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Show DESTROYING CANKER WORMS. Look for Them on the Trees and De-stroy De-stroy Them. At this tlmo of tho year every farmer farm-er should go ovor his orchnrd If tho spring canker worm was prcsont last season. Ho should look In tho treo for tho llttlo rings of eggs, which will tjJif Canker Worm. bo found on tho twigs. Tho accompanying accom-panying Illustration shows tho spring cankor worm nnd to tho loft, in tho lower cornor, a twig with a characteristic character-istic ring around It. Tho eggs aro hold on by tholr nssoclatlon with tho rest of tho ring and not bocnuso thoy nro stuck to tho twig. If a tharp knlfo is run lengthwise down tho twlgovor tho egg mnss It will bo laid opon'nnd will pool off In tho hand. Tho eggs can later bo burned. A boy who Is light nnd uctlve will bo ablo to do this work much bettor than nn older or heavier person. All of tho eggs removed now will savo work later on. Tho eggs will not hatch till tho leaves nro out bo tho orchardlsts can afford to wait till thoro comos a bright day pro-vious pro-vious to tho loavlng out of tho trees. A boy should not bo sont about tho trees on a bold, windy day, Tho work should bo thoroughly dono and will savo much dnmago whon tho leaves opon and tho eggs would hatch ir nllowed to remain. Department Bui-lotln. Bui-lotln. i . |