Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-03-14
AG RICUL TURAL.

The GRAIS-WoRM. it is believed, has dimin-
ished the product of the wheat crop, in the dis
trics which Il has ravageG for two or three years.
at least NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10 to say, il has
prevented thesowing Of the winter varieties 10 q
very great extent. and it has destroyed, at fair
computation, one-half of the crop which has been
sown. Most Of the wheat now grown in these
districts is If the spring varieties, and these, un
les sowu late fare very lille better than the
ter kinds. When, four years ago the New York
State Agricultural Society memorialized the leg
stature upon this subject. urging the propriely Of
Offering large bodnties flr the discovery of pre-
ventve Of the evil, the Conductor of this Journal
was told by the chairman Of the agricultural COM
mIttee, who vas from the west. ti,ststhe subject
was not woithy ola rsport. and consequently no
report was made. We are only warranted in say
ing. thai had liberal reward been FIRED at that
time, and had il led 10 the desired discovery, a
! million of do lars would have bean save 10 the
fafmers of the infected districts, and many million
more, Ia the coming years, TO the state at large.
AMI had no discovery been made no harm would
have been 4done-nos public money expended.
The grain-worm has now extended west TO Onta-
rio, and all proba ,iiity will Ia a few years per-
vade the entire wheat country of the west. Ad-
mittiLg that its eff cts upon the products of The
they have been here, how immenss must be its in.
jury to our trade, our revenue, and to th cultiya
tors of the soil. The wheat and -four brought up.
| on the Erie canal. the last year, to the Hudson.
WAS nearly equivalent 10 a million Of barrels of
the latter, while an equal quantity, pro ably, Was
retained for home CONSUMPTION. d.minuiIon
of onehaf of tbs product would leave very little
10 pay toll upon she canals. or to GO to sIqudate
our fore gn debt as II las here ofoee done. De-
duct FIVE hundred thousand barrels from the sur
plus. and this, at the pres price, would amount
to foe millions 0fdOlidrs. -. 1s@s
| Ii IS tru e, we cannot drive the wheat-worm from
! our state, by Legislation, any mere than we Can
! one dollar bills: yei iy calling tie attention IL
men OF SC ent.e. aud Of pract cal farmers, to tie
subject by the hope Of liberal rev ard an eff
cient preventive may be discovered, or one that
| will uiat.riaIy mt gate the evil Man 10 a. de
IaId over an mate creation: aud he is presumed
to be endowed it'll faculties. il su tabiy mprved
that will enable h m 10 exercise thar su. remscy
efficiently We see the Ignotani AID tie indo-
LEM Of en- victims to Clam ties, (which the wise
and the active foreste a d avert. We have mas
lie ed m,ny Of thr Lfsect hes that have proved
upot our GRO y. our cattle and our DO iies and il
| IS faii. reasoning from analogy to supposa that
We can master the grain-sorm, IF proper and adj
equate eDcunragem nj is offer d ~ the state for
the discovery OF mode Of doing it.-lCuItivator
SIBERIAN WHEAT.-Mr Editor in
answer ,c the inquiries In theiast Yankee
Farmer. concerning the Siberian wheat
| would state that have cultivated the ST.
beran (which is SYNONYMOUS with Ba d.
wheat the three last seasons; and the last
1 year nv crop amounted 10 more than a
hundred bushels. Inmy opinion, ills the
best kind Of wheat nov In use In this seq
ton LIST, because il requires a l. IS qauan.
tity to seed an acre, five pecks quaa,um
snf6ci, for an acre ofground in good tilh
I'd. because II grows taller than bearded
wheat which renders the labor of reapinr
less painful 81, because il is more agree
able work to take j, up and bind it. 4th,
because it shells out less through every
process of harvesting. 5th, because It
4 yields more bushels to theacTe And last,
though not least, it Yields more pounds OF
-four to the bushei, than most other Linds
ofwheat, anil the quality ofthe -four is in
feriorto none. Objection Bald whea, is
harder andtougherto thresh than other
wheat. Perhaps it is !: but with. a good
tthreshing machine. and a brisk horse
herewith be no complaint. Yankee Far
/ TARTARY OATs.-A correspondent II.
forms US, that crossing field of Tartar.y
oats few days ago, in the parish o.
i Holme-npon-S patding Moore, he was led
by curiosity TO approach q cluster Of stem.
growing very conspicuously at a distance
i On examination, he found thatthere were
nine stems growing from one single grain
and which bore altogether. upwards 4
1000 grains Four ofthe stems were We, fin,
/ feet ten inches long, and the Others wer.
nearly ofthe same length. York Courat
i MARYLAND REFoRM.-The republic
4 ans Of Maryland have carried the grea
!; oblect of their exertions for years-a re.
/ form Of the constitution Of that State. BIZ
]. which representation and population will
be equalized. The reform bill has passed
both houses or the State T.ao;sI.t,re