| Show directions FOR P GROUND tho the following Is tile the most effective formula known for poisoning gromi squirrels and mice mica in III a large clean vessel mix I 1 ounce powered strychnine alkaloid I 1 ounce common baking soda rodn ono donth ounce saccharin mix thornly while dry then add ono one fourth pint corn stir carefully until a smooth creamy misa mass Is formed without lumps add to the above three fourths pint of 0 thin starch pasto paste stir carefully and thornly tho roly pour this mix tiro over 16 quarts of good clean rolled oate stir the mass rory ory thornly until avory kernel is 19 aall ft oil coated with tile tho poison sur stir once or twice dally daily until dry then place in sacks labeled poison As soon as dry the oats can be sown tile poisoned grain it if kept dry can bo kept indefinitely without losing its strength it if tile the poisoned grain is to bo be kept tor for somo some time add I 1 teaspoon of glycerine to the above formula so that tho the poison win not dust oft off kach quart of pol sonol oats will make 30 baits this amount should bo be scat lorod ad along squirrel trains or on oil a clean hard on tile tho surface a few feet from tho the burroughs do not place tho the poisoned grain on tile the lease earth or in tile the holes with a reasonable amount of caro care in III scattering tho the baits tile the eves of stock will not bo be endangered if caro care Is used to use clean grain tree free from wile wheat t awl an wood dmd seed there Is not much dat dai r of hilling berdg it will wi 11 ll bo be found that the birds to the farmer will not take tho poisoned oats very vary readily for mixing small s an ordinary galvanized iron iran v Is convenient for the mixing of larger quantities a tight smooth box ox may ho used and the mining del done a with a to make starch paste tor for tile the above I 1 tablespoon dry gloss starch thoro there ly mixed in a little cold water to avoid all lumps add tho the above to three fortais pint or of boiling water add slowly and stir to avold avoid lumps doll 2 or 3 minutes do not judge results by the number of dead squirrels that aro killed out side tile the burroughs as 90 percent ito dio in holds the live squirrels that remain are the ones that do the damage full fall results should not bo be expected for six elx or seven duyk after tho the poison la Is put out all poison co and nil 01 utensils used in tho the preparation of tho the poison should bo be kept PLAINLY LABELED AND OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN irresponsible PERSONS AND LIVE STOCK A al me amlo agricultural inspect inspector or |
