TUJli kffiPUBUOAN , OUSMllt COUNTVN.KMAS1CA.
HOW TO POISON
PRAIRIE DOGS.
GOVERNMENT EXPERILNCh ON THE
NATIONAL FORESTS.
COSTS I and 1-2 CENTS PER ACRE
Forest Service will Furnish the Formula
For Preparation of It and Direc
tions for Its use. First Distribu
tion Kills 80 to 90 per cent.
Attempts made last spring-
poisoning prairie dogs in Nation
al Forests ou an extensive bcale
seem to have been highly success
ful in ridding selected areas of
these small pests , and plans arc
now being1 made to carry on the
work much more widely uext
year.
year.The
The first experiments in this
line were made in New Mexico
by a stockman who has since en
tered the Forest Service. In ,
1901 , Dr , C. Hart Merriam , Chief
of the Division of Biological Sur
vey of the Department of Agri
cultural , made a report upon
"The Prairie Dogof the Great
Plains , " in which the damage
done by the dogs was pointed out ,
and various methods of poisoning-
them were'suggested. This re
port of Dr. Merriam's may be
said to have blazed the way for
practical work in prairie dog ex
termination.
Prairie dogs arc very obnox
ious to the stockman , for they
devour much grass and under
mine the surface of the ground
with their burrows. Where they
establish themselves the destruc
tion of the range is only a ques
tion of time.
Range improvement in Nation-
1 al Forests is one of the chief ob
jects of regulating the grazing.
For this reason the Forest Service -
' vice is leaving no atone unturned
to prevent range deterioration.
Stockmen who had suffered heavily -
*
ily from the prairie dog pests
were solicitous to have the work
taken up , and gladly offered to
co-operite with the Service in
furnishing men and horses to
distribute the poison.
To ascertain what success
could be had in ridding consider
able areas of the pest , a selection
was made of parts of the Lcad-
ville and Pike National Forests
which were badly infested. The
region in these Forests upon
which the dogs were located ag
gregated 300 square miles or
more. In order to demonstrate
the effectiveness of the work an
area of some 60 or 75 thousand
acres of actual dogtown was se
lected for the Ual , From 80 to
90 per cent of the dogs were kill *
ed with the first distribution of
the poison. It will be necessary
to go over the ground a second
time and by ' 'spotting" the occu
pied holes the remaining dogs
will easily be killed with n very
ntnall amount of the poisoning
material. The average cost per
acre for the poisoning material
was only one and one-half cents ,
, ind even then it was found that
more material h.ul been used that )
was necessary.
The poison is propircd bj
coating wlu-il with a preparalioi
f strychnine , cy.m de > f p Hfssi-
uni , aui e oil , and modiste *
When a sufficient quantity \ <
read } ' , the poisoned wheat is car
ricd to the field 01 operations.
There the stockmen supply men
and horses , the wheat is given
out to the riders and distribution ,
begins.
Each rider carries the wheat in
a tin pail supported by a gunny
sack slung across his right shoul
der and hanging at his left side.
His left hand is free lor the reins.
With his right hand he uses a
tablespoon to measure out the
poison and drop it near the en
trance of the holes. A little
practice enables the men to drop
the wheat while keeping their
horses at a sharp trot. I3y cross
ing the town , to and fro , like a
man sowing grain , they can cov
er area in a surprisingly short
time.
The action of the poison is al
most instantaneous. Moat of the
prairie dogs in a town are dead
within an hour or two after the
bait is dropped.
The work is considered to have
demonstrated the entire feasibil
ity of fighting the prairie dogs
in this way It was found , how
ever , that to be successful the
poison must be scattered in the
spring , when the dogs first come
out from their winter quarters
and before the green grass is of
fered to appease their hungry ap
petites. Next spring the poison
ing will be undertaken much more
extensively Stockmen andjoth-
ers who wish to try the dog pied-
icme on their own account can ob
tain the formula for its prcpara
tion and directions for its use
from the Forest Service.
Short Horn Cattle
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CIIMIO.V Sco FT No. 717O3K.
J. G. BKUNIZBR , Breeder of
Pure Scotch and Scotch Topped Bbort Horn
Cattle. My herd n mb r 40cowi. Will com
pare In brootllnir niul quality with any witt oi
ClUcauo My experleucu ha taught uio that to
Itlve itooiUatlsfacUou. t > r dluz cattle mint be
ruined In tlilit Mlttt KIC. I uzpect to
ralHU tliuui lit-re the cqtuu of anything
rained lu ih U. 8. I HOW hivo25bulUiultable
for tain anil next year's service. My cowi
welsh from HOO to7 > Wupounili. Com * and lee
tbcin .
J. G. DRENIZER
IlROKKN BOW , - - NUBUA8K
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\V. A. GKORGK , PRHSIDKNT ' U II. JBWETT , CASHIER
IULBS HAUMONT , Vicu PKWJ. R. D. 1'ICKETT , Ass'T
SECURITY STATE BANK
RESPONSIBILITY 530,000. BROKEN BOW , NEBRASKA
-n There is a guaranty of deposits in this bank. You nre invittxl
L.i to call ami investigate our method
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Corn Stalk
Disease Cure
I have a Veterinary Instrument invent
ed by Dr. Andrew Koplor for the cure of
corn stalk disease and alt'alf bloat or
any other colic. Call or phone me
at my livery barn aud J will cure your
cattle. I guarantee the cure and make no
charge if it fails.
North Side Livery
BOW - -
Send your Abstract Orders to
J. 8. LEONARD ,
Bonded Abstractor
Office In Security State BankSB'Id'ng
CONFERENCE OF
GOVERNORS.
ALLliU BY NAIIONAL CONSERVATION
COMMISSION.
) ECEMBER 1ST IN WASHINGTON
cport to the President on Country's
Wateis , Forests. Lands and Minerals -
als Will he Formulated After
Discussion of Inventory.
abhington , Nov , 17. Th -
nuch talked of inventory of tre
aliens resources is now pracii-
ally completed. To consider the
iiatcrial it hai brought together
he National Conservation Com-
lission has just annnounced its
irst full meeting for Tuesday ,
December 1 , in Washington. At
hat meeting the first steps will
e taken toward putting into tan-
fible shape the result of the six
lonths' hard work ou taking
lock of the country's waters , for-
sts , lauds , and mineral- ,
One week later , after the Com-
nission has gone over the inven-
ory , it will hold a joint meeting
n Washington with Governors of
he States and territories , or their
epresentatives. At this meeting
he inventory will be further dis-
iacussed anu the report which
he President has requested the
Commission to make him by Jan
uary 1 , will be formulated.
With less than six months in
which to make the inventory , the
our branche- into which the
ommissionis divided , aided by
he co-operation of the Govern
ment departments , have brought
ogcther what is probably the
most useful collection of facts
about the material tilings on
which national industry and pro-
jresa are based that has been as-
emblcd at one time. Reports
Kcsenting those facts and point-
ngout their significance have
) ecu prepared. These reports ,
umarized and indexed , will be
ubmittcd to the Commission at/
ts coming meeting.
All through the summer gener
al interest in the work and object
of the Conservation Commission
iau been growing. The public
s now well posted on a subject
of which only a few specialists
had knowledge at the time of the
Conference ol Governors and ex
perts at the White House , in
May.
May.The
The Governors carried the spir
it of the conference home with
them to their own people , and
nave kept things moving ever
since by appointing State Com
missions to study local problems ,
by writing and speaking upon the
subject of conservation , and by
keeping in close and helpful
touch with the national Commis-
ou. They are ready to take
part in the approaching joint
tneetii jr. The bare announce
ment that it had been set for
December 1 resulted in a number
of acceptances before the formal
invation of the Commission had
even got into the mails.
When the conservation move
ment was started , specific information
mation about the actual state of
our resource * was partly wanting ,
partly inaccessible. Certain facts
were broadly known. It was at
least unquestionable that our re-
Bources had been wastefully uaed ,
and that some of them , notably
the mines , were lure in time to
be completely exhausted , while
others , for example the forests ,
could still be kept perpetually
useful by right management.
The first wor was to get the
facts , to show exactly what the
situation was and how it could
be improved by uieauurea that
would work. Without an inven
tory ol the resources which
should show the present condi
tion of the resources and the way
to develope them to the best ad
vantage , conservation was in
danger of staying up in the air.
But the work is now practically
done. The facts are there , in
dollars and cents , tons of coal ,
board feet of timber , acrfeet
You want one that is
simple and easy of
operation , that runs
light and noiselessly ,
that climbs the hills
with ease and that has
the best speed qualites.
Thats the
ABS
n W'
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When you nre in town
come in nwl 1 will
dcinuubtiati- your
satisfaction that , nlth ugh the prod UTS of cho farm are bringing high prices
the Buiuk Oar is worth to you every dollar we ask For it
INRAO , The Buick Man , Broken Bow , Nebr ,
and horse-power of water , acres
of land. And the possible reform
measures have been weighed.
The final report to the President
will be the necessary supplement
to the addresses at the White
House Conference. The note of
those addresses was a note of
warning. The report is expect
ed to show that the warning
must be needed if the exhaustion
of natural resources is not , one |
day , to impoverish the nation , |
and it will also undoubtedly I
bring out how the country's re-1
sources can be developed so as to
last the longest possible time and
serve the greatest good of the
people.
FOJT SALK. Four room house
with 1-6 block of ground. Close
in. II. Simonson 22-tf
Licensed Undertaker
and Embalmer.
Furniture Repairing ,
Upholstering aud Picture Freming.
Telepraph aud Telephone orders prompt
ly attended to.
Phone 8j Residence 332
BROKEN Bow - - NBBRASEA
HIGH GRADE
Lumber , a large assortment
and complete slock for Builders
tOChooBefrom. | | Let us estimate-
on your contracts. We always
try to pleiitc.
H. T. B RUCE & CO.
Lumber & Coal
South side.
dhAuaSiMxaLUJMEeM ( Bssatx
No Hill too Sleep"
ARE THE CLAIMS SUSTAINED by THE
Give the Jack
son a trial and I
will
to your
{ ionthat it is MI-
porior in power ,
buoyancy , speed ,
and endurance.
VC &fo fc
FOR OUR
Baldwin Nat and Lump " 4
P.- :
g Cannon and Nigger Read Coal
$ WE ALSO NOW HAVE NICE PEA COAL
7 *
RAS ANDERSON
DEALER IN 1
g Feed in large ana btnall quantities at both wholesale
< i and retail. S
K Special attention given to tilling1 orders for coal
j * in any quantity. a
8 Broken. Bow , - - Nebraska |
Succeasor to BOWMAN & ANDERSON.
At the OLD STAND.
Estate. City Lots and Property bought and sold.
Farms rented. Taxes paid for non-residents.
Will buy some good paper.
Call and sec me.
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SILAS A. EDWIN F. MYERS
HOLCOMB & MYERS
ATTORNEYS
Special attention given to litigated matters , pro
bate matters and collections.
Office in Myers Building. Broken Bow , JSTebr.
J. S , McGRAW , Agent