The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

can be obtained in the country" would |
suggest that ga" might do good service to
the Western sufferers by gathering all the tur-
key and chicken eggs IN New Hampshire, and
taking them West, together with large hatch
ing machine; for it might be that Il, 939, 200 |
turkeys would lie required to make away with
the grasshOppers on single farm of 100 acres.
This would be only two turkeys to the square
foot, hardly enough if the grasshoppers fall
as they did last year until in some places
on the ground.
Another correspondent writes to the
same paper.
read the communication in your paper of
yesterday giving an extract tlom the book of
Mr.. Frederick Kerchot, who recommends the
digging of the earth and turning in OF the pigs
to destroy the eggs Of the flying grasshoppers
or Egyptian locust, and also the suggestion OF
Mr.. Albert Zimmerman, that the eggs be ex-
posed to be DESTROYED by sparrows. ANY, per-
son who has seen these pests coming down
like snow storm over an extent OF country OF
several hundred square miles, would look upon
such suggestions as they would upon an attemp
to fill the ocean with peils of water. have seen
enough grasshoppers light on the ground in
ten minutes to feed Tor over year all the
sparrows in the world. | remember a scene
that happened when lived in my stock ranch
in western Texas, sitting on the front gallery
of my dwelling; it was in the fall OF the year:
bright and clear day. All at once saw the
grasshoppers flying and directly begin lighting
on the ground. My wife had in the yard some
75 or 80 Muscovey ducks, as many turkeys,
aud some 800 chickens. Such a flying, jump
ing, and scrambling as then began among the
fowls never saw before. 1t only lasted for
few moments, the storm ragtd more fercely,
and the ducks soon turned away their heads
in disgust. All the poultry, as well rs the
hogs were satisfied, and fattened on grasshop-
pers that season, and many persons
thought this feed gave the pork bad flavor.
We all hear the alarm sounded from the West
The farmers wailings are loud enough TO
reach the deafest ear. We have the accounts
OF the experience of the Russians, Arabians,
Hindoos, Israelites, and Egyptians with the
locusts; accounts OF migrations OF mvriads of
grasshoppers, lasting at times five or SIX days,
the insects covering the whole earth far and
wide, even into the sandy deserts, destroy
ing every vestige OF vegetation.
| causing pestilence, famine, and even the emi-
grafton of entire nations. Pause, then, and
reflect what nsequences may happen to us il
we do not act. A few years. increase OF this
pest may give them such headway that we
may find it impossible to destroy them. They
| may, in the course OF few years, come in
numbers sufficient to cover the continent and
destroy all vegetation.-(J. g., Baltimore, Md,
May ~.
Therefore, while we would not have our
readers suppose that all danger from the
grrsshoppers is past, nevertheless the
people of the afflicted regions should not
relax their efforts for one moment. They
are working in the interest Of the whole
State, and generous people will not see
them bear all the burden.
The following extract from the Boul-
der NeUs, Colorado, shows how much
energy and perseverance can accomplish :
| The hoppers move in swarms, and the mo-
ton Of the alien army is the strongest about
IL A. n. But when the forward march is
made, Mr.. Lesher is ready with his can OF ker-
osene, pouring little into the bitches which
defend the north and west sides. The Boul-
der creek guards on the south, and the east
can be secured by ditch, though they have
not stormed that side yet The effect of the
scum of kerosene which floats on the water is
to keel over the kicking youngsters,
whose dead bodies drift down in mil
lions. The ditch is four to five feet
wide-the hoppers not strong enou IN tojump
across, but all fall in, not knowing the pertidi-
oIs stream from terra frma. Within the sa-
cred, Imprisoned enclosure Mr.. Lesher has one
ofthe most beautiful places about the town.