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should go into the ground an inch and extend up 

 the stem two or three inches. Strewing poisoned 

 bait along the intended rows for a night or two is 

 suggested but this is a dangerous practice where 

 there is poultry at hberty ; baiting after the plants 

 are set is often successful, too, but the best safe- 

 guard is to have a good supply of surplus plants 

 in the hotbed. The rows should be looked over 

 the first thing in the morning after planting to 

 discover what plants have been cut and wherever 

 a plant is missing the worm should be looked for, 

 and when found killed; this is really the most 

 satisfactory way of eradicating the pest. The 

 worm never goes more than two or three inches 

 from the plant and will be found somewhere just 

 below the surface of the ground, usually under 

 some bit of roughage that makes a little hollow. 

 If there is a piece of sod or clover-land near the 

 garden the cut worms will usually begin their 

 work from that side and if a planting of cabbage 

 is made a few days in advance of other plants 

 this will serve as a trap for the worms and 



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