket
sophers herein designated. the Conn
~ Court of Malhour County, Oregon
VIII appoint person or persons 10
proceed with the determination and
eradication OF such pocket gophers,
ana the cost thereof incurred will
90 assessed TO such land, dltohes,
canals or other property, and un-
less paid will become n lein against
same, for the determination OF said
pocket gophers.
This notice Is published pursuant
10 the statute In such case made and
provided and for two consecutive |
weeks or three issues. and all per-
tons described therein are required |
20 take notice thereof.
Dated and published this l4th
lays OF April, 1921.
l.. II. Breithaupt,
County Agent for Malheur
County, Oregon.
FIRST publication. Apr. IL, 1921
Last publication, Apr. 2S, 1921.