MONEY IN WOOS
FARMER BREEDS THEM SECRET PASTURE. LONDON, October 5. Butterfly farming was one of the British' industries to suffc in the recent drought, when 500 acres of Wicken Fen were burnt and destroyed. The area had been used to preserve rare species. •Moth farming is carried on in areas varying from a tin cigarette box and a jam jar to the New Forest, in wmch a professional farmer has established a secret pasture, which is not likely to bo discovered by visiting collectors. He has parked quantities of caterpillars among the food plants they needed, and is thus able to replenish his supply and lead rich naturalists to spots where they can observe rare specimens.
Butterfly farmers suffer attacks from birds and ichneumon flies, which deposit their eggs and caterpillars. Therefore, the boughs of trees are enveloped in muslin sleeves to keep away enemiee.
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Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 15
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146MONEY IN WOOS Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 15
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