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TURNIP. 



single specimen of the Ceutorhynchus contractus (a small weevil 

 destructive farther north, ED.) was to be seen. Whilst the ravages 

 were taking place the weather was very hot and sultry. 



The following table of statistics, with regard to the Turnip-crop at 

 Holborn Grange, Belford, Northumberland, shows the amount of loss 

 on a good well- worked farm, and may be taken as an example of many 

 in the same district (A. S. A.) : 



320 



Morpeth. At Woodhorn Manor about twenty-five acres were lost 

 by "fly" this year on good Turnip-ground which had been well 

 manured and put in good order ; also a ten-acre field of Swedes that 

 were the first sown were badly injured by fly, but recovered enough to 

 give half a crop. (J. E.) 



CUMBERLAND. The district round Silloth suffered heavily this 

 season from Turnip Flea (Phyllotreta nemorum), being once or twice 

 resown. The loss on Turnip crop on many farms from this cause, 

 with possibly some damage also from the caterpillar of the Turnip Moth 

 (Agrotis segetum), was estimated at little less than 5 per acre. (W. H.) 



DURHAM. Sunderland. During last June Turnip Fly was 

 exceedingly injurious over the whole of this part of the county of 

 Durham ; many hundreds of acres were sown twice with Swedes 

 and failed, when as a last resource the softer kinds were sown, which 

 at the best are worth little more than half a good Swede crop. (J. S.) 



YORKSHIRE, N. Biding. West Kounton, Northallerton. The 

 general run of Turnip crop in this part of the county and beyond it, 

 where observed, amounted on all strong soils to only half a crop, the 

 failure was in both Swedes and Turnip from drought and fly. Nearly 

 every one sowed twice, but still fly-attack took place, and it did not 

 answer. The early Turnips suffered most. 



The moneyless is estimated at 3 or 4 per acre. Value of a 

 good fair crop of Swedes being set at 7, and of White Turnips at 5 

 per acre. (C. H. W.) 



