Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-08-01
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the Rev. Mf CoImau .anoouHriu- GO important d,,-
coFcfy iVr ihe destruction - thr gam fr.
The gran hy or insect, which, Ga lyn ,caft
pact, has been destructive to what 90 nuuy paris
Of The coouiry ta- This year extended as ra,sgcs.
snd excited wherever be- made b,s appearance. ,c-
~ SERIOUS alarm. ~ ciaiacal r-tucr Do iuc Sia}c
OF NcN Nork. wrote to me year since lhai he
must give up lhe cultivation OF " 1cat a. his crop,
were 90 much rIuled. that he hardly obtained
rctufn cqosl TO the seed soNn. ! knew another
!ln1:sL..pse ~ A9s~ssYG ,SpsfeSts6ta pt'nTTagyel
from IL bushels sown, nol more than seycn were
Obtained.
have known other cases IN which the whole
field has been moved aud sold cor litter. and 10
recent excursion up the valley If Tie Connecticut
have heard complaints every where's ana hundreds
Of acres so destroyed, hat the gram they would
yield would hardly pay for reaplng. Besides this
The same insect has destroyed many fields OF rye
IN the manner the wheat aud has been
found tins year IN the oats the progress OF the
insect has been about 40 miles ina wear; aud
distinguished gentleman IN Vermont, practical
and extensive farmer remarked that lie feared they
would on this account be obliged 10 rc,Inqulsh the
cultivation of small grams.
The habits of the insect have not yet been nc
curatey observed. myself have not yet seen The
the grain has been destroyed. lie is represented
being small reddish fly, which is seen hover
ing over the wheat fields IN immense numbers,
while Just 10 flower und has been observed to light
upon the kernal or bud, to ascend it, and then dc
scending to the inner side, to deposIe her egg be-
/ tween the stalk and the kerna. purposcy a.
! void the OF all scientific terms, wishing to be
/ understood by common farmers. From tins egg
/ the worm Is generated, which entirely consumes
! the grain while IN the milk, leaving nothing but
the husk IN which are found several yellow worms,
about an eighth of an inch long. As the work OF
! destruction is now completed, any farther obser-
vauons are Of no importance. unless We can some
way reach 10 destroy the germ OF the insect.
No preparation Of the seed or ground has yet been
found eiiectual 10 this end.
The continuance Of the ly upon the grain Is
thought not to exceed three four days, and they
are seen in great numbers just at night. S"mo
farmers have found late sowing partial security
as the season for the flies has passed away before
the wheat in condition for their attack
Spring wheat sown as late as the 7th and 8 Il
Of June, has been untouched, though in OF sucl
very late sowing, the farmer will be fortunate if, II
attempting to escape the fly, he does not get npi
By the frost.
have now, however, the extraordinary happ
ness of announcing to the agricultural public what
there is reason to believe, will prove an eiectua a
it is reasonable aud feasible preventative. ShO'C
II Prove efectua the remedy will be worth mil
lions and millions of dollars TO the country. ]
was communicate to me, on late tour of agrcul
tural inquiry and observation, by Dr.. Eliquant Ly
man, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, M intelligent
and practical farmer whose crop OF wheat unusu
ally averages from % to 30 bushels pei acre. !
consists in the application of fine Stacked lime Il
49, -, 6 a mn,
Towering, at the rate Of about peck to the acre.
1t is sown broadcast upon the wheat while th
dew is on and the field is rendered white with II
The bes, mode Of applying it is with the hand an'
for the person who sows II, taking his prono
breadth or cast to walk backwards, 30 that he
not cover himself with the lime. II must be SOW
while the wheat is wet, or the dew Is on, and III
I philosophy of its application lie very s'mPe. III
, msggo, of the fly is deposited between the gran
. and the stalk 1t is, of course, an animal sub
stance. The lime or alkali, mixed with the dew
is ca rrcd down upon, and neulTonzes or destroy
it, DR.. LYMAN has now trled this preventative
successive years, and has invariably as lie assure
me saved lis crops while those of his nc'ghbor
J have been destroyed.
D visited at the same time, the field OF Mr. Be
lows, in the same town, who had been advised b.
: DR.. Lyman, TO make tins Application The hen
. consisted of soycra; acres. lie did II 1t hHs pro
. we'd successful, and uha, is strongly cou6rma' OF
of the value OF this remedy, Is The fact that h"i'
! Of I'VE belonging 10 Mr. Believe, adjoining Do
wheat aud think within the same enclosure. s" iHc
was not lined, has been nearly destroyed by ia
ny.
Y These are certainly VERY Important experiment
and make 90 delay IN presenting Them 10 the put
Inc. Dr. Lyman has prom'ed NE mote pafc'
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