The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-04

who has charge Of rodent control
work in this and neighboring
counties, states that all that Is re-
quired of the farmer is Cd that they
poison the squirrels on their own
property and ca that the farmers
adjoining public land get together
and agree to furnish time and labor
to distribute the poisoned bait on
the public lands.
The bait will be furnished by the
government, and a man to supervise
the distribution. 1t is suggested by
Mr.. Murray that where there are a
number of farmers adjoining public
lands, especially in dry farm Sec
lions, that they get together and re-
port the locations and amount OF
such lands in their locality; report
it to the farm bureau office, Black
foot, and state the time and place
they could meet to distribute the
bait. 1t depends upon the interest
ard cooperation Of the farmers how
much work the government does on
public lands-as much as the farm
ers call for will be done.
Poisoned bait ready for use can be
obtained at cost of materials used
in preparing it. This bait is mixed
and prepared by Mr.. Murray; . no
charges are made for his labor, In
preparing. The bait is mixed ac-
cording to government formula and
will give better results than other
bait prepared by the farmers, If used
properly. The bait for the Idaho
ensis squirrels is prepared with
steam rolled oats and is much more
difficult to prepare correctly than
the bait for the Richardson squirrel.
II farmers want to mix their own
bait they a get %strychnine and
saccharine at cost. These and the
prepared bait a be obtained at the
farm bureau office in Blackfoot.
Now is the time to get the squirrels,
they are easily killed and dead ones
do no damage to crops.
Following are the formulas re-
commended by the bureau Of biolOgi-
cal survey. 4
Richards Ground Squirrels
Mix one tablespoonful of gloss
starch in half teacup of cold water,
and stir into half pint Of boiling
water to make a thin, clear paste.
Mix one ounce of powdered strych-
nine (alkaloid) with one ounce Of
baking soda (bicarbonate) and stir
with the starch to a smooth, creamy
mass free Of Jumps. Stir in one
fourth pint of heavy corn syrup and
one tablespoonful Of glycerine, and
finally one scant teaspoonful of sac
charine. Apply to twelve quarts Of
oats and mix thoroly to coat each
kernel. al
Each quart of poisoned grain is
sufficient for forty to sixty bats.
This quantity, scattered Zone tea
spoonful to a place. along squirrel
trails, or ON clean, hard surfaces
near the holes, will not endanger
stock.
Idaho Ensis
Mix thoroly n ounce Of powd-
cred strychnine alkaloid and n
ounce Zone tablespoonful of baking
soda. Mix one tablespoonful of
gloss starch in half teacup Of water,
and stir into n quart of boiling
water. Boil and stir constantly UNI
til a clear, thin paste is formed. Sift
the mixture Of %strychnine and soda
into the hot starch paste and stir to
a creamy mass free Of Jumps. Add
one-fourth pint of corn syrup and
half ounce of %glycerine and stir. Add
one-fourth ounce Zone heaping tea
spoonful) of saccharine and stir.
Pour this poisoned paste over ten
pounds of clean rolled oats and mix
thoroly so that each kernel is coated.
In preparing the rolled oats, the