CONTENTS. Ill 



Insect Record for 1901 : 31 



The Fall Webworni 38 



White-marked Tussock Moth 38 



IMiiior Insects 39 



Pests that menace us 39 



Imported Elm Leaf -Beetle 40 



San Jose Scale 41 



Oyster Shell Bark-Louse 42 



Scurfy Bark-Louse 42 



Brown-Tail .Moth 42 



Gypsy ISIoth 43 



Killing Woodchucks with Carbon Bisulphide : 45 



The Series of Experiments 45 



Precautions to be observed 48 



Silage Studies : 49 



Couiposition of the Crop at Different Stages of Growth. . . 49 



Compaiison of Varieties of Corn for Silage 51 



Composition of Varieties of Corn Silage. 57 



Effect of Different Quantities of Seed .57 



Changes in Composition of Corn Fodder while in the Silo. 59 



Conclusion 62 



Apples in Cold Storage : 65 



The City Cold Storage for Storing Apples 67 



Results with more carefully picked Apples for Cold Storage 



1900-01 68 



Range of Prices for Cold Storage Apples 69 



The Cold Air vs. Brine Systems of Artificial Refrigeration 70 



Where does the greatest amount of decay take place in barrel 71 



" ' 70 



Keeping qualities of Cold Storage Apples when taken out 



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Influence of Cold Storage on the Decay of Apples 75 



Effect of Wrapping Apples in Paper 75 



Series I Experiment 76 



Series II Experiment 79 



Summary 81 



Chemical Changes in Apples during Storage 82 



Composition of Apples 83 



Sugar in Apples 84 



Variation in Composition of Apples 85 



Composition of Hand-picked and Windfall Apples 87 



Summary 88 



Remedies for Fleas : 89 



Remedial Measures 90 



Persian Insect Powder 90 



Handpicking 90 



Creolin Washes 90 



How to make a Solution 91 



How to Wash 91 



Substitute Rugs for Carpets 91 



Floors Should be Treated 92 



Treatment of Resting Places 92 



Hydrocyanic Acid Gas '. 92 



How to Grow a Forest from Seed : 95 



Where and How to Obtain Seed 95 



