The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1919-06-20
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PERT |' VISITS BI0NBELLS

Prof. Churchill of the North Da-
J kota Agricultural College, who is
now spending all Of his time with
the county agents In fighting the
grasshOpper menace, was in the city
last Saturday looking this county
over with County Agent Edwards.
He assured The Tribune that the
farmers here would have nothing
to worry about from the grasshop-
fpers II they would simply follow
instructions in the mixing and the
distribution of the poison as soon
as any number Of the hoppers ap-
pear in any one place.
Mr.. Churchill told us that Stark
county was probably the worst in
Tested county in the state last year.
and the county board there appro-
priated the sum OF $4,000 to fight
them. Carload after carload of
bran was used in mixing the poi
son. and the entire sum appropriat.
ed by the county was used up. This
year the hoppers are very scarce In
all parts Of the county where the
poison was used. but had the farm
ers left them alone last year, there
would be an unlimited number. Of
them there now. Not only did the
farmers rid their community Of the
hOppers for this year, but, 1t is es-
,timated that they. saved fully two
million dollars worth: OF grain last
year. All farmers there went af-
ter the Insects hard and cleaned
them up. The h hoppers appear
there now only in certain commun-
tiles which are settled with for
eigners, and 1t lis believed that, the
poison was not used diligently
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Mr.. Churchill also told us that
the hoppers had. been increasing in
the state very fast during the past
three years, and they could be ex-
pected to increase unless they were
poisoned OF. They have several
natural enemies consisting of small
mites, and these will clean them up
in few years, but it takes the
mites few years to get 81 a start,
and by that time the hoppers do a
large amount of damage. The
mites are quite numerous in some
actions of the state now, accord
ing to Mr.. Churchill, and are even
now killing large numbers OF the
hoppers. u. 5 b
County Agent; Edwards has mix
ed several tons OF the poison mash
during the past week and this has
been distributed among the farm
;ers OF the county. AS : far as we
know every farmer in the 1 county
who has hoppers on his place has
got some OF the poison and went
after them. The county furnishes
this poison to the FARMERS without
charge and every rarmer who has
hoppers on his place is required to
nse it. A. heavy penalty is provid-
ed in such cases where farmers me-
glect or refuse to use the poison.
Any farmer who knows of hoppers
on his neighbors place which are
not being poisoned is invited to
make q complaint to County Agent
Edwards, who will see to it that
the hoppers are attended to and the
negligent farmer taken care OF.
In many townships Of the county
the town board has appointed one,
man to look, after the procuring of
the poison from the county agent
for the whole township, but in
some, cases this has not yet been
Cone. Mr. Edwards asks US to-
call the attention Of the town,
boards to the. law which requires
the appointment Of q grasshopper
man in each township.
~ Poison is now obtainable from
County Agent Edwards in any quan-