'The first farmer was the first man, and all historic 

 nobility rests on possession and use of land." 



EMERSON. 



LIPPINCOTT'S 



FARM MANUALS 



EDITED BY 



KARYC. DAVIS, PH.D. (CORNELL) 



PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE, KNAPP SCHOOL OF COUNTRY LIFE GEORGE PEABODY 



COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE; AUTHOR OF 



PRODUCTIVE FARMING, ETC. 



INJURIOUS INSECTS AND USEFUL BIRDS 

 SUCCESSFUL CONTROL OF FARM PESTS 



BY F. L. WASHBURN, M.A. (HARVARD) 



PROFESSOR OF ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; ENTOMOLOGIST TO THE MINNESOTA 



EXPERIMENT STATION, AND STATE ENTOMOLOGIST. FELLOW IN A. A. A.S., MEMBER 



OF AM. ASSOC. EC. ENT., AM. ENT. SOC., AM. SOC. OF NATURALISTS, ETC. 



