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are found to spend the night under sod or clods and come out to 
feed in the morning, the best results are secured by spreading the 
poison early in the day before the grasshoppers begin moving 
about on the ground. On alfalfa fields, meadows, and dry-grass 
lands it usually is best to spread the poison in the afternoon of a 
hot day. Whenever the infestation is general the largest possible 
area should be covered in the shortest possible time to prevent rein- 
festation. Poisoning the grasshoppers late in the summer is of value 
in preventing eggs from being deposited in the soil. 
SPREADING THE POISONED BRAN. 
The poisoned bran mixture should be spread while it is wet, and 
within one day after it is prepared. It ferments rapidly in hot 
Fic, 7.—Preparing the poisoned bran mixture, 
weather if allowed to stand, and there is an increased danger of 
poisoning live stock if sacks of the prepared poison are kept around 
the yard. Along fence lines, narrow ditch banks, and rocky hill- 
sides the mixture is most conveniently spread by hand from a bucket. 
It should be spread as finely as possible, lumps being avoided. Over 
orchards, alfalfa fields, and ranges it can best be spread with an end 
gate grain seeder (fig. 8).1 The poisoned bran mixture is thrown 
into the hopper in small quantities with a paddle or small shovel, 
using slightly less than a sackful of the mixture over an area of 5 
or 6 acres. When properly spread it is so thin that the bran can 
hardly be seen on the ground. 
1The type of seeder useful for this purpose has a horizontal spreading wheel which 
throws the bran mixture out with considerable force. 
