Grasshopper Control 
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An inspection of the infested areas of El Paso County re¬ 
vealed the fact that the same general opinion prevailed as in the 
San Luis Valley. However, it was found that the main trouble 
was in the mixing and application of the poison. The mixtures 
examined were poorly made, the syrup having been poured di¬ 
rectly into the bran and Paris green, consequently causing it to 
be formed into small balls, so that it could not be applied prop¬ 
erly. The applications were made from a tub of this mixture plac¬ 
ed in the back of a buggy and driven promiscuously thru the 
fields. 
Too much stress cannot be laid upon mixing and applying the 
poison, as the success of the application depends entirely upon 
these operations. If the points relative to mixing and applying, 
heretofore discussed, are carried out in detail, I believe there need 
be no trouble in controlling a plague of hoppers or from poison-* 
ing animals. 
Shed in which was mixed by hand a large quantity of Paris green- 
bran mash during the grasshopper campaign, 1916, San Luis Valley 
(Original). 
The conditions in Pueblo County were somewhat different 
than in the other infested territory, they having had a slight out¬ 
break of hoppers two years previous and being informed as to 
remedial measures. The outbreak was not very alarming, but in 
most places where hoppers occurred, the bran mash had been ap¬ 
plied with good results. 
