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on each hill there are five or six of these holes. The cut- 

 worms in their perigrinations will fall into these traps and can 

 be easily caught and killed. It is a good plan to place around 

 the hills in scattered places in the field a number of old shin- 

 gles ; the cut-worms will hide beneath them from the daylight, 

 and can thus be captured. 



The ravages of the currant-worm are now much complained 

 of. The remedy most recommended is to scatter from an 

 ordinary drcdging-box plentifully over the bushes, from time 

 to time, the dust of the white hellebore, which can be pur- 

 chased at any druggist's at a low price. 



There are many other species, indeed whole families, who are 

 pronounced by all as being unqualified pests. For checks to 

 the ravages of these I can offer only general suggestions. In 

 orchards the dead grass and rubbish beneath the trees should 

 be removed, and, if practicable, the ground should be ploughed 

 in early autumn. The dead bark should always be removed 

 from the trees, for beneath it the parent insect finds a most 

 acceptable place for the deposit of its eggs. Butterflies and 

 moths should on all occasions be destroyed, and the nests of 

 caterpillars, whether found on cultivated trees or wild ones by 

 the roadside, should always be removed. If care is exercised 

 in these matters, and protection is given to useful birds, a very 

 large proportion of the annual loss by insects will be saved. 



