The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-07-07
HOPPER SITUATION
DOES NOT IMPROVE
DANGER AREA is NOT LARGE
HERE BUT DOPE LACKING
EXPERTS OPINION

The grasshopper situation has not
changed much during the past week.
Danger of damage threatens in the
localities already described and the
grasshoppers are of course getting
bigger and capable of doing more
damage.
Difficulty is being experienced in
getting enough of the poison ingred-
tents. A limited amount was secur-
ed and has been used. Molasses is
the thing that is lacking now, and it
is expected on every train as it has
been ordered more than a week from
Billings. There is said to be plenty
of bran, and other essentials. The
traffic department of the railroad has
been appealed to in an effort to trace
the molasses shipment and get it here
IN the shortest possible time.
The last bulletin issued by County
Agent Noble, dated at Poplar, July
2, shows the situation to be rather
serious in some sections in the mid
die of the county. The agents bulle-
tin, which is addressed to banks, com
munity chairmen and newspapers,
says:
Mr.. Lockwood of the Bureau of
who has been fighting
for three years in North
Dakota visited this county yesterday
and made the following report: "The
situation here is worse
than | have seen it anywhere and un-
ess an organized effort is made not
only by the farmers but by every
body IN the county a large percent
If the crops will not be harvested
his year, and you will have tie same
hing to contend with another year"
Mr. Lockwood stated that although
ome areas of the county were not
BADLY infested the grasshoppers after
hey get to the wing stage will travel
rom 10 to 100 miles and perhaps
nore in search of food in case it gets
hort where they now are. Within
ne wing stage they travel in large
louds and are very hard to contend
nth because they do not stay long
I one place and take everything bare
S they go.
| believe myself that we have not
ealized the condition of these pests.
nat we do not realize fully now that
is not only county or community
fair but it should be larger in scope
ian that. Accordingly something
as to be done and has to be done
hurry. AS you all know it is very
ard to raise money at this time.
ederal aid to fight grasshoppers is
1T OF the question unless thruogh
e Indian department and it is up
the communities to take the mat
r IN hand as soon as possible. The
dian department is cooperating
th us at the present time but funds
e insufficient for working capital.
ouses who handle the poison mater
will not let it out on promises. |
,uld advise that you call meeting,
ID out how much local funds you
n scare up, elect captain to han
: the mixing if there are grass
ppers in your community. Select
nan In charge of each township or
lction thereof and see that they
yer it thoroughly.
cannot say exactly the amount of
1port we will get from the county
| do know that county officials
/ cooperate with US to the fullest
ent in this campaign and think
ney advanced will be fully re-
med in time. would advise there
e that you make this local propo-
on and do all you can, keep rec
of costs and where the poison
S.
his is no doubt a very serious
dition not only in this county but
fifteen or twenty other counties
,he state this year. Our ability to
die them will decide whether we
stay or the grasshoppers.
Very truly yours,
D. B. NOBLE,
County A orr 4, a-,rol Aoo,+