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Show TRUE FRIEND OF GARDENER Toad Conaumes A a a? Is Worms, binalle, Sowbalt, Spiders, Aots and Various Caterpillars (lly 11. A. CIOHHAIU) The load Is a very valuuble friend lo the gardener. Toads live for several sev-eral years and by preference remain on tbe same foedlng grounds from year to year. About HH per cent, of the touilt' food contlats of aulnml mntter. Among the forms regularly eaten are unKle wurms, snails, sowbugs, thousand legged worms, splilera, anls. graHHtioppers. crickets, cutworms, beetles bee-tles and various cuterplllurs. From 40 to hi) ht cent of Injurloiia Insects and a siiiull ar cent, of benefli lul In-gix-tn go In wltb Us ciiKtomury ration. The etonini h Is tilled 11 nil enujtled about four times in each 24 hours Upon the bull, ol stomach siumlu- t The Garden Toad. atlons. It bus been entliualed thiit during dur-ing the HO day period extending over May, Julio und July, a grown toud will consume 2.160 cutworms, l.r.00 thousiiiKl leKKeil worms. 2.100 sow. buK. 3.1H0 ants. SCO weevils, and 31,0 around beetles, tho Inst bi-lng hell-elli hell-elli lal Iiihui t. Tho totiil sum therefore, there-fore, for the DO iluye Is 300 beuellclal nccts and B.72U Injurious ones ds-etroyml. ds-etroyml. Kniillsh and French gardener" appreciate ap-preciate ths value of toads and aa blgh as US per hundred la said to bs often paid fur them. Owing to Ihe dislike of ths creatures creat-ures for new and unfamiliar aurrouad-Ings, aurrouad-Ings, It Is advisable In many cases lo provide a breeding pool for them In order that the young may establish themselves where ther are wanted. A shallow pool of cement, having a small but constant water supply Is sufficient. Htagnnnt water la better than running water from ths standpoint stand-point of ths load raiser. Ths young toads will lesvs ths water by midsummer or before mosquitoes mos-quitoes become abundant, and ths pool should then be drained to prevent pre-vent mosquito breeding A small Indoor In-door acquarlum proterted from mosquitoes mos-quitoes by srreens, may prove mors siitln'actroy than sn outdoor pool. Hupply Willi freth water plants sort clams, and feed the toads wllh blta of dog biscuit or chnped freiib muat aa needed i0 not feed mora of any food thnn the toads and ludpolea will consume, or Ihe water will become ' conliiinlnnted. Tbe outdoor pool can be screened against mosquitoes, If desired, provided ths toad ars fed. Kor garden shelters, make shallow holea In the ground and cover with flnt alones or boards. The tosds will retire Into these In Ihe daytime and come forth al dusk for their nightly J,"'.- forays. t Toads ars especlully valuable to It..', ereenhouse men. keeping down slugs, f.' ' snulls. sow bugs, plant Ilea snd such I : y dnntructlv Insect. -'' |