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com in your district? Read pages 228-229 in Farm 

 Friends and Farm Foes. 



Did you ever see corn leaves with spots of orange 

 rust upon them? This is the corn rust. 



Insect Enemies 



If the school is in a region where chinch bugs are 

 found let each pupil see some of the insects through a 

 lens. Read pages 109-111 in Farm Friends and Farm 

 Foes. 



In spring cutworms may often be found under boards 

 lying on the ground along the borders of corn fields. 

 Read pages 109-111 in Farm Friends and Farm Foes. 



Young corn plants that seem sickly are often infested 

 by the root aphis. Dig up such plants carefully and see 

 if you find the aphides and the little brown ants that 

 attend them. Read pages 92-93 in Farm Friends and 

 Farm Foes. See what other insects affecting corn you 

 can find in your district. 



CORN 



AVERAGE ANNUAL 

 PRODUCTION 



