Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-08 | Page 2 | New Hampshire Farmers Organize Pest Drive

oo NEW HAMPSHIRE FARMERS ORGANIZE PEST DRIVE m'XAPEE. N. H., Dee. 2 7. The' fanners of this countryside have rid their lamls and environs of it plague of animal menaces to next season's crops In a new manner. Calling the spirit of competition and the Joy of thel hunt lo their aid they organised thel men of the town Into two teams of! hunters. The result was a week's hunt! i ti 1 1 brought down a big bag of squlr-j reli and other small game, gave the hunters a good time and for the farmers farm-ers prepared the way for tho next j planting. The clean-up of tho countryside was accomplished on n competitive basis that allowed so many points for each animal kll'ert. Squirrels, hedgehogs, foxes, skunks and rubblts each hud H eir point values and each had many membirs In the aggregate bag that totalled 8-1 200 point at the weok's clost Bit i Qleasbn thi fish and t-i n i warden was captain of the team that won with a count of 51,900 and Under the conditions of the content given a dinner at which the animals killed Wl re to am d into the pot to provide tho feast- Habblt stow has been the piece de ' resistance nt family tables here since I