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Show WATER SPREADS CORN BORER Number of Specimens Recently Found on Island In Lake Erie Many Miles From Shore. Entomologists of the United States Department of Agriculture eonifcating the European corn borefnave found on various occasions thnt water Is not a complete barrier to the spread of the pest. A number of specimens were recently found on Middle Bass Island, In the western part of Lake Erie, several miles from either shore. Tbey are uncertain whether worms floated to the Island on cornstalks from an Infested portion of Ontario or whether the flight was made by the grown Insects. In-sects. Last year living corn worms were found on an island several miles off the const of Massachusetts. Secure Early-Matured Pullets. The essentoal thing to secure early maturity Is to remove everything that causes annoyance or retards growth end Induces the pullets to eat heavily of a well-balanced ration. Get Rid of Poor Stock. Pullets that are weuk, undersized and poorly developed should be eaten, canned or marketed, but no thrifty, well-developed pullets should ever be disposed of In this way, for It Is these pullets when kept for layers and breeders that will net the greatest profit Richer In Protein. Sweet clover, although slightly richer rich-er in protein than alfalfa and red clover, Is not as good a hay plant as either alfalfa or red clover. Make Pork in Demand. Green forage crops and some grain in addition to the waste products are necessary if you make the kind ol pork for which there is a demand. Silage Makes Steer Grow. Silage makes the steer grow, and al a price you can afford, even at the present market. As a weed, wild licorice Is troublesome trouble-some chiefly In meadows or pastures. |
