Show county agent files annual report the annual report of the county agricultural agent was tiled filed with the state extension service this week an item of general inter t in the report indicated that pounds of poison grain had been distributed to farms of mortar county A questionnaire was ent clit to each farmer asking for certain information concerning hi squirrel poisoning work 80 30 revile replie i received e i which were reported w 0 o the state office and the U S avla I 1 merit ment of agriculture these reports indicated that an average of 83 acres per farm were treated with poison grain rain the average amount of polson poison gia etain 1 in aed was pounds the estimated saving per farm averaged this makes a total estimated saving in the county through trie uv ue of poison grain of in addition addition to squirrel nolson ir mr richards reports the rat control campaign which was conducted last spring in the county mr 11 II pratt and the students dents in n the smith hughes department Depart nent of the school conducted the survey which resulted in the distribution of approximately poun pounds ds of rat bait throughout the county other pests which have received attention and were reported to in the county agents report 19 farmers poisoned approximately acres for control of pocket gophers approximately 25 acres of land were poisoned with lbs ibs 0 of A bran mash for cutworm control and 23 different farms and homes were helped in controlling olm ants aits bees etc which were causing inconvenience and damage |