Pnjo Two T II R T I M 10 H 11 It) It A h I III It N fi , II A II N 10 Y COUNTY, O 11 KfiOff Hnlun..iy, AufftiM. 28, Ifiyo, Getting Rid of the Rodent Pests Jlolow Ih a continuation of tho atory written ly 10. V. Wilcox und or iginally publlahed In tho Country Oontlomun. Tho first Inntnlltnunt of thla article uppourud Inat Ibhuo nnd this Inntnltmont completes It, Tho nrllolo Ih publlahed hoonuno of tho widespread Internal tnkun lu tho er adication of rodofit puatk lu thla county. When theao mothoda of extnrmlnn t Ion woro Intelligently applied, tho farmer auw thut control of tho rod out plague wua possible, provided everybody did hln part. Hut It wan painfully ovldont that after a farm hud lieou completely freed from rod enta It would not long rotimlu no, It one uolghbnr'n farm wero a prairie dog hatchery and If another neighbor maintained an uHylum for Kround aqulrrola and pocket gophcra. Then, too, wo muat remember thut tho pub lic lands seemed to ho held ua a vast l'tffiorvc- for tho enjoyment and multi plication of all HortH of pcataT At thla atugo of tho campalKU tho etatod took up tho problem. Pcrhapa tho llrat move of the Htate tcglaluturo wna to try tho bounty ayatom. A prlco wan put on tho head or ncalp, of nil theao uoxIouh rodonta, Tho achemo w8 tried in near'rit0'yy, tYosiern aiaie. mo am ju jn every caao wua mo ra mlng about IH, 000, 000 acres of land unlly drlvliiK Into a wing corral nil woro Injured by rodonta last yonr to tlie;rnlibltf on & certain tract which tho ox tout of two dollars an acre, can bo covorod by tho noddle horaea Noodloua to Hay tho fartuora nro gofng and autoa of tho neighborhood. Hun an tho wurpnth. 1'orhnpa tho bout work was dono In Woaton County, Tho farmerH had nearly clonnod out tho rodonta on their farnin, but' a retnfoHtntton took placo from govcrn ijiont land, Thua tho people aro got- , ttiiK tired of killing prnlrlu doga on their fartna until tho big rnnchea and od In two gallons o(, itovernmont landH are treated at tho annto tlmo. Ah Mr. L. P. Jteed ro portH: "Tho doKH havo almply moved In from tho Htate aud government lnnda (ikrIii, and nro Juat( aa bad na over," During 1010 Montana made grout progroaa In rodent extermination. In Illalno County 2000 fnrmora aproad polaonod bait on 7:10,000 nerea. th Teton County tho farm bureau had a ijoplier committeeman in each cnl mutilly. nud 2R00 farmern klllou 2, 1 1 8,000. gopheri! -with 'imladrttfil bhtt. , In reel, practically till eouUllen III .Montana; rltport corresponding ' fig urea iln thla .'oh'nip.Ugn''. Porli'iipa 'lioloMnuillyVfdib'rtfd -'U.W lftTt eo operation1 dfii'ibfrh' awd" county Wn- elola form bureHtW, Hchool nnd In'J dividual It Wna MlmiilccCthat there worouitlwiM twitophVri"fi ucVo hit' pld oxfiwua on, cloan.Uia.irdlHaMtooVW A I Vo nor lWl coatrM rhU tHVWMa''M"Mlt of tho fund provldet bounty. Then tho hV'of dfmlulafy, Akkerwu'll gxiphT In'hhbrldan flouto ing return rnirff?1iiWVi ftwS WirtwUivotf ttWUUUitHV kMUiiHk.1 era found tlmf fhoy Viftllif un( niafiis, wlnpt7;00l'.MilMltf of -'paiaonrtt peal hail-bffetl UoiftliJiVahly riMlmpd,.! uh through the whole lint of Thoy,- lheVofrerteeTd'ed To4'r;it and HiiilleM of tho aovynteou 'nr Wva MiiiiB rodri(a.,jiiptVr;)ivS ti,HwSoJ vkliuoclSli, Thltf VasJtfio inLxfiri'f1tlAr,rfonnivj 'iwlng tlio tnua of bait naod. (lu- (V.iltonria.'lMM'IJor Vfllirti. MitiTi e-; "rWV'(rtfllt1 WVi'i'd sottt; wmiArew"rt' f,o(ill-Swr3iVmr.ul YlttthV WltlM of "r'entaHailed :nrtrrtilir nidf iiucl!,'oitcr"rt,fr. ITIpbIhb the uur-togrihf r for the ninoum oi ii.tjo(7 in uv nifri; n, ""V-v xlH1 J ikMi,vv crH HiVtWfiefoVni. ,,i)t?-,iyaei,j ( lr:ujf! thnUulOj'j SvOOO.qp.Q, waa idilVj'd'ui fho(ojriAiI,iiVo,',iMl In- tirtve)y 'yvjl '"rp;V.ird ellfclonV oreovdV."fl t'hef i)' j wan ; "H",,'"'!'' . alid 'tpfioy laorejoj' biindanl" onSiouhllVJ7or VrauS hi idililfc lutlda Mro. tn-aledHMh tlio claltnlnr boHtftle. 'Vpt, examine, In Kun'hilS ' : iho 'houui jVviia"'" jtu (d for phckVt 'gdilffora peAeii tali Ion.' of the Hcalp' with th'A 'earn. Hut Jio gopher hna a I in oh t no eititrtialCarn. anil county clerka are not' all trained tuumiiiuloglNta. It wna moii found. iih' well wordjd by T. II. Sohe.lfer, that "uny Ingeuloua' boy will; a ticket punch could 'cu'ally inanufac I nro a half dozen legal hciilpj of a hlngle -'gopher." : 'ffuf tlid prorfom campaign ot..ro:, diint extermination In which the Hlol ogleaPHun'ey I'rf plaVllig'.,a..'leai)ijg liitrt'r'rhta on a hbllll Iniala. It la un der tho I in mod late' dfr'eetloti of l)r.' H;t IioII. hiiHlHtanr to Dr.. . I'Miier.-'Twe'lVe ine'h in'i've been plau- oic hi chArgo of aft many dlmrlelH In ho "'vfeStirii plfrt df the .Nmn'try.. Tkoru Vre iiNo "Honn' aMsNtant ilia trlaigent8. bringing the erjw of the Mlolotjlorfl Survey In the redout f 1 r, 1 i't up to about thirty. In thla work a Kwdorjrl fund of .5107.000 win uaed lu 101!f. Now thirty men. working alone, would not make much Impros- alon on tho dog towtia, ai(ulrrel col ttttatatatntuaanaoooooooooolol Ulologlcal Survey reconuae ounce of atrychnlno aulphutn dlaadlv- VUtlir and , 'in i rii " aprlnklcd over ton poVnAit oMiifalfa- buy louvoa. Thla . bait la dlatrlbuted in hiuidruta lu llolda from whlcji, atock Ib oxclmledl Jl "joI Vuil lu winter one ounce of atrychuluo may bo rJtilthiloiit rbr'rurlt'(c'il ilMluda of nlrullu JpatreH, pr thu,hv)utln or ryo or ommer'iuuy bo aubaiiluted tor iti I'alla. If polrtoiied oata are perierred the bull may pe propurnij i lollowu. "Mix one tuoluHpooii ol Htuign in ihhj hall piip o,ci(iu wnter .ujid.xur u.lp ohe, pint ui ticiiling witer to make, u tiiliit tiear paat-N . Mix one ouuu tu powdered airJt'Mhuluo wth oni (iuu.ee of baking Honii und-Mtir. WlJi tho Mtii icl t n H!jiooi r.creuiuy; iiiih Ht.r lu otii..',fui,tiiiyXttal)lu,,NlU Ay- ply to twujyo iuirtM. o goud vlw wnla uuti mis thproyghly to. iat-eavh Kernel fi'ii.l; WhU (a flvntrlbmud H buut a Ubtuitpooaritl at a,plu,(r In tweiityf uy.o Mr,y doHwa, .nrwferv ub.y ou U;Cld,loorjlgkt'jn wlatvn vkal,uio run JfWuiiu of tho.fau blla kMed, I w ho-drlvur ,l)yNJlH(m.? ICvun mm early aa 1886 uCImihi I, b00,p0V inatlvorabblt- akJflnJwnr UH.il lit ttioUnllvd tetatea tor iuaklui, IwlL bwldes- tliaihugu. liuportatidtm in nwja aliliK 1uc Uii.H)ttrjloind H.4.v.i;juuuttimllUon,cithiu l froln :.Nuw oaland lu iiut:yi!iir. : 1 1 .d . VluHH wyr I'diidHKma u-al btt ibKl foiuslen jtupp'ir ot khIuk, SDr. Nodi bcui'Jior; cf.(ne iIolui;u iIl Hiirvuy iv piici, in uiiHwcr to my iti.Htitn4 uml K-it jiiHkcra.ioOuUMu, Lulntd' HmtUH tuniOd.-up uuilr jioImu. las-Jiielt ntb-j lum; iiut now your foil luiu U vurln I ably .dmdtt iif jueK-rtUlldtidiiili'. W tho. roliblf jiklu, clipped mid. dyed, beuoniui 'Hearlc luuI.1.."- .. . .The Jark'xabbU iiicaLvinay bti uiieil foriteedlng hoga and chicken. Hvnii. tho liixllcji ot rabblta polaoued with Hut how nro wo to got at tho pock ot gophem In their ttinnelt7 ed. 7 A Hohw- I'or ground aiiulrrela the-Utmt, tlmo what different ImiIdYh nit!Hlr1sdr .f lirth to uao polaonod fik)tsf;April iVrJf to rasas out awoet plocei) oi; incfl jAu ciuarfl of ono.,llt, alft HI HI .HI Mk 1 ftorw OOTcti or nniiiiMt und one-tenth of thla fitiiiutlty or cahurln, atlrrlng to dlatrlbut -tho Jl'VHrr I'uflRWyW.irSHJ-'tMfi1 to droda of tliottimndu of Jack rabblta havo Ihun boon corralled nnd killed. Ilocontly etlll lamer tiumbera hOe. boon polaonod. Au poisoned balt.tha IrtrMmihwrrfrrjrxnrr rtnrnrarapinpr: ued to Mldwliitr IAie WAli.i1K On tho .loVnda Uiiiuui lu- Mexico an attempt waa made in 1017 tiexteriulimtu tho prulrlo dog. Oata and mllo maize were treated with ul IH th fAUu.ul. laVllinofflliolH- 'Now eaiiii';,pe.io.c it. 1 I .1.. . 11 . utfJfrmvJ"!'0!(,W yfnAWti'V.w" .mii5yjw wh ninety; One orlHJMMU iArr.lJairk ulBiiAiUlu llqfiif?rtflIlF 'i 9n'AruWAVnt tho runway nud the probe hole cloa-i 9M 'lH rH"K P8l? Oh.Wfc -Wot.a Tho Illologlciil Survey begun In 1 W HW& Wh .HUPrfW.i..WA8 rri... n-inr. ......... ii,.. ,.n.l . n InKruodonterjAt fjJraUth'u iwor,lcyvW ojCHYjoualy, (it no uao, or) thut pralrl c)i)f(a .a to, al ,,ho, gr.a... Af tor tho conducted In thy .Htl""iilj Koreda Ini atilniaJH nro killed nlj, evidence or coopoVnIlohtt l-'oreat 'fiervlco. ' th.o( provjqua. d.oK tcjwna ,oon dlaap- Tho N'atlotull.Kor,e:.H.had bqcfme ex-J peari. The holea become flllcd up by cellont breodlug grounda for rodent the wind , anil the trampllni; ()t unlr poala. The tictunl c'tiUpalgu ot exter-l mala. i, .,,. . initiation, begnu lu North Dultota In Jt cont hx CfiiHa an nc.ro on unv HU1d wail, rapidly i txbinded to'oragii.tp extur,inJmlo .,pra,lrlo tlpgM Tho louiioa cauaed by noxloua ro (lnutH had coino to bo tittle ! thnn ,..j..ilUK. paift roiijfo rea .wj,,. 'lVrnI!ijoWyJW')iHfr,P.WMlMn,,,i,J thorn) nU;prairltr(Jow mldfgroBWI ariulrrniiiMt'teMriillpliri tli yj and oChMr t6YUlrHil tyiMWJM : ratt'y'Ve!,.' the pocket gopliir tun- oitlutln, Idubu. tind Orcf.oiii aud lat er to .nil the. Wctitnrn Ftaton, All kl;ula of.iixtrrmlnntloii, mot hoda worn uurni iho. iaa two your,, with n rnpgo pf three to , ten vM'tn in Uf-t epnt. JoqatJea(, .Qil'hftni jrnfr.ede. ..... ...... !Wiv . " ri" ' iuu jacn raouim may ciiuii up tli reat of tho forage, while the knuei. roo Ml carrleu nway Into hln bur. row tho e grnaHca, and 'iIjlHTtVr Iho roots of tho rang. plfuitgj In cultivate VSmi m mt ovon moro VonbVrclffilftTlfrtl in rirod IWrtVjtN farwondbyi after day. uktViiUrrtly'confliyHng all ih churgca which bud been fully proved nguluat pralrlo dogs und their rodent relatives tba Jury off farmerH brought In n unanlmoua verdict of guilty ugultiHt the wholo tribe nud have or ganized a. campaign of extermination agaltiHt "tho teeth that bite, the ulawa thut acratch." o rtorno .People aro foredoom' 1 lo go through lfo without greut wealth. TJiey Jiayg honor Inatead. tried.. -Hut .nlifi from' comiiitiiilty to o.thjey. kHd. qf,(prl.n.,f,pr, f fpr drlvo.i ;indi organized hluili for Jucl;-; tni rpuflyti hlrHdWI l"Uf"A)w-H rabWtMk,"tho;.onlyt )uetllod whloli her. ly ip. eat ioatHi,nH.1wJitta;( JAotl'Ift or,(i Ulologlral iSurveynrnconllnhiHUiiJitn ujllp ,tmz. ;uy, b,tt nibit.ie(J,7)r lariufHcal furAiaiir5o'ihet rodent ! oata. alrvy.Jndlcotdftfinilhn podtajtK atrychnluKlu a bnltiof nrnlml ntrychnjnjs JjurrHge, C9i)ft1tlm,nipp'n prtrbly, ot.iorwMy;i atfaita JiytungWiiJcarJtqniWjiqtt t.m Iftavoa or awnet .poUlocir; idapeadlng'' wh.oJU.., roeffl of, HijmltloRjnla U9oa tkuiteol prof!rnne;.'ofUhe.rr Ipcjod, u ,h c,a.lqjilMipa ,pf,(tj, tloMlar Wad of.-iroleBt ioitw rfcatroy-. coijt jit nix qMiB,RSrd) la iitiu.i.i (",T)p,' 'luwaof th(n country wcrtf , ' "it'll a?rnpfo' matter to ice ho f rttllt' of,,AtlierttJ,in'o'' quite n -'a'ny for oth- era to eo oura. A' Whenover we1'' teilow lhg nbtiut hU fbralBH Wo' wdddr J'ait bow tKlly" fc&aabU'it 'lUhf iVe. reauji of je5'lrpylng.eyi.tib-,nyo.tg" v -". j;vi ,vi oi jiui iiuga.,on, th'uT iirea. flfo"unif a(juirrtila'..wero; pracllcully extomlnuted on J, ,204,- 000 acrea or public domain mid U.-l lUrychnlno may be fed to chlekeua, .uuu nerea or prlvnto Iifnd. No if the liud and IntuMtluea are re- complete atatlatlca aro available on the number or gophora, kangnroo rata and Jack rabblta deatroyod. In Union County. New Mexico, kangaroo rata were cleaned out of 1 1,000 acrea of crop laud, and aeven community rabbit drlvea HMted more lliaii 100, 000 Jiftk rnUlt. : "l " T NOll by the Ulologlcal SdrVey Ih :ro"dent oxtrVmlnntldn tho tiaeH foi.trlbbtiSl 7H.8ir, to 111 llllli of'tllO IK iilwaya 4 cih-i lu Mich nliittfra, wiaj. done v.'lthoul iiioimy and price. Tho rodent expert furulalieil (tunlance and dlreetloua and helped In mixing and distributing the halt. The larinorH and ralichmen did the nat. The wide oxperlenee of farmera and govern motif eXpurta with InJiir- moved. Jack rabblta havo boon mar- Koieu ror meat hiiico isuu or, per hapa earlier. Itelall italU wanted them hog druvaed.or with the akin on, while the puekem preferred them fully dreaaed, and paid thlrtyflvu to llfty i:oiiliu rabbit. lltit auppoavyou nrn troubled with ground aiiulrrelH, ndt rnbblta. In Hiu't;rt!V thii odlrlarilreacrlptlon ror lh' nlolortrcal-urve)-;dliVJ"r from The HcoiirgP-fintiihbljN n'B"dfitibVl't6 th'IVi br.doo Sin ill,, iiWu ! i J ' ' '"' ' ror Vr rnblHW lay uifufe- one no ?i r 1 t3 'Hther tliair onV plnt of . MfcMii rd work, ifn la . T rf in, m,ft eaohea and Jack-rabbit omplrea or ! ,01U rodonta hua brought out certain oulea, gopher auhwaya, kauiaroo-ra( Hovonleen atatea. Theao men, how ever, under the direction or the lllol ogleal' Survey, havo enlisted the u" tlvo Intereat and cooperation rtf var-' loila Htate," county and local agenclea. and, through them, hundroda ot thouhanda of fannera'haVo beon' In duced to go Into thla cimpulgn Tor n fight to' tho ttnlah. r Aa In ho many other 'agricultural movomeata tho county agent la tho king pin in each county. He hnlda meetlnga In nil communltlea to awuk en Intereat In tho campaign, outlines tho plana ueceaaary for aucceaa, tella of aucceaarul work along thla lino olaowhero, auggeata lendera who can work up local organizations nud an upeelllu melhoda which urn moat eff ective In exterminating ilieno peals. In atudylng theao melhbda wo" may' uh well begin .'wltli thoao which aro applicable to jack, rabblta. Rabblta' of any kind it allowed to multiply! without reatrnlnt bv'como. aerloua peata. Tako the Vdll-knowii caie of Auatralla, Tho common rabbit waa Introduci'd Into that country in During the twonly-flvo yenra follow ing thut ditto thn AURtrnlllau Gov ernment expanded moro than 000.000 trying to deitroy them. In New Bouth Wnloa alono 10,000,000 rabblta wero deatrroyed In a alnglu yeur. That litiito onco offered a re ward or iar,000 ror an effective rabbit remedy but no one over quail vmi ft'SWttft It, i. fi,,i4rlnt'SrftilX ,.tr I.)... v. WltllOIlt T I ....... I .... i win nn iih iiiiu iiiiin'niui)illlll ill glyceron. nnd rtnn'lly one scant ten ( iipiioiiful of imt'chtipln Apply to twenty qunrta of oatn and mix thor . oughly." lOarh uuiirt or thla mix-: I turn la enough for forty to alxty1 halta lo be actltered along aqulrrol Iralla or on the clean hard aurfnee near the hole. Follow-up work fori , ground aqutrrela und-prarlo doga-ar" ter polHonlng couaUta In treating with carbon blaulphldo the few deua which atlll auem to bu Inhabited. Thu.4 lu Contra Caata County, Cal ifornia. laL year 2 CO eallnnu of. rur- U )d "I M T" I. lliWV) ui, O- I' L I f i.. .! i ?: smC .'no . '..!-) ' d: ) . . 1 1 .13 Ut'tti ftl fl'. - H f - - -d I' . ... . ' 1 : Hi hi t ta a. . 'O d.,doi i7il) Iftia 1 ,jM S lll.il flit It "I lw tit it; ; jivt ' . . r hi i.'f. t tihti'tx bn ni. -1 ii-i j;nTliCiFord,Couic is essentially the motor ,earior physicinna cvefy :i .day of.tin- ycor because of its up-to-dateness in every 'detail'Wrge sliding windows, it is n"Dreeiy,6pWcmJ hi fi'ritl'w'fc'rithlT and iii rainy, tormy, cold wcathcr'it is clbscd- dust-prooi and water-proof - with broad scat heavily upholstered,, it is n rnpst cpmfortablc car. Equipped with electric starting and lighting system, and demountable rims with 335-inch tires, and carrying all Ford merits in economy, in operation and upkeep. Not only ideal for physicikns but for salesmen, real estate JTierl and everyone Who wants a dependable; (wo-scated1 cor. Won't you come iiV4m4 .look ovr' -Mt tlicJFftrti; Coupe,? .BURNS, QREJSpN y 1 if - i r. A?: euro plodgoa of coopuraflpu from ' "etl or farmora and ranchmen, makea ar-j Auatralla tried varloua InfcctloiiH rangeme ita ror the proper mixing ' dlaealies lu a campaign to' oxUtrmln- mou blauph.ifl wero uaed toaatur alo l6,000 Vaato bulla wMclt wera rolled) down Info tho aq'ulrre dug outa. ' For pralrlo doga Juat mix n heap l lug tnbleupoonfu! of atarch In cold water and atlr It In thrco-quartera or u pint of hot water. Then add the atrychnlno, baking aodn, corn alrup and glycerin, aa for ground aqulrrala. Make tho Ioho of aaccharin one teenth of an onuce, nnd apply Iho , whole formula to thirteen quurta of ' the beat grade, heavy, thoroughly cleaned oata. A big prulrlo-dog cam aud diatrlbutlou of the polaOu halt, "v.. ... . ...... iiii,i, III UMTllllll- , ..... ... I ale rabblta. Koverul world-famoua .W,,H :uducted lu Colorado In j, ! baeteiloluglfcta .worked on' thla d'roW , JnS ''riior County uaed 10.000 'loin, hut-fill to1iopurpoao.-116untlda'-',l,,,r,'l l' ,,,,m",,;" l,lH (; . od t be no good. "The' nil.: 'vvm 'r luwted lund. Morrm. organlzea concerted drlvea and lu every ?ay tho' leading figure. The ',iiititv nlnl niiminnnltv .Iri'Miilii tin ! alHo proved for rodioit n-xthnnimitiiiif i on.,.. ' bits lucreiiaod tihileh -u boiirtfv mv. f,t)f Ulo nnd u halt. Ioi.h of olahorato aiid detallbd oVoh dftWil to The Atiatra'lhlnrf' dae'd larKO"lJ),,,K 'V"1 lW um;oa nt atrychno tho dutlea of the vtirloua llullvlcltirilrt " iuaiitltf.i df phoihdru'a- inlxWlit'- ,llJ"Ktlo iiuhIh. J ooiicorued aa In a military oporutlon. ia-nrn mif.. Phoaphorua la com-- Thua 'In Juckfcon 'County, Klulaua. : monly. rohalflltroiP loo" dangenAirf Vor ' April 7-12, 1919, Varf mrfllo Qo)herj "ho- under our iloifdltlona.' v l Week, and It wont liu'rd with i:orgo-T Homebody once plantifd a,'few'fnr)'-''" phera. In uirulfu flehfa If eppeared ,;f'U"on ;Cyaali lalmid.aoHo of Ihtf that one quart or polaonod grain waa Wri; rhfirvelln- the aMfTc. Wlllilrt 1" ouough ror ten acrea or gophera " foW'Veara 'lhe''Hrogiriy(!r thta6"ra'b- Tho extermluatlou or prarlo doga ,'u nt "rythlhg xoept the 'coral ' la a very popular project lu Now Mex ico, Thevo aro ubout 1R, 000,000' uoroa or dog Iowiib In the atule, with u population or at leaat five doga an ' ncro. Tho ownora of eighty per cuul of the private lund nro willing to cooperate In thin-work. In 1919 I tho uluto loglalnturo provided $2C,- drlvea huVo been cnVrled' out for'lho' uuo.io nuip mo campaign ijand, ' U boeahid i necoaaary ' lo put" ' wlro-'protootrini "round 'tho truhka of coconut trooal Hut 'no "oho who Ima hud exporlonco with rabblta ieoila to bo reminded' of rthelf doatr'uctlvo-noa'a. I'or many yeara big organized i ) Ivj IRRIGABLE and HAY LANDS ,1 in the heart of Harney Valley now offered at $30.00 to $110.00 an acre I. ; i' v All Within tle Harney Valley irrigation District i in Wyo-1 purjioao of. aurroXlndln ahd rjd;nB wlMll"'-' Speclt nnd Ontloiatj III . ' III K'-.- i 1 JLargfi acreage citjiftg; ha Ajl,jji tfajk'tt . -MT -V.M -Vtt tV. I ns....!, ,4-1 ...... .c ..Oil. U V ' It mi m l.-l ."I ,MU .. . . '. v . it PACIFIC LIVE STOCK COMPANY: Sales Office at Burns. ' Jovvc?loi. Iilnurrave Mimntiit i '