The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-07-22
CRASSHOPPER
PROBLEM;
HOW TO
SOLVE IT
BULLETIN FROM UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TELLS HOW TO GET RID OF THE
PEST.
POISONED BAIT USED.

Considerable damage is being done
by grasshoppers to vegetation in and
about Canon City this summer, par
ticularly in gardens and alfalfa fields,
and how TO fight them most effect.
lively is a matter OF importance TO
ranchers and others whose crops are
menaced by them. Horticultural In
spector G. NJ. Rice left at the Record
office this morning a recent bulletin
OF the u. s. Department OF Agricui-
ture. entitled THE Grasshopper Prob
lem and Alfalfa Culture which con-
tains some pertinent suggestions as to
the best manner OF dealing with the
pest. After describing the hopper
dozer." horse-drawn Implement with
broad. shallow pan In front filed
with mixture of water and kero-
sene. into which the insects jump as
the machine is drawn across the
fields and are drowned. the bulletin
addresses itself to poisoned baits and
says;
I'm the use OF poisoned bats we
have another inexpensive. practical
way Of dealing with grassthppers,
even when. as is frequently the case.
they breed in alfalfa fields. and the
protection. whatever 1t may be, must
be applied there. What has become
TO be known IS the cfiidie mixture
is giving most satisfactory results
on the ranches Of both the United
States and Canada The mixture Is
composed OF half a barrel of fresh
horse droppings in which ia mixed
one pound each OF salt and Paris
green. II the horse droppings are
not fresh the salt IL dissolved in wa
ter and mixed with the manure and
poison. When this mixture is scat
tered freely about where the grass
hoppers are abundant they seem TO be
and are poisoned thereby. DR.. james
Fletcher. late entomologfst for the
Dominion OF Canada. cites an instance
where this mixture had been scat
tered freely around the edges of n
field and states that that particular
field stood out as n green patch on
a brown plain as II waa situated In
the midst Of q broad expanse Of al.
falfa where nothing had been done
to destroy the grasshoppers.
Another effective bait is made by
mixing wheat bran twenty-five pounds.
Paris green one pound. cheap molas.
ses or syrup two quarts. oranges or
lemons, three fruits. Thoroughly mix
together the bran and the Paris green.
An ordinary wash tub will answer
for the purpose. Into n separate re-
ceptscle containing the moiasses or
syrup squeeze the juices OF the fruit.
then chop up finely the skin and pulp
OF the fruit and add this also to the
molasses mixture; then dilute with
two gallons of water. Mix the two
together and add enough more water
to bring the whole mass to stir
dough- This amount OF poison Is suf-
ficient to treat from ave to ten acres
Of innd when properly applied. II
should be borne in mind. however.
that the fruit il the essential element
Of this bait. and II not employed 20
per cent OF the efficiency of the bait
is lost.
This poison bait should be apple
70 the area TO be treated early in the
morning. before sunrise. To obtain
the best results the bait must be
sown broadcast one rod apart over
the area to be treated. Broadcastins
) obyiates the possibility of horses.
cattle. sheep. poultry or birds being
able to obtain sufficient amount Of
poison In the feld to KIN or injurc
them. Under no circumstances should
the bait be scattered over treated
areas in piles Of lunches sor fear
that birds or live stock might. under
such circumstances. eat an injurious
or fatal amount OF the poison"
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