weet peas, pansies and early lilies were fine, although
growing things were late. Paeonies had very few flowers. However, roses
were masses of bloom. Moss roses did the best ever, also large bushes of
Rosa Rugosa (you see this year, we had neither the ubiquitous potato
bug, rose bug, caterpillar or any other varmint to war against); quite a
number gave us blooms all summer. Then most of them threw out strong new
plants, as do the raspberries, from the roots. On the whole, with our
bounteous harvest of grain and so forth in this blessed country, we can
be thankful we are alive.

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KEEP YOUTH ON THE FARM.--"What can we do to keep our young
people free from the deceiving lure of the city and contented to remain
on the farm?".

The following was prepared by C. W. Kneale, of Niwot, Colo., a student in
civics in the Colorado School of Agriculture, as a part of his regular
class work. Young Kneale, although a student, has some excellent ideas
which "Father" and "Mother" might do well to ponder carefully:

"Get good books, magazines and farm papers for them to read.

"Have some kind of lodges for them to go to, such as the Grange.

"Arrange it so they can have a party or entertainment once in a while.

"Go with them to church every Sunday.

"Arrange it so they can have one or more picnics every year.

"Teach them how to do all kinds of farm work, by giving them a small
tract of land to farm for themselves and showing them how to raise their
crops, and have them help you with your work.

"Give them a horse which they can ride or drive when they haven't
anything to do, or when they want to go anywhere.

"Teach them to love and be kind to animals."

Ravages of the Buffalo Tree Hopper.

"Mr. Latham recently sent me some twigs of apple tree very badly injured
with what we call the buffalo tree hopper. These scars are made entirely
by the female in the act of egg-laying. This process of egg-laying takes
place from the last part of July until the leaves drop in the fall. The
eggs hatch the following spring. The young forms do not feed at all upon
the apple but get their nourishment by sucking the juices from the weeds
and grasses in the immediate neighborhood of the orchard.

[Illustration: The Buffalo Tree Hopper and its work]

"The injury of this particular tree hopper is bad because the insect in
egg-laying makes two slits, side by side, afterwards poking the eggs
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