Grasshopper Control in the Pacific States. 7 
often so severe and sudden that communities must be organized and 
prepared to meet the attack in order to prevent destruction of their 
fields and orchards. Such work can best be accomplished by the 
farmers’ organizations in the different localities. 
The following outline is given as a helpful suggestion in organiz- 
ing a community against the invasion by this pest: (1) A farmers’ 
organization with energetic leaders; (2) the cooperation of county 
horticultural inspectors and farm advisers; (3) representation of 
the range and foothill landowners as well as those practicing in- 
tensive agriculture; (4) means 
of securing necessary funds for 
quick action; (5) a business man 
to locate and purchase supples 
in large quantities; (6) the nec- 
essary legal advice for burning 
over waste areas and spreading 
poison on properties of nonresi- 
dent and uninterested landown- 
ers; (7) reliable persons to su- 
pervise the preparation and 
spreading of the poison mixture; 
(8) definite days designated for 
the “grasshopper campaign,” in 
order to cover the largest possible 
area at one time and thus prevent 
reinfestation of fields once 
cleaned up. 
CONTROL METHODS. 
The following control methods 
are based mostly upon the agri- 
cultural and climatic conditions 
prevailing over the area extend- 
ing from southern Oregon 
through California, Nevada, and 
western Arizona. The methods 
advocated have been thoroughly tested over a period of five years 
and practised with excellent results on diversified farms, orchards, 
vineyards, and large ranches. The recurrence of serious losses to 
farm crops by grasshopper outbreaks can in most instances be pre- 
vented by diligent application, in due time, of the methods herein 
described. 
There are many different methods by which grasshoppers may 
be fought. Some of these are: The use of the hopperdozer, destroy- 
lic. 4.—The pellucid grasshopper. 
