The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-07
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Dayton, Ohto, June - lo2S,
| M eRlNNfR.
| In yools Of lune Glh. ob,efvc Que or two
short p,,aen,p1s upoe Tie subject of the prcscr.
,silon OF pe4eh irrts. yun estrrm tins lus.
ciaus aad during lis SEASON incompatible fruit
| il, DO. Won wall hot hcatttc m rendering every
/ AID towards II. successful cultivation.
| In addition 10 my orchard, | have about one
| hundred peach trees Of different kinds, (and
| some one o. Two winch uc natives OF our Vi
! iagc, and Of lul frw yrals. ale cquW 10 my
nj one of winch IS at all injured by ihe worm,
/ uHle many olluv aeehbonrs are rninely de
| s,rayrf en- assure every one, th,d from ~
/ tsper,uce ~ difficulty cNsia, aud Tire produce
! Amply rcmuurrrtos for every trouble bne oi
,nr ,oIte.panurn.s recommends lamp % h,h
! oi and thea bpihis water, Both are nglh, Al
/ though should ,ay ihlt holn. water was IA
/ very doubtful remedy. and would - qoife to he
nllen repeated. Vol long siurr, saW very
fine prach trec h. perlcci state olpr SCI yat,"n.
| Although II had bren several years bcirug, a
! WIS IA a small garden the reason OF there bCIuR
/ no more vet the worm had nol Jured IL Al
ways anxious 60 learn every thm9 connected
! with agriculture, inquired particularly with ie=
oard to ~ treatment. aud was info msd that the
! lat, ni the family had directed He slds ol suap
I antr Wishing, without rcghr1 I" Their bring
4 cold ur hning, 10 br tdIJwn about The Tee and
| u mad the desurd eiirei.
! 1hc ,rason Is approaching whru the lnsecl
| commences Is drpirdations, ho seHson ol us
| dcprci nlions mav bt used as commencing rat-
| " IN Iulv, and CA ing IN Sepiembrr Is gioai=
est rayre.s az dutmg The month Of August II
penetratcs IT, s.uiare. AID Commences is DEP
relation by boring the tree aud dcpustiug IL
cpg about a. 10 three inches below lie surface.
| | hnyr ioad ~ wG,ks upon the snbJcct, thHt th-
! Ian. IS thrre more tender winch presume IS
an error and thai all bark of the root Is equally
soft and that II IS only the natural mSlincr
winch causrs the insect To commence ~ that
place.. The rag. ihrs lodgoh IN the wood Of ihr
tree. j., there haOcfed and beeomes worh which
iseds upon Tn icnter wood and baIh, and e0cctu-
ally do.truys the tree.
My method Of prevention Is THIS Early III
the month ofJuly wi,h noe clean a~ay the
earth from about my trees, IA nc aud IN shape
like a common wash bow lhc excavation h.
inp about three inches deep next thu nee, aud
81, or eighth diameter. I then al up HE hol-
low with common wood ashes, and raise an cm-
bankmeut about the hre also about TIN she oil
common wash basin luVrl ted and have never
yet known the insect 10 penetrate this omhhnk-
mrut OF ashes 10 thr injury Of my trees. l have
never discovered any injury 10 result from the
caastic nature OF the ashes, aud always take The
precauton IN the fall say October, TO remove
the ashes aud mix them with Tie surrounding
earth drawing up fresh earth 70 ine tree.
earth e. the tree to supply the place the ASHES.
/ II any of your CORE spOndents to whom tins
process is unknown. should he induced 10 ny
TIN, experiment and should succeed, II They are
rs fond Of basket of fine Oi1mIA Ions as | am,
they will he obliged TO me II unsuccessful |
shall not have given them much trouble
| have neard aud read al yaflous remedies foi
preventing the injury spoken #, bat do not be
lirye that any OF them viii prove clAeaclous, tx
crpt the application 81 somc substance 10 the
tree lust below the surface, winch vii pr, vent
the approach OF he lly o. insect. have often
Thought that lime in ats powdered state, would
be more eficacous than ashes bu is the ashes
have never failed mr have never ulsd the TX
pertinent Ihave known II recommended TO rc-
move the earth from, the tree so that the hosis
might have fall effect. TINS however. will do
np good H. the uia#Y or rather the seeds OF IL.
are lodged IN II briofr lht Frost commences aud
are not injured " Destroyed bs II. have iluO. II
tuc rar,h removed, and tobaccn. stems ana oli.rr
eh3i from lhctobaeooaists applied It'll success.
ASHES however, arc less trouble aud more Cri
tan. In the summer give my trees thick
coat o. ASH mixture OF COW dung, urine,
soap suds, ashes ani lime. - not nnop thai II
IA 81 service IN preventing the injury speak Of
but have often Thought il dia, preventing by It's
dl,aereeable nature tie approach Of lhr Gy to a
nv part ot the tree. Il is ofesseutiai service 10
the general health al the tree by DESTROYING
! worms aud insects, winch are prevented tfoni
depostIng the,r eggs n the bark. Il YOU think
the above worthy pace IA your columns. il Ia
/ al your service. Ii. b.