Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-12

'r4ui!-We extract the foIlo"ing fom the
a,ric A. f.,fm:F, ap1n Ia; uon-"ppearaace o.
Wcev,l in the lover part o, Viginia, this seasou.
The sa.ns remarks ia relation 10 this destructive
insect holds good in this part Of the State. Few
noaa have appeared hareaoou,s. Whether isl
GA the wheat have generally been greatest 10 moist.
warm and sutry weather, or whether they have
taa "A their li;at to some other reslon mole congo
Mai, viii DO lett to tune to disclose.
THE WEEvlL.
Ma. S.uTH: TUgtasa, OFT. 1917, 1872.
1t is curious fact tina, no weevil have made
th1it appearances II, he wn,it in THIS part Of VIr
clnia, the present season. In stacking my ll.uc
crop spt!nhcd II Win salt, in pursuance of
practice that had been successfully adopted the
OHIO river, ana which wished to test, F!niipg
10 weovil in my wheat when 1t was threshet, (nor
up 10 this day, for il is unsoljl inquired ofsome
OF my cgto5fs who informed IN. that they had
neither seen non heard ofaay wsevi during the sea-
Ny inquiries have oxtend ID to several counties,
& h same ans yer a been uniformly given How
iat this is general tains throug hoe, the state, or
even thron shout lower Vrs mia, | know not. We
all know the very destructive ravages OF that insect,
and that unlcss our crops sotteh Out qaite ear
ly, the, are abe to DC greatly reduced in quantity
and quality by IT,
The extent of the present crewgti0n from this Sc
rtous pest OF the wheat grower, ousht to be made
known through the American Farmer and other
wise. The cause Of that exemption will, Of course,
s,o matter of investigation ana speculation. /, is
worthy of our closest attention, and most pains
t'kIns inquiries. For, in the wheat growing por-
i,,.it, lin,,ic
some years, to lose from fourth to one-third OF
his wheat, by single tortnights delay in getting
II out and sometimes after II has been goten out,
the injury is nearly as great. II think this ratio OF
loss is not ton high IN most cases IN unfavoralle
seasons. When the wecvil perforates, and comes
out OF the gram ii has consumed the -four Of it, and
leaves but tho rnd, with the terminating bud, and
Parcel of excrcnicntiti0us dust and matter The
miller too, loses by such wheat, He has to pay
for the weigh. of the worthless grains and for that
portion Of the grams in the several stages from the
frs, itching of the insect ofts entry into its wing
ed existence. 1t is true, that he runs the wheat
through strong blowing mills, and through rubbers,
which mash the empty rlnds, and the fat, plump,
liuins grains but the young, half-grown insect
Is apt to escape, aud go into the milestone and give
richness and flavor 10 the flour In fact, the cs-
senccs of the fat worms and Matching flies that mus,
10 III COUNTESS NUMBERS, anu et'Ch W
the sound and halt-sound grains that have solidity
enough to resist the wooden rubber, and specific
gravity enough to drop through the wind OF the
blowing machine, is suiiicicn, to make the -four
rich enough for the palate of an epcurc. Keep
me hom eating such cakes however fair they may
look
Within my recollection there vas not wceyil
vest of the Blue ridge bu. they have become nu-
aeTous there, though not generally destructive as
with Us from the colder nature of the climate,
Presume.
The millers in our town of Richmond have as.
sood mills as can be found in the world; and be-
nsse they are nice and particular in their business
'hcy make family flour that canno, be surpassed
,out they make it on, ofwhca, that is brought 10
T'fHet soon after being cut and grind it before
%s weevil appears in any shape. They have
~'e'o'ore, been in the habit OF purchasing inferior
sa', Out o: which tel' lade consessedly interior
~'''' on which they wo,lu net put their brands