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at such irregular intervals and the quantity of locusts to be purchased 

 80 small. With regard to No. (2), the locusts would probably only require 

 to be spread in the first instance for a few days in the sun to dry, with 

 a few coolies in attendance to keep off ants and birds. More complete 

 desiccation could be arranged at the port of shipment, where ovens could 

 easily be erected or hired for the purpose. With regard to the cost of carriage, 

 from thirty to fifty shillings per ton would probably cover the freight to 

 England, while the carriage by rail would probably be an equally trifling 

 matter, 



" The chief source of supply would undoubtedly be Acridium peregrinum. 

 This insect breeds permanently in the sand-hills of Western Eajputana, and the 

 area most subject to its invasion includes in India the whole of Sind, the 

 Punjab, and Eajputana. Karachi and Bombay would therefore probably be 

 the best ports from which to export the locusts, which could be brought down 

 by the Sind section of the North- Western Eailway and the Bombay-Baroda 

 line, respectively. 



" It may be worth while to add that, though the invasion of Acridium 

 peregrinum has ceased for the present in India, Northern Africa, which was 

 badly invaded last year by the same insect, is still said to be infested, so might 

 offer a favourable ground for experiment." 



(The above appeared in the Agricultural Ledger, 1893, No, 2.) 



