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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1941)
News and Herald Farm Page ly 24. 1041 PAGE THIRTEEN" Grasshopper Infestations Decline In Klamath Basin o wetoprmg toiven Credit for Fewer Insects This Year WHy C. A. HENDERSON. County Agtnt Hvy infestations of grass hoppers aro Innn numerous In tha Klamath hasln this year than for ninny years. Due to the wet spring, jmrtiruniri y May and Juno, hatching w slowed up and to dale few grasshoppers have reached thn (lying stage generally attoined shortly afler thn 4th or July. About tho only epidemic o( major Importance wai that oc rurrlng on the upper Williamson river. Small secondary infesta tion occurred in the northern and southern portion of the Upper Klnnuith murxh. Sent tered hoppers, however, occur red In various areas throughout the county and some late sum mer damage to seed crops will still occur. Lours have been at mlnlr.nim and hardly notice able, due portly to the abtind yard of feed available for live- M.k this year. In several areas of the rounty, particularly on tho Williamson river, a new dusting material Dlnltro-Cresol was used for the first time in an effort to find soma material not too costly, easy of application, that would rapidly kill the young graas hoopers on the egg beds and re main on the ground and foliage In sufficient quantities to kill new hatches for several days or weeks aa they occurred. A material that could do this would be of outstanding im nortanca Inasmuch as grass hoppers hatch out on very small areas but continue to hatch over a long period of time. Eggs Disced In tho bottom of the egg packet, deeper In the soil, hatch several weeks later than inose on top. While eggs laid on the north side of a hummock or knoll hatch much later than those on the south side and par ticularly In wet areas that are Q In the fall at egg-laying time grasshopper eggs continue to hatch throughout tho entire sum mer as tho moisture evaporates and tha land dries up. This fac tor makes poisoning or any other control measure extremely difficult in securing 100 per cent kill. It was noticed this summer In the use of tho Dlnltro-Cresol, when applied as a dint, nt the rate of 30 or 40 pounds per acre, that all young hoppers were killed within the first hour, while young hoppers Just emerg ing from tho egg sacks died in a few minutes. It was also ob served that there was some re maining effect and that hoppers hatching out four or five days after the application were at fected by tho material, most of them dying. In somo cases this material was used In laying Ovn strip barrier and where quantity was sufficiently heavy, attaining a strength of 60 pounds per acre, excellent kills were made. Some of the kills reached as high as 100 dead hoppers to the square foot. After hoppers had spread, this mater ial was not as effoctlve and was too costly for general applica tion. However, unquestionably, use of this or a similar material has considerable possibilities in grasshopper control, greatly re ducing tho amount of equipment and man-power needed, as dust ing with a mechanical duster ran cover huge areas In very short space of time. Notwithstanding these expert mentol trials, poisoned bait was again brought into use, nearly UD0 acres of Infested lands D fj nolsoned. A total of approxl matcly 30.000 pounds of this bnlt was used In tha county, with possibly another 8000 to 10,t)00 pounds being used witnin the next two weeks in tna pro tection of small seed crops. Ma terials used In tha manufacture of this poison omounted to 100 sacks of bran, 200 sacks of saw dust. 60 gallons of sodium arson- ite, and 100 pounds of white arsen c. Total cost of grassnop. per control operations for the season from all sources win be in the neighborhood of $1000. . It Is interesting, as a compari son, to go back 10 years and see what the grasshopper situation was in 1031. Total expenditure In thnt year was $30,525, amount of poisoned bran bait mixed and spread wns 2,234,600 pounds. At thn peak of the season, 150 men were employed In carrying out the campaign. Materials used In cluded 0500 sacks of brnn, IB, 000 sacks of sawdust, 8,000 gnl iO sodium nrsenlte, 8000 gal lons molasses, 200 gallons ainyl acetate, 1200 pounds white ar senic, and other Incidental ma terials. Materials were trucked over tho hllla from Upper Klam ath lake to the Sycon district tn northern Klamath and Lake counties. Areas poisoned wera Lower Klamath lake, where SO, 000 pounds of poisoned bait wns used; Tula lake, where B4,- 600 pounds of poisoned bait was used; and the entire northern section of Klamath and Lake counties, where 2,050,000 pounds of poisoned bait was re quired. Areas poisoned within this area Included: Wood River valley, Upper Klnmnlh lake, Up per Klamath marsh, Sprngue river, flycan marsh, and extend ing eastward to the Chcwant-an country In Lake county. In (he central part of Klamath county, poisoning was required on lands adjacent to Lower Klamath lake, along the Klam ath river, and In areas east of Klamath rails. The project was carried out Jointly under the supervision of tho rounty ogcnls of Klnmuth and Lake counties Cooperating tn the program that year were: U. a. Indian service. I!. S. Forest service, State of Oregon, Lake rounty, Klamath rounty. U. S. bureau of reclama tion, livestock operators, and general farmers. The extensive campaign of 1931 completely rleaned the grasshoppers out of many dis tricts and greatly reduced the populutlon In such major areas as Upper Klnmuth marsh, Lower Klnmnlh lake, Tule Inkp. and the Syran. and continuing opera tions In these areas since, cou pled with Increased land cultiva tion and farming, has reduced t h a grasshopper population to the present low level perhaps the least serious for many years. I SHORTAGE OF E PORTLAND. July 24 (AP No shortage of freight cars has plagued the nation's defense ef forts so fur, Charles E. Danny, president of tho Northern Pa cific railroad, said Wednesday, Efficient loadings and dis charges have avoided the short ages that occurred during the first World war. He scoffed at the suggestion the government might take over railroads. He said the NP's July carloadings so far were 30 per cent above those for July of 1940. Read the Classified page. Classification and prlra lists for the 80th Oregon state fair horse show have Just been Is sued and Indicate that $4300 In stakes and prizes will be award ed. Also several trophies will go to winners. Fair dates are September 1 through 7. Responding to the popularity of horseback riding as a sport the fair management has In eluded two new classes, one for stock hones with western equipment and the other for pleasure horses. Changes have been m a de in the Jumping classes also but aside from these the 40 classes follow last year's plan. Twelvo of tho classes or breeding classes for registered American saddle horses. The Dean Harvester perpet ual trophy, presented by Dr. J. A, Bradley of Eugene, Is new this year and will be awarded the final Saturday night (tha horse show is not slated for the closing Sunday) In the roadsters to bike $200 stake class. The trophy honors Dean Harvester, the donor's retired stallion that won the roadsters to bike event six nights In a row at the 1939 state fnlr. ION AT A new high In the number and quality of animals that will go on the block at the 4-H club boys' and girls' auction sale at the Oregon state fair Septem ber 1 to 7 in Salem is promised by club leaders. This will be the third annual 4-H stock sale. For the first time the club bers will offer a number of baby beefs, as well as 100 head of fat lambs and a number of hogs. At least 15 head of baby beef being fattened for tho fair sale are now on feed In tha Willamctto valley. Lsmba and hogs will come from many parts of the state. The club auction, only live stock snle conducted at the fair, Is scheduled for tho fifth morn ing, Friday, September 6, at 10 o'clock. Restaurants, packing plant, meat markets, business houses, one chamber of commerce and other Institutions made lively bidding at the 1040 club sale and even greater Interest Is anticipated at the 1941 state fair. A lease form prepared In such simple language that it hasn't a single "whereas" or "party of the first part" is available for tenants and landlords in any county agent's office in Oregon, announces W. L. Teutsch, as sistant director of extension. These lease forms have bean prepared by the U. S. depart ment of agriculture after con sultation with tenants, land lords, state colleges and others. They aro designed to aid both renter and land owner in ar riving at an agreement which will be put down in writing to avoid future disputes and which will be fair to all concerned. One major objective is also to reduce the number of an nual shifts from farm to farm by tenants. A flexible feature of these simplified lease forms provides for automatically con tinuing the lease from year to year if no notice is given by either party at least three months in advance of tha and of the lease year. Forms are also available for leases of three years or more in which case the period of notice to terminate Is usually not less than five or six months. Committeemen Nominated For Spud Marketing Plan Committee members have been selected for administration of the proposed potato market ing agreement in Klamath, Sis kiyou and Modoc counties. Klamath county, district No. 2 in the proposed agreement, has named the following: Representing growers- J. R. Rnlllff. Merrill, with Harry Jackman of Malin as alternate; G. J. Hilyard. Klamath Falls, with Clyde Griffith of Klamath Falls as alternate. , Representing handlers Paul Dalton, Klamath Falls, with George C. Burger of Klamath Falls as alternate. Tulelake potato growers at a recent meeting proposed George Yost from Siskiyou county and C. J. Main from Modoc county, with M. L. Sutton and O. A. Schultz as alternates. '''' AtAsBaiBlltsslCoiMnBMrjWdjtirl fi'S ill II hi j ben srswuig fiat tear in tlie Fscific NorQiwast J 1 I I B lor 15 neirs. For tlaMt 10 ot Ibsis ootrs bis br- , ' ' ,' ."V'af I tnBiJlniilsMlijisPort!tid,mcll9llnMBi firti fTtSjtb 'k' ,'' 'rM' 'm'' 'w I jw-, Gjtfkyl ;j lis prvnli ticipi ol Hmnj Wii&kiri from cloict Uf 'v Wi5ijJ?fil KoTtawesl iiigjtdints,hiiJ otined dinnrtJ njto- ifv "7Klii14r lifim (or ill nnnnjiiij qoodnni. MnTvnilf I ' ill 111 W tk Pri"'' P !"'. 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