Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-25 | Page 1 | California Sets out to Poison 30 to 50 Million Remaining Mice

Calif California ornia Sets Out to Poison 30 to 50 Million Remaining Mice Cal Jan 25 City 25 By The Th Associated Pre s Estimates by C If H Bowen Dowen of Kern K rn county horti horticultural cultural department and S E B I Piper of ot the th United States government biological control department Indicated today that between and mice still remain In inthe Inthe the Buena Duena Vista ta lowlands de- de do de spite tho the millions million which have havo migrated Into the th MId Midway Midway- Midway ay Sunset oil I fields and met death In the tho th si she nix weeks cam cam- campaign campaign of trench and poison polson Piper estimated from Irons to wll wit be 1 required to 10 the th mice The county supervisors ap- ap appropriated ap appropriated 1600 1600 as an emer mer-gency mer gency fund to be b us Used u fd d by the horticultural White C Barber Estimates Estimate from personal In- In In Inspection by Mr Mn Piper said ald the tho count had showed as all low lowas lowa as mice mic to the acre acro and andas andas andas as high as The Infested area comprises from to acres lie h said ald An fly fly- average av average crags of 1000 mice mic to the th acre for tor acres would make mak II a total of oC mice juice and the report Indicated this esti- esti estimate estimate mato mate may be b too low Cost of ot eradication of ot the mice mica would be b 1 IS 15 cent an acre ocIe according to the tho th expert