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lctu June, 1909.
SrR-In many parts ofthis country, the
wire worm and grub have injured the corn.
oats and barley. growing on land that had
previously been in grass. Does ploughing
grass land in the fall kill the worm2 am
inclined to think it does not, because a
meadow on our Mohawk fats, containing
iour acres, was ploughed last fall and plant
ed this spring with corn previously soaked
IN solution OF copperas. The corn plant
ed on three of the acres was also smeared
with tar The worms have been much
more destructive among the corn that was
tarred, than that which was not, This was
probably owing to their being more numer.
Gus in that part of the field A few DAYS
since, IN reading one Of the late numbers of
that valuable English periodical, the Far.
mers Series of Useful Knowledge, found.
that in England they destroy these worms in
grass lands in The following manner Know.
ing that the worms come above ground in
the night, they at that time spread quick
lime in a state of powder, over the grass,
which is evenly done by throwing il with
shovel high in the air from the rear of the
cart which is driven across the field The
worms crawling about atsthat time are COW
cred with lime, which soon kills them. Res
pectfully yours, C. II. II.
Remarks The wire worm, we think,
does not come to the surface nj night-it re.
mains fixed in the corn upon which il preys.
1t is the alkaline property ofthe lime, carri-
ed down by water, which des,oys them. if
any thing Tar is no preventive, nor fall
ploughng' nor any application that we
know Of Salt, a, the rate of two or three
bushels to the acre, is said to be efficacious
The grub or cutwOrm comes 10 the surface
at night Albany Cuitiuator.
A Hero "A Man Nth fire Wires! Cap.
tam John Alexander Wilmol, late ofthe l7th
Lancers, and Of the Queen of SPANS ser.
vice, has been finally examined before the
Rochester magistrate, at the GuiIdhaIl, on
several charges of bigamy The captain
was dressed in the first style of fashion, hav.
ing lavender kid gloves over which he
wore splendidly jewelled ring; he treated
the charge with great levity, and occasion.
ally applied handsome smelling bottle IN
his nose. Sarah Short, Anne Knipbt and
Rachael Lamb, three of the prisoners wives
were then severally called on to appear, but
neither oil the Infatuated ladies' would give
evidence against him. Powell the clerk of
st. Georges, Hanoyer-square, produced the
register Of the prisoners marriage in 1887,
WIN Mrs Anne Hodgson widow. The
clerk oil St Margarets, Rochester, produc.
cd The register of his second marriage at that
church, to Miss Eliza Crisp, also in l837.-I
lhese marriages being proved by parties
VINO had been present atthe ceremonies, and
The prisoner fully identified, he was called
upon to state any thing he might be. advised,
out refused to address the. bench. The
magistrates then fully committed him to
gaol for trial. The prisoners
solicitor demanded that the magistrates
should receive bail, which was ossen,ed to,
and forty-eight hours notice of bail TO the
amount of f500 was ordered to be given
AS the prisoner was removed flom the hall, |
The crowd outside booted and groaned at
him, which they continued to do until he
left the city-Maidstons Gaz.