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This photograph shows a man sweeping a field crop for grasshoppers on a farm in Finney County, Kansas. This appears to be an alfalfa field. Metal teeth went through the crop making the grasshoppers jump up, hit the back wall and drop into a container of some type.
Creator: Wolf, Henry L. 1850-1924
Date: Between 1890 and 1900
Item Number: 214080
Call Number: Wolf Collection No. 9, #16.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214080
Agriculture - Environment - Pests - Grasshoppers
Agriculture - Environment - Pests - Pest control
Agriculture - Implements and machinery - Sweep
Collections - Photograph - Wolf, Henry L.
Date - 1890s
Environment - Wildlife - Insects - Grasshoppers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Counties - Finney
Type of Material - Photographs
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