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use it on some crops for fear that it will burn the 

 leaves. Arsenate of lead is safe, and whenever I am 

 in the least in doubt I use it." 



"How about London purple?" others asked. 



"It is more uncertain as to burning the leaves 

 than Paris green, but I use it sometimes when the 

 grasshoppers are confined to weeds, which I do not 

 mind killing." 



"How does it kill the grasshoppers?" some asked. 



"It poisons them. All the sprays I mentioned 

 are poisonous and must be handled with care." 



"How do you put the spray on?" Jim asked. 



" I have a spray pump. I can use it for my orchard 

 or garden and I have a row spraying attachment 

 which I can use in spraying field crops or potatoes." 



"If you sprayed meadows or pastures, should you 

 not be afraid of poisoning the stock that eats the 

 grass or hay?" a number of farmers asked. 



"For treating meadows or pastures I use the bran 

 mash or grasshopper mixture, made strictly accord- 

 ing to directions. On alfalfa I scatter this broad- 

 cast. You must not forget the lemon or orange 

 juice, for this helps very much to attract the insects. 

 In small pastures this can be put out on shingles so 

 that it can be removed, for in this way it will not 

 poison cattle. When this happens to be near the 

 home, poultry must be kept in the pen or they will 

 eat it. In the West they use grasshopper catchers 



