New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-01


they make holes in the stems for the purpose OF extract
Ing the Juice which the buds to wther and dro
of. Two-thirds Of the buds have already fallen OF
from my plants and the insect is stih at work hay
tried tobacco Juice UPON them bat without perceptib
effect. The plants are Triomphe de Gand. You vii
find some little green fellows, which think are tn
young OF the dark coored ones. hope the Club VII
not overlook this subject because it from Canad
at present the land Of skedaddlers."
DIR. TRIMBLR examined these insects, and declare'
that they to this section OF the country Ihe
will be pest indeed IL they ever become as aDundan
as the asparagus beetle has In this section.
The Chairman. Aid ELY observed that he had fonn'
remedy for the asparagus beetle IN placing his coop
Of hens and chickens near the beds:
Worms Are No, All Pests.-J. VALE, Pomfret. VI
gives the following important Information to farmers
which we present 20 our readers IN Ills own orisiha
style: ....-
1.-THE articles in Tny TRIBUNE headed Interesting
TO Farmers sometimes puzde me TO mad where the In
tcrest in. II this communication Is Of That cas
suppress IL without fail. The last TRIBUNE gives
learned and scientific piece the importance TO farmers
OF birds We have long appreciated this hore. The)
only defended by law. but BY moral and rel
gious teachings 10 the rising generation.
" But how Is II about worinsf have been taught 70
consider them enemies TO the farEer, and waged
war them according. But lately found that is not
right expedient proper to Kill all kinds OF worms
Now to illustrato NY firm is located on southern
deoyiy and cut.worms have been tie pest of my life
rcapng the young close TO the ground entirely out
of season; OF course destroyed them without mercy
when l was SO lucky to ind them in hoeing While
engaged in this occupation Of Aoeing corn aud killing
cut.worms occasionally worm came to The surface
that appeared different; he would throw himself on his
beam ends, and show fight, but the corn was missing
where found him--prind Jdeis eyideree--and he
suffered the fate OF the trans essoT-, the cutworm
by and by the thought struck me- are not these The
worms that tho good God Almighty has made TO follow
on the traok Of those cursed cutwoTms. and destroy
themi
"Wen, why not demonstrate thisi had basin
tyo.thirds fell Of dirt in which ourshnR blu OF
corn; caught Mr.. cutworm ard put him In tie basin
/ caught Mr. nondeseript and put him IN; he made
good round the basin not quite 2fC but respect
able time for MI. cut worm could not begin
with lin In speed. After making two or three rounds
he came across the outwormj be seized him at once ly
tho throat len came the tug ~ war but with AL Mr. cnt
worms writing and squirmiDR. nOndesoript held his
grip md l could think of nothing more similar than
tiger fastened to his prey He distracted te inside Of
that cnt worm BY suction, not to speak very phioso-
nhical and left nothing bnt the skin. He gave the
1uetus in the same TO two other worms forth
with with this difference they not completely
exhausted Youmay be sure that / never killed any
Now Sir you think this worthy Of your notice
present i TO the saTans perhapa Is nothing new and
perhaps II Is.
little darker color. more activity aid horny spade
like head"
DR. TRxnLr-This tiger worm, rs the writer calls it,
fully described by DR. Fitch In hn essay upon the
cut worm lie alEo describes several other Instructors
Of that pest
Bognas on Grape Lsdrss-Dr TRNmR-My attention
Las lately boon called to small bT ht-c ol0red bug
found IN COMPANY with worms upon gIapoleaves.
gentleman asked my opinion about destroying these
bugs. On examining their movements with magni-
ning glass. he found that bug approached worn
and suddenly thrust him with hitherto concealed dag
ger apon which he held him fast while he ate the juice
Df lis body.
The Cnriani Worm ~ IorG.-A lady writes from rim
nell Iowa, that the ougrnnt worm, which Is working
such destruction IN Central YORK. has made its
appearance In that State. She also incoses curTant
leaf which shows that aphids are as abundant there
This year a. thor ere here. She also wishes 70 know
d l. he host rusUbpvrV
tles Black Cap. She says the remedy used By prac
ical fruiigrowcr 10 prevent bvreis Is 10 vosh TIC
trunks Of tie trees two or three times In APs and May
a pgree,aseef T,st Of Hot Ws,,r Upon PsscL Tr,a-
KINpLEr. whose PostOice addr,ss u New
Holland, Wabash Co.. Indiana. writes rom kuHh
-roci Z" 9th mo- 18Th" how be cured sick peach-trce
fc saws &" Rad oae eight ten inches through
hanging full OF poacbes. and u took the yen'wS and
liz leaves began 20 ia OIL and The peaches 81 20
Lat could fe. the stones In The NUT ons dAy when
hey were wnshing said to my wife would help that
rce TO die, took my matiock aud dug aroand The
roots Of the tree and took my brass kettle put u over
he ire Nth ten or twelve gallons ~ s0psnds IN
n and when Il came 10 the boil took u Ead poured all
he contents h. tree In the irks ilsroo lel we're
4 foot nom the ground The snds ran down and
TODD around the roots % the tree and IN few day
ne haves quit falling OH and tie fruit hled up and
same pcTioo toa. and the tree grew Vigorously oI
yosrs when Jod Wintor killed II anl al The rest OF
nv rA,acl.,feea and believe the same process viii
mrs the cufil aao think nftsr sudsed Is 70 bore the
greencst foliage Of any Of ny pcachtree
Sulphur for R0rrG-A farmer gives The following as
the way De DESTROYED the Gpglc-irce borcr " Having
see, I'm The dougs OF the Farmers Clnb great deal al
The troue caused by the boTer which Il destructive
to apple trees VIII give my recipe which tLhk VA
not ia 10 TcnoYe the trouble Twelve years ago had
oLOco tre that put forth leaves and then turned ~
low Dug the gfuss sway from TIE roots END pnt SUI
phur around the roots aud IN the holes mnde by the
borer / did not dig the worms OUT ogt the supahi
must have killed them for the next Spring the tree was
n. riy as ever anl habceo fall 81 apples every year
Since have used this ri,sdy now for twelve years
and 4, does away with digging out the worms and has
never failed"
FTuH aIi,vs in SoEfiera Niaois--S. S. wArLHAs
Evansville H., wants 20 know what success attends
frrf, curfurc la rtutrd md southern Iln,ois Each
eeason we hear indefinite statements Of dealers In early
e~Oes peaches and blackbgTrles that they are from
down in IilOis. Now, 10 lDnOls Is priLcipals pAe
grand prairie the question Aise9 has nun oesle 90
orairic,anl AZ lar north the fOih OF ist parallel
zen AIDE succpssf Or II II only IN phrticnir l0osii
ties and on land previously covered with timber Some
report from those who know. covering tie above WI"
be very acceptable" .f
cnTc far C1rrant Worm5.-A farmer writes from
Bellcvilie " j.. m follows: see good dea IN the
parers aNuut cnrrant and how 10 destroy them
think the s0vereignosi thing on earth - goo crop
of liokens A neighhOT told and showed me the
other day how they cleared BIS. and as am WorAlns
In TIE garden this forenoon see tie same thing g~ng
on or'y lie lien is not cOoped end climbs into The
bushes aud picks and drops down 20 the chicks beside
what she shakes of. A shaAe Of tho DIshes "heTo
the hen is ecoped would be VroPerr;. at, H..
Mipnesoia crab APpies-W.C G. WArT Rchnold' he l,
neuin County MINI wants TO know something about
he value OF the rative crabapple Ho ~ apparently
a new immigrant into that section. and finding some
crab-troes In blossom, wants 10 know they WIZ pro-
duce fruit worth preserving, anu The.lef tle 'Icos
will bear grating with our cultivated yerleues oil
apples. - --..-..,,. .uu.-o-od ,hese
questions win do II once more. Some Of the craD,
trees OF tho Western prairics grow the largest ana
smoohos trees aud produce the largest Hnd iairest
fruit OF any OF the crab family within my knowledge
have seen the apples full average SIZE oil we Lau,
-, l;.,hf mi
tred in Winter they att,in slight degree 81 mellow
ness but they still a. crabs. We have nsed
them for pies and as seSod NUT Dnt shol M, iHo
MI IN nher fruit iheY make passablc sweotmeats re-