The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-25
MONTICEJLU ITEMS.
The Grain Crops. the Wet weather aud tho
! Hessinn Fly-A Suc"nnsful Dime t;oadiu;;
Other Local Matters.

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! Other Local Matters.
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MONTlCrLLO. March ZO.--i \'"$ IT.
priScd To see I;,c ;i"lu ~ 'DHr I,lnyr ~,
spcctinW the iniltrv dn;'u - See Wn"It
and oats by the couini.ny- raiu-. inr q"
far rs have seen vu>, heard, nNnr has
been done to the crops Of dis SECTION.
So far from il. us far rs | nave heard.
they are now looking better iIiau this
time las;Iwcck, and the lirlncr is nnpc-
fuI, but as wheat is liable 60 III. the ills
that. "giWin is heir to- lis rirl, cnu~
not be rcchonGl uniii ti.r miller IL
through with il. While on th" wheat
question l will mention that nave iau
the pleasure OF convcrSjng wi;h 1t very
intelligent gentleman, who has resided
for over twenty years in Middle
Tennessee VGrain Tcnncsscc) and was
Il practical farmer for over fifteen years,
and he tells me that wheat does not
suffer from the lIcssian fly in The fall
and winter but from the larvae or
grub in the spring--that the insect de-
posits its eggs in the early winter
which hatch out in the early spring
and it is when i'm the larvae or grub
stage they feed upon the "stool:'' or
"boots' of the whcat-slalk, and SO
exhaust them that they turn white and
fall down. The remedy is to "wintcr
pasture" tho grain, for just as the fruit
grower turns hogs in his orc!lad to cat
the fallen fruit, which contains the
curculia (thc worm that makes fruit
'ooymy,) SO the cattle in grazing the
wheat take the egg into their mouths
and thus destroy them before they
hatch. So ifthis theory, arrived at by
experience and observation, is correct
and if the icssian fly has been among
us, VIC may yet suffer from its dcprcda-
tons. Perhaps tho injury done to the
wheat you speak of may be from thc
IIessian fly and not the wet weather.
Time will tell.
We had two delightful and balmy
days this week, and the ground in
plough, but on Thursday night the
southwest wind brought up clouds and
we had long and hard rain, but yes
tcrday evening it cleared up. Both
Broad and Little River arc booming
We have had some pneumonia around
here, but the cases all yielded to the
skill Of the physicians. There arc also
some "chills and fever" among those
who were in malarial parts last fall, and
the warm winter has not neutraliZcd
malaria sufficiently to eradicate the
disease.
Trial Justice Evans had very I'M
portant case before him for prclimi-
nary examination, yesterday evening,
which drew a. number of tho good citi-
zcns together. From what 1 hear the
case will go to a higher court. Both
parties arc colored. may speak more
Of this in my next.
The second di!nc-rcad:ag came on
last night and Notwithstanding the per-
feet slush the hard rain Of the night
previous had converted the roads into,
u large audience assembled at Mr..
Gladney Martins. After the polite
and attentive host and hostess had
made all feel comfortable and at home
we had some nice singing AVID music
on the piano. Mr.. Ic.,l. il'"n read
"Cndinc,' that weird ani irun* *:cn.iaN-
tai Gcrmar tale, clearly and in,prcs-
sivcly. Then after more good singing
and music and conversation, Miss Mat
tic Lupo, (of the first grade Of the
Monticello Academy made hep maid
Gil effort at reading in public, and read
u touching and interesting Christmas
story we'll and with decided effect.
She promises to be very useful and
effective reader at the future readings.
At q late hour all left for home nftcl.
having most pleasant timc-and left
that same 'little box" heavy with the
weight Of some forty or fifty dimes.
This morning is clear and bracing,
and the mail-rider is approaching
which puts stop to these dottings of
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