La Junta tribune., 1913-06-14
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Sugar beets. celery. and otiier trucs
and garden crops are being seriously
injured BY srasshoppers In ta. West,
In most cases unnecessarily, since the
insects are easily controlled b. prop
ct measures II employed a, IN, prop
er time. Young sugar bects, partf
culary. are susceptible to inJury at
this time The following directions
VIII materially assist In controlling
these pests where sufficiently abund.
ant to cause injury:
The application OF poison,d bait
is an effective means for tn con
tro1 of these insects. II should be-
employed on their first app.4nnce,
when possible. The method Ui pre-
paration of this bait Is as follows:
Mix. while stlll dry. 20 pound Of
bran with ! pound OF Paris green in
washtub Make 1, into mash
with 81. gallons of water IN which
has been stirred onc-half gallol Of
cheap syrup and the finely chopped
pulp and juice Of an orange or lem
on
Sow this bait ihinly. by hand The
amount prepared by using 20 pounds
sf bran should treat or 3 acres.
Care should be taken TO soV the
bait between daybreak and : O'Clock
In tie morning. or after 8 O'Clock
IA the evening. since II is not eat
en by grasshoppers after becoming
dry As rain washes off IN. poison.
the bait should never be- sow when
there is prospect OF rain before
the following noon.
In badly Infested fields This bait
uay be applied or 3 timcs. at
intervals OF about two days. After
the injury by grasshoppers has been
checked the bait may be soRu on
a strip or rods wide. around the
edges OF the Infested field. IN case
tn. insects are present In neishbor-
Ing fields should \ sufficient sup
ply OF hopper" again max. their
way into the field TO an Injurious en'
tent. tle entire field should again be
treated with the bait
Any other crops or waste and ad.
joining beet fieidx. infested b. grass
boppers, can be trea,'-A 'WisA safe
~ to live stock II care Is taken
TO apply tn. bal, thinly Utensils
used In It's preparation should also
be KEEP, away from Nv. stock, and
IN, bait should not b. applied In
heaps.
Another effective control measure
Is the use of hopperdoz.r. Where
large fields are badly Infested with
grasshoppers this method is extreme
~ effective. The hopperdorer y
constructed as follows 4 piece Of
sheet iron feet In Length BY ) or
-. feet In width Is used a. the
basis, Six inches OF the edses Of
this piece should be turned up. Of
which inches should be turned
over m. pan 10 keep the liquid
from stopping. Partitions shouid be
s1dcred In the pan feet apart
One to I Of these hoppcrtoxers
should b. Sc, on a light lied. piac.
ing them end to end with piece
OF oilclo,h fee, high, smooth side
forward. attached To upright pieces
at the back OF the pan. \ horse
or team should b. hitchei At each
end OF the apparatus.
Two inches OF water Shbuid b~
placed In each conpar,m"ri of the
"dozcr" and sufficient k,rosenc or
distillatc poured on the Egrfscc Of
the water 10 form a film over II.
| As the "doEcr" Is drawn head the
'hoppers" Jump up. and large mum.
b.rs fall back into the pan and
are KILLED by the oil TI" dead
grasshoppcrs may BE- removed At
Intervals with shovel and more
water and oil added, II may be
necessary 10 go over an infested
ar@ or I times with The hopper.
do,er In order tn prevent injury. In
~" case Of Young bee, fields II II
dcsirabl. TO place the sleds OF run.
ncrs at such dis,anc. apar, ~ to
track between the rows
Land adjacent To sugar bcc,s. and
to forage and other crops. special.
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