of our great enemy, the Potato Beetle. Its sting 
or beak lies close under Its body when not In use, 
but when it attacks Its prey It pierces tbe body> 
sucks out the Juices and throws away the empty 
akin. We can afford to put up with Its somewhat 
unpleasant odor when we consider Its services In 
destroying our Insect enemies. We have all read 
of the wonderful strength of the lion but here we 
have an Illustration of a little insect whose mus¬ 
cular power Is. proportionate to its size, much 
greater than that of the lion. The soldier Bug 
can run nimbly along bearing on Its outstretched 
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FARMING FOR BOYS AND OIRL8-NO. 27 
HIDDEN FLOWERS 
HENRY STEWART. 
1. In the car Butus took 111. 
2 . See in our old bachelor's button-hole a moss- 
rose-bud. 
3. Bob, ozen are very strong. 
4. i can eat apple butter cup after cup. 
\ nine nl Different Food*. 
Market prices are based on real values In a 
great measure. If a ton of straw sells for five dol¬ 
lars and a ton of bay for ten, it la because the bay 
Is twice as good for feeding as tbe Htraw. But If 
a dollar’s worth of corn-meal be added to a ton of 
straw and the two are fed In place of a ton of bay, 
and tbe bay 1 b sold, there Is a clear profit of four 
dollars. This Is an example of the whole business 
of selecting and using foods ror cattle, A great 
number of experiments have been made to dis¬ 
cover tbe real value or different kinds of cattle 
food uud many years of study have been given to 
thlB subject by chemists, so that we have in a 
small compass the results of all these years of 
labor. In the following table are given the money 
values of the different substances named as com¬ 
pared with good hay at one dollar per loo pounds. 
That Is, bay is worth one dollar per 10ft pounds, 
or one cent a pound, or twenty dollars a ton, to 
feed, when each ox tbe other substances Is worth 
the sum eet against it In tbe column 
'Fable of the Valuett of Feeding Subutmicei, 
Kind of fodder. Value. 
Green fopdkr. 
Corn-stalks...... $o 20 
Oats. 23 
Red Clover. 20 
Peas In blossom. 27 
Rye. 31 
Hungarian Grass. 31 
Mixed grass. 34 
Tlinotby Grass. 42 
Dry fodder. 
Poor bay. 74 
Good bay. ' 1 00 
Hungarian bay. 1 04 
Rye fodder. 1 15 
Peas cut in moom. . 1 21 
Best clover bay. 1 39 
Straw. 
Rye... r .5 
Wheat.. 67 
Cornstalks.<n 
cat,. 69 
Pea. 69 
Roots. 
Turnips.. . 16 
Beets. 22 
Carrots. 24 
Ruca-bagas. 24 
Parsnips. 28 
Sugar beets. 30 
Potatoes. 46 
Grains 
Buckwheat. 1 19 
Oats. 1 63 
Rye. 1 as 
Corn. 1 73 
Peas . ’!. . 2 25 
Beans. 2 36 
Cotton seed. 3 24 
Linseed... .. 3 S 5 
M AN 0 FAGTURED PRODUCTS. 
Whey. 18 
Corn starch waste. 24 
Buttermilk. 35 
Skim milk.. 36 
Brewers’ grains. 47 
corn bran. . l 42 
Wheat bran... ... '.'. '. ‘.'.‘.1 . 1 63 
Kyebran. '■■■" 173 
Whole cotton-Beed cake. .. . . 1 75 
Buckwheat bran. . l 79 
Rice meal ..... 1 80 
Linseed cake meal.’ ’. . . . . . . . \. 2 51 
Hulled cotton-seed cake. ...!”!!!"!!!. . ’ 3 22 
This long 1st Is worth studying, and is very use¬ 
ful. From it wo can learn tbe actual value to us 
of any one of the substances mentioned, and by 
choosing those which have a higher value In this 
list and a lower value In the market, money can 
be saved. And money saved la twice earned, be¬ 
cause we earn it without working lor It, and nave 
It, while we have the profit irom our labor at the 
same time. ‘Let us suppose a case in which we can 
turn this list to a useful purpose. A farmer's boy 
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beak the larva of a potato beetle four times Its 
own size. 
The Devil’s Horse (Prlonotuscrlatatus) Fig. 334 
la another beneficial Insect, though Its name 
would lead us to think differently, Tn the cut at 
the left this Insect Is represented. Just above It is 
a cluster or the eggs, which are deposited on 
the bark of trees, on fence rails, etc., each 
when separated, presenting the appearance or a 
Itttle flask as shown at the left hand, upper cor¬ 
ner, while on the right the Insect Is represented in 
the act of stinging a cotton worm. They destroy 
large numbers of plant lice, caterpillars and, In 
fact, any other insects they can overpower. They 
Insert their proboscis or sting Into the Insect and 
then Inject Into the wound a powerful poisonous 
fluid. The victim dies, they Buck the juice out 
and drop the empty skin. It is said that a dozen 
or so of these lnseetB placed near the nests of 
caterpillars which Infest our fruit, trees will destroy 
almost every eatery! liar In n short lime. They do 
not object to stinging persons also, aud the adults 
need to bo “ handled with care.” Their sting Is 
much more powerful than that of the wasp or 
hornet. The adult insect Is of agray color and on 
the crest of the thorax are nine cog-like protuber¬ 
ances or teeth which have given It the name- 
nine-pronged wheel-bug (Reauvlus novenarlus). 
Wo we see that some of the little Insects which’ 
we are apt to tread upon heedlessly, have been 
created for a good purpose and that, too, to assist 
the farmer and gardener In their work. 
TIncle Mark. 
6. How does Ipecac act usually. 
6. is a camel liable to balk. 
7. For tun, Bpell “ troches " trojas; mine own 
8 in the car nationality showed itself. 
9 . Bub rambled off. 
10. I saw Grace land In England. 
11 . The porch is on tire. 
12 . Call Alt I, lying down, could not. 
13 Boor Clem 1 a tissue grew over of his eye. 
14 . con and Krai are both sick. 
ir> Percl pressed her to heart. 
16 . The dog bit the cow’s lip 
17 . Dan, Dello uever said so. 
18 . JIuldah, “Mason ” Is obsolete. 
19. We must forget men—Otho said. 
20 . How prim Rosella has become. 
21. You’ve had a frolic, Henry. 
22 . open the. wood bln, Essie. 
23. Into this port I'lac came with his ship. 
Answer In two weeks. l. o. 
To kMip in good humor the rood peopla who delight 
Utgood book*; to wake no the «!ow book»«U<ir» who 
are Inclined to go to sleep In the rummer. Instead of, 
• poasiim, In fch4 winter i nnd to prevent our 
Cheap Books.^ I g* bU * h . 
we have oonoladed to publish e few more obesp book? 
If we are to name him at all, we must of eourae, head 
Shakespeare tVSK 
yon either hie "Merchant of Y«nlC«”or “Bamlet^or 
any one of bis fourteen other principal plays. In beau¬ 
tiful typo, for * ssalx. At Ipl. J7 ' 
tbe mue price too may have J- IlrC© CdltS. 
^ hc Great,” fanner price 
JjW or_Q*rlylo i Robert Bunn," ar Iaxxux rune's 
Washington Irving-. 0 *^ 
f§22S’n I S2 IU !5 Hnghort "Manllnees of Christ." 
srass 
for a Li° For the’’ same price A Dime. 
Tom Brown 
written, except « Ko&mcd Crosoe^ wh&b 
a!??. C *°Ift*** f/l'liqnp for »m t a To 
h ! VM *, wh ?e rUSOe * delictit tn Action, 
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cooper’g aasy sutjfsafSi 
5Kr..SWSX.?afSg Mohicans. 
front of famous historical Aotlo a. These are only sped 
mens of tho cheap books w« pubJIsh, ore ailln (rood, 
tyiie nnaUy printed, and are not In the breed side or 
SOT other bride" or “ square* * rtrte, but handy pocket 
volumes, of course In paper binding. Oor niotloThow- 
•Yer. h*» always been that a book worth reading Is. 
worth preeerTlng, as well as worth owning, and our 
largc list of etendard hooka to which we are making 
CROSS-WORD ENIGMA 
Composed of five letters. 
My first. 1 H in names, but not in smoke 
My Becond la in ptn«. but not In oak ; 
My third is In play, but not in joke; 
My fourtb 1« In fly. but not in bug; 
My fifth Is in bottle, but not In Jug. 
My whole Is a fruit, but la never dug. 
rsr- Answer In two wpeks. 
additions, with speed n nprece denU-rt In the hlitory o 
publishing, ana all elegantly and strongly bound, Ii 
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l, A letter; 2 , to entangle; 3 . associates; 4. sub¬ 
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letter. “ Gus." 
B5?~ Answer in two weeks. 
LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS 
Dear Uncle Mark:— Since you published my 
letter about our big chimney 1 have been receiving 
letters from different persons asking me to tell 
them more about It, and one wanted us to lend 
him the old history that 1 wrote about, and wanted 
us to send it to him in Kentucky so tnat he may 
read the particulars about Captain John Smith, 
who was one of his ancestors; but we cannot 
Bpare tbe book, as it Is quite torn dow, and Is 
only valuable on account of its giving a more 
particular account of this place (Werewocomlea) 
aud about Captain smith sending masons to build 
a chimney for Powhattau. 1 do not think our 
friend could gain aoy more Information about 
Captain Smith from that than he could from any 
fllstory of the United States. If our friends, who 
seem Interested, will come on to Yorktown next 
October to the Centennial celebration, they can 
take a sail across tue river from there to this 
place, and not only see the chimney, but they 
may have the pleasure of eating some of the oys¬ 
ters from the ancient Werewocomlea Bay that 
may be cooked In the fire-place of that same old 
chimney. We will be pleased to see all of our 
Rural friends here at that time. I expect brother 
Bernard and myself will be large enough by that 
time to wait on you all while you are eating. 
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THE SPINED SOLDIER BUG 
(Arma Bpinosa ) 
Uncle Mark :—I received the seeds which you 
sent and thank: you for them. I did not expect 
any this Spring, as l had neglected to give any 
report of my last year’s garden. My seeds ail 
came up aud did nicely. I had some of my china 
Pink seed left and planted them in the hot-bed 
this spring; some of them have come up. We 
have two callas, two varieties or geraniums, two 
of double petunias, oxalls, Chinese Primroses, pink 
and white, striped carnation, and othonna In bloom 
and ot hers budded. My cal la has not done very 
well thlH Winter; we think it Is In too large a jar. 
Wo nave six windows occupied with flowers, l 
have a little broiher live years old and a little sis¬ 
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year. Edith A. Hunt. 
Chagrin Falls, Ohio. 
As destructive as most of the Insects are to veg¬ 
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the Fiery Ground Beetle (calosamu calldum), the 
Camel Cricket {Mantis Carolina), the Lace-wlng 
. Fly (Chrysopa) and the Ladybird 
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Send for pamphlet, tr Mention thin paj«er. 
Trlends and 
should receive their protection. 
My young friends have probably 
l often Been the Soldier Bug, shown 
* at Fig. 338, It 19 a dull olive, 
fig. 338. marked with yellow and la fre¬ 
quently ml8iaken for theBquash 
bug from which It may be distinguished by the 
opaque, brown streak at the tip of its wing cases. 
Now, boys, don’t kill the little feUow the next 
time you Bee him I Let him alone I He Is said to 
have Baved thousands of dollars to the country by 
stabbing with lila little “ sword " countless hosts 
Ague, biliousness, drowsiness, Jaundice and 
rheumatism, Hop Bitters removes easily .—Ado. 
