Show PRAIRIE DOG CONTROL I 1 foe years one cf the most serious problems in san juan county has been control of prairie dogs the U S biological survey in cooperation with the state dept of agriculture has spent considerable time and money in developing ve methods cf control that are economically sound and certain one of the chief factors in limiting the effectiveness of control operations has been duo due to t tle te tl e extensive public lands the deserted fai farms nis the state lands and other nontaxable non taxable areas which have been sources of jn in fc Lation with the establishing of a division on of grazing camp in ill this county a method of approach for treating the public domain and deserted farms adjacent to it was waa worked cut the local division of grazing board of cf control incorporated rodent control as one of the main projects to be developed by this camp the superintendents of this ramp camp have extended every facility and a large force of enrollees to the I 1 prosecution of this work during the summer of 1936 tinder bilder the supervision of supt bupt ort orr and foreman griner man days were spent in the control of injurious rodents at mccracken mesa blanding anding Cl monticello and dry valley this year supt bupt hicks is again detailing a large crew crew of men to rodent control under the supervision of mr air lee griner the message we want to 64 get iveel over to the farming interests of san juan county is this the rodent project like all others is a for the protection development and improvement of public domain Voil lain vie the funds appropriated are definitely for that purpose since tile the cry lias has gone up that the public domain and waste lands are the eacurce ur CE infestation it is desired by the division of grazing that these lands be cleaned of these aliese pests jt it is expected that the farmers will bait i their own properties the county has I 1 I 1 a supply of cf bait on hand for this purpose pui pose liose now is the ideal time of year to get best results pie baiting is essential to baiting operations camp DG DC 24 at blanding is willing and anxious to cooperate with the agricultural interests in the rodent pests which are making flaking such inroads on the crops but abisi this is necessarily limited where private lands are adjacent to ahe public domain crew assistance will be given in treating these lands PROVIDED the property owner furnishes tile the bait for treating his own lands FARMERS do net wait for nor expect the boys boy to assume your res responsibility bait your own lands and notify the camp superintendent perin or mr air griner of public domain area which is infested near your property lf if possible to reach it the area will be treated in the course e of if the general operations the area baited last year shows how very satisfactory results and the property owners adjacent to tile the public domain who received assistance have expressed themselves as being very well pleased with the co extended supt bupt hicks is lending every effort to make a success of the rodent control project permit me to urge the wholehearted whole hearted cooperation of tic te ti c faiming interests in in doing your yo ur narl nail in cleaning up the pests on your cn farms this is the eunity you have been requesting for years yean lets make the most of it yours truly V L johnson field agent U S biological survey |