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Show j ing the crops, that it i.s thot best to ijutilisli the formulas generally I used I'm-this work thai all may : get them. rhere are three formulas, either of which will give goo. results. No. 1. This is the one tried out successfully last vear in this j county. j iJaris green - - pound. Bran - - - ., " Sugar - - - 3 " Mix thoroughly while dry. Crush i -ir chop very line three oranges I or l-inoiis, p.-e! and all, add to vvater sullicient to make bran mixture crumhle in small lialt dry balls about the size of peas. Sow the mixture broad-cast in the standing crop or on the alfalfa alfal-fa stubbie. No. 2. Taken from bulletin No. 1. Utah State Horticultural Commission. vVhite arsenic - 1 pounds. Bran - - - 15 " Sugar - - " Oranges or Lemons '..i " .dix same as number one and apply ap-ply to ground in same way. Either of the above formulas mixed in the given quantity should cover lour to five acres. No. 3. Taken from Colorado Agricultural College News Notes and used with success by county agent Thomas of that state. Paris green -' - 3 pounds Bran - - - CO " Syrup ... 4 quarts Water - - - - - f gallons Lemons - - - 10. Mix thoroughly the bran and paris green while dry; disolve the syrup in the water; squeeze the lemons into this adding also the peel and pulp finely chopped. Pour this mixture into bran mixture mix-ture and stir until bran is thoroughly thor-oughly damp. This should sow 12 to 15 acres. While fresh any of the above mixtures will give results but it is not eaten when dry or stale. Sow broadcast In fields in the evening or better still very early in the morning as that is the time when the hoppers are beginning be-ginning to feed. It may be necessary to sow more than once during the season. sea-son. As a safe guard against this pest for another year a thorough springtoothing should be given the fields late this fall. This is the surest way of con-troling con-troling thehoppers as it disturbs the little pouches of eggs in the ground and turns them up to frost action, birds and other natural enemies. Jos. P. Welch, County Agricultural Agent. Poison the Grasshopper So many are the inquiries-coming inquiries-coming from all parts of the county, to the county agricultural agricultur-al agent, concerning the control the gra3shopperi now devour- |