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47. Hopper pan or “hopperdozer.” (After Riley.) 
ner shown in Fig. 46. These eggs are mostly deposited 
about the borders of the fields, along ditch banks and along 
road sides where the earth is rather firm. They are depos- 
ited in the fall and the little hoppers hatch out early the 
following spring. There is but one brood a year. 
Remedies — Where it can be used, the hopper pan or 
“dozer” is one of the best means of destruction. Fig. 47 
will give an idea how these can be made. Make the bot- 
tom of the pan eight to twelve feet long, about eighteen 
inches wide and two inches deep. Have a back to the pan 
about eighteen inches to two feet high of canvas to prevent 
the grasshoppers from jumping over. Mount the pan on 
low runners and draw it over the field with horse power 
where the grasshoppers are most abundant, first putting in 
