Show RODENT POISON NOW NOV A AVAILABLE V AT COURT HOUSE The shipment of rodent poison polson which has hns been expected arr arrived ed edin in Duchesne this week Duch Duchesne ne County Clerk Arthur G Goodrich odrich announced an an- flounced today It will win b be distributed distributed at ata a very low cost to farmers farmers farm farm- ers COrs and stockmen who wish vish to avail avail avail a- a vail themselves of this ity T The following letter on the use of the poison has been received from R. R Scott Zimmerman District District Dist Dist- net Agent gent of the Division of of Game Management fl May I suggest that you do not be in too tO great a hurry to get this material out to cooperators cooperators cooperators tors in the county We Ve are going I to have a lot of cold bad weather this spring season and rod rodents do donot donot donot I not readily accept bait during cold stormy weather Rodents after coming out of hibernation require only the tender succulent grass grass- j des es Their systems ms are not in a position to digest heavy foods such as grain and other seeds Later in the season when Nature has made the necessary provisions provisions provisions provis provis- ions thru adjustments in the dIgestive digestive digestive dI- dI di di- systems om these rodents they will accept the grain bait very readily Bait Ia 1 May Attract Birds Too early baiting often attracts some of our song birds due duo to the fact that insect life is not out to attract them so I would suggest that you hold up the distribution of your bait until well along in April Gallinaceous birds such as ne pheasants quail sage grouse prairie prairie prairie pra pra- irie chickens etc are not readily poisoned with steamed crushed dog clog bait and should you have hava any complaints to th the effect that there ther is a loss among this group of gallinaceous birds may I suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest that you advise people who are ai reporting this that strychnine in quantities placed in rodent bait by the does not effect effect ef ef- ef- ef feet these birds Repeated field tests by e experienced Governmental Government Government- al personnel l show conclusively i that our gallinaceous birds are quits qu t immune to strychnine pois pois- |