The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-08-02
G~rasshopper Fight
Urged by HOckbaum
State Leader of County Agents sounds
Warming and Gives Some Advice to
The Farmers.

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Although the g~rasshopper pest and
means to meet it have frequently
been explained in these columns, the
following contribution to the litera-
ture of the subject is published to
again call the attention of the peo-
pie to the menace involved
Grasshoppers are appearing in con-
siderable numbers in many parts of
the state and are seriously threaten
ing the crops. These pests can be
successfully controlled if the follow
ing measures are promptly put into
practice by every farmer. Here again
cooperation, with every farmer work
ing to control the grasshoppers, will
bring the best results. The recipe
recommended has been thoroughly
tried out by farmers the country over
and is cheap and efficient.
This is very effective in grain fields
pastures, orchards or in clover and
alfalfa hay fields. For use in the
latter it should be applied immedi-
ately after the hay has been cut, be-
fore new foliage has started. The
following recipe is recommended: 90
pounds of coarse bran, three finely
grated lemon or oranges, one pound
powdered white arsenic or the same
mount of paris green, two quarts oil
sugar factory molasSeS, or other cheaI
molasses.
The bran and poison should be very
thoroughly mixed while dry and ther
the molasSes and fruit juice, together
with finely grated rinds, must be ad
ded to two gallons of water. Thi.
mixture may then be sprinkled gradu
ally over the bran, constant stirring
insuring a uniform mixture. Addi
tional water should be added to max,
a crumbly, moist mash. Care mus
be exercised that the mixture doe
not o soggy, or, else it will no
SOW we'll.
If this mixture is sown thinly in tn
fields about 400 or SOC o'clock il
the afternoon the best results will be
secured. Some farmers SOW the poi
son bait from the rear of a buggy
The bait must not be dropped in piles
for this would be wasting the poisol
and might endanger stock. TIL
amount given here is enough for fron
two to three acres Two to four APP
plications, three or -four days apart
will destroy the majority of the grass
hoppers.
Do not leave piles of mash wher
stock or chickens will eat it. Chick
ems must be kept out of the field
where mash has been sown. All poi
son and bait must be kept where tn
children or livestock cannot get at i
Some people successfully use the OF
binary meat chopper for grinding tn
lemons and oranges. Care should b
used to secure a thoroughly mixin
as the poisoned bait must be so pre-
pared and distributed that it will b
moist and attractive to the grasshoI
pers. This mixture costs about 80
to 35c an acre.
Much can be done to control grass
hoppers on our irrigated farms b
thorough cultivation of roadsides, c
ditchbanks, fence rows, alfalfa field
n waste places. The female grass
hoppers lay their eggs during LAT
} summer in the firm, dry soil of til
places mentioned. The followin
spring these eggs hatch and soon tn
: young hoppers begin working havo
Thorough cultivation in the fall
the places mentioned disturbs an
> destroys the egg masses and throw
l the eggs to The surface where the
are at the mercy of wind and sun fun
: gus diseases and birds. Incidental
some other insect poets, too, woul
suffer by this treatment, to the ben,
fit of the farmers crop. A sprinl
tooth harrow, or an alfalfa cultivate
rightly used in this way will great,
help to keep down the pests which
some years cause so much destrui
ton. Fall cultivation is a practiC
which should be more widely adopte
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