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Show DDT Smoke Battles Insects War-designed te previde smoke screens for troops, smoke generators genera-tors have been adapted by the army chemical corps for protecting orchards or-chards and row crops against frost and insects. Fourteen department of agriculture stations across the country now are testing DDT mixed with smoke to exterminate insect pests on grain, tobacco, fruit and vegetable crops. Regular army volunteers vol-unteers selecting the chemical corps for their service are trained to handle han-dle equipment useful in both war and peace. |