Show monticello camp base 1 I 1 for rodent control by H E blake superintendent james iw orr jr of DG 34 camp at blanding announces that he has secured the use of the monticello barracks from the die forest service and will establish a spike camp with sixty men on august 24 the work of the boys while here will be for the purpose 01 01 exterminating mina ting rodents in uie the vicinity of monticello as far as the territory can be covered from the spike camp As a preliminary to the work it will be necessary for the farmers ani and land owners throughout the territory covered to sign up agreements that the government will be rele releases asea from any damage 1 ahat may accrue or in other words that should livestock be injured or killed by the poison the government will not have to reimburse the owner of the livestock while such an agreement is mandatory before land will be entered and poison scattered the probability of damage or loss of stock is hi very remote owing ib b the way the bait is distributed it being under the direction of a foreman oi of the U S biological survey mr air orr in conversation with the tha writer asks that the farmers and land owners of the district meet at the county court house tuesday night next at pm when blank agreements ments will be available for signing in order to get the work under way to the best advantage it is necessary that the private owners of property sign these en mass as it is necessary to scatter the poison over entire areas that no rodents b h left for breeding and future bradica tion districts where there is no unity or action taken in the mafer maffer of sign signing ings up the agreements which will permit the government to clean up en are areas will nov be touched farmers should all go to the meeting tuesday nigh night 1 and lend their support to the effort to rid us of these pests |