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codling moth {Carpocapsa pomonella), fall webworm {Hyphantria eunea), 

 tlat-lieade<l apj)le tree borer (Chrysobothris femorata), grapevine flea 

 beetle [Haltka chalybea), grapevine leaf hopper {Erytlironeura ritis), 

 imported currant worm {JEgeria tipuUformis), imported currant saw- 

 fly [NematHS ribesii), oyster-shell bark louse {Mytil-aspis pomoriim), pear 

 tree slug (Selandria cei'asi), plum cureulio {Conotrachelus nenuphar), 

 raspberry borer {Oberea bimacnlata), raspberry cane maggot {Antlio- 

 niyia sp.), raspberry sawfly {tStlandria rubi), raspberry plume moth {(Jx- 

 yptilus nif/roeiliatus), red-humped caterpillar of the apple {(Edemasia 

 eoncinna), round-headed apple tree borer {Saperda vandida), tent cat- 

 erpillar {Clisiocampa americana and C. disstria}, cabbage aphis (A2>h}s 

 brassica;), ("cih\)age maggot {Anthomyia brassicw), Colorado potato beetle 

 (Dnryphorn lOlincata), cucumber flea beetle (Epitrix cuciimeris), cut- 

 worms (Xoctuida'}, imported cabbage butterfly [Pieris rapce), onion 

 maggot {Phorbia ec^^rtrw^n), radish maggot {Anthomyia rndicum),i^c^nAA\ 

 bug [Anasa tristis), strii)ed cucumber beetle {Diabrotica rittata), and 

 turni]) flea beetle (T'hyllotreta rittata). 



Corn as a fodder plant, W. Saunders [Canad/i Central E.rpt. Farm 

 Bnl.Xo. l.^,JniH\ Ls'.n, pp. 3-1j). — General statenuMits are made regai'd- 

 ing the advantages of growing corn for fodder in Canada, time of cut- 

 ting, selection of varieties, and methods of cultivation and storage. 

 Tabulated data are given for tests of 32 dent. 1(J flint, and 41 swi'ct 

 varieties of corn, together with 2 varieties of pop corn, and for an 

 exi>erinicnt in planting c()rn at ditt'crent distances. The cost of raising 

 aiul storing corn for silage, as calculated for an experiment at the 

 experimental farm, was about $1.2.5 per ton. 



From the results given it would appe.ij- that the Thoroughbred White Flint, Long 

 White Flint. Long Yellow Flint. Yellow iMittou, Large White Flint. Pearcc Pro- 

 lific, and Longfellow are the most productive of the flint varieties, ranging in yield 

 in the order nameil, and all of them excepting the Long White Flint attained a 

 Bullicient degree of maturity to make excellent i*ilage. 



Among the different sorts of dent corn, none of which, however, mature as well as 

 the Hint varieties, the folluwing have been fouml to yield the greatest weight of 

 crop: Virginia Uorse-Tooth. G(dilen Beauty, Golden Dent, Blount Prolific, Mam- 

 moth Southern Sweet, and Ked Cob Ensilage. 



Many sorts of sweet corn have given a large yield, the most prolific being Mam- 

 moth Sugar, Crosby, Eight-Rowed .Sugar, Egyptian .Sugar, and Asylum Sweet. The 

 earliest -ripening among these is the Crosby. 



Chemical composition of certain varieties of corn, F. T. Shutt 



{C<iii(t(l(( Ciiiinil IJ.rjit. Fanii Hid. Xo. liK Jioic. iS'^i, 2}p. l(!-i'f). — 

 Analyses with reference Ut feeding value are given of samples of (i)ueen 

 of the Prairie, Angel of Midnight, Virginia Ilor.se-Tooth. Golden Beauty, 

 1-ai l.\ Adams. Long White Flint, and Mammoth Southern varieties of 

 coin (wliole plant), collected August 26 and Sejjtember 10; analyses of 

 samj lies of corn silage taken from the silo December 1 and March 5; 

 and a calculation of the digestible nutrients per ton in each at each 



