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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 3174, 6 December 1927, Page 5

A poison that is proving highly satisfactory to farmers pestered by mice and sparrows is made of wheat coated with strychnine and milk, says the Leader. About 121b of wheat (seconds are suitable) is first moistened with milk, and any surplus milk drained off, One ounce of strychnine is next ground up and dusted on to the moistened wheat which is. mixed up by hand, and finally spread out on a bag to dry. This poison is very strong and a mouse has only to eat one grain to be destroyed. Another advantage is that this poisoned wheat may be kept for two years without losing its effectiveness. As soon as any mice are noticed the poison should be spread around and the mice will quickly disappear. If the majority of farmers would adopt these pre"ventive methods, mouse plagues would be quite unknown, states Mr. W. 8. i Clayton, senior experimentalist in New South Wales. If all hay stacks were made mouse-proof with galvanised iron, the breeding grounds would be removed, and this combined with the use of poisoned wheat would stop a mouse I plague at its very inception. -