the Wenatchee tests were not as severe as was thought, and. 

 that the ideal substance is yet to be discovered. 



Various other pellets, pastes, etc., were tried 

 and among them only one form of one mixture gave satisfac- 

 tory results so far as protection goes. This was a pellet 

 composed of equal parts of tannic acid powder, tincture 

 red peper, tincture of "belladonna, and enough flour to 

 make thick paste, the whole enclosing ten seeds and being 

 about 1/2" in diameter and four sided. The pellets were 

 used twice with one mouse, once with two other mice, and 

 once with two different chipmunks, and in all cases formed 

 perfect protect ion. The seed, co-old ha idly be sown in rush 

 foim, lio*rf-,T e:r, as it undoubtedly would take too long tc 

 germinate, BO -chis substance i^ -.iCt practical. The sf.nxe 

 mixture in paste foim was of 5> 'approximately) value, 

 failing absolutely in one of two oa/.ee. The omj ; G ion of 

 one of the poisons seemed to nullify the protect! ve value. 



Alter tests in the treating of seed with repul- 

 sive substances had been carried to this point, it seemed 

 best to try other methods of prot-ccti on. Accordingly seed 

 was enclosed in screen wire cylinders, about I u nigh and 

 1/3" in diameter, with two thicknesses of wire as protec- 

 tion to the seed, since it was eoon fcunrL that 'die mice 

 could nibble the seed wten but a single thictaiess was IB ed. 



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