| Show COUNTY AGENT URGES FARMERS TO CHECK grasshoppers NOW grasshopper grasshoppers are sabotaging food forage and seed crops in many areas arcas of iron county reports lamont lament E Tu ellel county agricultural agent who urges prompt baiting an and re baiting of grasshopper wt infested tod land large numbers of pers pem now are winged and moving lot into a alfalfa and other green crops from range land ripening small grams grains and from uncultivated fields with the apparent feed shortage in this and other counties every ef fort shout abe mede made to save every spear of forage grasshopper bait is now available ila in iron county and hundreds in 01 acres of crops are being damaged because adequate control is not being applied apply only 15 to 20 poun pounds of wet bait flaked thinly each application scattered in early mornings usually excellent control is secured when bait is put out atter hay is cut and follow following mg showers and irrigations 1 ons moist soil keeps ill the s bait act active for two or more days ut increasing cing c ing its effectiveness it is a much better practice to bait thoroughly but lightly and re pont peat as necessary rather than to scatter catter lumps or apply bait waste fully and endanger livestock or wildlife mr points out already thousands of dollars worth of crops have been saved from grasshoppers m this state the crop saving could easily exceed 1 if 0 all utah farmers and home gardeners would protect their crops from erom the ravages of these pests peals each year many acres of hay which otherwise might have produced it ced a profitable seed crop have buen been cut before much bloom appeared due to grasshopper attack such early cutting has reduced honey production by tastes bees gross grass hoppers also destroy many other honey producing plants when pres ent in damaging abundance rolance mr tattler states |
