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Methods of combating insect pests of the maize crop 



Cutworms, Agrotis spp. 



Remedies for cutworms 



The maize stalk-borer 



Life-history of the stalk-borer 



Parasites of the stalk-borer . 



Burning the stalks to destroy the stalk-borer 



Ploughing-under the stalks 



Early and late planting to avoid stalk-borer 



Trap-crops for stalk-borer .... 



Ensiling and shredding maize as a remedy for stalk-borer 



The striped beard-grub or ear-worm, Hcliothis armiger Hubner 



Remedies for the striped beard-grub 



The maize cricket 



Locusts .... 



The tok-tokje, Psammodes Reichc 

 Remedies for the tok-tokje . 

 Plant-lice .... 

 Rose-chafers 



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CHAPTER XI. 



HARVESTING AND STORAGE, AND THE PESTS OF 



STORED MAIZE. 



420. Maize harvesting 



42t. Best condition of the crop for harvesting 



422. The best stage of growth for both grain and stover 



423. The best stage of growth for fodder 



424. The best stage of growth for ensiling . 



425. Frosted maize ....... 



426. Composition of the maize plant at different stages of maturity 



427. Composition of maize fodder at different stages of growth . 



428. Comparative digestibility of maize fodder and silage at different 



stages of maturity 



429. Feeding value of maize fodder at different stages of growth 



430. Pulling ...... 



431. Topping . . . . . 



432. Methods of harvesting for grain . 



433. Husking by hand from the standing stalks 



434. Cost of hand-picking in the United States 



435. Cutting maize by hand 



436. Does it pay to use machinery for harvesting the maize crop 



437. Sled harvesters .... 



438. Mechanical harvesters 



439. The cost and efficiency of harvesters 



440. The maize binder 



441. Estimated cost of using a maize binder 



442. The maize stubble cutter 



443. Draught of maize binders . 



444. Shocking maize . . . ■ 



445. The maize shocker 



446. A maize shock loader . 



447. Husking shocked maize by hand 



448. Maize pickers .... 



449. Cost and efficiency of maize pickers 



450. Hand-husking in America . 



451. Combined husker and shredder . 



452. Combined husker and sheller 



453. Machines for shelling husked maize 



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