New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16

6rst been mixed with dvisor containing suphure
acid which is capable OF changing the carbonate Of
monte of the guano into the suphae OF amnonia and
10 ths same soil potash any other aka be applied ia
application should be withheld until few dan
sfer the application Of The gusno, and after
OF he soil shall have conveyed it beneath |
the immediate surface. The alka during it, afte,l
descent viii become carbonate, before L comes IN Goa
tact with the sulphate of ammonia and will DO divided
"a 10 reach in dilute state acting itself manure
by supplying aika TO the plants aud nsurng the dscO
position many of the OF the SOL for the
Of plants before it final use OF decomPosing the ground
and rendering in DIT state Of ooc for the crop. All our
erops have been anal zed, and the analyses published
therefore any fsrmer may readily know by an analysis u
his soil WHIST are the requirements for hs crop The
most ususl deficiency OF soils for these crops wi,
be found 10 be soluble phosphate, potash, chlorine
soda lime and nitTogenous matter In some safe and
soluble form. All these may be readily oetAnea
Unl.eched ashes wild supply potash Common
salt which composed of chlorine aud soda by previous
decouuosition with caus,ic lime will furnish these nsre
clients while bones dissolved IN snPhunc acid and ncor
porat.d with Peruvian guano, and suphAe OF ammonia
a. In the tmprOred ssperphOsphdte Of kme VIII insure
tie presence of all these materials When The soluble
scsies deficient in soils, they may DC supplied by al
halls uhich will act the silica of the sou Or ~ The
waste lev of the soapboiler which contains IN solution
In the zee of these other tooressings they should be
divided by admixture with large amount OF se OF other
material such as charcoal dust decomposed swamp mack
ar Other dyisor may be used. For fall top dressings The
nitroe enous portions may be less than Those used IN the
spring and after top-dressng slight mulch OF leays
material may be applied with advantage, nor ~I tbs
mulch interfere with the introduction Of spring top dn
ings for by that tune the drying OF this mulch as well
he martial decomposition will permit cevs and 20
percoate the mulch readily that il will afterwacd
protector prevent the loss Of the amnonaea portions
from the direct action of the sun and air have At this
finn. moIe than one hundred letters from individuals Who
their grass and gram crops with the
solube rhosphaes, and WAC have Increased their Juan
titles to many times the cost Of these mannres By such
application while the portions left resident in the sol BY
their permanent Improvement entirely equal in value
TO their cost.
SoIoS Ropiysox-Mr Chairman, Prof. Napes HIS
alluded the value of live stock in this country and con-
sequently the enormous value of the crops necessary
support many animals The numbers given seem very
large but Sir you will glance at tho number OF domes
tic animals that We consume in this City yon will think
that there are good many of them growing somewhere
Why, Sir the receipts Of last week were 2S stO that "a,
J45 beef cattle 53 calves 22l7 swne and 10 951 sheep
and lambs Estimating the bullocks at average Of
cwt the receipts Of last week alone in this City si
make 3249 600 pounds of beef Estimating these beeyes
at s54 a head, or cents pound for the beef IN the
quarters and makes the snug little sum OF 40 ioI
one weeks supply of beef The sheep and lambs viii
average So so per head making S5o32. The SWINE and
calves will average s6, making s2Os2oi ana making
total Of for the animals received for slaughter
this City last week.
wEEyIL IN WHEAT.
Mr. j. PAYNE Low made the following observ atoms upon
this subject;
In consequence Of the ravages Of the grain weevl
wheat weey the importance of this subject cannot be
doubted for moment. II the agricultural should DO
willing receive all possible aid from the sciences gener
ally, and chemistry particularly IN order TO learn how
maximum crops may be grown il is certainly Of much
importance that he should use every means TO project
them from the ravages Of insects, which very often leave
but scanty allowance to remunerate nun Tor hIs toll
although insects perform very useful Office BY
assisting in keeping the vegetable Kingdom IN sueJecaon
yet how frequently do they materially lessen the profits
the sgriculturist IL therefore becomes evident that Ill
part of the profession of the cuvator Of the sol to
learn as much possible Of the nature and habits
of insects, so that ho may thus be the better
enabled discover the of preventing their injuries
The wheat plant from the moment that its seed germl
mates until tho grain is received into the granary sub
ect 10 their unous attack But the evil does not rect
here for the little depreciation chosen for consideration TO-
day. well others, likely to give evidence OF m de-
strucve powers in the granary IL IA usual expression
that bread is the staff Of e' and notwithstanding the
fact that in the United States alone upward OF l2oOOoo
of bushels of wheat grown annually yet would be
very interesting and important to learn how Tar this stan
OF life will last if means be not discovered TO
prevent pssten depredators from gnawng 1t in pieces
Although the agricultural press teens with statements Of
the immense destruction OF insects upon the wheat crop
yet the gain-weevil is the subject chosen for To-
day, it would be depression to treat Of Others. The
grain. weevil or wheatweevl, known 10 natural
lists as the cWcuiio gromartus Of l.lnnaus resembles
very much in appearance the ce-wsev cUreuo oryze Of
Lima us which is also known to attack wheat bat upon
close eaaminato they readily be dstng from
each other the rice weev being smaller and having two
redsh spots upon each Of the wing wing
The wheat weev exist in four states, namely the oyun
or egg arva or grub, pupa or chrysals, and image OF
perfect insect II is slender in form, Of pitchy red
color about oneeghth Of an inch long and furnished
with bent slightly downward The thorax slong and
coarsey punstured. The wing cases, which do not
tirey csv er the abdomen, striated The female do
posts her eggs upon housed wheat, which after short
and it frequently leaves the hull only behind. These
grubs soon pass into the pupa state and eventually come
forth perfect beetles. From the time Of these per-
feet beetles pairing until their progeny shall have
undergone the last meam0rphosis Is usually about MY
days. II has been stated that In single one par
Of these insects was known to produce upward Of 1000 IN
dyiduals The ravages of these pesent depredsors are
not alwsys visible at first sight but If handful Of wheat
partly devoured by them be thrown upon the injured
grains will float upon the surface Notwithstanding the
nnumerable remedies that have been tried % preyent
their evils, very few have proved useful Killing these
insects by heat is rendered mpracticabe, because the
temperature required to cause their death would nae
the grain, and therefore the would TO DO n
furious the disease. There French remedy Of which
much has been said namely tho spreading of unsecured
eeces of wool the wheat which viii attract the In
sects TO their surfaces and them TO die, basI
frequent turning over OF the heap has beea
found useful in many instances the insects dislike
10 be disturbed, and endeavor IA seek quiet hiding
pieces, which they readily co If the graues be OLD
but this pap TO prove efectua would involve much la
bor The best preventive seems 20 DO tho saitig OIL
wheat learned from friend OF mine short time sncs
who has tried this method Of preservation tor several
years. het be has had his altsd wheat attacked BY
The Neeyi He generally n.zss about one Ioaad u ~
with Two bushels Of wheat he so s,es that this sng
prevents, Ia great degree the necessity Of sunnins
wheat which wonld be great saving Of labor. This
very simple preventive, which could be very easily tried
and should il provo to be universally successful wold be
Of incseulable value to wheat growers. 4
soLos RoBRsos.-Tbe insect that has destroyed %
much wheat in Western NewYork and Pennsylvania and
Northern Ohio this season, which is called tho Rod
Weevi =" lie not the spoken Of by Mr. Low. That i
destroys the wheat and Indian corr particularly in the
Southern States, TO distressing degree in the Glib or
eraey while the other attacks the wheat head ia bloom
md utterly aDnhiates every grain before perfected
This is called the wheat nudge England 1t Il the most
terrible pest encountered by wheat growers. There
- Il. attacks