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to examine the then existing crop, and 

 observe if any of these insects are in the 

 roots and stalks, and if so, to apply the 

 above as a preventive previous to sow- 

 ing a crop of grain in the land. Nothing 

 but the preventing such a pest as this 

 insect, will justify the fallowing of land 

 according to our improved system of agri- 

 culture ; in this case, however, it is indis- 

 pensable. May not this insect, which is 

 now more prevalent among our crops of 

 grain than ever, owe its prevalence to the 

 system of fallowing and burning the re- 

 fuse of such crops being nearly exploded? 

 Since the foregoing pages have been 

 printed, I have this evening, SOth Nov. 

 1815, passed through Covent Garden, 

 and seen upwards of 1000 casks of apples 

 that have been imported from France, 

 and not less than an equal quantity heap- 

 ed together in warehouses near Fleet Mar- 

 ket, containing in the whole not less than 

 40,000 bushels. The fruit itself consists 

 of fine specimens of several varieties, 

 which appear with us nearly extinct, and 

 these are grown mostly on the opposite 

 coast to this country j and as there must 



