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twenty years ago I read an article written by a woman, and that 

 gave me more information than I have ever got any where else 

 about the cut worm. It stated that the egg was deposited in 

 August, and one peculiarity was, the eggs were deposited only on 

 poor land. Rich land seems to be offensive to the fly. I was 

 fixed for that, as I was on poor land. Another thing was that 

 when the grub hatched, it went right into the ground and did not 

 feed in the fall at all, and of course the best way to dispose of 

 him was to plow in the fall, and if there was freezing weather in 

 the fall it would finish him. Further, I found that if the grub 

 was in the ground when the warm weather came he wanted 

 something to eat. And I found that if I allowed the tomato 

 ground to grow up in weeds, and then just before planting, plowed 

 under the weeds, I was furnishing him just the food he wanted. 

 So I do not allow any weeds to grow on the ground. I take as 

 much pains to keep the ground that I do not want to plant early, 

 free of weeds, as I do the ground I am planting. So I am 

 not much troubled with the worm. That method is the best, 

 and in fact, the only method I know of to get rid of the cut 

 worm. 



Mr. Hay — Take your strawberry boxes to the tomato field, and 

 cover your plants with them; you will be astonished at the good 

 they will do. On behalf of all those who are going east on the 

 next train, I want to thank the people who furnished us a 

 carriage to get here. Next, I want to thank the ladies who 

 decorated this hall. Audi want to thank the good people of 

 Hamilton, by whom we have been entertained so nicely since 

 we have been here. 



Mr. Dennis — I wish to offer a resolution here that I want a 



vote taken on before these parties leave. 



liesolved, That it is the opinion of this Society that Chicago 

 is the best place to hold the World's Fair in 1892. Therefore, 

 we would urge our members to use their influence with our 

 Senators and Representatives to locate said World's Fair at 

 Chicago. 



Resolution adopted. 



