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u Yes, very much. Ever since I can remember 

 they damaged corn once every two or three years, 

 but during the last three years they have been very 

 bad every summer, owing to dry weather." 



"Do you expect them next year?" Harry asked. 



"I surely do unless we have a wet season." 



FIG. 50. "Unless we have a wet season." 



"Where are the bugs now?" 



Mr. Sprague laughed, "I do not know, but I 

 reckon they all died last fall or froze to death when 

 we had that cold snap early in December." 



"If they are all dead, then I do not see where 

 your bugs can come from next year. If there are to 

 be any bugs next year, then there must surely be 



