The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-07-19

"A ho Z lroui tne secretary, l. y.
Shalcross, announces that the Peninsular
Fruit Growers Association will hold
special meeting for the transaction of very
important business, on Tuesday, July 22nd,
1862, at Midd!ctown, Del, commencing at
10 o clock \. NJ.
LAND SALE.- James McCaulcy, Esq.
has sold tie farm of Thomas BaXindinc,
near Cherry Hill, containing 4G acres, for
$4,000 cash. Purchaser, James b. White,
late of Winchester. Va.
TIE CRops'-The wheat crop Of this
county is secured after one Of the most tcdi-
experienced by our farmers toi several years.
The straw being weakened by the fly was
inclined to "drop,' aud the severe rain
storms that were experienced during the
healing season added much to the prcStra.
ton of the crop.
While our Rowlandsvillc letter and other
accounts represent the wheat crop rs fair
average some of our most prominent farm
ers in this vicinity, set the yield down at lit
tie more than half ~ turn out" Reports
of the hay crop represent it as being very
good. The corn crop is recovering from its
delicate, backward state and bids fair to
produce a bouutitul yield.
The oats have been attacked BY an insect
that threatens to injnre it materially. 1t is
Il small red louise which clusters round the
delicate tibre-like stem which attaches the
grain to the stock, sucking the sap, and
etiectually cutting off the supply Of nutri
mcnt to the grain, which cannot fail to make
it light. Had this insect-which has hereto
fore been unknown to our tarmers-made its
appearance earlier, total blight Of the oats
crop must have been the consequence. The
crop in the neighborhood is now about
ready for the reaper.
In looking over our exchanges we see this
new and unwccome visitor spoken Of in
many sections of our State, as doing great
damage to the oats. Below we give some
extracts from our exchanges in relation to
the crops The strange enemy has several
names. Our citizens denominate the pest
Secession Lice -
The CRorS-Rrl ITerril From citizens
of Baltimore and Hartford counties it is
| learned that the wheat harvest in those coun.
| ties has been more than an average one
the grain mature and uninjured, and the
| yield better than for many years. The corn
| is represented as quite promising, and if the
present scasonable weather continues, there
is every prospect of an exceedingly heavy
return. Among the farmers in those coun
ties there is some complaint about the oat
crop, which, it is stated, has been materially
| injured by an unexpected and fatal visitor
in the shape Of a red bug or weevil.
Baltimore american.
LINCOLN LlCE.-The growing oats in this
neighborhood are infested by u species of
bug which congregate in large numbers
around the stem, just above the grain, and
bid fair to entirely destroy the crop. These
| bugs vary in color, and resemble the com
mon louise in shape. They are new visitors,
and appropriately denominated Lincoln
Lice. -Centerrilte Stale Rights.
Teh following in relation to the crops and
their enemies in Kent county, we find in the
| Ncms
"RED BuG."--The Dat crop is very ma,
'cliait. iiiletcu ". i'll uncNPccttu anu iatai
visitor, in the shape of a red bug. The
fields have redish hue, the insect covering
so much of the chatf They iustcn them
selves at the base of the grain, where it is
connected with the stem, and extract the
juices of the grain, leaving the hull empty
and compressible by the fingers. The pulp
is in dough state, which makes it vulnera-
BILE to the attacks Of the destroyer. Upon
shaking them from the head upon white
paper they will be seen crawling, displaying
IA number of legs-some are very small-thc
smallest are uniformly red F.; some Of the
larger ones are dark in color, and one had
wings. Their number is legion, and where
they make an attack scarcely a sheath is
exempt. They seem to congregate in small
companies of half dozen or more. Oats
have generally had an immunity from as
saults and injury from the insect tribe, and
with tolerabe soil and moist season are
sure to produce fair crop. The Hcssian
fly does not seem to relish their juices. We
shall have to give to this new creature the
soubriques of - Confederate 46iicior."
CoRN.-The long continued wet weather
prevented the farmers from giving full
cultivation to corn prior to harvest, the con-
sequence is that corn is smaller than usual.
| The warm weather of the early part of the
week improved it considerably, but we think
that without an extraordinary season, it
cannot reach the crop Of last year.
The HARvEsT.-The farmers Of Kent have
finished their wheat harvest. The crop is
more than an average one, and the grain is
mature and uniniurcd, except where the
wheat was blown down by the wind. several
weeks before it ripened where it may be a
little shr.ve!le bat in the main the har-
vest is a good one, and we should feel under
renewed obligations to bcnelicent Provi,
cen c.
RsS' Our wheat harvest is over, and not
more than half crop has been realized
The grain is fine aud perfect, nevertheless.
Tie oats are hardly worth harvesting. A
worse prospect was never Witnessed. Corn
is improvin =, but warts rain. Irish potatoe:
arc snurd ,nt and very fne
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