Show IN POCKET aki q WITNESSED as A representatives of U S biological survey proves efficiency of methods during the lat last beek eek A W moore af the U S biological survey has been in sevier county adz assisting inting county agent S R boswell Bo with rodent control bork ork for during tile the week mr moore conducted two method and result demonstrations on the use of the poison vegetable bait for the destruction of the pocket gopher at aurora a five acre plot of ground round very heavily infested with pocket gophers was was used for the demonstration lenion at sigurd a similar plot containing four acres was used about three quarts of polso poisoned lleti carrots were buzett in treating each plot in three days after the fields field were treated with the poison bait the runways of the pocket gophers were opened in the places place where here the poisoned bait had been applied those who are acquainted with the habits of the pocket gopher know that if tile the runway is iq opened they proceed to fill it up nith soil the net day following tile opening I 1 of tile the runways observations were made aich showed shied that only one hole hat had been clo closed ed on oil the fie acre field at sigurd the results from these two demonstrations show a complete cleanup of pocket gophers gopher infesting the places mentioned for further information to those who are interested in seeing the results of alii this work the location of the plots is as follows tile the aurora plot is located about two miles south of town on the tate ate lih highway al imay on land belonging to irvin curti the sigurd sj g plot is located one niile mile est of sigurd on land belonging to jacob dastrup the pocket gopher is doing considerable sid Ad erable at the present tims time to the alfalfa fields of sevier county alio those e who are contemplating the planting of potatoes on old alfalfa I 1 and this year should first rid that land of the gophers gopher before the potatoes are planted county agent S R boswell is ready anti and ilung illing to assist organized groups with poison demonstrations and acquainting them with bet beat trapping practices |