White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-07-27
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
FORMULAS GOOD

FORMULAS GOOD
The two formulas published pre-
viously in columns of the various papers
of the County as having been sent
out by the Biological Survey, after
experimental work done by Leo K.
Couch, Leader for Rodent Control
/ Work for the state, were tried out
by the County Agent, E. c. Durdle,
last week with splendid success. These
formulas had been recommended to
several farmers who had complained
about rabbit trouble, and one or two OF
them used the formulas, and others
considered that the information was
apparently not worthwhile, and SO
tried formulas recommended by
neighbors.
Mr.. N;chalaus, of .Richland, called
up last week, and informed Mr..
Durdle that rabbits were doing con-
siderable damage to young alfalfa and
corn, and asked him to come up and
look over the situation. While Mr..
Nichalaus is fairly centrally located
in the Richland community, yet there
is quite a stretch of sage brush land
to the northwest of his ranch. There
was no question but that he was hav-
ing considerable damage done, and
the next day, the strychnine salt
bait as recommended by Mr.. Couch,
was prepared and also the strychn1ne,
saccharine syrup solution bait. Mr..
Nichalaus and the County Agent pre-
pared the alfalfa bats, using the
girychnine saccharine and syrup on
the alfalfa, and distributed this over
about three acres Of ground. In
side of the line of distribution of
the alfalfa bats, IA blocks were dis
tributed and staked, these blocks con-
tanning the salt and strychnine mix
ture. The field was visited the next
afternoon, by the County Agent, and
Mr.. Nichalaus, who wondered whether
the bats had secured results Near
one of the blocks, and where a few
bats of the alfalfa had been placed,
he got 13 rabbits. The County
Agent then went over pretty much
of the territory covered by the bats
and counted upward of 100 rabbits
that lad been killed. Just to check
carefully the results, they selected
circle of 100 foot radius, and the
rabbits from this were picked up and
| counted. There was total OF fl
rabbits in this area. On another
area where the cheat and sage brush
had been burned off, 81 were counted
There should be no question as to
the efficiency of these bats, follow
ing this work, and these formulas are
recommended to any onS having
trouble with rabbits. These bats
were distributed on land adjoining
growing farm crops, and yet they
were very effective. Lumber for. the
blocks was donated by the John
Dover Lumber Co. Any one wish
ing the formulas may secure them
from the County Agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale D. Atwood and
daughter. Janet Dale, Mrs. H. o.
Canedy and Mrs. Alex Parke re-
! turned Monday evening from few
days visit on the Coast. Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwood returned Wednesday to
Palo Alto, California, where Mr..
F, Atwood is employed by the city.
at Journeys End with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Canedy, for
a longer visit.
The Soden Brothers, Sky and Les,
the Yakima battery who did their
part toward winning the ball game
fer White Bluffs at Pasco on the
Fourth but which was lost through
errors in the outfield, were the bat
terry last Sunday for the Yakima
Bears against the Yakima Indians in
Yakima and won their game 4 to q.
Sky Soden, the pitcher, struck out
thirteen batters and allowed but
five hits.
RALPH, Montgomery suffered a
fainting attack Wednesday, believed
to have been due to the excessive heat.
His brother, Jay, suffered similar
attack Tuesday. Both boys are report
ed to be making a satisfactory re-
, covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Morford and
daughters, the Misses Lois and
Dorothy Morford, returned We'd
nesday from weeks outing that
took them up into British Column
bia.
Malcolm McFee and Freddie
Gilhuly returned last Sunday from
the Boy Scout Camp in the Cascades
where they have been for several
weeks. John McFee, father Of
Malcolm, drove over to bring them
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Baker re-
turned home Wednesday evening
from an outing on the Coast.