The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-21

cuavs the board and executive department Of the
government.
have the honor be- very respectfully oesdient
servant, j. O. DoBBIN.
Captains--wm. b. sbabrck, Matthew O. Perry, Charles
@sadets J, psnasrspasi, Franklin Buchanan, Samuel
Dn psnt Samuel bxfos Andrem y, foo.si Lsa'SR-
Gordon, Vim. L. Maary, James $. BiddIe-Nayal Board,
Washington, ID. g.
From Brdsa Squadron Letters have been received
the Navy Department from Com. w. ID. Sater, commanding
the Brazil squadron dated or Monteydeo April H. 1885,
which place he arrived the id March, having left Rio
18th March. He found Montevideo the Germantown and
Water Witch The Water Witch left that place the 10th
Of April for Buenos Ayres and observations
should have been obtained fof the vecaon the ohrono
eters she would leave place the exploration
river Uruguay
From from Paraguay the brazilian
raj had succeeded in the psaoesbe settlement OF Of the
questions in dispute which have years past aated
the two countries Among these Paraguay has yielded to
Brazil the right OF the navigation OF the Paraguay ycr and
OF the enowar comprising part Of tho Brazilian
squadron the mouth of the Paraguay win ascend that
river TO cnaya the capital Of Matte Grao province of
Brazil Nothing had uanspired relative the right
ceded other nations ascend this river either through
that portion Of IL claimed by Paraguay that claimed by
Brazil Both the French and English squsdrons have
ofwa in the Paraua river correnes, whose object 10
said to be have the result of the pending negoa
ton.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Agricultural Dieision of the Patent OIaceTAe Join,
Wofn.-We make extract from paper by Mr.. Townend
Glover the joint worm, which will be of interest to the a
rcultura portion Of our readers;
:. The joint worm, (E~goaa hoyaei,) committing
such ravages the wheat fields OF Virginia. small black,
winged ay about an eighth Of an inch in length The
female lays several eggs IN the outer sheath Of the stalk
feeding within the sheath and the constant irritation pro
duced by them fors woody gall rather succession of
CALLS the cavity Of each OF which lies small footess mag
rot he or q N
body with thirteen segment and OF pale glossy yellow
color The mum Der Of in each cluster OF gals varies
from four ten The substance OF the stalk
attacked becomes brittle and either partially entirely fills
its central cavity and frequently dstorts it into various rreg
shapes have often observed young rootets putting out
Immediately below joint thus affected The worms the
stalks of wheat when examined in February last yet in
but early in March several had assumed the
These pupae had the rudiments OF wings, legs and
anennao in the perfect y but were motcness Late in
April and the beginning OF May the flies made their
through holes nawed through the tough woody
Of the gake in which they had passed the
room. The males according Dr. Harris vary from the
females by being smaller and in having piercers The
with whors Of little hairs The hind body shorter, less
pointed the extremity and is connected with the thorax
only one male was found This corresponds with what
have observed as, out Of sixty to eighty joint file,
male answering his description and eight parasites
not quite tenth Of an inch in length, Of dark metallic
Another winged fly also made appearance from
the stalks of about eighth Of inch in length with
an abdomen OF bright yeiioW Inc
Of dark color and hat metallic lusre. The
wings transparent dotted and rnged with short hairs
the ercer reached to the middle of the under part Of the
abdomen.
the joint-worm convention held Warrenton, Vir
gina, in 1854 the following recommended Prepare
we'll the land intended for wheat and it in the beginning
with the earliest and most thrifty and hardy
res and do nothing to retard the rpenng OF the by
grazing otherwise U.s. guano other fertilizer
literally, particularly when seeding land subble
Burn the stubbe every field of wheat rye, and
thcke other harbors OF vegetable growth contiguous
the crop Sow the wheat in large bodies and in
pact practicable and if possible, neghbors should
arrange themselves to adjoining fields the
year Feed all the wheat other straw which be in
ected racks pens confined spots and in April act
fire all refuse fragments about the rocks and be-
the first of May carefully burn all the which has
fed The refuse of wheat such screenings, &c.
should also be destroyed the pupa hard and not
easily softened by dampness or wet"
DEPARTMENT.
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