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PROTECT THE TOADS. 



The food of the common garden toad consists almost 

 entire!}" of bugs, flies, etc. Therefore we cannot have too 

 many toads working for us upon the farm. They do not 

 demand large wages, and never go out on a strike. They 

 keep right at their business and accomplish much. The 

 toad is far from prepossessing in appearance ; but there 

 is an old saying, " Handsome is that handsome does," and 

 judged from that standpoint, the toad must be regarded as 

 handsome. 



VALUE OP FARM LIVE STOCK. 



Sheep, pigs and poultry are of value as insect exter- 

 minators. Sheep allowed the run of an orchard will con- 

 sume fallen fruit, thus destroying the worms contained 

 therein. Pigs not only eat fallen fruit, but, by their pro- 

 pensity for rooting, they unearth and destroy many grubs 

 and worms that have found covering and concealment in 

 the soil. But po-ultry are the most efficient insect killing 

 live stock upon the farm, and fowls and chickens may 

 profitably be allowed to run among the crops which they 

 cannot damage, as they possess keen appetites for bugs, 

 and have sharp eyes to discover the whereabouts of the 

 same. 



SPRAYING. 



The application of substances capable of destroying in- 

 sects and fungi to the various crops affected has become a 

 necessity. These substances are applied to some extent 

 as powders in the dry state, when they are generally di- 

 luted with flour, lime, or plaster, but they are most exten- 

 sively and economically distributed by mixing them with 

 water and applying the same in a fine spray. To spray 

 easily and well a good force pump, mounted firmly upon 

 a barrel resting on its side, is needed. Tlie pump should 



