The Control of Locusts in Eastern Canada (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Locusts, or grasshoppers as they are more generally spoken of, have long been known to devastate crops of various kinds in Eastern Canada. During the years 1912. 1913 and 1914, they were extremely numerous and destructive in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. One correspondent in Lanark county, Ont reported that cm in his district alone had been destroyed to the extent of 76 per cent. The one being estimated at In many instances. Fields of cats and barley were cut green to save for feed. In some parts of the province of Quebec. Farms have been abandoned within the years mentioned owing to the large numbers of locusts present.

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