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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, 1897, Dec. 13
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Dec. 13
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 2 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Marcia Bruner, "I was too busy yesterday to write home, also too tired."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-037a
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Transcription
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sects habits I have ascertained a number of facts that convince me that the time to destroy them is within the first week of their hatching when they are still very small. During this time they are greatly concentrated and usually on base or only partially covered ground. They are also rather sluggish, and do not move or jump to any great height. They can then be destryoed by beating them with a flail, brush, paddle, shovel, grain bag or almost anything that suggests itself to the would — be destroyer of locusts. They can also be burnt with a torch made of rags or other such stances saturated with coal — tar, kerosene or other inflamable material tied to a handle of iron or wood and iron. I want to try each of these methods personally and see them used by natives so as to see which give the best results with the least outlay of money and labor.
It is now after 8 o'clock in the evening and I will try to write a little more. Since writing the above I have written a couple letters infected 3 speparate "mangas" of the little locusts with fungus disease and gone over considerable ground to see where the most are for working on them tomorrow. It has also rained some and made getting about a little difficult. My man has brought in a lot of additional locusts for breeding cages, and collected quite an assortment of insects for the Univ. of Nebr.
Your three letters dated Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8th were all received within a few days. They are good letters full of news, Still they make me feel like being a little homesick. Only about 2 1/2 months more and I cdan start for home. Surely time does not drag, but just the same I can hardly wait for the time to come. I also received 2 Sunday and two Semi — Weekly State Journals Yesterday. These brought me considerable news from Nebraska and the United States. A letter from Ida too was among the mail that was awaiting my return from the wild Patagonian land. I will try to answer it if possible before very long.
I am glad to know that you have secured someone to look after the furnace, but you speak of working so hard &c., and suggest that if I were at home that I would scold you. Well, yes, I would, and I feel like doing it now too. Wish that I had you here tonight so that I could. Why don't you be a little more careful of your strength and hire more done? You will soon be quite an old lady if you don't take better care of yourself. True, the girls are growing up like weeds and can soon do much to make burdens lighter, but in the meanwhile they must be educated aright. Give them music lessons by all means if they want them. We can rent an organ or piano for awhile, and bye and bye we may be able to buy one. I hope to be able to bring a little money home with me or send it just before I start for home. With this we can get out of debt and fix up a little about the house and yard. Perhaps we can put in a bath tub, hot water, &c. &c to make things handier.
I am now beginning to see my way much clearer in the Argentine locust question
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