The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-27
rsTERtoa DEPARTMENT.


General Land O6fceTia 20 Government Lend IN Kan
and Yebrasta.The question frequently asked how
titles be acquired the lands in Kansas and
Territories and whether military
be located in these Territories We have
tanned that the lands reserved for the Indians under
puations be sold for their benefit, lands
reserved for military reservations other public the
whole country which the Indian title has been extin-
guished subject settlement prior to survey and
that prescriptions will be allowed for claims predcated ON
such settlements This important provision in the
old land States and Territories claims not allowed set
made prior survey. All that egrant has to
do therefore, select his location, make his improve
Of the lands not exempted from settlement by
any restrictions mentioned above, and the
peton Of the surveys file bis proofs the local
land Office where his claim will be allowed, and he pay
land and his improvements providing the
such required by law may delay
until the lands advertised for sale and make
pa ent any time before the day appointed the
nencement OF the public sale Land will be
ceved for part for the claimants pre-
empton and this is the only that be made Of land
Territories before the lands market
as the requires that the lands shall be subject pr
vate entry before warrants be located thereon.
agricultural Dission Of he Patent 0Jscs7he BIZ Bug,
or BorerWe made the following from pa
per treating OF the bbug conbore prepared by Mr..
Townend Glover for the agricultural report press
ssThe insect bill bug or -borer (Sphenophorus)
enhs Of inch in length, and Of red
or reddish. black color The head 4 furnished
destructive parts OF the South and South
west and brought for examination by Senator Evans,
where states very injurious the crops the Pedee
river He The perfect insect into the stalk Of the
either below just at the surface of the ground where
deposes its egg After changing into grub the insect
remains the stalk devouring the substance until it
forms pupa state which in the cavity
stalk occupied by the grub IL makes its appearance the
following spring in the perfect state again TO depose its
the foot of the young plants These insects destroy
shoots thus causing suckers to spring up
usually produce grain, or any, Of very inferior
quality that Of the general yield swamp lands low
grounds the places tnost generally attacked.
General Fitzpatrick Of Alabama and Colonel Pitchlynn
chief Of Choctaw nation both corroborae statement
in saving that they destructive in Alabama
the Red Arkansas bat that the planters have greatly
diminished their numbers BY pulling the of the
the crop has been housed png them in heaps and
barning the whole Perhaps quick lime applied in
LAYERS 70 cornaks and would destroy them
the heaps and decompose which would be particularly
useful where lime is required for the soil By
these the Unmatched 10 the would be
suned very percepbe decrease Of the bug has been
the practice Of burning the has been
followed and If persevered in might nearly eradicate them
in the o. few years. At the time, the wild
plants nest should be discovered and aao destroyed in
a similar manner a. above