Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-24

THE GRAPEVINE IN AUGUsT.-The most
active work of the vineyard is over, still the
vines will need some care. The laterals may
still need pinching, and late shoots may push
where they are not wanted, and must be bro
ken off, Most of the troublesome insects of
this season are large and readily noticed, so
that the only remedy, whether for the large
grapevine caterpillars, or the beetles mention
ed on other pages, hand-picking can De ap-
piled The chief troubles of the grape-grower
this month, are the Leaf-hopper, Incorrectly
called Thrips, and Mildew. The little insects,
which in some places rise in clouds as one
passes among the vines, and appears of a gen.
eral dingy-wlite color as it flies, is, when
caught and examined, found to be handsome
ly marked with scarlet. 1t remains attached
to the leaves, sucking the juices, in its early
life, and it is only when it gets wings, that its
presence is usually noticed. The only remedy
that has been suggested for the Leaf-hOpper in
its winged state is to carry lights or torches
among the viz at night Mildew appears in
the hot, dry days Pale spots are seen on the
leaves, and if the undersde be examined,
there will be found the gray patches of mi
mute fungus, which cause the trouble. Sui
.phur is the remedy. This, upon the first ap
thoroughly busted upon the foliage of the
vines. Bellows for the purpose are sold at
the seed and implement stores. The bellows
are like an old fashioned kitchen bellows, and
have wide tube about al inch across. The
valve hole is stopped by a cork, and a quanti-
ty of Flowers of Sulphur being placed in the
body of the bellows, through this opening, it
it is blown, when the bellows is worked, like
a fine cloud of dust, which settles on the foil
age, and soon puts an end to the Mildew.
The dusting should he done on hot still day,
and two, or at most three applications, will
save the foliage, which otherwise would have
become useless. .--Americtm Agricu'turaliN for
1mJt$t.
Loss IN CURING FoDDER.-The subject of
curing hay and other fodder is very interest
ing one, and much study may prolitably be
given to it. 1t is rarely considered fully or
rightly. When fodder is simply dried, the Wa
ter is taken out of it but with the water a
considerable quantity of volatile matter, as
the tavoring essential oils and other sub
stances, are removed, unless the drying is done
in the shade and slowly and without much
heat. The suns heat and light have chemi-
Cal effect certainly, but to what extent this is
exerted we do not know, excepting so far as
we may find the fodder dried quickly in bright,
hot sunshine deficient in feeding value. When
hay or fodder is cured in the silo, or even in
the cock, being put in moist or damp, a GER
tain amount of heat is produced, and this heat
is SO much combustion of carbonaceous mat
ter Some of the starch, sugar, gum, cellular
tissue, must be oxidized and changed either to
carbonic acid and lost by evaporation with the
moisture or turned into acid or alcohol, the
latter evaporating very quickly in the cock.
In drying 1000 pounds of hay, 5000 pounds
of water is evaporated, and to get rid of this
water sufficient quantity of the carbon is
consumed to reduce the feeding value consid-
erably, unless, as is probably true, portion
of the woody fiber is also reduced by the heat
to ligestible starch, sugar and gum.