The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-08
COUNTY AGENTS
ANNUAL REPORT
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which do little damage except in GER
tain favorable years. Others are dis
agreeable and attack certain sections.
During the past season grasshop-
pers overran the Grimm section from
Aberdeen to Pingree, along the edge
of the desert in the northern part Of
the West Firth district, over the err
tire Sugar Company project west of
Shelley, and a few scattered areas |
east of Goshen Eleven poison mix
ing demonstrations were held by Don |
B. Whelan, Field Entomologist and
the County Agent. with an attend
ance of 2S2 men. Mixing bees were
managed by the county agent in sew
eral places and individual work was
done with others. 1870 pounds Of
Arsenic were purchased through this
Office and the Grimm Alfalfa Grow
ers' Association, and a quantity of
amyl acetate. A total of 259,2o0
pounds of poisoned bran mash was
spread in this county which saved
large percentage of the crops affected
$500 pounds of calcium arsenate
was purchased through this office for
weevil control, but due to the I'M
favorable weather conditions the wee
vii did not develop enough to do SER
ious damage. Only few growers
sprayed for weevil control.
Other insects death with in SINH
lar way, and taken up with individ-
uals rather than communities were
as follows: False Chinch bugs, cab
bage worms, flea beetles, coddling
moths, cut worms. blister beetles,
plugs, San Jose scale, sugar beet :oot
louise, white grubs, wire worms,
Rranary weevil, slickers, ants, and
other less important pests.
Rodent Control.
Rodent control was divided into
four departments; rabbit control,
squirrel control, pocket gopher con-
troll and sparrow control.
Mr.. D. D. Green, Biological Assist
ant. supervised the work, with the
county agent, in a jack rabbit Poi
soning campaign. Four POISONING
demonstrations in the most infested
districts were held. A count OF 6Oo
dead rabbits around hay stack was
made in the Moreland community the
morning after a demonstration had
been held. $50 ounces OF strychnne
sulphate was sold at cost to Bingham
County farmers for rabbit poisoning
Drives carried on in the different
communities, heavy SHOWS, and the
poisoning work has almost extermin-
ated the rabbit. Thorough work from
now on will keep this pest from a.
aging our crops hereafter.
English Sparrows do considerable
damage in the grain fields during
harvest and are pest about gran
cries and farm buildings during the
winter months. Poisoned wheat is
placed in natural feeding places az
ter snow falls. A very few grains 9
wheat will kill sparrow, so yer!
small amount of grain is required
for each farm. 26O pounds OF pol
soned grain was divided between Sc
venteen communities in Bingham
County for sparrow poisoning. Th'
county agent killed sixty birds Wit!
one handful Of grain. More extern
awe work must be done this winter
We have had a number of calls TO
sparrow poison at this early date.
Eight squirrel poisoning demon
strations were held in the county an
1880 acres of public and privat
lands we're covered with poiso ie
oats prepared by DR.. T. B. Murray
and sold at cost for poisoning prlvat
lands, or furnished by the government
for the public lands. Some strych
nine was sold to ranchers in tn
range country east of Blackfoo
where squirrels were doing gres
deal Of damage.
Eighteen demonstrations were hel
for pocket gopher control, particular
" on lands in the Aberdeen. S'"'~
Ne,d district, where bitches and can;
hanks become infested with gopher
causing leaks and brea're anal
and doing considerable damage
crops. Further work has peen r.
ouested in other districts ana wi
no carried on this fall and ne!
spring.
Poultry Project.
The poultry project as outlined
intended to develop the poultry il
dustry in this county by establishing
demonstration poultry farms havir
the right housing facilities, feedin
culling and mating, under the dire
tion of Mr.. Moore, the Poultry Spe
ialist. assisted by the County Agel
Records on cost of production and r
ceipts are kept in order to know u
profit at the end Of the year. Inc
farms are to be guide for the cor
munity and demonstrations are TO
held on the farms. Three farme
have undertaken this work, begi
ming November list, and three mo
are remodeling their chicken nous
and will soon begin the work
Last winter and spring the age
answered many inquiries as to VINE