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One of the most common of these is the meadow grass- 

 hopper which sits up on the stems of weeds, grasses, and 

 corn and sings all day long. Place a few of these in the 

 cage and let the children find out how they make their 

 music. 



The crickets, also, make an interesting study in this 

 connection. To find out how they like to place their 

 eggs in cracks and crevices, place a lamp chimney on a 

 flowerpot full of soil. Let the chimney rest a very short 

 distance in the soil. Place the crickets inside the chimney, 

 feed them, and in time you will find they have placed their 

 golden eggs in the soil at the edge of the chimney. 



Katydids and snowy tree crickets may be added to the 

 list of interesting hoppers. Cockroaches should be studied 

 in this connection if they are troublesome in any of the 

 homes. 



Helpful Books and Bulletins: The Study of Insects, 

 Comstock; American Insects, Kellogg; Farmers' Bulletins: 

 United States Department of Agriculture; The Principal 

 Insects Enemies of Growing Wheat, No. 132; Principal 

 Insects Enemies of the Grape, No. 70; Three Insects Ene- 

 mies of Shade Trees, No. 99; The Honeybee; How Insects 

 Affect Health in Rural Districts, No. 155; The Principal 

 Household Insects; The Peach Twig Borer, No. 80; The 

 Control of the Codling Moth, No. 171; Insecticides and 

 Fungicides, No. 146; Annual Loss Occasioned by De- 

 structive Insects. 



