The Monitor., 1885-06-26
THE CARE OF THE VARIOUS FARM
INSECTS

This is properly the season in which tc
look out for such insects and worms on the
/ farm. as have not winter killed. and to see
that they are properly provided with good
| wholesome food.
/ Cut-worms will not thrive on cabbage
/ plants alone. 1t will do we'll enough to
/ feed them cabbage plants at first. but latei
on they should have all the tomato plants
they need iii order to build up muscular
tissue. II "a cut-worm is doing brain work
exclusively or engaged in sedentary en-
ployment. he may do well enough ON cab
bage. or cucumber plants, but muscular
tissue will require something more nour-
ishing. Old cit-worms viii need their
front teeth flied. the latter part Of June
no doubt, but yearlmgs and two-year-olds
will de well through the entire season
The custom of feeding cut-worms on ground
feed through the autumn months. am
glad to notice. is becoming obsolete It
only makes them stupid and indoIent, and
sooner or later they become hide bound and
low spirited
Do not begin to feed potato bugs with
Paris Green or London Purple until July
BY over-feeding in the early part of the
season many farmers have LOST their potato
bugs. See that your potato bug S eggs are
perfectly fresh. and while the old bug is ON
the nest. do not allow othr bugs to dis
tIfFil bap nj ft.4 II, L.
disturbed she will show great interest
i'll turning ont brand new little potato
bugs. mostly twins. As a twinist the
mother bug aims to be excelled by none
Squash bugs require very little care.
They seem fitted Ia battle with the world
while yet young Plant your squaShes
early enough so that the bugs viii not
have to stand around for two weeks on ex-
pcnse. with nothing TO do II anything,
the plants should come ont little in adj
vance Of the squash bug
Early in the season the bee-hives should
be thoroughly examined in order to ascer-
bees or not. If bees are found in coma
tose state lying on the floor of the hive and
you do not know whether they are alive or
not, put them in the pantaloons pockets
for few hours, and you Will soon find out.
This is good test at any time You may
put number of bees in the same pocket
at once and generally some of them will
turn out to be alive. The warmth of your
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of his person will revive you. A bee never
forgets a kindness His instincts are won
derfully acute, and about one-fiftietl of am
inch in length.
The caterpillar does not require much
care. He will endare sudden changes of
temperature with great hardihood. and if
he can lie down somewhere in such posi-
ton that he can be stepped ON and die sud
denly and abruptly, he is perfectly happy
Caterpillars sometimes become a nuisance
by accommodating in large numbers ON fruit
and shade trees. In such cases they may
be saturated with kerosene and ignited.
They will then go away and never return.
SO much has already been said of the
farm wasp, that | need not elaborate ON
that subject, but word about the care OF
the wasp may not be ont of place The
early balbriggan. or dwarf wasp, some
times called the immediate wasp. thriyes
best in the temperate zone. He requires
very little attention. and does well even
when neglected. Early in the spring the
wasp's nest should be properly aired and
ventilated The hired man viii do this ifyou
will advance his wages and agree to take
good care of him during the time he may
be confined to his room.
Next, provide small emery wheel near
the nest where the wasps may sharpen up
their stinsers in rainy days. Sense farmers
also provide small alcohol lamp for the
wasps TO use in heating his sting. This is
a good suggestion. especially in cold or
backward spring. Sometimes wasp will
facilitate backward spring.
1t is a little early to suggest anything in
relation to the apple worm, bnt it is time
to select your apple worms now If you
intend to make a speciality of the dried apple
worm this season. there is still plenty of
time. but early fall apple worms and cur
culio should be planted in June.
The large red picnic ant is now in the
market and is looking unusually well.
The Titan red ant will be largely in favor
this season, as picnic custard pie deeora-
tion, and the large, Venetian red ant will
be worn between the shoulder blades. Just
out of reach. as usual.
Coekroaches will continue to be in favor
in literary circles, and fed ON sour paste
and delinquent subscribers as heretofore.
Tie hum-bug is dying off as a farm in
sect and losing favor with the farmer, A
close perusal of the papers on the part of
the agricslturist is making our climate TOO
hot for the propagation of the hum-bug. -
BIZ Nge
A lady Of experience observes that a
good way to pick out husband is to see
how patiently he waits for dinner when it
is behind time Her husband remarks
that a good way to pick out wife is to
see whether the woman has dinner ready
in time.
Journalism must be q healthy pro
fessiou, said old Mrs. Squaggs as she laid