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binder. The book is given the title of "Standard Control Methods, 

 Insect Pests of Montana." Following are the introductory para- 

 graphs of the book : 



STANDARD CONTROL MIETIIODS FOR THE MORE IMPORTANT 

 INSECT PESTS OF MONTANA 



The purpose of this loose-leaf notebook is to facilitate the work 

 of the county agents in the State of Montana and to bring about a 

 reasonable degree of uniformity in the recommendations for the 

 control of insect pests made in the several counties. It would be 

 too much to expect the county agents to be especially informed in 

 all the branches of technical agriculture and this is particularly true 

 with such subjects as entomology, plant pathology, veterinary 

 science, etc. This book contains the experience of the entomologists 

 of the Department of Entomology, accumulated through a consider- 

 able number of years, and the information contained is in harmony 

 with the most recent publications. It is our purpose to revise it 

 from time to time, sending out new sheets and recalling old ones, 

 as progress in entomology is made and the changes become desirable. 



It is intended that this book shall contain the State standard 

 methods and a greater degree of uniformity is therefore expected 

 in the recommendations which we make and a greater degree of 

 accuracy, also, in the information which we give to farmers regard- 

 ing the habits of such insects. The need of greater uniformity will 

 l^e apparent when it is realized that in the past county agents, who 

 have been trained in widely separated states, have been called upon 

 to make recommendations for the control of insects with which they 

 are not very familiar and species which in many instances have 

 been recently the subject of research in one state or another. 



The various sheets arc grouped by subjects and the various 

 subjects are separated by tab-labeled sheets which will facilitate 

 the filing of new sheets and the every-day use of the book. The 

 headings of the book are as follows: 



Insects of Grain and Corn 

 Insects of Field and Root Crops 

 Insects of Grasses and Forage Crops. 

 Insects of Garden Crops 

 Insects of Small Fruits 



