CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



Introduction 5 



General Considerations 6 



Cultural Considerations ^ 



Rotation, p. 6 ; Fertilization, p. 7 ; Fall or Winter Plowing, p. 7 ; Time 

 of Planting, p. 7 ; Planting Increased Quantity of Seed, p. 7 ; Cultiva- 

 tion, p. 8 ; Selection of Lands, p. 8 ; Disposition of Remnants, p. 8 ; Ideal 

 System to Avoid Insect Injury, p. 8. 



Regarding Insects and Their Names 9 



INSECT ENEMIES OF CORN. 



Wire-worms 1^ 



Remedies for Wire-worms 12 



Wliite Grubs 13 



Remedies for White Grubs 15 



Cut- worms 15 



Remedies for Cut-worms l'^ 



Corn Root-louse 19 



Remedies for Corn Root-louse -1 



Com Bud-worm 21 



Remedies for Bud-worm 23 



Corn Bill-beetle (mention) 24 



Corn-root Web-worm 24 



Remedies for Corn-root Web-worm 25 



Corn Stalk-borer 25 



Remedies for Stalk-borer 28 



Chinch Bug 29 



Remedies for Chinch Bug 33 



The Army- worm 35 



The Fall Army-worm 38 



Remedies for Army-worms (both kinds) 40 



The Sugar-cane Beetle 41 



Remedies for Cane-beetle 44 



The Corn Ear-worm 45 



Remedies for Ear-worm 49 



Weevils 50 



Remedies for Weevils 52 



Lesskb Corn Insects 54 



Seed-corn Maggot, p. 55; Flea-beetles and Leaf-beetles, p. 55: Red 

 Spider, p. 55 ; Grasshopper, p. 55 ; Lady-beetle, p. 55 ; Stinging Caterpil- 

 lars, p. 55 ; Other Caterpillars, p. 56. 



Conclusion 56 



