Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-05-18

BY the following extract from the Farmer
Cabinet it will be seen that one farmer has
found IN the experience of wears, the beneficial
effects of using the roller upon his wheat, i'm
saving 1t from the ravages Of the ny We have
yet to learn of the first farmer, accustomed TO
The rec use of this Implement who does not
mighty approve of it; and it, to the benefits
Tor which it is ordinarily used, can be added
''is oil destroying the Hessian Fly and it's
| eggs, It's value will be much increased. This
is new theory to us; but ill we can learn
something positive as TO the habits of this in
Sect is worthy Of examination. The INST
season was the first we have known of its APP
Peafance as far West as Illinois, and Western
farmers VIII soon be equally interested with
Others IN learning its habits, and the best means
oi projecting their crops from it, We shall
nope 10 receive the results of observations for
publication
IA correspondent Of the Nashville Aor;cu1.
'ur'st recently recommended the summing of
"od. ior TWO days before sowing, and the
81 seiec'ion OF large full grain by passing il
"'o"Sh sieve For fifteen years he had n
copied this course and his wheat has not suc-
''Iea rom Inc lily, while his neighbors' had.
AS you know, this is wheat district. and
,,,i n'r, s may be supposed to know some
'nihS Oh whatever concerns the cultivation or
Iha' grain. They entertain an on;n;on vii,
leSaru 10 the Hesslan fly and its appearance
" 'i'ch Is natural, and which my own observa,
oA mas convinced me is in accordance with
hc ruin 1t is big-belied insect. which
' naNcs It's appearance in the fall, when tbe
:, ,I" oil the weather will admit, especially
II '',a' season called Indian summer, and its
l!x-
'PUh inc ground, it dvests itself of its ,v;ncs
nj assumes the appearance of n large Hal,
III; ahu' from It's hurried manner seems TO he
eeKihg place of deposite for its eco this r.
Don .hnds, either in the crevces of the ground
hucr clod, or in the wheat plant and not
ways III the latter rs is sometimes supposed
l'er me egg IS deposited, the insect seeks
nC!'er Tor itself in the ground, where il re-
'u'ii' '''o"gD inc winter (; and either il orlts
rogeny appears again in the spring, TO ro
trough The same work of destruction.
i he opinion is entertained By some. that
i ,eeggdeposiled the fall remains to be hatch.
d III The spring. But not so ; nature makes
eiter provision for her creatures than TO cause
'e egg to be laid in the fall, exposed to tho
' ps's ol WINTER to be Matched in the spring.
ne egg iaid IN the fall does its injury to the
ram Then, or not at all its effect is then
crcephble; and it is the re-appearance of the
IN the spring which repeats the evil. NV
oservauon has convinced mo that this is the
essian iy and that there is a most infalliblo
medy Tor It's desruction-as certain IS il ia
mPe-li'e use OF the roller. A very little
Ire ana observation, at that season of the
:ur , wheh The farmer expects its approach,
Ill discover its presence and then is me
ne-whether it be spring or fall-to roll tho
heat fields the weight of the roller not on
destroys the insect itself, whose size and
lape prevent escape, but it DESTROYS also the
hder egg, whether deposited in the wheat
lvcDeen partially destroyed 6y IT, s'''-'