MILLIONS OF MICE
PLAGUE IN N.S. WALES. From all parts of the western districts of New South Wales come stories of the damage by the plague of mice, and the record catches of the rodents. At Trangle, Narromine, and Warren, the water in tiany wells has been fouled through the mice falling in, and this is the most serious matter in districts where water is scrarce. Gardens have been ruined, and in dwellings everything has to be stored in water out of reach of the mice. All sorts of methods have been used in fighting the onslaught. A popular one is to scatter caustic soda round some cheese, so that when the mouse seeks his meal, his feet will be burned by the caustic. As soon as he licks his feet he receives the fatal injury. Poisoning by strychnine is widely adopted. At Trangle store the “catch” for three days was 5000, while at Collie one man collected no fewer than 6300 for one night’s work.
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Southland Times, Issue 19509, 8 May 1922, Page 6
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166MILLIONS OF MICE Southland Times, Issue 19509, 8 May 1922, Page 6
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