in feds called Weevils had got among fome wheat 

 at one of his farms, tried almoft every method to 

 get rid of them, but in vain, for his granaries 

 ftill continued infefted with this voracious infect. 

 At length, being informed of a method to deftroy 

 them, which was quite fimple, and not expenfive, 

 and which had been practifed with fuccefs in the 

 province of Poictou, he fet about it in the folio w- 

 lowing manner : 



He got fome live lobfters, which he threw on 

 the wheat that was infefted, and in four hours time 

 the weevils came out from all parts, difperfing 

 themfelves over the w T alls in fuch numbers, that in 

 many places they were quite black with them ; and 

 by this means they were all eafily deftroyed. 



The fmell of lobfters, particularly if left till 

 they (link, always proves fatal to thefe infects, and 

 yet will not in the leaft affect the corn. This 

 remedy fhould be ufed as foon as the weevils 

 appear, or begin to make their nefls. 



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