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Show FARMER EVER AT WAR While farming is apparently the most peaceful of pursuits, in reality the farmer is everlastingly at war. Not with his fellowmen, but with the billions of insects and other animal life .which menace his crops on every hand. , Th boll weevil, the army worm, the corn borer, the gypsy moth, the cabbage butterfly and other hordes of insects and parasites are working day and night to set his best efforts at naught- And each of these enemies presents a distinct problem. Without scientific aid in fighting insects, it is asserted by high authorities that in time human life would become extinct. The insects in-sects and parasites would completely overrun the earth. It is some comfort to know, then, that under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, earnest scientists are working diligently fo' find better means of controlling these pests, and are meeting with a fair degree of success , Information of the utmost value to the farmer is available through the county farm agents, bulletins from government sources and articles by experts published in the pres3. l ie owes it to himself to profit by this information and co-operate with these agencies which stand ready to aid him in his warfare against destructive insect pests. |