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plete fertilizer, as described earlier in this book. The 

 whole secret is to furnish the plant something to eat as 

 soon as possible. 



White Grub. This grub, for whose existence the June 

 bug is responsible, feeds on the roots of strawberry plants 

 and generally begins its attacks in June or July. The leaves 

 of the plants suddenly wilt, and a slight pull brings up the 

 whole plant with but a fringe of its root system attached. 

 The grub is a white or yellowish white worm, from one to 

 one and one-half inches long, with a large chestnut brown 

 head. 



The eggs are deposited in untilled ground, especially in 

 pasture fields or hay fields which have been carried over 

 two or more years. The authorities claim that a top- 

 dressing of kainit is beneficial, applied just before a rain. 

 Fall plowing is effective. Do not use sod lands for straw- 

 berries until at least two years cultivation occur before 

 fruiting, even planting near a hay field is dangerous. 

 Kerosene emulsion diluted ten times and poured on the 

 surface of the ground around the infested plants will prove 

 beneficial in garden culture. Clean culture is a preven- 

 tive. 



Cut Worm. This is a brownish green-spotted worm, 

 about one inch long. It works chiefly in the early spring 

 by neatly clipping off the roots of tender plants just at the 

 surface of the soil, or slightly below it. It is too well known 

 to farmers generally to require further description here. 



