Show RATS POISONED ESTIMATED AT The Tue rato rate population of Utah's northern counties has been reduced ed at t least it was indicated I by the preliminary reports of the tho field agents of the U. U S. S Fish and Wildlife Service now returning from the annual spring battle against rats I The rhe campaign this year was conducted by the government sent service service ice in cooperation with the coun coun- county county county ty agents and the county boards of health in Utah Salt Lake Davis Weber Box Elder EIder and Cache coun coun- ties The agents say rats kill killed killed ed cd in early spring will eliminate 10 times that number from the fields at harvest time Highly successful has ben the bait made mad from ground horse meat bread crumbs and red The a bulb imported from North Africa is again plentiful The plant has no poison but due to tiny barbs in the fiber is a strong stomach irritant Poultry are not injured by eating it and the tho only effect on other animals is that they Rats Hats are double-crossed double into a long agony and certain death if the yeat because rats cannot vomit Some farmers were astounded I by the results of the bait One Ono poul poultry poultry poultry L try producer in Granger who did not think he hB needed bait Sound round dead lead rats the first morning mornin after he ho had spread it around The government experts say the th S campaign will save a tremendous S St amount rood of-rood this year but that tha t it will have to be repeated each I 1 I year I About half baU of the farmers used i d I Ithe the bait A few rats will very vez y V quickly reestablish the rat population population 1 i- i lation about to the limit of the th e thy food and shelter available Only Oni y way to exterminate nate rats is to ex ex- exterminate exterminate e C. C terminate them all and that would woul d require compulsion and use of the th bait on every piece of property Worst Infected area in northern Utah was the Salt Lake county garbage dump Thousands of rats were killed at the dump However these rats instead of suffering out red died instantly eating bait with formula No 10 a II new poison |