American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-11
6armrr'sE GOIuruIIE
Frost, CweeviI, Zee Moth, apd Potatce
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Frost, WeeyiI, Zee Moth, and rotatoe
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We have seen it announced in some o.
he papers. and heard The ides advanced
by individuals. lhst the June Frost Kasa
greater benefit Clan damage TO The com
munitys On; in other words. that y Was
God.send. Some Of ths reasons they give
for sech ,heory,lare as follows az
They say it THE FROSTY killed the Wes-
vi, consequently the frost saved more
wheat than it destroyed. Or. to use an
other phraze, there would have been moro
wheat destroyed BY the weevii, than there
was BY the frost m -
We believe the above theory 70 be in
correct, from thsfsctthat the weeyii mskes
is appearance in the wheat at certain sta
ges Of ifs growth. and from our own Oh;
servstions aud quite Dumber Of COED
practical farmers, but little cf the weevif
if any. was seen in The wheat prior to the
June frost. But msdiaiely alter the
frost, the mi5ge, or fiy. was seen lhiek
over the late wheat, depOsiting the egg
that produces the weeyil in and tbroagh
the husk OF the wheat, and on examining
a very few days after the little red efea-
lure could te found adheriBg to The sSR
grain or berry. ~ Z af%ft
Now what hss been the result? lima.
b5 sections ihe enly wheat that was out
Of the way Of The Weeyil. was killed By The
frost. and that which was later ripenipg
aad not materially injured by The frOstSws'
more or less injured By The wesvil. The
best preventative we know againstthe wee
vii is, to plow deep, SOW early, and make
drains SO tha.no watsfwiIl stand near tbs
surface ofishe groand. 'Fa'iy q &si
Again these same persons say The frost
killed of the bee.moth. showing again that
they have not been very close observers:
We can show these gentlemen. Il they will
take the trouble to go with usto examine
for themselves, thai bee moths and worms
are as plenty as usual. fhsi bee.moth,
Ike the wesyil. tLere has as yet been no
way found out to e1lirminate them, yetWe
lean with little labor assist the ,hohs5 5-eee
aeainst their d.predations. Inethe first
place. secure good. tight Hives or Palaces.
ii L.
SO thatno insect can get ii at any place
lonly where the bee enters. Immediately
under that. place miller drawer with
crevics just large euoueh 70 lei in the mil
Ter or bee moth, but not large enough to
let bee enter, have fine screen between
said miller drawer and where the bee en-
ters, so that the worms win be found in
| The hlth falling thfodgh the screen from
the bees. Another simple and easy meth
cd with the old or common box hive. is to
\ raise il little from the platform, and put
in elders or any other small hollow stick
for the Zee moth to secrete themselves 10,
and occasionally clear Them out. s
: II is also said by some individuals that
the the frost killed the potato bug, showing
! again that their knowledge was limited
. II they had been with US a few days ago.
t or would la1g the trouble 10 examine for
themselves, they would find tEeir theory
based upon erroneous principles and hav.
inng sandy foundation. II IS with the
potato bug the same as with the beesmo'h
and weesh, We believe there has been nc
~ way vet found out to entirely guard sgsinsi
'tfthem. We have tried at different seasons
plaster and hsBes.s Time, soapssuds. .frequen
stirring the ground. ticking q brush and
e driving them out, &o AT times tie above
remedies Appeared to have4the desired Of
8 feet, and Il other times tns potato top'
would be nearly destroyed ii spite Ct al
4 that could be done. N'st1s8 sse set
h A few days ago we suddenly found oul
potatoes swarlAiDg with striped bugs bal
!, an inch or more ia length. In'adsy ortw'
] they had striped many Of the tops bare o
leaves. We set to work and threw up
3 ii.tls fresh dirt around the hill. and put =
bout half q tablespoonful Oi plaster, g
= each hill. Since then we have seen ON
. few bugs sboD. our pOtatOss, but hear hear o
9 them in other localities I ~ =,
Now 10 sum the whole meter mp; ht
Is midre or weetil. tb6 bes-fno,h. and the Po
p = ,ato bug, make their appsarahee q Ger
/; lain i periods Oflhe year, and our most sol
y enlife, practical and observing men have =
b been put to their wits end TO devise msAni
: hlto thoroughly operate against these dep
4 lIedators. ....s. ,-.s
d The above is from CLOSE observation and
practical experience. ss5 Ha
The coat Of horse is the gift Of nature
F l,l..t -, ~, asa too often the WoFk Of 3