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The Seaforth News, 1923-08-09, Page 3Address communications to Apronom THE STORAGE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. The storage of fruit and vegetables for home and market must redoive greater attention than it has hitherto been accorded, 'The amount of waste annually is very great. As a first step towards eliminating this, every farmer or household with sufficient land to grow vegetables, and perhaps fruit treesshould understand more about storing the crop. Some crops keep best in an atmosphere that has a' high ,moisture content, whereas others require a low percentage of humidity. So it will be seen that there cannot be a condition to suit all vegetables and fruits in the same cellar or eters! age building. . Apples, pears, potatoes, 1 carrots, eabbage,,soon deteriorate in. very dry storage; while on other hand winter squash, pumpkins, marrows and other such crops like a dry atmos -i phere. Moulds and rots soon destroy them. If you know your cellar is a very dry one and you- wish to keep apples: .• etc., in it, make provision for adding O `more moisture to the air by introduc-, beg wet sacks spread out or by Sprink- ling the .floor, the idea being that a large surface must be wet and evap- oration quick. The atmospheric hum- idity can be tested with a wet and dry bulb thermometer. Take the read- ings and check up on the chart which is supplied with it. A humidity rang-, ing from 76 to 85 is satisfactory. In case of squash and pumpkins, etc., any frost proof place .which is dry is suitable—the top shelf of the pantry for instance, or shelves in the passage. Quality is often lowered by poor ventilation. Where crops are stored in large quantities ventilators should be open as much as possible to carry off gases and heat coming from a large bulk of any crop.. When se-' vere weather occurs close up the: ventilators, Do not store a large volume of any crop while it is warm from the field unless you know that you can reduce the heat by proper ventilation. More attention must be paid to this when commercial storage is being done in the fall and ` our growers . must help when asked `to do so. let, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto pasture (twenty of which was very rough, poor posture), by -the aid of green feed from four acres. There was, no appreciable decrease in the milk flow, other than the natural fall- ing -off toward the end of lactation period; further, the cows were in good healthy condition in the fall. 1 Oats, peas and vetch, when sown together, make, an excellent mixture for green feed for dairy cows, because it is rich in protein and carbo- hydrates. Green feed will do much to reduce the cost of rearing calves. Ten pounds, of good oats, peas and vetch have ap- proximately the equivalent in feeding value of three pounds of ground, oats. In other words,if oats are worth $87.60 per ton for feed, green feed from oats, peas and vetch would have a feeding value of $11 per ton. When green feed in the form of, clover,' rape and oats, peas dud vetch' is provided for our brood sows we are able to reduce the meal ration from! six pounds per head per day to three pounds, which is a saving in mill feeds of three pounds per day, or 5 cents per sow per day. The following method is adopted for supplying green feed, for pigs :—A -small area near the piggery is sown with common red clover and alsike, with a cover crop of oats. As the oats resell the milk stagethey are cut and fed to pigs in pens. The clover will come on early in the following spring and be fit to pasture off by the middle of June. Two more small paddocks are sown with rape as early in May as the. soil is fit to work. This is usually ready for pasturing from the first to the middle of July. A third paddock is sown to oats, peas and vetch. This is cut and fed to pigs in pen, being ready about the last of July. In this way there is provided a continuous supply of green feed for the brood sows and growing pigs throughout the greater part of the season. Gate, peas and vetch are mixed as follows: Banner oats, 1% bushels; Gold Vine peas, 3's. bushel; vetch, % bushel; and sown at the rate of 3 bushels per acre. Rape is seeded at the rate of 8 pounds per acre, broadcast. Common red clover is seeded at the rate of 10 to. 12 pounds and alsske at the rate of 2 to 3 pounds per acre. It is not a good plan to turn the pigs in on the oats, peas and vetch, as there is too much waste from tramping. In feeding the rape, allow the pigs • two or three hours per day at first; later they may be allowed full range of paddock, If the practice of growing green feed for stock is once established, its value as an economical stock feed will soon become apparent. GREEN FEED AND ITS VALUE. The utilization of green feed in aomo form is rapidly becoming recog •nized as the most economical method of stock feeding. Not only can more live stock be kept per acre, but it can be fed at proportionately less cost, For example, on the Experimental Farm, at Nappan, fifty head of dairy cows were carried through the sum - :tier season on twenty-five acres of Small Fruits, Roses and Iris It is a great mistake to neglect the small fruits once they have finished bearing for the season. If the strawberry bed is to. remain the litter which was put down as a mulch and to keep the berries clean should be raked away from the plants into the alleys, and all runners cut off. Then both can be removed and burned. It is well also to cut off the old leaves, for in this way any diseased or insect - infested growth may be got- rid of.. 'Where there is no danger in doing so, the mulch, leaves and runners may be burned between the rows of plants. The plants may look a little sick fol- lowing the scorching, but after the first good rain they will send forth' new leaves most vigorously, and tho ashes left between the rows will serve as manure. When all rubbish has been cleared away or burned, the beds must be hoed to kill weed growth and loosen the soil. Weeds growing close to and among the plants must be pulled by hand. Hoeing should be continued throughout the season, so that the beds and plants will be free from weeds when frost puts a stop to garden ac- tivities for the. season. • As a strawberry best is past its prime when it has stood for three years, it is a good plan to make a fresh planting every year—or at least each alternate year—and in this way you will always have a bed in its prime. CUTTING OUT aterasRiRY CANES. As raspberry canes thathave fruit- ed die off naturally in the fall, it is better to cut them out now, and thus give the new tanes a better chance. Cutting makes the new canes more clearly evident, and if there aro more than fiveto each plant the weakest should be removed. If small they can be pulled up and will grow if trans- planted in hoist soil. The best young canes for forming new plantations are those that spring up between the rows somedistance from the parent plants. After removing the old and surplus canes the ground should behocd and kept clean during the remainder of the season. Blackberries are cared for in much the same manner as raspberries, and currants—red and white— also -goose- berries, are all the better for summer pruning, as they usually bear on spurs of the .old wood. All side shoots, with the exception of any required to form - mew branches, are best cut back within about five inches from the base; but do not touch the leaders. In winter or early spring all that has to be done is to cut' the laterals to about one inch of the base, and shorten the leaders about one-half, according to their strength. It is of the utmost importance that the bush -fruit plantation be kept quite clean during the season. Regular hoeing and the removal of weeds will encourage growth that is so essential for next season's crop. Roses, especially those of the free - growing rambling varieties, greatly apprediate pruning after flowering. They are of the simplest possible cul- ture and' invariably thrive in any fair- ly good soil. . All shoots of the pre- vious year's growth are cut out, re- taining only those of tee current year, as it is on those ;shoots that the finest -flowers are borne, SOME OF THE FINEST CLIMBERS. During the past twenty years or so innumerable varieties, hybrids and sports of the type have been raised and introduced, the most notable be- lug Dorothy Perkins. In addition to its being one of the most prolific bloomers . of all climbing roses, Dor- othy Perkins is most accommodating as to soil and position, thriving and, flowering freely where others Would fail. Among other popular and really worth -while varieties of this type, the following have qualities and beauty. that place them in the front rank of valuable climbers: Crimson Rambler, rich rosy crimson;' Flowering Fair field, vivid scarlet, splendid for arches or pillars, very vigorous plant, blooms periodically -during the summer; White Dorothy and Source of Gold. Do you purpose increasing your stock of iris? If so, this is now the best season for 'dividing ,and replant- ing the clumps. The flag or bearded iris -Iris per- manisa—has- many forms, which make noble groups during spring, succeed- ing almost everywhere. Evenwhen mot in bloom there is charm in the Silvery -toned leaves. If adding to your list of varieties, by all, means procure the roots as early as possible, as summer or early fall planting will result in flowers the first' season. Tibet. is the loftiest region of its extent on the globe. ., The Farm Water Supply.' In locating the farm home the first essential is a sufficient supply of pure water easily accessible, The origin of fresh water in the earth is usually traceable to the rainfall upon the sur- face. The earth's crust consists, of per capita and the people on the farm have less time to carry water. It is estimated that the average farm fam- ily of 5, with 4 horses, 33 bead of cat' tle, 50 sheep and 10 pigs, requires over 600 gallons: of water per day. In conclusion, then, the farm water many layers;of varying thickness. supply should` be adequate' to. meet There are all kinds of pamphlets, These, when considered ' in connection the maximum requirements every day; booklets and diiptive matter, print - with water supply, it should be'reasonable in cost„ simple scr pp y, sure divided in construction, durable and easy'to eels nowadays to advise and show busy two classes: porous, or those that will operate; it should bo fresh, pure and' people about almost everything. A allow water to" percolate or flow; and_ cold at the taps, and it should be great many of these find their way to impervious, or these that prevent the available for fire protection. a housekeeper's door and are often glanced at carelessly and thrown away. This is a mistake if there are Swarm Control' chi]den in thehome, for r out of these Natural swarming may be termed booklets may come many lessone acid Home Education "The Child's First School Is the Family"--Froebel." Catalog and Booklet Fun --By Lydia Lion Roberts When a porous stratum overlies an impervious one there is the collection of the local rainfall from the imme- diate surrounding drainage basin., the bugbear of beekeeping and to con- some good times. A mother will hirci When a porous. stratum underlies an trol it is the most difficult problem of it worth while to watch the magaelnes impervious formation the water will the beekeeper. . Natural swarming. and send' for the most attractive of be collected at the .outcrop of the usually occurs during a honey flow,- these, not only to learn about the new, - former, which may he at a great dis-' especially, at the beginning and if the est and beet ways of doing and buying twice from the well. Should that swarm. is allowed to issue it may be things but to help the children learn ppint.be at a higher elevation than lost or the honey crop reduced. In about this big, unknown world., the location of well, artesian or flow- order to get the maximum crop of When a' rainy day, or a "what shall in waterI g would be .'secured:' This, honey from.acolony it is advisable to I do now?"'time comes, the "what overflow might have sufficient head to keep the working force of the colony mother brings out her group of book elevate' the water into homes and together by using some method of,lets and'gathers the children around Berns. In the course of time under-� swarm control.' ' her. Many a mother can explain ground streamlets and streams have Swarming is usually caused by about these things easier than tell'a formed, and fortunate is the person: overcrowding or congestion of . the story, and this is the way she can use that locates one. of these when digging brood nest and any manipulation that the booklets. It will start a lot of for water. These streams usually will relieve this congestion will often' questions, all of which she cannot flow' along the surface of an impervi- ous earth layer and frequently termin- ate in a spring on a hillside. The source of our farm water sup- ply is usually a well that penetrates the ordinary ground -water level or' that taps an underground stream. Some are fortunate in locating near. a spring, and others get their supply. t from a stream that flows through the , farm. These sources are all good,1 ,provided that they are free from con -I tamination.There are three types of 'wells in common use: the dug well for shallowdepths; the driven well for earth formation; and: the drilled well' where the water bearing stratum is overlaid by rock or hardpan. These wells should be protected from polluted surface water. For this. reason the well should be located on rising ground, so that the .surface water will flow away from it. Dug wells should be walled with water- tight material. 'If stone or brick is used, cement mortar should be • used to seal the interspaces. Concrete makes a good, tight wall. Well driven through clay are usually safe. Drilled wells should be lined with wrought iron casing extending to the rock and driven into it to form a water -tight joint. There are'three methods in common use in 'conveying, the water from the source of supply to the farm buildings. First, by gravity, when the source is, higher than the buildings; second, by the use of an hydraulic ram, when there is an abundant supply of .run- ning water to operate it; third, by the use of a pump. In inetal'ling these last mentioned, galvanized iron pipe of sufficient size to meet the farm requirements should be used. There are many types of pump on the market. For shallow wells the cistern pump with cylinder in the bar- rel may be used. For deeper wells the suction pump may be used if the cylinder is placed within 25 feet of the low water mark in the well. The single and double action pumps, with or without power, can be used to ele- vate water to the desired height. When water has to be elevated the wind -mill is a cheap source of power. A gasoline engine will do the work at a very low cost, and pumping can be done while' theengine is • at other work. Water from limestone'formationa is hard, and not satisfactory for wash- ing. Rainwater; which is always soft, can be collected from the roofs and stored' in cisterns for washing pur- poses. The home and barns on every farm need water on tap wherever required, much more than does the city home; because the farm requires more water prevent swarming. answer, but it will prove an interest- All colonies do not eequire the same mg time. There are booklets telling treatment and preparations for of, our parks,scenery, birds, woods, swarming may often be checked by, applying the following manipulations. i 1. By giving the queen more room for egg production. 2, By adding more supers for the storing of nectar. 8.1 By giving the colony more shade and ventilation. 4. By raising a few combs of brood from the brood nest to a super. 6. By destroying queen cells before theyare far advanced. The swarming fever may be so, intense that some colonies will not respond to the above measures and, may persist in their determination to swarm; with these more drastic mead Sures must be applied. 1. Artificial swarming, in which the bees and queen are all shaken on to a full set' of empty combs or full sheets of foun- dation. The brood is put into a super and placed on top of the colony above the honey supers. In the production of comb honey the brood is placed in another hive standing alongside of the original colony; in this case enough bees should be left in the old hive to take care of the brood. 2.. Remove the old queen from the hive and de- stroy all queen cells. Ten clays later again destroy all queen cells and intro- duce a young laying queen. 3. In localities where the honey flow is short and very heavy the removal of all the brood and bees from the brood cham- ber to a top super and leaving the queen on a full set of empty combs below will often stop swarming. These three manipulations should only .be applied when larvae in queen cells are found. It is a good plan to clip the queen's wings in the spring, especially in out - apiaries for should a swarm emerge between visits there is less likelihood of the swarm absconding. - Should a swarm emerge with a clip- ped queen, she will be unable to fly and•can be found on the ground at the entrance of the hive. The, queen should be caged, the old hive moved to one side and a new hive put in its place while the swarm is in the air. The cage containing the queen is placed at the entrance of the new hive and when the swarm returns the queen is released. ' The supers from the par- ent colony are then placed over the swarm and the parent colony can be either placed on a new stand or left by the side of the swarm,—C. B. Gooderham, Dominion Apiarist. • In the Province of Nova. Scotia and the other eastern provinces almost half of the cost of educational and demonstrational work in agriculture has been provided 'out of the Federal grant. A GERMAN TRAGEDY. Not enough money to pay tor an apple_ +. London Daily Expreaes and the kind that tells how things are made. These are free for the effort of writing for them and give the children some idea of what is going on in their country. The pictures may be used for scrapbooks and clippings made of the most interesting facts told. It will make the children think about the bigger things of the world and want to know more about them. - As an illustration of the uses to which these booklets may be put, a few of the ways we have used them in our home may help other mothers. There came in the mail one day a booklet describing a set of nature books, in which there were colored pic- tures of birds. Tles oldest boy of the family became. interested in the many varieties of birds and r'.ecided to start a bird scrapbook. We sent for other booklets and he cutout the bird pic- tures, many of which were very beau - tiful, and one of them had an inter- esting account of Audubon's life which was read carefully and added to the book. Another time we sent for a cata- logue describing different kinds of wood and giving a short history of the different trees and the way the wood was used. The children "were much pleased with this and gathered woods of many kinds and uses and noted the cligdrences. The railroad folders are often illus- trated artistically and we used these to help in geography lessons, as the! pictures and descriptions of the train' routes and scenery,' besides the brief, accounts of important landmarks, helped geography seem more real and; vivid to the children. Almost all of, these catalogues: help-' ed in school work as the children had interesting or odd bits of information to give to the class, and when making, collections to go with the booklets, took these to school to show the teach-' er and the children. The teacher liked this and encouraged other children to bring outside illustrations to the lea- rn the children's bookcase there is a special shelf for booklets and cata- logues,'and they are very useful for references and handy to pick up in idle moments and read. The tiny tot. of the family likes to have a slight story woven around some of the illus- trations in which a little girl or boy visits the various places pictured, and.. has mild adventures. The mechanical) boy of the- family writes for every; booldet on machinery that he can get„ and studies them to see the new ideas and inventions of the world, getting' all the information possible to help i him in his chosen work. It really seems as if there is a catalogue or booklet to suit each one of the children,. and if a child has a, special talent or interest, it is wise to' help by sending for every thing that, will in any way broaden and en-' lighten. 1 THE CHILDREN'S HOUR ....1 HOW YOUNG CANARY'S CON- CEIT WAS CURED. On a beautiful, sunshiny, golden day in June, a lovely, sunshiny, golden canary was floating and flirting and twirling in the magic summer air. Ile kept up a running ripple of happy twitterings. Occasionally he lighted on a purple thistle and burst into song. He sang beautifully, throwing his head back and pouring forth melody so lovely that all the birds far and near stopped in their work or play; to listen to him. Just out of sight but so placed that they could see him, two of his sisters sat and watched him with admiring eyes. "Isn't he wonderful?" they whisper- ed, "Surely he's the handsomest, as well as the most gifted singer in all the world!" "I do believe he knows how becom- ing that purple thistle is to him, and. that's why he sits on it as he sings. It certainly sets off his yellow waist- coat, doesn't it, sister?" But in their nest in a willow tree, by a dear little prattling brook, Mr. and Mrs. Canary were discussing the same young gentleman in quite a dif- ferent way. "My dear, I am really getting quite worried about "Yellow Ball," said his father. "Things cannot continue like this. He is getting so conceited that soon there will be no living with him." "Our son is so handsome," put in his mother wistfully, "Yes, but we don't want his char- acter ruined. That's the trouble with you women! You all spoil him; his sisters and his friends, every one of you, make such a fuss about him. I tell you his disposition is being ruined. Something must be done. He will be- come a useless member of society and will never get a dear little wife for himself as I have." Mrs. Canary blushed with pleasure. Have you ever seen n canary blush? They don't become' rosy, just imagine how unbecoming it would be to their golden complexions! No, just a deep-.- er shade of yellow darkens their cheeks. Well, Mrs. Canary blushed, and looked extremely pretty as she did 'so. "Perhaps you are right, my love," she said. "What do you think we could do to overcome this fault in our son?" "That is a matter 1 shall have to give my serious consideration," replied' her, husband. He flew off to a nearby bush and fluffing himself up into a � yellow ball, sat and thought out aI' plan. That evening, before the children had come home, he said to his wife:y "Didn't I hear you say, my dear; that the children' were going toa fancy kind of party at Mrs. Thrush's to-! morrow? What kind of an affair is it to be?" "Mrs. Thrush ca111 it a flower party," explained Mrs. Canary. "All the birds are: going to be given the' mane of a flower -the flower they most resemble."' "Oh," said her husband, "that gives me an ideal Ail revoir, my love, Pan off' to see Mrs. Thrush for a few min- utes," and away he flew. I. • Mrs. Canary, left in her dainty, thistledown nest, shook her head over, the odditlee of the masculine sex; but as she considered her husband the most wonderful being in the world,' she wisely decided to say nothing and await developments. The children themselves were very excited about the party. They talked about it in excited whispers when they were supposed to be going to sleep • that night. "Of course, 'Yellow Ball' will be chosen the very handsomest of all the flpwers," said his sisters, "I wonder what is the very handsomest yellow. blossom." The following day saw them start off for Mrs. Thrush's' home in a near- by meadow, all bathed and preened and in a great flutter of glee. "Wait and see the result of this party, my dear," chuckled Mr. Canary to his wife. "I feel sure my plan will be successful." A very quiet troop of birdlings re- turned from the party that evening and Yellow Ball departed to a shrub all alone in the greatest dejection. Mr. Canary palled the girls to his side. "Well," he said, "come and tell us all about the party. Was it a am - cess, and what flowers . were you all called?" "It wasn't a very successful party," said one of the little birds. "Sister was chosen a butter cup andI was a daffodil, and-er-we had a lovely feast, but-" "But?" "Well, Father, you know we all thought Yellow Ball would be chosen the loveliest flower of all, but—but-- but he was decided to resemble no- thing but a common dandelion, the most ordinary of all the yellow flow- ers. lowers. Wain't it awful?" "Awful," said their father, laugh- ing, aughing, "do him a world of good, and teach him a much needed lessen, I hope." "Wasn't my ,suggestion to Mrs. Thrush a fine idea?" he asked his lit- tle wife later. "It was, indeed," she agreed. "But then, of course, every one of my won- derful husband's ideas are good," she added to herself. But Yellow Ball was a changed bird from that day. Mrs. Thrush's party had certainly made him realize what of foolish fellow he had been. "Well," he said to himself, "a dan-, delion may be a very commonplace! flower, but anyway if I am like a dan-1 delion in, its sturdy happiness and' cheeriness, I shall do very well in the world indeed." Short courses in agriculture for men and in domestic science for wo-' men have been an important feature ` of extension work assisted by the Agricultural Instruction grant. Held either under local auspices or offered by the schools and colleges of agri-` culture, their aim has been to give instruction on improved methods and practices . Every branch of farming has beendealt with, from stock - judging to motor mechanics for men' and front general housekeeping to the' domestic arts for women, often ries' compenied by demonstration. The Ontario Live Stock Improve Ment Train is reported to have had an. attendance of about 700 at each' stop. Some 80 bulls and. 120 hogs were sold for 'breeding purposes. The Worst Enemy of the ° Woodiot. Fire is one of the worst enemies. of the forest and the smaller woodlot, and every precaution should betaken to keep it out. It especially danger- ous at this time of the year when everything is so dry and there is little rain' for weeks' on end. Iii a few min- utes through carelessness or the lack 6f a single precaution, the work of several years, may be entirely wiped out. Fire in the woodlot destroys the young growth up to ten and fifteen years of age. It burns up the humus and accumulated food of many years and robs the trees of moisture. It destroys the seed bed for new growth and, consequently, minimizes repro- duction. On older trees it kills large areas of the cambium and opens the door for fungus and insectattackand necessitates the'cutting of a high stump: Where a small piece of woodland stands alone, there is little chance of fire. But where the danger from fire is imminent, either by proximity to larger forested areas, by the presence of grassy roadways or fields, or a railway right-of-way, some precau- tions should be taken. Fire lines may be laid out con- sisting of a few feet of cultivated soil or a strip from which the brush and forest litter has been cleaned away. These should separate the woodlot from the source of danger and in case of fire will be a"means of prevention or control. Brush which has been allowed ° to accumulate during several cuttings is the owners worst enemy in ease of fire. This should be piled as cut and burned' when .snow is on the ground. Cattle or stock of any kind in the woodlot are injurious to its best de- velopment. The damage inflicted is much the same in result as that caused by fire. The young growth is eaten down or destroyed, the ground is packed. hard by their hoofs, roosts. are uncovered and injured and bark an larger trees is rubbed, and gnawed off. In the summer's heat at this time of the year, the dairyman or farmer with a woodlot is sorely tempted to give the cattle freedom therein if only for the cool of the trees. How- ever, if it is found necessaryto run cattle in the woodlot it would be pre- ferable to fence off a section for this purpose. This would mean, that a part of the area would he able to re- produce naturally and enjoy a period of protection, after which the fenced Iand open. parts might be exchanged for grazing. I The worst enemy of the woodlot, however, is often the man who o_ wns it. By lack of good judgment Ile may have at the end of a few years a w ood- lot filled with old crooked and mis- {shapen trees. No thought of a future crop is given; the best trees are cut +£or fuel; the border is opened up; the ,trees are thrown by the wind; cattle are allowed to browse during the sum- mer and fire is permitted to ravage the area with the result that in a few years a piece of woodland, which was capable of supplying the farm with fuel and occasional pieces of timber, as well perhaps, maple syrup, becomes a tangle of upturned stumps and scrubby growth. Dairy Products — Imports Into Britain. According to official statistics the imports of butter into the United Kingdom from. Canada for the first five months of the year were 254 long hundredweight compared with 170 hundredweight .for the same period last year. The United Kingdom im- ports of butter from Denmark this year were 684,000 hundredweight, from the United States 10,325 hun- dredweight, from the. Argentine Re- public 285,429 hundredweight, from Australia 430,597 hundredweight, and from New Zealand 749,793 hundred- weight. The imports of cheese from Canada into the United Kingdom for the first five months of this year were 75,798 hundredweight, compared with 94,243 hundredweight last year. From the Netherlands, including Denmark, the United iKngdom imports of cheese this year were 98;070 hundredweight, from. Australia 86,991 hundredweight, and from New Zealand 835,132 hun- dredwelght. About Garden Bugs. After the garden crops are har- vested it often pays to rake up the old stalks and burn them. This may destroy insect pests and fungous spores which would cause losses next year. If any weeds have .developed seeds they can also be burned. The term "wirtworm" is applied to nun <erous formsof elongated wirelike creatures, the larvae or snapping or click betties and the name' was given to then on account of their firm tex- ture, which is much different from that of most insect larvae. It is a well-known -factthat the ladybird ^beetles are very beneficial, and this is proven in many ways. Ono scientist records where these insects have eaten fifty to sixty aphis in a single day and there are several re• cords where they have eaten a hun- dred in the same length of time, ' Many prairie farmers this year are trying plots of corn for the first imp, and much interest is being shown id this crop.