Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-06-13

BY machinery or 0tooBWl9e, III the 10~'
fested settled districts, would bes ssfu-
tile sud even ridiculous q to attsnps
the determination of Missouri river
mosquitoes with 8 Sanudgs;" !" or alI the
house flies with asingle fy tfsp. Ex.
termination cannot be accomplished
until the whole country Is 'soeeessaully
settled, and then only BY grsdual, indi.
rect and natural means. Countries are
habitable to civilization mainly becsuse
they aze adsptsd to the growth aof tie
ordinary subsistence Of msnkind This
Includes timber for fuel as well ~ pro.
visions, brsad.sssfs and dtwesring fab
RIGS. Most Of tho country in the u. s.
now breeding and infested by grasshop-
pers IL known 70 be habitablo in oil
these respectA sa a1fsS;tss5s 81
Grasshoppers, like oil created things,
have host Of natural enemies ever
seeking and tending to destroy than;
and they, in return, are instinctively Is
much afraid Of these enemies % chick
On is Of . hawk, OF . buffalo Of the
advance of white settlements, and fee
from and avoid them with similar Ger.
tainty and precipitancy. a
Prominent among Ill these enemies
are all domestic fowls, and especially
Ill insectiyerous birds. The former
are never, and the latter seldom, found
in an unsettled and treeless region !;
hence these insects find in such deserts
1 comparatively safe home.
To destroy this safety and drive them
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First; Settle the country and stock with
domestic animals and poultry. These
insects fear and fee from the step of sll
animals. Swine root up and devour
their eggs, and all kinds Of poultry
frighten and dsvour them. = e5-- -
Second; Plant and cultivate trees Of
oil possible kinds. Surround your
farms and fields with trees, and dedi-
este 4 portion Of it TO dense forest,
Fill your ornamental grounds with
shrubs and do everything In your pow
or to court the presence of insectiverous
birds. Nothing affofds them SO much
Inducements IS trees and shrubs to
perch and build nests 7on, while they
furnish them shelter and much Of the
means Of subsistence. 'h. ~. "
Armed with plenty Of trees aud shel.
ter on your frequent farms, with plenty
Of stock, poultry and birds, these little
multitudinous winged agents Of q
wholesale destruction, will flee from
you and your farms as his Satanic Maj
esty fees from the praying christian.
But before your trees are grown, if
| ithe grasshoppers come, use every sensi-
fble means of driving them of, or Of
annoying them so as to eprevent them
from eating, and to, precip:tate their
departure. Mount your horses and
ride, or have them ridden through the
rows of corn and potatoes, commencing
| on the side from which the wind blows;
drag spliced clothes lines with brush
| tied onlat every four or five feet, with
a man at each end travelling abreast
abreast with the rope stretched, across
every part of your wheat or oat field.
Your chickens and some birds will elp
you. By all means don't sit down IN
helpless amazement and exclaim: "O5,
| just look at the grasshoppers | am
ruined ~ Industry and perseverance
Twill hinder them, and ultimately tire
them out and force them to go.
| PvI Tried II.