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Publication Information
| Date Created | July 1938 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 17 x 12 cm |
Collection Information
| Call Number | (W528)38105 |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Making Grasshopper Bait
1938
At the grasshopper bait mixing station at Fall Creek, two cement mixers were used to mix sawdust, a whey product, and sodium arsenite. So severe was the grasshopper outbreak of 1938 in northwestern...
Battling Grasshoppers
July 1938
Loading a truck with bait at the county mixing station at Balsam Lake during the grasshopper outbreak in northwestern Wisconsin.
Making a New Cranberry Bog
June 1938
Construction of a leadgate to control the water flow in a new cranberry section at the Cranberry Lake Development Company in Price County.
Stringing Tobacco
September 1938
A farmer stringing tobacco somewhere in southern Wisconsin.
