'..' The Santa: Ana Times, gays:—J. W; -Bailee, a farmer,of our valley, has dig- " covered a novel way of, destroying-linnets Una-;-other "birds which are proving so . destructive to fruifc. He mixes strychnine and vinegar in the following proportions : pne-eigbth ouuce of strychnine to two bunce3..of vinegar; this he puts on fruit /f-'apon. which the birds have commenced to - work;-"Ho informs us that he has tried ' the erperinjeut ibr tbre's days withinarked aucosss. Tos l>l ay he found 65 birds i under the trees;' tLe, secou'd 103; and the - third" 1J07". He thiak's if all'would'try the experiment, tb»'! pests' would s6ou\disappear;. " ... /. ..-,.'
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3840, 20 April 1881, Page 2
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