| Show HOW TO DESTROY P THE rt grasshopper the grasshoppers are to do so much damage in parts of carbon and emery counties that I 1 have felt it advisable to publish an article in the press that the farmers may maj know a meins of destroying them in order to save their mops et opa muke ke ard apply the fol following loing which is as follows puns paris green or white arsenic 3 pounds bran 50 pounds kilup cheap 4 quarts water 5 gallons lemons medium size 10 mix the poison and bran together while dry dissolve the syrup in the water squeeze the lemons into this and finely chop the peel aej pulp then add them also pour this mixture into the bran aud rud pans paris green and stir so as to dampen the mash thoroughly the lemons may be prepared by putting them through a meat grinder distribute the mixture broade in as fine particles is as possible whose the grass hoppers are most abundant the application should be nude made towards evening or early between 4 and 7 in the morning prom from 3 to 5 pounds of dry brin is usually sufficient for an acre of aind never distribute in little piles plies the farmer often thinks little good his iri been done because cause he does not notice the dead hoppers although he rn may ay notice that they are much fewer in numbers in such cases he be is likely to think that they have migrated to some other field the dead grasshoppers may usually be found if one will tale the pains to get down upon chiq hi hands and knees and look the surface of the ground over carefully for them especially is it necessary to look about the roots of plants and in n chided places where they may get a little protection from the sun in their sick and dying condition jr vey ry ROBERT H STEWART county agricultural agent |
