New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-17
THE RED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
WHEAT.

Afiend in Western Virginia has cent us four heads OF
wheat the grains of which have been destroyed by the
terrible pest which has swept away many thousands OF
of wheat which bid fair produce most excehent
CROP up the time of the formation Of the berry, when
il attacked by this little insignificant insect which leeds
upon the milk of the grain ths degree that scarcely
single perfect head be found in fifty acre 6eh
Western Pennsylvania, Western vir,n;a and the north
part Of Ohio, the regions most affected with
tie dreadful s,ouge this season. is varoasy called,
rcd weevf. milk weeyi, wheat midge, field weevi ct
ce.ers On opening the husk Of the kernels of the
pes sent us We fad the grain entirely wanting and in it's
rsce from one TO ten of lis dstroyer apparently in tho
vsss state not quite one-eghh of inch long and tho
6e,h part of an inch in diameter Of pale red color.
without any sign of e We. they have destroyed the staff
Of life to degree we fear that viii affect all who
bread notwithstanding the good crops in many other parts
OF the United States.
Mr. Brenneman. our correspondent, who writes from,
Forres Hancock Co.. Va, July 3" says;
These insects have been observed IN this vicinity two
harvests previous to this but their injury has been slight
until tie present. which is truly appalling TO fhe wheat
grower, am informed there very many hes when
will not be harvested, being entirely worthless behevc
the evil is extensye far my Information goes II ex-
tends all the adjoining counties Of Pennsylvania and
North Eastern Ohio indeed far west the Western
Tier of counties the Ohio State line adjoining Indians.
boiey il il destructive late fields than
esrlv and some think the kind Of wheat known here by
the OF Mediterranean, WhlCn II an erry Doafueu
vaiety escapes better than any other but my impression
is that the insects equally destructive to all kinds
believe from present appearances that there will not be
half crop Of wheat the region above alluded to- Ow
ING ~ drv weather there will be light crops OF oats hay,
and early potatoes in this vicinity and east OF here. Tho
corn crops look well yet further west the weather has been
more favorable TO spring crops.
JIEkesbarre Pa July 5.IIe Times says . The wheat
crop throughout the valley is likely TO be failure some
of the early sown may be harvested but except tor the
straw il is doubtful whether many fields will be worth
y Mediterranean wheat which has escaped
the ravages of the insect in great measure heretofore,
sees now TO be destroyed Rye has been attacked and
if the corn crop good may have 10 hunt up tho
receipt OF FrGnkns dust padding before the year
out
This insect has also made its appearance in the Genesce
Valley among late wheat but as this is the first year,
lis ravsges not extensive.
Union and Lycoming Counties, tPa.,l July 5.-The
weev ia doing much jury to the wheat In some places
the crop will be almost total failure. These counties viii
give perhaps moderate crop
letter dated SUumK County, (O.,) July 5, says:
"The red "weeyl has made its advent in this county,
and some fields totally destroyed In other fields
"there will be fair crop"
There general in all our sources OF in
formation that this terrible pest of the farm has been moro
destructive this year than in any previous one and that
the region most affected is that ndicsted above in Pcna-
syvania Ohio and Virginia We may be truly thankful
that there is fair crop OF wheat for the whole United
States and that great staple Indian corn worry prom
sing every where and far potatoes seem TO be very
healthy.