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Show THE WHITE GRUB. Insect Which Attacks the Strawberry Straw-berry Plant and How to Combat Com-bat tho Pest. In strawberry fields, planted on Bod-land, Bod-land, plnnts nro often Injured by whlto grubs, the larvno of tho May bcctlo or Juno bug. No remedy has proved effective, slnco tho grubs nro nlwnys bolow tho surface. Tho only satisfactory method Is prevention. No HI Tin: uuktli: and tiik laiivai:. old sod land should be used for it strawberry field. Whcro such n field miiBt ho used it should bo fall plowed, at least two seasons sea-sons provlous to planting with strawberries straw-berries nnd somo such crop as early cabbage, followed by crimson clover to bo fall plowed and tho land Immediately Immedi-ately sown to buckwheat or ryo for a winter cover crop. Tho following spring, nfter plowing, says tho Orango Judd Fnrmer, should bo n safe tlmo to set tho borry plants. From then forwnrd frequent rotation of short period crops will keep tho field free, particularly If tho land Is moro or less bare In lato spring nnd early summer, when tho eggs aro laid. |