THE BIRD NUISANCE.
- The following is from' the |Brtice ! Herald : Taking advantage of the fall ' of snow, the County Clerk had'a* : con- i siclerabte amount of poisoned grain laid 1 with the result that many thousands of birds have been destroyed, during the Inst two*' v^eeks, J iu the' Toko, riding. | The mixtuie used was a recipe of "Mr Nelson's, and results have shown that i it is suddvn death to birds. The ! grain was well scatt«|ied, so thpt stock would nofj'be able to pick, it up. The proportions' of 'the mixture were as follows:—121b of crushed wheat or oats,mixed with Boz of,strychnine, 121b of sugar, 6oz spirits of salts, and one ordinary tin of treacle. The sugar and treacle »re used to' fake off the bitter tasie. We understand that the usunl small bird poison Bold biily contjiins about 2oz of strychnine to 121b of grain, and in Bimce County it hiis proved an excellent tonic for small birds—and fowls.
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 30, Issue 9178, 18 August 1899, Page 6
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161THE BIRD NUISANCE. Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 30, Issue 9178, 18 August 1899, Page 6
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