Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-17
Agricultural.
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.


We shall give extracts from the in
teresting and profitable discussions, atthe
Farmers Meeting. under our Agricultural
head.
AT the first meeting, Mr.. Everett, OF
Worcester, Mass, addressed the meeting
on Insects injurious to vegetation, IN
the absence of DIR. Geo. B. Loring, who
was to have spoken on that subject. lie
remarked that he was a practical farmer
from the Old Bay State, living on the
same farm and sleeping in the same bed
room in which he was born. Although
he bad not made any preparation on the
subject assigned for this evening, Yet be
would relate few facts that had fallen
under his observation. There are, he re-
marked. three worms which are injurious
to fruit, and OF which growers should De
perfectly familiar. rs the fruit crop is
becoming more and more important,
The June caterpillar is perhaps one OF
the greatest enemies to the fruit grower,
as he is one of the most injurious to the
apple tree. He has seen whole orchards
stripped and devastated by this insect.
But they are very easily destroyed, and
no good husbandman win allow them to
remain a day longer than is necessary.
He had seen the brush and Swab rec,
commended by some OF tho gentleman far
mers, hut he regarded it As only partial
IL effective. The only sure method is TO
sxterminate them with the hand, putting
on leather mitteu if desirable. and then
60 through the tree, crushing all the nests
with she hand. II this is not done the in
sect will strip the foliage. which ofcourse
prevents the formation offIuit II is very
seldom that this insect is found on any
fruit tree except the apple-uow and then
on the peach and cher.
Another worm il known Is the August
worm. about twice a. large as the cater
pillar, which in all l. movements Leaves
8 web behind ii like & spider. Ii is not
So injurious as the rltcTiiaT. but he
would recommend the same mole of eN-
terminating it,
The third is the Borer, the mos, destruc-
tive of all. As il is moy, claudeSlinc in :
operations and Kills he Tree Many a
farmer has lost nice baldwin or a russell
without knowing the cause. The insect
commences its operations J. August, "
laying from four TO ~ eggs on tn Young
tree. generally, Is The bark l. NOR, tender
and better food for the ar,1 when
Matched The height rom the ground 1t
which they arc deposited is generally ten
or twelve inches. ~ soon a. Matched he
commences 10 feed upon the bark. II j.
of no use 10 attempt g. cxterminate il by
DESTROYING the eggs, a. YOU cannot find
them But after they are Matched and
commence boring YOU viii discover them
by small black spot caused by the sap
running ont and the acid turning dark.
Now take a penknife aud dig them out.
The best time To commence i about a
month after they are Matched, when they
will be found to have penetrated aboutau
inca. They can bc eNtcrminated from a
large orchard in a very short time 10y
this method. HethouSht the caterpjllar>
might be exterminated by concerted &C
ton. He accounted for The Sudden dis
appearance ol them some summers by
the killing OF the Larvae the previous
winter.
Mr. Parker, OF Essex county, Mass,
thought that the sudden disappearance
was not owing to the severity of the
winters, bu; that they were carried of n
the summer by some calamity peculiar TO
their species.
Mr.. Jetferds, of FoScrolt, thought it
was occaSioned by apal,,>itc--a species
OF the ma0got