Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-07-01
Migration OF tnsects---Hints at Their
Destruction.

The greatest deprsdators NJ field and forest
not the much dreaded iion, hear or panther the
powerful VINCE birds such The eagle the hawk.
but the small insects-iocusts. grasshoppers army.
worm and cricket~
They N the most terrible s>ourse- Of agri.
culture AMI travel In great armies which in their
flight obscure the suns rays or literally every
inch OF ground tor great distances 10 their crawling
attaining foot Thick and sometimes more, ..iie
themselves upon trees bushes until their branches
bend and break from over weight.
Their entire u. Q OF march " mapped out by utter
destruction Of vegetation a. consumed BY IRE: but
this IL not the only damage they In their mi
grA.1y tosrneys Vast nunosrs of them perish and
hot sun. sooa deconpose and poliuse the AtTnos
phers with IN IL pntui emanA'ions. thereby
es.ary 10 DESTROY their dead bodies by are or else dig
trenches and hurry them AZ least two feet deep.
Locuses and erickets are edible and taste some
what like cray ASH many Of the inhatitant. u Asia
and Africa and the American indian make frequent
Use Of them fon~i In the iiible DAYS the Jess
doubtless made extensive use Of the orust food,
which ems permitted bs law There Countries
20 day, where enormous quantities OF lscusts
are eaten being found Ia the In composition
with meat, either frcsh, dried ground. q substi
tute for -four In the preparation OF bread.
The ever remembered Dr Livingston OF African
exploring fame In his long ,joarn among thu Bash
who subsist ainiost entirely iocists, had 10
aftAke OF their hospitality. having provisions Of
his and pronounced them . food exquisite In
taste IN ttt3, Germany Was DEVASTATED by an taNa
sinn OF ocusts AMI 81 the nhA'itAn ate them
and unanimous in the opinion that their flesh
s anaIos To cray <h and OF very agreeable nayos
Amongst US u - unly . matter q eiucAtion and
preiudee whether utilize the locust, cricket and
grAaahopper Aricss Of food and thus retsate fuF
their .iepsedations or else allow them to and
no unhurt and keep always subject 10 their eapreios
invs-ons whose BecessAry consequences u utter de-
titution 10 many AMI starvation To The army
wurm, the most dreaded tic Of the cotton planter,
has never 70 my knowledge, been used food, bnt
probably with the rolling 81 Tins useful
/ qualities may be found In them. A great niany
thngs that were . lew years aimee membranes ~
I the sgricueos and manufacturer arr 20 lay great
OF revenue, such - the cotton seeds which
were permitted ~ accumulate To be destroyed by hrr
OF fed out 20 SWINE. produce an excellent ~" ami q
siusoseret euh-tanee marketable uBisv tbs oi
cotioens both available for culinary purposes lieu
\ Of olive oil and larsi
| In Cyprus where the continuous depredations Of
the locust reduced the agricultural classes 10 state
/ Of insi<ence, hounty was offered 10 the govern
hr = certain nuiaber VI their exss psis con.
tanning theri. which Deposited under the surfacs
OF the groun znd 10 this mAnaer the determination
Of the Insses Almast Aeeonpli-hct Another way
/ Of Annihia,ing them u 10 alx trenches and drown
their young while yet un~ingcd.
/ Z q. p. SILVA, NJ d.
Mountain Home, June Co. 1898