The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-12-27
SQUIRREL CONTROL

l. Squirrel control was adopted as
a project by each of the 26 organized
communities of the county.
| 2. Twenty-Five special squirrel
control meetings were held by the
county agent. At these meetings
! poisoning supplies were delivered TO
| those farmers who had ordered in adj
vance and supplies sold to all others
who desired the same. A community
poisoning day was set and plans made
| for a concerted attack on the squir-
rels. In three communities where not
all of those present knew how to mix
poison bait, poison mixing was dem
onstrated. The Bureau of Biological
Survey formula was used in this
work.
g. In addition to the meetings held
by the county agent, poisoning sup
plies were delivered to farmers in
five communities by the community
project leader.
4. A total of 1757 ounces of strych-
nine alkaloid and 579 ounces of sac
charine was sold to 655 farmers in 81
communities. The purchase and sale
of these supplies was financed by the
Latah county farm bureau.
5. Squirrels on three sections of
public land were poisoned by the
farmers living adjacent to the land
with poisoned bait furnished by the
State and mixed by e. B. Perkins, as
sistant state rodent control expert,
cooperating with the county agent.
6. Ninety-four committeeman nomi-
mated at community meetings were
alter appointed by the Board of Coun
y Commissioners to act as local in
spectors, or supervisors, to enforce
bo o. fro lou in ho
communities which asked to have the
law enforced. Three committeeman
found it necessary to serve notices on
negligent owners. In all cases but
one the owners did the work when
notified to do so, while in this case
the committeeman had the work done
and the expenses of the work was
paid by the county commissioners
and charged against the land as
taxes.
Z. Loss from the work of ground
squirrels was reduced to a minimum
N all the communities adopting this
project.
8. Representatives of the American
Cyanamid Company of California gave
demonstrations of the use of calcium
cyanide to kill squirrels in approx
nately one-third of the communities
Of the county. These demonstrations
we're arranged and scheduled by the
county agent All committeeman and
farmers who helped with the demon
STATIONS or checked the results were
very favorably impressed with the re-
suits secured and it is believed that
calcium cyanide will find an import
ant place in future squirrel control (
campaigns in Latah county.
Twelve communities of Latah coun |
ty adopted crop reporting as pro-
iect for 1928 and reporters from these
are reporting to Julius I
II. Jacobson, who has charge of the !
crop reporting service for Idaho.
MARKETING
Marketing was adopted as a pro-
ect by the county farm bureau at
he annual meeting in January and
George Sievers, of Moscow, was elect
ID county leader of the project. Much
line has been spent by Mr.. Sievers
md associates in trying to work out
easible marketing plans that will
rive relief to the farmer from the
present low prices of farm products.
The county agent has cooperated in
his work and attended meetings
dllSu W QlSCuSS dlI WOlh vi v oil lOuS
plans.
MISCELLANEOUS
l. Two carloads of sodatol, the
lasting explosive made from surplus
yar materials and distributed to
armers at cost, were ordered by La
all county farmers thru the county
gents office, and the powder was |
during November. One car
ic+, ,fn1 Prsnr, Dr-ir rot, |
nd one from Deary. Orders of 139 :
armers of IA communities made up
le orders for the 35,350 pounds of
Explosive. The farmers who pur- 4
based sodatol received one No. l
lasting cap for each pound of the 4
kplosive, the only cost for the caps 1
cling freight charges. One pound of
,datol and one blasting cap cost the
.rmer TT cents. The total saving
! the sodatol and caps was $4,87305. Il
Enough orders are now on file in Il
e county agents office to indicate /
at third carload of codatol will be +
tipped to the county during the 4
inter. i
g. Prof C. c. Vincent gave an
'ple thinning and tree pruning dem
stration in Big Meadows commun- L
Z, north of Troy. Other problems #
orchard management were dis Il
ssed at the same time and arrange K
snts made for other demonstrations Is
be held next year. he
8. A one day farmers institute <
is conducted at Kennedy Ford Is
ange hall in cooperation with Pa e
Use Grange No. 1T. IL
STATISTICAL SUMMARY he
tai number of demonstrations IE
conducted or started ..-.--.-..----- LAT is
tai number of demonstra- is
ion meetings held .....-....-.... SIS IL
tai attendance at demon rs