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GRASSHOPPERS NEAR TAYLOR’S FALLS AND ELSEWHERE. 
Early in June a number of letters were received from Mr. 
Luke Stannard and others. of Taylor’s Falls, Minn., in which 
it was stated that great damage was being done by grasshop- 
pers, and that the farmers in that region feared losing their 
entire crops. In the absence of the Governor the entomologist 
consulted with Hon. Tams Bixby, who represented the Gov- 
ernor, and with Hon. Rob’t. Dunn, the State Auditor. It was 
agreed that, if necessary, steps should be taken to assist the 
farmers against this insect, and that all possible means should 
be employed to prevent this pest from spreading over a larger 
territory than already occupied. The entomologist called at 
Mr. Luke Stannard’s, but found him away from home. Mr. An- 
derson, the well known representative of the district in which 
the grasshoppers were found, very kindly assisted the ento- 
mologist to make a thorough examination. This gentleman 
deserves very great credit for the pains he took all through 
the work of fighting the grasshoppers to assist the farmers in 
the infested region; without his unselfish and intelligent co-op- 
eration not much work could have been accomplished. 
It was found that in a space of from thirty-six to forty square 
miles the ground was more or less badly infested with grass- 
hoppers; in some places the ground was perfectly black with 
these insects, while in others near by butfew could be detected. 
This showed that the young locusts were still in the vicinity of 
the places in which they were born. The damage done at this 
time was but slight, as, apparently only pasture land had as. 
yet suffered, but as the young hoppers were moving towards 
timothy and yrain-fields, no time was to be lost in applying 
remedies. After another consultation with the gentleman men- 
tioned above, both of whom felt deep interest in the matter, it 
was concluded to utilize ‘‘shopperdozers” and kerosene oil, as 
no other remedies could well be applied at that late period. 
Consequently 230 ‘‘hopperdozers” were made and operated 
near Taylor’s Falls, Rush City, and Duluth, which required in 
all 95 barrels of kerosene oil. Besides this, smaller amounts. 
of kerosene oil were bought in the beginning of the work wher- 
ever it could be obtained, in all about ten barrels; in some few 
cases the farmers also furnished some oil, although this was 
