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Show 00 SAVE $200,000 BY COMBATTING "HOPPERS" GRANGEVILLE. Ida.. Sept 8 Grasshoppers were measured by the acre in Idaho county this season, and the farm bureau campaign for their 'estructlon is estimated to have saved tne farmers $205,329 on their crops More than 40 school districts were organized to fiffht the pest: 27 gra-sa-hopper meetings were held In two, nonths with an attendance of 600 farmers. far-mers. Enough poisoned bran mash was mixed to cover 6250 acres. There vero 2085 acres covered three times, the grasshoppeijieing completely exterminated ex-terminated ejfTn time As It was; known that an acre of grasshoppers 1 ould destroy ten arres of grain, hay or garden truck, the acreage of crops saved from ruin was computed as CO,-' S60. Estimating the average value of' oops at only $10 per acre, the Kros 4 fovlng was $208,600 g ! heThfarmers0l",nr thC br:,n mh 111 ed !. 4, 8011 WUS not eatimat- |