| Show RABBIT POISONING A SUCCESS the rabbit poisoning campaign which has been conducted hero here the past ten days has proved extremely successful in killing these pests the early part of 0 the winter rabbits were very plentiful in this vicinity and gave promise of dolne doing a great deal ot of damage to growing crops next season more especially crops of 0 dry land grain A public rabbit drive wednesday of this week however resulted in securing less than a dozen rabbits instead of the hundreds that are usually taken the opinion Is quite general among the hunters that these flight pests aro are now as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth in this immediate locality all tribute being paid the deadly hay leaves one lamentable thing about the poisoning however Is that some 0 of it was left to the hands ot of tools fools who instead 0 of scattering it in pinches placed it a hatful in a pile which has resulted in the death of several domestic animals already reported furthermore the piling ot of the poisoned leaves Is a waste in so tar far as the rabbit killing possibilities are concerned as they will learn ot of its poison content long before the whole pile Is eaten and purposefully evade it another precaution that should be taken is not to place the leaves in the known runs of game birds or animals it if the leaves are scattered in the sage brush some distance from rom cultivated fields the rait killing effect will be maximum and possible damage will be reduced to the minimum poison of any ny kind should only be trusted in the th hands of good responsible people |
