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Show AVOID ANNUAL LOSS TO DIFFERENT CROPS laBks ''aH Vigilance and Vigorous Action JV Necessary by Growers. 'm Insect Outbreaks Within Limited lfg! Areas Should Be Stamped Out lj&$ nt Once Fall Plowing Is l'lZJi Universally Deneflclal. jftK tftr' A great portion of tho annual lost JRfy to tho grain crop duo to Insect In- J El Juries can ho avoided hy vigilance nn5 J E9 vigorous action on tho part nf tlir AJ grain growers. Insect outbrc-nks fro- jyf ipiently orlglnnto within limited ureas, MMk nnd when this is tho case It often Is MfL possible to stamp them out heforo an.l B grent damngo lino occurred. In othct iH Instances tho outbreaks nro M gen- iflif era! origin, nnd then community nc- fjQ Hon Is cssentlnl In order thnt tho In- roads of tho pest may be overcome. fH The most serious Insect enemies ot IH cereal crops, such us the Hessian fly. IH the chinch bug, and white grubs, be-.- jH long to the latter class. In tho ense iH of these nnd other widely distributed pfl foes of the grains no menus nf stop- Ifil ping their ravages will bo fully sue- CuLb cessful until community nctlon can bo nijl secured In ndoptlng tho methods ot lpfl comhnt ut present advocated by cnto tk innloglKtH. Kl Fnll plowing doubtless la tho most RiiB itnlvcrsnlly beneficial practice for the fciH control of the Insect pests nf re real ffil crops, and this measure should bo (H ndopted except where It Is rendered H Impossible by local agricultural condl- 'jB tlnns, says the United Stntes depart ' H inent of agriculture, Cora never IH should bo planted on freshly broken Rpfl sod land, because this practice Is al- hH most certain to expose tho crop to IH tho ravages of cutworms, wtrevvorms, IH nnd white grubs. Crops belonging to IH the bean family, such ns covvpens, soy , lH beans, clover, nlfalfa, etc., mny bo In- fipfl terposed safely between sod nnd grain, lH and especially between sod nnd corn. ciLb in order that Injury to the grain crop IkiB by these pests may be avoided, ' JH |