The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-14
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From he CulirQtor.
THE HESSIAN FLY.

t1E nEoSIAN IL1
MEssRs. GAYLORD & TUCKER-l have
DOT been a subscriber for your valuable pa
per, I'LL the present y.ar, as your list viii
show. Thus far, find it deeply interest
ing, and well calculated to excite and pro
mote spirit of inquiry and Improvement
among agricuIturIs;s.
notice piece, in the number for this
month, March, headed " HesSIan FIy-A
Lady Observer" Honor and praise TO the
ladies' have derived from them the far
greater portion OF my earthly comforts.
feel much gfatified at the interest and IN.
luiry, which the discovery Of Miss Morris,
respecting the Ilessian Fly, has elected. -
The great desIdera;um Is The discovery that
the ovum, or egg, is deposited 10 the grams
ofthe wheat before II is harvested; because,
knowing the hiding place aud fortress Of the
foe, we can the more surely adopt tue means
oG hls destruction. | will, therefore, give
you my observations, conhrmalory Of those
Of Miss Morris.
More than twenty years ago, while !
lived IN Leesburg, Va, | adopted the opn-
ion, that the Hessian ay deposited its eggs
N the berry or grain Of wheat, in IFS ripen.
ing state, and tina, instinct directed the de.
post to ihe germ or bud, which was TO pro,
duce the new stalk. The eggs, beng de-
posted in that part Of the germ, which ad.
heres to the grain, are enclosed within the
first two leaves that spFiog directly ffou
the germ. Thoy are not often found at ,hC
third blade, though this may occur Nilhoui
violation Of the general principle, as lhej
may be deposited little deeper in the germ
or may be moved in The growth Of the plant
vas led 10 this opinion while walking Il
M garden between the rows Of peas, r;pon
ing for seed. The pods had become yell
low, but not dry, and opposite 10 every ful
pea in the pods, observed white circular
space, from which the juice had e&Ided
and IN the center petforation, This va
done by The insect, which deposits 10 tht
pea the lgg that produces the pea bug
And this is the general habit Of insects t.
deposi, their oya or eggs, IN some soft az,
mols, substance, as cherries, plums, &C.
The fact, observed in the peas, led me a
once TO the opinion that the Ilessian is de
posted lis eggs in similar manner IN ibi
grains Of wheat in their ripening state, be
fore they became hard.
I Some time about or in the year $50 o.
II, | published an essay on the flesslau @ y
setting forth my opinion, in the Port Folio
edited by Harrison Hall, Esq, Of Phladcl
phia. In that essay | recommended tria
Of the following remedy, which | have use'
10 small way, and never found ii fall
Soak the seed wheat in lime water, KEEP
milk warm, I'LL the grain is swollen 10 tht
point Of almost sprouting then roll in plas
ter, after draining, ill well coated. to pre-
vent injury 10 the seedsman's hand, and Il
promote vegetation.
was led to this recommendation BY re
dectng that two agents, heat and moisture
are necessary to quicken or vivify insect
eggs. The eggs being in the grain, til,
warmth Of the water would quicken them
and the lime would so corrode the mem
brane or coating Of the eggs, as 10 destro,
their VITALITY.
Early and Late Soving. Wheat sow
ea5Iy IS often destroyed by the fly in au
iumn there then remains, generally, wnrn
weather enough to quicken the egg ant
bring il into the flax seed " state, AM
sometimes TO the 6y state, ard then the mis-
chief is done 10 autumn. Ia very late SOW
ing, there does not, usually, follow warn
weather sufficient TO quicken the egg ant
II remains protected in the earth till ,h,
"a:m weather of spring, commonly IN ihi
climaie about the 10th Of May, when 1T
progress 10 maturity shows it's rayages a
every stage.
Ia our ciisoate, fifteen miles north o