The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-02-27

its its eggs on the blades OF the youno
wheat during the months of August and
September, and some retardcd individuals
may delay it even into the month of Octo
Der.
8. This deposition of eggs by the second
brood lays the foundation for the first brood.
which will make its appearance in fly form
at the end of April Or the beginning Of MAY,
the following season.
q. The fist brood deposits its eggs on the
young wheat, rye, barley, or oats, during
the month of May; its first preference be.
ing wheat.
z. The eggs thus deposited by the first
brood develop the second or summer brood
which makes its appearance in August and
September in the fy form, VIII IN il deposits
eggs on any young wheat that may be above
ground, or, in the absence of wheat. il mi.
CRATES, or deposits on other cereal vegeta.
ton.
8. As this is really the only brood that
It 's necessary to circumvent-for with its
destruction subsequent brood would be
mpossible-therefore farmers should har.
vest as early as possible, leave long stub.
bic, turn it deeply down with subsoiler.
or burn it off with fire.
9. IF they neglect or decline to do this.
then they should not SOW the fall crop be.
fore the 18th of October, and if the crop
proves backward" then bring it forward by
fertilizers and cultivation in the following
spring; or,
10. If they have not done this, and the
crop is found to be badly infested, then turn
it under with the plow, harrow it and roll
1t, and put in crop Of spring wheat the
next season.
IL. BY the first of December ths fy or
rather the maggot, the 6rst, or winter brood
will have assumed the impervious 'saaxseed"
could bs " hiSs sfr16sfh a6d I'd this form T.
is able to = Stand he rigo5s Of the severest
winter.
IL. By the Let of November, and still
more SO by the first of December-if the
autumn has been favorable to the growth
of the wheat-the Hessiau fly, in whatever
form it may be at that period, excepting
the possible Hy.form,) will be located on the
stalk sufficiently far above its original loca-
ton to fall prey to sheep or cattle that
may be put to pasture in the wheat fields.
Therefore, if the wheat is vigorous enough
to bear this pasturing, and is still infested
by the fly, in this manner enough Of them
may be destroyed to obviate the necessity
Of turning the crop down with the plow,
and a reasonable yield may be the result.
13. If any liquid, dust or powder should
be used to Kill the young lorva of the fly
whether those known now, or those that
may be discovered hereaftcr-they should
be applied before the insect assumes the
faxseed form; for, as that condition seems
to be expressly designed for the protection
of the insect from contingencies and casual
tics, after that period external applications
could have but little effect.
ii: All precautions, interventions, or ex.
ternal applications should be simultaneous
and general in the insect, infected district
or the results can only be partial, tempora.
ry, aud limited or local.
Is. BY cutting the grain close to the
ground many Of the summer brood are car.
ried to the barn or stack, beyond the reach
of remedy, and from which the fly would
emerge before il is thrcshed, (and might
even pass through a machine without iDju-
ry,) aud in this manner it has been circula.
ted throughout the country.--Lancaster,
Pa, Farmer.