Show TO FIGHT MOLES AND MICE Effective Protection Must Be Given Trees If Ii One Would Have Them Live Liv and Flourish Hoe away all weeds and rubbish under trees Leave the soil clean and well firmed from the trunk to slightly beyond the spread of the branches Mound about the trunk slightly Scat Scat- Scatter Scatter Scatter ter poisoned baits in mouse runways near entrances to burrows mole runways runways run run- ways and in trash rash piles apt to harbor mice ml mi e. e Be thorough Poisoned sweet potato baits are quite quite effective and keep well In contact with soil soli except when there Is danger of freezing Poisoned Poisoned Poi Pol- grains are also good Cut sweet potatoes Into pieces about the size of grapes Place three quarts of freshly freshly fresh fresh- ly cut baits In a pan and wet with water Drain off the water and slowly slowly slow slow- ly sift from a pepper box one-eighth one ounce powdered strychnine alkaloid preferred mixed with an equal weight of baking soda Stir constantly i tv ta distribute the tle poison polson evenly An ounce of strychnine will poison polson a bushel of cut bait Keep all poison polson containers plainly labeled la and out of reach of children Irresponsible persons and live stock Remember clean cultivation tion Uon where there practicable will vili keep mice mire in check In sod or sod mulch orchards orchards orchards or or- m make ke mouse fighting a systematic system system- lU annual practice |