Show grasshoppers MENACING ALFALFA AND GRAIN vigorous complain comes from the promontory of the ravages ot of the grasshoppers in the alfalfa and grain fields especially destructive Is this pest to alfalfa that Is being cultivated for seed purposes and it if measures are not adopted to exterminate the pests the entire crop of seed va ill be lost the promontory district Is one ot of the most fertile for forthe ahe production of alfalfa seed and hence the cry for help from that quarter county crop pest inspector Inc luc ephraim NIT white ite suggests the following formula as a means of controlling the situation and eradicating the hopper menace 20 lbs ibs of bran 1 lb ib arsenic 2 quarts syrup and 3 lemons or orange ground up fine mix the solution on and then apply it to the bran which should then be scattered broadcast through the fields and the hoppers will soon begin to die by reason of at their eating the poison the regular formula states that the bran and arsenic should be mixed dry but there is danger in that proceed ure in that the operator nay may become himself poisoned by mixing tile the solution first there Is no danger whatever hat |