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COLORADO EXPERIMENT STATION 
A riding attachment adds little to the draft and much to the comfort of 
the man. 
A disc harrow is essential. It should cut at least seven feet wide 
and be operated with four horses. The disc harrow can be used to 
pulverize sod; cultivate corn, milo maize and sorghum; put a mulch 
on alfalfa fields, on stubble fields after harvest, and on ground in the 
spring. It makes a fair sub surface packer when weighted and the 
disks are set straight. 
A four-horse sub surface packer is the most economical. 
A lister is needed for planting corn, milo maize and sorghum for 
grain. With three horses and a single lister, a man can plant an 
average of seven to eight acres daily. 
The most economical grain drill sows either eleven or thirteen 
feet. It should have single discs and easily removable press wheels 
that are coupled in pairs, each pair working independently. 
The two-horse corn cultivator should have both broad and narrow 
shovels. The one-horse cultivator should have at least nine reversible 
teeth and be narrowed and widened with a lever. 
A home made float is very useful when land is cloddy. A wagon 
and hay rack, a mower and a two-horse hayrake and small tools are 
needed. The grain binder and corn harvester can usually be hired to 
advantage. One good fanning mill is sufficient to grade the seed for 
a neighborhood. 
GRASSHOPPERS UPON THE PLAINS. 
Grass hoppers are often a serious pest. When the native grasses 
become dry, a cultivated spot of green plants attracts them from 
every direction. Many failures have been due to this cause alone. 
A large flock of turkeys affords a good protection. One turkey 
per acre for the entire farm where half is under cultivation, will save 
the crops. The birds are herded on the fields during the day time and 
shut up in a wolf-proof enclosure at night. In the fall they are 
closely confined while being fattened. 
Prof. C. P. Gillette, of the Colorado Experiment Station, advises 
remedies in press bulletin 38. This may be had on request of the Di¬ 
rector. 
“One of the simplest and often a very effectual remedy is to grow 
plenty of chickens or turkeys to range over the infested grounds. 
Wherever coyotes abound, however, precautions must be taken to protect 
turkeys and chickens at night. Turkeys are very profitable, if raised with 
proper care, as they protect the crops from destruction, forage nearly their 
whole living, and sell at a high price in the fall or winter. 
“Hopper ‘dozers’ or pans are also very successful where they can be 
used. Anyone wishing directions for making a good hopper oan should 
write the experiment station for a copy of Bulletin No. 112.” 
