East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-20
COLLEGE TELLS HOW
TO FIGHT HOPPERS
POISONED BRAN MASH NOI
PRACTICAL SCHEME TO
KILL OFF PEST.

hopper pests that nave proven 10 DC
effective when rightly used under
Eastern Oregon conditions.
The poisoned mash Is perhaps the
most satisfactory and Is made as fol-
lows: Take so pounds bran, pounds
paris green or white arsenic, l pound
salt, quart OF cheap syrup. 1 ounce
lemon extract and enough water to
make thoroughly soaked mash. The
paris green and white arsenic seem
to be equally effective and either may
be bought as most convenient. For
the syrup. any kind Of syrup or cheap
molasses will serve the purpose.
The mixture is best applied by SOW
ing broadcast A strip 20 or 30 feet |
wide can be taken in one swath by |
sowing first to the right and then to
the left. or vice versa. The above !
mixture Is sufficient for a field OF
eight to ten acres.
1t is also best TO make this applica-
ton early in the morning, since the
mixture retains its moisture content
longer under which condition it is most
greedily eaten by the grasshoppers. 1t
| feed quite heartily when they first
warm up in the morning and II good
supply of attractive, sweet smelling
poison bait is encountered. they waste
no time in taking hold. It has been
/ found that when in the moulting
state only, grasshoppers do not eat
( this bait in sufficient quantities to kill
them.
The poison is not Immediately ia
tai. Not much of it is required to
kill bot death results in from a few
hours 10 one or more days. Generally
hoppers that eat the bait one morn
ing viii be found either dead or very
inactive the following morning.
a serious raid of grasshoppers has
Just been combatted successfully by
Professor n. F Wilson, 'entomologist
al the Oregon Agricultural College, in
the klamath Falls country. The pests
had destroyed Fields of crops. chiefly
young oats thar had previously been
damaged by frost Several control
measures were tried out and the poi
son mash proved to be most effec-
4 tive. If the grasshopperS are of suffi-
| cient size to hop readily a distance of
a few feet, the hopper dozier is a sue
cessful control measure Shrubbery
and trees, If attacked by these pests
may be trea1sd quite satisfactorily
with any OF 1he arseniUAl sprays ap-
piled in the greatest strength thai
will not damage the foliage. In the
klamath CAMPAIGN considerable sue
cess was had with pouring coal oil on
the streams and artificial canals. b
was found that practice damages the
trout and doLbtless nesd not be re
sorted to. II the remedy is tried i
wouti be necessary to Aave cooper
alton in making drives of the pes1.
into rhe treated streams.
Professor Wilson viii be at Her.
mistsn about July % for the purpos.
of Investigating this matter and ass.s.
ing IL the work OF control.
Dissatisfied With Market - 7 p
Sayior, who iE one OF the heavy beer
raisers of the county is here today
Like ether growers Mr.. =saylor Is die
satisfied with the prieas offering il
Portland for beef and thinks II pc
culiar such low prices should prevail
In the northwest when beef is so higi
in the middle states and east. n
Is awaiting aExiozsly TO near wins
success the stocknen have who At
now shipping beef to Chicago.
trainloaa has gone from the Bake
country. one from Yakima and
prominent buyer IS expecting TO sen
two trats.loads east from easter
Washington and eastern Oregon.
Up to bate Dairy - The followin
clip ping from the SuAday Journal wi
be sof interest from the fact Mr.. Kreh
was in Persileton last week and wen
cut to Stanfield where he purchase
several dair1' cows for his ranch: Rea
style has reached the dairy t0justr
end up TO Date bathing facilities ar
now being given COWS. COnra
krehs. the well known hop grower Il
? the Independence section. who mas
/. farm at sydney. has Jus. purchase
~ thoroughbrei Holsteins which wi
DE delie-erd to his raneh. The nun
ter will be incrsased 20 40 within
Il
we believe We have the most az
u date dairy ranen in the neCthwest
says Mr. Krebs. ''The quarters ar
sanitary in painted spotless wai.e Ai
attendants are attired in white. Up
90 date milking machines hays bee
installed and even a suction cieaue
will be used TO give the cows thei
daily hath.
I'VE intend 20 have our milk Ger
titted and will go after the trade Q
Portland as we'll as Salem ana lnGe
pendence."
Wants SAMPLES of Grain - ]. Y
Tallman. president of the Commercia
club. is now engaged in securing sam
pies of wheat and other grains fror
this county. He wants bundles o
grain about foot in thickness an
Is asking for the cooperation OF far
mers in securing the same TIL
grain is for use at the state fair thi
fall and will be taken to the Panam
exposition this year. Those who wi
donate samples OF their wheat o
other grains are asked to leave IN
samples at the Tallman drug store.
III Wheat Being Shattercd-Report
from various parts OF the county IN
morning tell of considerable wheS
| being shattered by the high win
|. which prevails today. E. L. Smit