Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-30

Una fffft tSts 'Sf fftt l-hE.UtI.
sir Having Il icisure meut, have
tbought ?fVIer 20 a...l,st myself with Il fst
lines 20 sou on ;hV sGijcci OF tIfpn,g. | uin
u;!Uccd 80 To 10, more irctn u celebration on
insttu, Ton from you, than hope THAT my
crude l"c;S will either afford yom agausemeHt
OF iSirucliOG.
No Feti -, aSricultcreiS corcoiys more
Interesting a. you aDi NE, thar Tie culture Of
Ntrar; berG"se it j. the stgp.e of AN extcl,.
.iYe section oi our country, and our reliance
Tor prur, The formidable rInrcGiments 10 our
SncresS m tins Important ciop. is Snflicieut 10
stimulate every farmer To thinis closely, aud
communicate nicely with his neishnor To
ohviaie the dcleieIious effects OF the Eessian
rls. appears 20 De most worthy Of oar present
reflections.
Since SAW you, have seen Gen. Cookies
communication, as no doubt Won have ALEC :.
to l.uB we are Indebted Tor ,rfent o,,,t,nos,
90 observation, such a II persevered ia. w1H no
doubt, be OF great utility; but we bay. IN l.,
meat that ii does not as Vet SUGGEST ~,
very partial remedy, a. The lime Tor rraz;,,er
according To him, Is too short: and ,,r,,i,, -
period al whiSl I've should be forced 10 .,ra.e
would be too carly TO avoid pulling mn lilo roni
oy me Dite. was pleased 10 hear Won say that
Your experience was favorable 10 grazing: ,Le
f1ci TANK Is now too we'll attcsted bv nrac-
tee Ia Ice questioned hat sir, whist we viii
gratefully acknowledge the result. we arc nj
hberty7o question their reasoning OIL the sub.
JeCt: good theory supported by successful
practice, strongly recommends the practice
an idea Hnd is prevalent. that the eood
consequent upon the grazing system is attri.
DutdDIe 10 The mechanical destruction of tbn
fly, ny the act OF grazing, both by the mouth
Sow l cdnmot conceive ii possible. tlnt any
Sloch We have Viii hile so close as 10 reach tj,s
tiy an as chtysaiS, ~ ta.spcd state which 7
ma; Sheia''y tcund 50 dear the root aS to .ic
roher relo" tue common surface 4 /, TO Tin,
mechanicai prcsSuic ct the hd0f this ,uuv he
just $50 far as itgoes) but must from the naiuTe
OF things be too partial TO produce any CSyioms
effects
We observe this bauefnl insect attached IN
$ ihe main Spire of wheat, and IN proportion tn
The advantages il has 10 grow (snch = ,yrtiiitv
OF sou proper distance, &c.) Il will, IN tespiie
81 it> enemy, sHcceed in ris!ne 10 some litile
ieiSGt ana give out new branches That
branch which is seized mon by the insect,
soon takes On an unhealthy appcarance (a,,
unnatural green, iHcliniRg 10 a hluish caSi
ms appearance II may he. proceeds from n q
friendly iecipiocatjOn of the root and ITS In.
mage being intercepted By this common enemy
whlch battles the salutary efierts of the most
genial atmosphere. Since nv experiences we
una That TINS Spire must fall "a ptev for the
want of a free circulation of the pr6rey uour
ishmeht, Is u not best TO Top il of with all lis
dependent branches, and thereby e,tnhIe tba
root to give out new branches, which nv their
attraction lot nutrimeut, uninterrupted by the
Fly, may invite such a circulation bettyaen
themselves and their common root as TO strive
uuI lhc l"stOs " u!cGi IS Us dnOVe stated attach
ed to the FIRST or central spire of wheat ; this
to my 'nind, i at eas; rs probable as ,hat they
should have been des irOycd by the mo,,tl M,
hoof, DIS above alluded ts
Should you, sir, agree with me in the opini.
ons advanced, shall hope that YOU viii co.
operate with me, in establishing them exneri-
mentally To which end, / have instituted the
following series Of experiments l have So.
lected arich spot OF wheat, aud have made
choice OF twelve plants having the fly on them.
ard removed the other plants from, around,
aitordng every opportunity for branching
The twelve plants | divide into divisions of
two. These divisions, with scissors. pronose
clipping oil above the ily in the ratio of
quarter OF al, inch mp 10 an inch and half.
and Keep these divisions, thus Topped eft until
the first ofApri
am OF opluiOn The result will be, the nearer
we approach the fly, the sooner il will perish
because that capillary attraction winch sdbsis
ted, Is now Topped oil, Or 81 curtailed as 10 he
inadequate 10 feeding the iy, and at the same
time reinsiating Itself; ia the mean time. new
branches will appear, whose incipient vessels.
uninterrupted by the poisonous grasp of the
insect, viii vigorously act IN taking to them.
selves the accumulated fluids Of The whole
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