. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 336 Bulletin' 81 MEANS OF COXTROL Poultry: Grasshoppers can be controlled and at the sam^ time can be ; profitable by raising turkey's to eat them. It is a good plan to herd the turkeys on grasshopper ground one to two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon. In this way they are prevented from damag- ing crops and ar^ protected from hawks and coyotes. In order to herd at a profit one should have a sufficiently large flock to make it a paying business. Elach farmer or farmer's wife in a locality can easily raise a few turkeys. A
. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 336 Bulletin' 81 MEANS OF COXTROL Poultry: Grasshoppers can be controlled and at the sam^ time can be ; profitable by raising turkey's to eat them. It is a good plan to herd the turkeys on grasshopper ground one to two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon. In this way they are prevented from damag- ing crops and ar^ protected from hawks and coyotes. In order to herd at a profit one should have a sufficiently large flock to make it a paying business. Elach farmer or farmer's wife in a locality can easily raise a few turkeys. As soon as thes3 are large enough to be herded one man can buy them or take them to raise and sell on shares. Usually, as soon as turkeys are large enough to be h-^rded, grasshoppers and other insects have made their appearance. When the grasshopper season is. Fig. 10.—Turkeys and chickens thrive well in Arizona, are big assets to farms and are great insect destroyers. over it requires but little feeding to make turkeys ready for market This is a suggestion which every community troubled with grasshoppers should consider, since Arizona climate is favorable to successful turkey raising. Chickens and guinea fowls, when allowed free range, are also very helpful in destroying grasshoppers and other insect pests. Every farm should maintain a good supply of pure-bred chickens. One farmer in a badly infested grasshopper district was protected from these pests by a large flock of White Leghorn hens. Poisoning: In the absence of turkeys, poison baits are economical and effective for destroying grasshoppers. By the use of poisoned bran several. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station. Tucson : Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
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