Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-15 | Page 1 | California Mice Kill, Eat Sheep

California Mice Kill Eat Sheep Cal Jan 1 1 13 Uy y The Associated The Thc The United States biological surrey and 1 the tue state department of agriculture ture have hae been becis coiled called upon to play the lie part lart of the pled piper Thousands of field and mice are cAusing great annoyance In tn the oil oilfield oilfield field fId near hero here and federal and state were ap- ap appealed ap appealed pealed to to aid In controlling them The major oil oU companies are plowing 1 10 lag Ing long furrows f Into d poisoned grain Train Is put TIm The mice mico leading Ing the lie damp bottom land because of recent rains are ore thus checked Thousands arc being killed la thIs tills manner Recently the mice invaded 1 Tart Taft where here 1 poisoned grain eradicated th them JD The second invasion slon is largely on land IMI owned by the oil companies From Front a n nearby ranch It was 1811 reported that hundreds of offield mice had attacked a sheep In a small pen J and hall had killed nail and eaten the animal 00