, 1861-06-10

cord apart and keeping the horses n the fur
| 1ows-We thus drew the cord across the wheat
ep9una ena 70 t5n II shoeS Tho worms to the
ere whore there WIS hundred this morning:
Gay at least Fa1ners try IT,
Rushville, June 9TH, 1861.
tFfom the Champaign Gazette.1
TIE ,AnalT WoRM-We have been recently
OF the army worm, now 80 destructive to the
email grains and gr1sses In the southern conn
ties ot this State. It Is feared by some Of our
farmers that, coming In SO long before harvest.
It Will prove very destructive The only rem.
edy re have heard suggested, is to cut deep
fa1, and, from inability to ascend the op5osite
bank will remain there and periah. :;
[From the car1inyil.e Free Democ1at1
t. onr e1chnrgea in all the counties about here
speak Of the sudden appearance Of the nrmy
wo.nn, and the injury being done to the crops
aod We are told by farmers from all parts OF
this county That the destructive reptile ia fay-
aging the meadows aud entering the wheat
AID corn fields, terrible as - an army with
balne1s." An exchange says that these worms
come every II years, and that they travel all
tae ume In tho sane direction, We are in-
formed that good remedy Is to dig deep
eae ,ca es aneaa a. 3I tnsm. Of aroand them
ditch ntxt to the WORMS should be dug squaror
down, and on the opposite side it should be
como what rounding or ecoop fashioned. Il is
said they Cannot get over such a ditch IS this,
Then turn drove Of hogs into the field, aud
w 4ss rt stoR eanE unt they hsye
hurt the hcgs; on the contrary we a:e inform
ed they will fatter On t1em-indeed, BECOME
a enough Tor pork In a very short time. We
Wc1ld recommend our fatmcrs.t that are both
cred With these WORMS, to try this plan to ret
"a oi them Its ample and Inexpensive
There Is 3 considerable difference Of op!n-
Ion among farmers IS to the amount Of dam
egc the worms are likely to do to the wheat
where it ts well advanced. Some think that
where the grain Is headed the loss Of the
blades will not affect the ripening of the grain,
while others entertain different opinion. It
Is surprising that the habits and na!ure Of tho
"aninai" ere net better. understood. :.
.{F1om the Car7olton Gazctte.1
The Madison, Randolph and: ST. Clair Couu-
y. papers allute to the fact that the army
Fcrm had made tts appearance in the mead
oW nrc wheat and corn 1elda In that section,
a1d q that the ..lnvasion Is very destructive to
% crops" We regret to say that the insect
sbou1'ds in this county to an extent never b.
Tore known to on. faracrs. On Monday last,
while riding out, We encountered about sfo1-
I u regiments" OF the enemy On the high road.
AID aince which time we have beta terrified
ny tho ~ mrerorts Of their approach from all
uSon the gardens In torn and, Judging from
the looks upon many Of the grass-pIots with.
In the corporation, We should say they hid
gone into camp at this point, where they are
"peneeting their drill Wo trust they will
From the Hannibal luo) Messeneer.],
Ihe army. spirit, now rife throughout the
land, seems to have extended even 10 tho q.
sect world We received q call Yesterday
morning, from John ". Rollins, Esq, brother
to Major Rollins, and one Of the most extern
formed that the army worm has Invaded the
western part Of that county, mud made sad
havoc with the crops In the ne'ehborhood OF
1hrall's Prairie. They hare completely swept
LIE blue grass pastures, meadows, and oats
and coznttelds, as If BY fire aud sword, though
left home. They had also invaded Howard
county, near the line, aud were doing serious
damage there, causing eorne of The fiSrmers to
Plow up and Tep1ant their corn. Their course
is from 6onth to North.
We have heard no complaint Of these pe.ta
IL northeaat Missouri, only in Pike county.
1Fe learn from the Louisiana papers that thew
hare swept everything before them south of
that place ard In Spencer township and In the
neighborhood Of PaynesVllie. Wheat, how
ever, that1s. well advanced, has not been IN
1ured' bat that which Is backward aud blue
The amy worm can be stopped by dltchiog,
anc - their cou1ee apPeals to be North ward,
our farmers IN this section should loee no
nmo in preparing for them, Is they are to
be more dreaded than tan army with BAN
ners."
Since the above Was written, ye lehrn' the
army Wo1m hare commenced their rayugcs
IN the ne}ghborbood of Palmyra and Barclay
stauens They have also made their appear
.s0ca In TWO townships In Brown Co., III