. California ground squirrels : a bulletin dealing with life histories, habits and control of the ground squirrels of California / [by J. Grinnell, J, Dixon and others]. THE GROUND SQUIRRELS OF CALIFORNIA. 761 Costs of operations by the horticultural commissioner necessarily carried with them a greater overhead than same would if handled by the landowner himself. Abstracting the land, service of notice, inspec- tion of the degree of infestation, a number of times perhaps, hiring men who may be inefficient or untrustworthy, transportation of crews from place to place, all had to be charged some
. California ground squirrels : a bulletin dealing with life histories, habits and control of the ground squirrels of California / [by J. Grinnell, J, Dixon and others]. THE GROUND SQUIRRELS OF CALIFORNIA. 761 Costs of operations by the horticultural commissioner necessarily carried with them a greater overhead than same would if handled by the landowner himself. Abstracting the land, service of notice, inspec- tion of the degree of infestation, a number of times perhaps, hiring men who may be inefficient or untrustworthy, transportation of crews from place to place, all had to be charged somewhere, consequently the landowner had them to bear if all these procedures were carried out. It has been surprising to note the claims by large farmers that costs to them were exorbitant, yet when properly served with a notice and given opportunity to do their own work, or give good reason why it should be delayed, they absolutely ignored the notice of the commis- sioner. After the bill was presented, the complaint could be heard. U. S. Public Health Service crew at work killing- ground squirrels by use of carbon disulphid and pump invented by Passed Assistant Surgeon John D. Long, U. S. Public Health Service. (Courtesy State Board of Health.) from one end of California to another. In the more progressive coun- ties no anxiety was felt by the commissioners over the collection of bills, for the district attorneys would put the lien proceedings over in a short time. All phases of this all-important food conservation problem rests in the hands of one official, who at the same time can govern, in a large measure, the horticultural prosperity of his county. A better plan for the complete control of ground squirrels in Cali- fornia can hardly be wished for than the one made feasible by the horticultural commissioners act. In the first place it is state-wide, and has as a basis economic benefits to every farmer, and rancher in the state. If properly informed there is not a single agri
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