Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-16
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY


IMPORTANT DISCOVERY
The Now FORK Fame. publishes 4 letter IRON
Rev. Mr.. Co,inau, auI9aHeloE important lis
eosery tor the destruction 81 the rrafH ~.
The graiG 4 IS, Or insect, which, lai IL" years
past has been destructive 10 wheat il many parts
oil the country. hl-tis year extended his ra,aees,
and excited, wherever tie hls made hi3 appear
anee, very sefou, alarm. An eniat NJ fuuer N
the STAKE Of Wv urh Nt5te 10 mt :, year since.
that he must give up the cultivation oil wheat, a. his
crop was somlch injured that .hr hardly obtained
return equal 10 the Sod 'oHn. ! knew another
instance in the same State, 'vhctc lhoa2. the straw
was large and tfr lrpeuutr promising. 80 from
tnif,y hlshel8 sewn not mot thau seven were Oh
tanned. tayt EuoWa other cltcI Ia which the
whole Geld has BEEN now aul sid Tor itter !;
and in recent excursion up tie valley OF the
Connecticut. nave heard complaints every
where, and seen hundreds and hundreds of acres
80 destroyed that tho Grain they would Sicd would
hardly pay Tor re,pug. Besides this, the same in
sect has destroyed many field Of re in the same
manner the wheat, and has been found tins
year in the oats, the progress of the insect la, been
about forty miles year and distinguished gen-
,cnan ia Vermont, practical and extensive far.
mer, remarked that hr feared they would on tins
account be obliged - reiinlulsh the cultivation Of
snail grains.
The habit, OF the insect have not vet been ac-
ourately observed | myself have not vet seen
the hy, but have seen the worm IN the kernel at
ter the grain has been destroyed. lie Is represent
sl as being small reddish Nv, which is seen boz
vering over the wheat hed< in immense numbers
while jus, in flower, aus have been observed to
alighi upon the kernel or bud, 10 ascend it, and
then descending in the inntr side. 10 dcpustc ms
egg between the stalk and the kcrael. purpose
Y al a. b nm.
stood by common farmers. From l,ls cgg the
worm is generated, which entirely consume, the
grain while IN the milk. leaving nothing bot the
husk, in when arc found several SMALL yellow
worms, about the eighth Of an inch in length. rs
the work OF destruction is now completed, any far
Their observation ofhs habit, are Of no Importance
unless We can some way reaoh,s 10 destroy. the
germ of the future insect 40 preparation oi the
seed or ground, has VT heeu found eteotnd Ia tin,
end.
The continuance Of the ny upon the crain j,
thought not 10 exceed three or four days, and they
are seen in great numbers lust 1T night Some far
niers have found late sewing partial security, as
the season for the fcs has passed away before the
wheat was in condition iof their attack. Spring
wheat sown late as the 20ti and 2S,h OF MAY
has IN great measure csrapcd while some Sown
AS late the 9Th aud sth Of June, has been un-
touched, thoagh in tic oase OF such very late SOW
my, the farmer wll he very fortunate il, IL, attemp
ting 10 escape the As, he does not get nipt bv thu
frost.
have now, however the extraordinary happi.
ness OF announcing 70 the agticul'ufal public, wha
there is reason 70 believe will prove an cGcciual
as it Is reasonable ard feasible preventive
Should it prove cIeetlal, tho remedy will be wortl
millions and millions Of dollars 10 the country. l.
was communicated 20 mo on Il late tour OF apfi.
cultural inquiry and observation, by D.. Ilphalc
Lyman, of Lancaster, \ H. an intelligent and en-
lighencd and practical farmer, whose crop OF whoa
usually averages from twenty-five 10 thirty bushc
per acre. 1t consists IN The application of fine
Stacked lime TO the wheat jus; at the time Of its he d
ing out and Towering, at the ralo OF about pecb
" the
Il is suwn broadcast upon the whoa, Will. ,h,
dew is o., and the Gcld is rendered white with i,
The best mode Of applying is with the hand, an,
Tor the person who sows il, taking his prore
breadth or cast to walk backwards, so that he ma
not cover himself with the lime. 1t must be SOW
while the wheat is wet or the dew Is on, and III
philosophy of its application is very simple. Tb
.nagsot Of the fly is deposited between the gla
and tho stalk. 1t is, Of course, animal sub
stance. The lime, or alkali, mixing with the dew
IS carried down upon it, aud ncutralises 81 destroy
il. Dr.. Lyman has now tried tins prcvcn,uiy,
three successive years, aud has Invariably, as h
assures me, saved his crops, while those Of hi
neighbors have been destroyed.
visited at the same time, the field Of MI Bel
lows, in the same town, who had been advised b,
Dr. Lyman to make this application. Tie field
consisted Of several acres. He dd.t. and it Ia,
proved successful and what is strongly condrma.
tory Of the value Of this remedy is the fact that
field Of rye. belonging to Mr.. Bellows, adonin,
his wheat, and think within the ssne enclosure
which was not Timed, has been nearly destroyed b,
The Ay.
These are certainly very important experiments
And make no delay in presenting them to tho pub
hc. Dr.. Lyman has promised me more partic
ular account Of the experiment. and result, g. like
Wis Dr.. Bellows, which. as soon as received.
siall be Lapsvto communicate. have received