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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
9
LaVern Usch county extension agent warns of a potential severe grasshopper outbreak in multiple townships of Sanborn County according to an egg survey conducted for 1942. The survey highlights threat levels from threatening to severe across the region, with anticipation of hopper activity affecting crops.
A work by the Bureau of Entomology and South Dakota survey warns the northeast county section faces the heaviest egg infestation with severe ratings in Aftan Floyd and Benedict townships and Elliott, predicting 4 to 4.5 eggs per square foot and up to 70 percent crop damage. Eggs cluster at road sides and pastures. future damage likely if late maturing grains bear the brunt. Early crops like barley and oats are recommended, with resistant wheat varieties and adequate cane and sorghum acreage to feed.
Sioux Falls reports freight cars will be at premium as the defense loading nears peak. J C O Connell of the Northwest Shippers Advisory board urged full cooperation to avoid delays and maximize car utilization. James A Cole of the CCC praised South Dakota elevators for CCC loan program storage, noting 140 million bushels stored across the region as the program shifts to CCC control of producer loans. Elevator men discussed tax issues.
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