The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-01-12
MUST BE CONTROLLED.

Pursuant to authority given in Chap
ter 127 of the 1919 Session laws of the
State of Oregon, the Morrow County
Court has instructed the County Agent
to serve notice to the parties owning,
leasing, possessing, or having charge
of or dominion over land infested with
Jack rabbits, that steps must be taken
Immediately to exterminate the same
under supervision of the County Agent.
Procedure will be as follows:
l. Poison will be furnished as long
as funds voted for that purpose are
available.
2. Each Individual will be required
to provide proper bait, treat put same
out on lands he owns or controls. which
are infested with rabbits.
3. Poison will be placed in the hands
Of the committeeman in areas that are
infested from whow 1t can be secured
1t Is also available at the office of the
County Agent.
4. Prepare poison bats as follows;
Dissolve one ounce sulphate strychnine
in one gallon of boiling water and
sprinkle on 10 to IL pounds Of alfalfa
leaves, chopped alfalfa, last cutting OF
alfalfa hay, wheat or rye heads, or
short cuttings Stir the bait constant
" so that all will become thoroughly
dampened.
S. Put out in the trails in thet can
yons where the rabbits are congregat-
ing while sheep are off the range When
the sheep are on the range the pens
can be used. These must be prebaitd
howver before putting out the poison,
to get the rabbits accustomed to feed
ing there, otherwise the pens are alb
solutely valueless and the poison put
in them practically wasted
6. In the wheat growing sections
the wheat headings are much more eff
fectlye than any other bait Alfalfa
is best in alfalfa growing sections.
7. Poison put out by parties on
land which they own or control need
not endanger stock which will later
be pastured on that range, providing II
is scattered properly. Don't pile 1t up
Put out few straws or heads In q
place. II put out in piles you can take
uup what is left before stock are turn
ed out. The strychnine sulphate Is
soluble In water and Is washed off into
the ground with the rain that usually
comes about the time the snow leaves
providing the bait is not put out II
piles.
s. In places where drives can be or
ganized successfully Of other mean
put into effeca for immediate contro
Of the pest, they can be substituted 70
poison.
| 9. The law provides that every mai
shall proceed to act promptly and tina
this announcement published in tn
newspapers gives sufficient notice. Tn
law also provides that unless the hold
ings are rid Of the pest, that the Cour
shall hire thet work done and the ex
pense will be assessed to the indiyid
uals and collected in the manner take
are collected. The law is not deslgneI
to and will not work hardships on an,
man who attempts to comply with 1t
provisions. Because Of the great dam
age done by these rodents, the Cour
deem II imperative that concerted &C
tion be taken and It is expected tina
every individual owning or occupyin
land infested with Jack rabbits vii
comply promptly to the end that thes
rodents may be controlled and exter
mnated while conditions are favorable
Ground squirrels will also come un
| der the provision Of this act and actio
expected in season.
! Published by order Of the Count
, Court of Morrow County, Oregon, o
January s, 1922.
C. c. CALKINs,
County Agricultural Agent.