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With the above outHne a grange committee of three wide- 

 awake members could collect and arrange an exhibit that would 

 be of great benefit to the grange. Bulletins on injurious insects 

 can be produced free of charge from the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment at Washington, also from the Experiment Stations in many 

 of the different states. By means of the above at least two pro- 

 grams a year could be arranged with very profitable results. 



Reports From Grange Secretaries. 



In the fall blanks were sent out to the Secretaries of the subor- 

 dinate granges in the state asking for information in regard to 

 the prevalence of some of our more common insects during the 

 season of 1906. 



From these reports I compile the following, as selected from 

 returns sent in from each county : — 



ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY. 



Danville Junction Grange, Auburn, reported by Annie M. 

 Arris. 



Tent caterpillars more numerous than usual ; Colorado potato 

 beetles usual number ; rose chafers very abundant ; codling 

 moths about as usual ; railroad worms very abundant in fall 

 fruit ; cabbage worms and currant worms very common ; grass- 

 hoppers plentiful. 



Stephens Mills Grange, Auburn, reported by Willard Carver. 



Cut worms were cjuite plentiful, white grubs were so abundant 

 that whole beds of strawberries were ruined. 



Excelsior Grange, Poland, reported by Mrs. C. G. Russell. 



Potato beetles abundant, also tent caterpillars ; grasshoppers 

 were more abundant than usual. 



AROOSTOOK COUNTY. 



Island Falls Grange, reported by Edna H. Leavitt. 



Cut worms quite troublesome ; potato beetles, cabbage worms, 

 currant worms and horn flies plentiful. 



Monticello Grange, reported by C. C. Melvin. 



Potato beetles and cabbage worms were very numerous and 

 were so hard to get rid of "Bug Death" had to be used twice. 

 Horn flies were very plentiful. 



