The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-28
COUNTY AGENT MIESEN IS CONDUCTING
GOPHER POISONING CAMP AICN-T0 HAVE
IA POULTRY CULLlNC DEMONSTRATION

A gopher poisoning campaign is
being conducted in Burleigh county
this week by County Agent A. r. Me
sen at the request Of the county COM
missioners and various township Off
GERS. Yesterday morning Mr.. Miesen
was at Mckenzie. where poison was
prepared for Sbley Butte Township.
In the afternoon he was at Driscoll
where the work was done for Thelma.
Driscoll. Sterling and Clear Lake
townships. This morning he went to
Baldwin to prepare the poison for
Croft and Burnt Greek townships and
this afternoon at Wilton, Wilson.
Grass Lake. Eck!und and Painted
Woods townships are being served.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Miesen
will be at Arena. where Hazel Grove.
Phoenix, Harriet and Lion townships
will be cared for. and Friday morning
he will prepare the poison for Rich
mond township at Wing. Friday at
ternoon he goes to Regain to serve
Cromwell. Ghylin. Rock Hill, Garfield
and Summit townships. The remain
ing townships in the county reported
to County Auditor Frank Johnson, in
answer to a questionable. that there
was sufficient poison remaining
lIOIu IdSI yCdI w tdhc C0IC VI tUCiI
needs this season.
$50 Bushels of Oats Used.
About $50 bushels Of oats will be
used in this work, Mr.. Miesen states.
The poison used is strychninc. The
county commissioners provide the
poison. the townships interested fur
nish the oats. and the work of prop
crly mixing the poison is done by the
county agent. The town clerks bring
the oats to the central mixing points.
After the preparation is made it is
put into six-quart sacks, whereupon
the clerk either distributes the poison
to the farmers in his township or
takes it to his home where the farm
ers call for it.
Every farmer should use some Of
this poison right now" Mr.. Miescn
said today. "This is tho proper time
to kill off the gophers and if any
farmer is unable to get the poison
from his town clerk he should notify
County Auditor Johnson and arrange
mcnts will be made so that he may
obtain a supply"
Mr.. Micscn points out that the $50
bushels Of oats which are being treat
ed will make 5000 quarts Of gopher
poison. Each quart. if used correct
ly. should treat 60 gopher holes. con-
sequcntly the entire batch should
treat 100000 gopher holes. If only
one gopher is poisoned at each hole
treated the results will be we'll worth
the time and expense, he said. Just
at this time, however. the poisoning
Of female gopher means the elimi- !
nation Of an entire family of gophcrs,
according to the county agent.
Cost IL Small
The average cost Of treating land |
with this method Of gopher poisoning
has been figured at less than five |
cents per acre. and in recent test I
ease, 1875 acres of land were thorough
y treated at pa cents per acre, so
that the method isS so cheap every
farmer should use it. The proper
method Of using the poison, according
% Mr.. Miesen. is to drop little of
he treated grain on hard ground near
he gopher hole.
On Tuesday, May 4. Miss Pauline
REYNOLDS, boys and girls club spe-
'ialist of the North Dakota Agricul-
ural college at Fargo. will be in Bis
narck to confer with Mr.. Miesen rel
tive to boys and girls club work in
3urleigh county. 1t is probable that
everal such clubs will be formed dur
ng the next few weeks.
On May 5. Mr.. Miesen will conduct
poultry culling demonstration at
iarkus Agnew's farm. five miles
orth of Menokcn, and all persons in
rested in this work are urged to at
end the demonstration. Mr.. Miesen
tates that he will be willing to go to
ny place in the county at any con-
enient time to conduct similar
and poultry rasers in
Their parts of the county may ar
ange such visits by seeing or cor
esponding with him.