The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-01-19

RODENTS MUST BE CONTROLLED.
Pursuant to authority given in Chap
ter I25 OF the 1918 Session laws Of the
state OF Oregon, the Morrow County
Court has instructed the County Agent
70 serve notice 70 the parties owning,
leasing, possessing, or having charge
Of or dominion over land infested with
jack rabbits, that steps must be taken
Immediately 10 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.
. Each individual will be required
TO provide proper bait treat put same
out on lands he owns or controls, which
are infested with rabbits.
s Poison will be placed in the hands
Of the committeeman in areas that are
infested from whow it can be secured.
II 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 l2 pounds of alfalfa
leaves chopped alfalfa, last cutting of
alfalfa hay. wheat or rye heads, or
short cuttings. Stir the bait constant
ly so that all will become thoroughly
dampened.
S, Put out in the trails in thet can
yons where the rabbits are congregat-
4 aeF hA Uhan
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 ef-
fective than any other bait Alfalfa
is best in alfalfa growing sections.
| I. 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 it
is scattered properly. Don't pile it up.
Put out a few straws or heads in a
place If 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
lcomes about the time the snow leaves
lproviding the bait Is not put out IN
piles.
| s. In places where drives can be or
ganized successfully OF other means
put into effeca for immediate control
of the pest, they can be substituted fol
poison.
9. The law provides that every man
; shall proceed to act promptly and thai
this announcement published in the
newspapers gives sufficient notice. The
law also provides that unless the hold,
|, ings are rid of the pest that the Cour'
. shall hire thet work done and the ex'
Ipense will be assessed to the individ'
uals and collected in the manner take:
are collected. The law Is not designed
L to and will not work hardships on any
man who attempts to comply with IT.
. 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 occupying
land infested with jack rabbits will
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 actor
expected in season.
Published by order of the Count,
T Court of Morrow County, Oregon, Of
, January 5, 1922.
c. C. CALKINS,
County Agricultural Agent.