CORN ROOT WORM 



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Oil pag'c 24(j the cui-\':iture of tlie stalks will lie noted, the ri:)Ot 

 system having been sufficient up to the present time to maintain a 

 fairly vigorous growth in stalk, but not sufficient to maintain the 

 weight of the stalk, which is therefore bending over. The roots were 



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FOUR HILLS REPRESENTIXC; GROUND IN CORN FOURTH YEAR. 



Number of corn root worms taken from each hill, as niinibered from left to right is 161, 

 150, 125 and 161, respectively. Note the stubby roots and the large number of corn 

 root worms found in each hill. (Ground in alfalfa five 3ears before.) 



found to be badly lacerated, man}- of them having rotted ofif entirely. 

 The plants were very backward in sending forth shoots, resulting m 

 the production of ears of inferior size. 



The plants are seen to be very much dwarfed, the corn-root worm 

 hzving almost completely destroyed the root system; so much so 



