The Holt County sentinel., 1918-08-02
Holt County Farm Bureau Notes.
tN. c. Swarner, County Agent).


Uncle Sam asks that the Stacker in
thc hen family be eliminated. Every
poultry flock contains hens whose pro-
duction Is so low that they do not pay
for their feed. This is particularly
true now when feed is so expensive.
How can we Gull the non-producers
By applying the same general princi.
pies Of selection that breeder of
hogs or cattle uses in selecting good
producer for his herd Experiments
with numerous focks by poultry spec
ialists have made II possible for the
specialists to prescribe certain definite
rules for Distinguishing the non-pro-
ducing hens from the producers. These
rules are very simple and can be
taught to any l2-ycar-old boy or girl.
The farm bureau Is arranging to
conduct culling campaigns in the coun-
~ this fall. Mr.. Ralph Mason, poui-
try specialist, was at Mound City last
Thursday, and held a conference with
executive members Of the farm bureau
and the home economic department Of
he bureau. Arrangements were made
for "A series Of culling schools in the
county Leaders from each township
will be appointed to attend these
schools. After receiving instructions
N the art Of culling n-producers. the
leaders will assist in conducting cam
palgns in their respective townships.
Grasshoppers Making Drive.
In many counties of the state the
menace of the grasShopper damage to
crops L. becoming very serious. In all
likelihood the grasshoppcrs will con-
tinuc their drive until after the an.
pcarancc of new sown wheat. and will
largely damage that crop, unless the
drive l. checked or II is hampcrcd uy
Jniavorablc weather conditions. 4 few
i"pofts from various part, of the coun-
3 indicate that this county IL being
INVADED by this co-wOrkcr of the enc.
N.Y. Like the Huns. the grasshoppcr,
ar" rather hard 10 round up and cap.
iuic IN one mass. But by community
cooperation and continued counter AT.
.ac't, with poisoned feed the farmers
,ar control the grasshoppcrs to con.
siderable extent, just a. the allies by
their splendid cooperation and rOun.
ter attacks are slowly but surely de-
eating the Huns. Grasshopper, arc
best controlled by poisoning with the
following mixture:
Bran, 20 lbs; Paris Green or arscn-
ate of lead, H.. miN the bran and
poison d.y; water 2's galluns: no.
lasscs : quarts; oranges or lemons,
ground up, 1.
Mis- thoroughly. IT Il L. not We,
enough. add u liltlc water. The mix.
lirc mus, not be- sloppy. Sow broad.
'Jst ~ early morning ~ evening alunr
lnr edge of the corn or over PASTURE,
u'adows and alfalfa fields. The above
mixture should cover from u to : acres,
The cost IL about 20 to 80 cents pcr
acre.
~" effectiveness Of this poison dc.
ponds on how Il II mixed and applied.
arcIully conducted experiments in
this section of the country show that
~ To 80 per cent of the grasshoppcrs
are often killed by this method. Il
takes from - TO Is hours for n pois-
oncd grasShoppcr to die, depending on
the age.
After being spread there il no dan
ger from poisoning stock nor is there
any danger from poultry eating the
dead hoppcrs, although sometimes tur-
Keys die from eating too many grass
hoppcrs. They cannot eat enough TO
get enough poison 10 hurt them.
Communities in which transformers
are doing damage should be reported
10 the writer. lie will assist any one
IN mixing or distributing this bait.
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