Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-06-11
agricultural.
From the Country Gentleman.
Experiments on the Curculio,

A great number of remedies against any
disease, indicates both its formidable nature
and the difficulty of cure. 1t is SO with the
Curculio--we have had many prescriptions,
COED and bad. Among the bad or inefficient
ones are, salt, lime-wash, sulphur, tobacco
water, soap, cotton bands on tn rink .Pad-
i.g up cefore freezing, various iGrid odors,
bottles of water in the trees, and many
more; while among The more useful and
eff lent remedies. may sbe named, paving,
dusting daily with ashes, jarring down on
sheets, ant turning in pigs and poultry
Paving can be applied only in certain in
stances; the two next tmay be used any
where, and tie last, man ely, pigs and Po Ity
wherever provision has been made for the
confinement of these animals.
Our present object is 10 show the large
vote which has been giveh in favor OF the
last named remedy, throughout the country
that our readers who have not given 1t a
full trial, may have the more confidence in
its efficacy, and make preparations for II
accordingly.
William N. White, of Athens, Georgia
says in his recent work on Gardening fol
the South" "The only really satisfactory
mode of dealing with this insect, is admit.
ting pigs and poultry into the fruit garden >
A. G Hanford, of Waukesha, Wis, says
"a few years ago, be made an enclosure fol
his hens, unintentiona Iy enclosing two Of
three plum trsrs. These trees produce,
perfect fruit, while on all the rest it wal
destroyed by the curculio. The next yeaI
he enclosed the rest, and had good croi
from sli.''
A. J. Downing, said in the Horticulturist
"No method has proved lefectual. but plac
ing trees, in the midst Of the pig anc poult,
ya.d-and Notwithstanding the numerous
remes;es lhat have been proposed in ou
pages since the commenceme of thi:
work, this proves tie only one that has moi
fa led oftenef than il has succeeded"
VIM. II. Southwick, of New Baltimore
in 1851, enclosed fowls with several of hi:
plum trees. These were all loaded with
plums. while the rest ol his trees, not en-.
cosed in the yard with fowls, lost all theil
fruit. The trees were all alike thrifty anC
vigorous.
A correspondent of the Genesee Farmer
in 1854, says. "while on vist to frienc
in Lockporr, N. Y, observed about dozen
very thirty and handsome plum trees in &
yard where his hogs were kept. The trees
were ALMOST broken down by the weight
while arother tree, outside the yard, shove {
only here and there plum"
David Thomas stated in the old Genesee
Farmer, that the late Charles Clifford, o
Ledyard, Cayuga Co., N. Y. had never fail
ed in having good plum crop for seventeen
successive years. His herd of swine always
ran among the plum trees during the curcu
lio season, and were sufficiently numerou.
TO keep the ground thoroughly cleared of al
fallen and punctured fruit.
Now there may be localities and seasons
With insects too numerous to be all destroy
ed by this remedy. In such instances, j
will prove a most valuable auxilliary, ant
used in combination with some of the oil e.
we have named, will prove successful unde
all circumstances, il not too feebly applied