Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-11-26

are pushed. for example, allowing NJ
1haFies Wetherell but "a hours 10 nfepare
". one cannot praise too much. The En-
gsish Politicians do know how 10 dlspatcb
business better than we do. aIways exccp.
ling our last night Of the session.
WHEAT-MpoRTANT DISCOVERY.
The New York Farmer publishes \ let.
Ter from Rev. Mr.. Coleman, an~nouncinu
an important discovery FOR the destruction
OF the grain DIV.
The grain fly or insect, which for = few
years past has been destructive 10 wheat
m many parts ofthe country. has this year
extended tie ravages. and excited where.
yer he made bis appearance. very serious
alarm an eminent farmer in the state of
New York wrote TO me a year since. thar
ne must give up the cultivation &c wheat.
ns his crops were so much injured that be-
hardly obtained a reiurn capal TO the seed
sown. | knew another Instance in tho
same state where, though tho straw was
large and the appearance promising. VET
from thitty bushels sown not more than
seven were obtained. | have known other
cases ia which The whole field has heeu
moved and sold Tor litter and in 4 recent
excursion Up the valley OF the Gomez tic.
have heard complaints every where. and
seen hundreds and hundreds or acres al
destroyed that the gram they would yield
would hardly pay for reaping. Besides
tnis, the same insect has destroyed many
ieI1s OF rye IN the same manner as the
wheat, aud bad been found this year in
ihe oats The progress Of the insect has
been about 'oiiy miles a year /; and 4 dis.
tmsuisbed gentleman il Vermont. a prac-
tical 4 nd extensive farmer remarked that
he feared they would on this account be
Obliged 10 Ielinqaish the cultivation Of
small grains. The habit OF the insects
have not yet been accurately observed -
myself have not set seen the fly--but
have seen the worms in the kernel after
the gram has been destroyed. lie 10
represented US being a very lmall reddish
NY when y seen hnveriag about over tho
Hhea' iirlds ~ immense numbers, while
J'isi ~ Hover, and has been observed tu
aiight upon The kernel or bud, to ascend il
and Then descending in the inner side, 10
deposiie his egg between the stock and
The kennel. ] purposely avoid the use Of
All scientific terms, wishing TO be under
stood by common farmers. From this egg
the worm Is generated, which entirely con
sunes the grain willie 10 the milk. leaving
nDth1ng bat The husk, 10 which are found
several sniall yellow worms, about an
eighth oil au inch IN length. As the work
Of destruction IL NOW completed, any far
Tier observation OF his habits ARE OF no i'm
p~oftanee, unless we can some way reach
30 as 70 destroy tho germ Of the future in.
sect. no preparation ofthe seed or ground
has yet been found e~fieciaai TO this end.
The continuance Of The fy upon tho
grain is thought not 10 exceed three or
four days, and they are seen in great nun.
bers Just al night. Some farmers have
found tate sowing a partial security as the
season for the ilies has passed away be-.
lore The wheat was ia condition for their
attack. Spring wheat sown as late as The
2Oh Of May has in a great measure esca.
ped, white some sown as late as tile 7th
and 6th ofJmie has been untouched tho,
~ case 81 such very late sowing, the far.
nier VIII te very fortunate il, il attempt
ing 20 escape the ny, he docs not get nipt
by the frost.
nave now. however, the cx~traordina-
~ happiness OF announcing 10 The agricul-
turii pb6ilc, what there is reason 10 be-
liese wall prove an cflrctual as il ia a rea.
sonab'e and feasible preventive. Should
u prove fficctuai, tile remedy will be
worth millions and millions OF dollars 10
the country II was communicated 10 me
on a late tour Of agricultural inaplry and
observation. by DR.. Eiiqaant LYMAN. Of
Lancaster, N. III. m intelligent. epIirht.
ened and practical farmer. whose crop OF
wheat usually averages from 25 10 thirty
bushels per acre. II consists 10 the an.
/ nttR "A ifHn nl ffs.a sfambaf 49, - -
just al NE TUE ofitsheadiug out & lowcr-
ing at the rate Of about a peck to the acre.
II IS sown broadcast on the wheat while
the dew IS on, y the field is rendered white
With It. The best mode OF applying IL is
with The hand, and for the person who
sows 4, taking bis proper breadth or cast
10 walk backwards, so that he may not
cover himself with the lime. II must be
sown while the wheat is wet or the dew 10
on, aud the philosophy Of it's application
- very simple. The maggot Of the fy is
deposited between the grain and the stalk.
u - OF course, an animal substance. The
litnc, or alkali mixing with the dew, is
carried dowo upon il. and neutralizes or
destroys II. DIR. Lyman has now tried this
preventive three successive years, and has
invariably, as he assures me, saved his
crops while those Of his neighbors have
been destroyed.
visited at tho same time, the Geld or
a MIR. Bellows in the same town, who had
| been advised by DR.. Lyman 10 make this
application. The field consisted Of sever
al acres. He did il, and it has proved
successful and what is strongly con firm.
aiory Of the value Of this remedy, is tho
fact. that a field Of rye, belonging to Mr.,
Bellows, adjoining his wheat, and | think
within the same enclosure, which was not
lined, has nearly been destroyed by the az.
These are certainly very important ex-
, perimeuts, and | make no delay 10 pre-
seniing them to.the public. DIR. Lyman
has promised me more particular account