Show FIGHT ON grasshoppers BEGINS IN IR IRON ON COUNTY the campaign to eradicate it if possible the grasshoppers from the infested areas in the county was begun last week when the county A gont lamont lament E assisted farmers of paragonah Para gonah in mixing polson poison bait for grasshopper control at al parowan carowan last wednesday the bait materials bait bran and the poison agent used which is sodium is furnished by the bureau of entomology of the U S department of agriculture through dr george F knowlton extension entomologist of the who is in charge of grasshopper control work in the state th county grasshopper poisoning program is under the direction or of the county agent and farmers in the newcastle and para gonah areas where grasshopper out break is threatening to do severe damage to crops should hould contact mr if they desire to use poison bait as a means of controlling this post some farmers in the county are using turkeys to good advantage in eliminating grasshoppers from their fields controlling grasshoppers by means of turkeys is the most effective ive and profitable way of eliminate ing this pest the hoppers furnish excellent natural feed nutrients for the birds and saves tremendously on regular turkey feed rations and at the same time ellmin eliminates tes the pest completely |