. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . SSL ^i_v. Fig. 7.—Field ot navy beans being destroyed by grasshoppers enteringfrom an adjoining field. This catcher difi^ers from the better known hopperdozer by having a screened boxattached to the back (as illustrated), into which the grasshoppers are has a money value advantage over the hopperdozer in that the insects can beused as poultry feed. After filling the box it is a simple matter to haul the appa-ratus to the poultry yard Avhere the grasshoppers can gradually escape through tirefront opening at a rate agreeable to a fair
. Ontario Sessional Papers, 1919, . SSL ^i_v. Fig. 7.—Field ot navy beans being destroyed by grasshoppers enteringfrom an adjoining field. This catcher difi^ers from the better known hopperdozer by having a screened boxattached to the back (as illustrated), into which the grasshoppers are has a money value advantage over the hopperdozer in that the insects can beused as poultry feed. After filling the box it is a simple matter to haul the appa-ratus to the poultry yard Avhere the grasshoppers can gradually escape through tirefront opening at a rate agreeable to a fair sized flock of chickens, thus giving usan ideal poultry self-feeder. Or, probably better, the insects can be bagged andallowed to die and dry within the bags and laid aside for winter use. Suchfeed for hens in winter appreciably increases egg production, not a small itemthese days. We have been able to secure an analysis of mature grasshoppers^through the kindness of Mr. E. G. Proulx, State Chemist of Indiana, with thefollowino- results. ^Melanoplus f
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