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Now is the time IL sexteEminate the
1920 grasshopper crop. From the Ell
perience Of the last few moaths We,
have learned that it costs money,
time and lots Of hard work 10 wage
war against the grasshoppers.sby the
poisoning method. Y 4
It has been clearly demonstrated
this year that:the female grasshopper
will deposit her eggs in the ;stubble
fields and large percentagaof the
rye fields that were sown pn the
stubbfe> last fall were badly Infesteh
with hoppers. The increased acreage
Of fail rye fields >so~n on stubble and
q favorable Matching condition during
the last three years is the cause qf
the grasshoppers being here IN such
large nnmbevs tits year. Il [.
Where grasshoppers are abundant
as they are in this state, they will BE-
seen laying eggs in large numbers
along ditch banks, road sides. stubbla
fields and vacant land and the
chances are good that with favorable
conditions next spring, great deal Of
damage will be done to the, crops
next year. &
/ ) II the egg pods are broken open,
the individual eggs dry out and do
+ not hatch. Fall and spring blowing
is the most effective means o6 d.
stroying the eggs and should don b
wherever possible. II the soil.1s light
it should besmade firm to preient the
young hoppers from making their
way to the. surface. Thoroughly disc.
ing the land is also good method to
destroy the eggs. The land should be
disced and Cross disced to the depth
Of three inches. This should be done
in the late fall or early spring as. the
j eg9v. bres n0ts all deposited until laSe
fall.
Let US employ different tactics in
the next grasshopper campaign. Eggs
that ''are aid this fall should be de-
stroyed. Roadsides should be cleaned
up and as much fall plowing done az
possible. No rye should be stubbled
in. Il you want to raise rye. SOW it
by the first of September, so that It
will make sufficient growth to protect
itself next winter on summer Aallow
or early blowing.
Flax" ground should be left to be
stubbled in next spring. Disc it we'll
this fall. Only such ground should be
left unplowed this fall as you will use
for cultivated crop next year. Deep
fall blowing is urgently, demanded
this year. Help will; probably be plen:
titul. Let, US saWaken ia the situation
and light the grasshopper campaign
Of 1920 by Beginning now to summer
fallow; plowihg deep this fail. discing g
hak .stubble and land sto be summer
Etaloyed next year, and refraining g
from stubbling In any Of the grains
for the 1920 crop. Roadsides should
be cut with mower, and disced UP
later I'm the fall. Better farming
means better seed beds. less weeds,
fewer grasshoppers and better 1890
crop yields. -
We have seen this year what the
grasshopuers> will do If their progress
isr not checked and it is the duty Of
every farmer to do his part in de-
.stroydng the breeding ground and
eggs this fall and next spring.
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