Show Farmers Warned About A large amount of chlordane has been een used to control grasshoppers in n Millard County Reports Indicate that hat this material has been very effective in controlling pers ers Mr Rickenbach county agent wishes to warn farmers in the use usef of f chlordane The new Chlordane 1068 and nd others is according to United United Unit- Unit ed d States Department of Agriculture ture and Bureau of Entomology and Plant very effective effective tive ve on grasshoppers However there has been very little research made to determine tie the toxicity of this his insecticide to livestock or man It has been found round that Chlordane Chlordane Chlor- Chlor dane ane given in capsule form to animals animals ani ant mals is lethal The U. U S. S D. D A. A will not recommend recommend I mend this material until more is known of its toxic e effects Chlordane Chlordane Chlor- Chlor dane ane should not be used on crops that lat are fed to livestock It the material is used on alfalfa seed the he chaff should be burned or des- des troyed royed Chemical companies are selling I this his at no risk to themselves and ando to o quote a tag found on a bag of ofa a product put out by a chemical Seller Sener company warranty Non makes no warranty of any kind expressed expressed ex- ex pressed or implied concerning the these use se of this product BUYER assumes all 11 risks of use or handling whether in n accordance with directions or not ot It is clear that the farmer takes full rull responsibility in the use of this There are three main species of or grasshoppers in Millard County One is an hatching early-hatching species and appears during May and June Another middle season com its hatching approximately July and a third late species does not complete its hatch until about the middle of August If Chlordane is applied to control the early grasshoppers it may be necessary to repeat the dust ing to control the later hatching grasshoppers A heavy rain storm will destroy the effectiveness of the dust If re repeated repeated repeated re- re treatments are necessary the cost will be doubled or tripled |