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TURNIP. 



Mr. Job Tait, Eslington Hill, Alnwick. — " I have examined all 

 my Turnips most carefully, and cannot see any insect upon them." 



Mr. L. C. Chrisp, Hawkhill, Alnwick. — " All Turnips more or less 

 affected, yellows especially." 



Mr. W. L. Miller, Warkworth (at the mouth of the Coquet, about 

 six and a quarter miles south-east of Alnwick). — "Like my neighbours 

 in this part, my Turnips are affected, the last singled ones suffering 

 the most." 



Keturning now to the more northerly part of the county, and 



returning southward by what, as far as I see by map consultation, is 



n all cases a more inland line, there appears to be a much lesser 



amount of infestation than at most of the above localities, which chiefly 



range on or near the coast. — Ed. 



Mr. Geo. Grey, J.P., Milfield, Wooler.—" Affected to a certain 

 extent, but I do not anticipate any serious damage." 



Mr. Thos. Chartres, Akeld House, Wooler. — " All my Turnips are 

 more or less affected by the caterpillar. The strong robust plants 

 seem to be outliving the attack ; the younger and weaker ones will have 

 a hard struggle to pull through." 



Mr. Wm. Hindmarsh, Ilderton (about four and a half miles S.S.E. 

 of Wooler). — " My Turnips (Swedes especially) are affected by the 

 pest, but so far the injury, though no doubt it exists, is not apparent." 

 Mr. J. B, Anderson, West Cottingwood, Morpeth. — " Turnips affected 

 by the pest. Only yesterday morning, the 27th inst. (July, Ed.), I 

 found them. They have attacked the latest sown first." 



Mr. Wm. Trotter, S. Acomb, Stocksfield-on-Tyne, Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne. — " Our Turnips here are scarcely affected as yet ; it is only by 

 close inspection that any caterpillars are to be found." 



Gosivick, Beal, E.S.O., Northumberland, July 22nd. From Mr. L. 

 Morley Grossman, on the part of Sir Wm. Grossman. Specimens of 

 Diamond-back attack sent accompanying, with Swede leaves very 

 much injured, in the condition sometimes known as " muslined." — 

 " I beg to enclose leaves of Swedes, which are attacked by some insect. 

 .... The land was dunged with farmyard manure, and top-dressed 

 with 2^ cwt. superphosphate and 2^ cwt. vitriolated bones." 

 (Top-dressing on outbreak of attack given below. — Ed.) 

 Eeplies to inquiries in circular (see p. 110), August 11th : — 

 (1). " The first question I am afraid I cannot answer generally, for 

 accounts seem most conflicting as to loss. 



(2). "I top-dressed with small lime first, and then with 1 cwt. of 

 nitrate of soda and 1 cwt. of superphosphate to the acre. I have no 

 hesitation in saying that tliis latter dressing has been most beneficial. 

 It has given vitality to the plants, without which I think they would 

 have gone oft" ; but fresh leaves have been put out, and since yesterday's 



