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well as range land since the two most important species on the 

 range are also very important on cultivated lands. 



2. The program would prove difficult in proportion to the 

 degree in which various range species scatter their egg pods. 

 The Lesser Migratory grasshopper and many other kinds do not 

 concentrate their egg pods as does the Warrior. 



3. Almost an ideal spirit of cooperation would be required 

 among many different groups: ranchers, farmers, governmental 

 agencies such as the Forest Service, the Indian Service, the Tay- 

 lor Grazing Units, the Resettlement Administration, the state 

 and counties in relation to lands under their permanent or tem- 

 porary control, nonresident land owners, etc. 



4. Some kind of a governmental subsidy to make the pro- 

 gram work for not the least difficulty would be in getting 

 grasshoppers poisoned at the times v/hen range or crop damage 

 was not imminent. 



Figure 2. — The lesser-migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus jnexicanus), 

 the second most important species on the range and the most destruc- 

 tive species to cultivated crops in Montana. 



5. The organization of the control work to cover over 30,- 

 000,000 acres of range land in central and eastern Montana and 

 20,000,000 acres in farms. In addition excellent cooperation with 

 other states and the Dominion of Canada would be required on 

 account of the migration of various species of grasshoppers at 

 least during the height of an outbreak. 



