The Hessian Fly deposits her eggs on the 

 young shoots of full wheat in October. The 

 worms, which are hatched in a few days, descend 

 to the lower part of the stem near the earth, 

 where they become changed into grubs having 

 the appearance of flax seed, where they remain 

 during the winter, destroying the plant by suck- 

 ing its juices. 



The Wheat Fly is the insect that does the mis- 

 chief of which our correspondent complains. — 

 They have somewhat the appearance of the mus- 

 quito, of a yellow color, with clear wings. They 

 are seen in June, when the wheat is in flower, 

 and the eggs are deposited during the evening, in 

 • the scales of the chaff. The maggots are of a yel- 

 low or brownish color, and eat the young seed as 

 it is formed. The maggota fall to the ground to 

 change into chrysales, and come forth again the 

 next summer. Lime and ashes at the rate of half 

 a bushel each, sown on the grain as soon as they 

 make their appearance, has been recommended, 

 and may be of advantage, though we have had no 

 experience in its use. After an invasion of these 

 insects, burn the stubble, if possible, plow deep, 

 and sow no wheat on the same field for two 



HORTICULTURAL. 



(HAintTON, Carlisle.) Wekplng Willows. — Take 

 off cuttings in the winter or early in spring ; bury 

 them till the ground is ready for planting. The 

 cuttings may be one or two feet long, and of any 

 thickness from one to three inches in diameter, 

 but of young wood not over three years growth. 

 Keep the ground clean about them, and at the 

 end of the first season you will have a tree five or 

 six feet high. If several shoots start from the cut- 

 tings, remove all but one, and that the strongest. 



(J. R., Mayville, N. Y.) Fruit Room. — A cir- 

 culation of air under the floor is not necessary, 

 only let the location be a dry one. 



(L. B., Freedom, Ohio.) Strawberries.— The 

 strawberry you describe as making no runners, 

 and bearing till frost comes, is the Biish Alpine, 

 a most useful sort for the kitchen garden, woi-thy 

 of much more attention than it receives. 



(R. L. G., South Edmeston, N. Y.) Peach 

 Trees. — Your trees were probably injured by the 

 hard winter, or it may be that the worm had 

 been operating on them. You cut them too low. 



Apple ajid Pear Cuttings. — The experiment is 

 not worthy of attention. 



Soaking Seeds in Pefpeb. — You can not in this 

 way give any particular flavor to fruits. 



(A. B., Sharon.) Walnuts. — You can either 



graft or bud the English on the black walnut or 

 butternut Budding can be done in July, using 

 the small buds at the base of the shoots. Graft- 

 ing must be done late, as the walnuts are late in 

 commencing to grow. Cut the scions in winter. 



Quince Stocks. — Mr. Thomas, in the new edi- 

 tion of his work, recommends the Angers Quince 

 as a stock. 



(H. A., East Bethany, N. Y.) The Custard 

 Apple, or Papaw. — We formerly propagated this^ 

 tree and kept it for sale, but there was so little 

 demand for it that we have dropped it. It is a 

 beautiful tree, and the fruit is pleasant to some 

 people's taste. It flourishes in any good soil, such 

 as we plant other fruit trees in. It grows along 

 the waysides in Ohio, in great quantities. We 

 noticed it particularly abundant along the Little 

 Miami Railroad. 



Persimmon, or Date Plum. — ^This fruit is hardly 

 worth cultivating in New York. We have eaten 

 them from the tree in Maryland, in the winter, 

 after they had been frozen, when we relished 

 them very much. 



JEBIKRY & COMPANY'S 



RETAIL PRICE LIST of Horse Powers, Threshers, 

 Separators, Saw Mills, Feed Mills, Fanning Mills, &c., 

 &c. , manufactured by themselves, and delivered on 

 board any conveyances at Albany, N. Y., or at any place 

 in the United States, by the addition of freight : 

 Emery's Patent Changable Power, Thresher, Separator, 



and Bands complete, for 2 Horses, $150 



" " " 1 Horse, 120 



Emery's Improved Wide Eaciv & Pinion, with Thresh- 

 er, Separator, and Bands, for 2 Horses, 120 



•' " " " 1 Horse, 95 



Common or Wheeler Rack & Pinion Power, Thresher, 



Separator, and Bands, for 2 Horses, 135 



" " " 1 Horse 110 



If sold separately, the following prices are charged : 



Emery's Changeable K. E. Horse Power, for 2 Horses,. 110 



" " " " 1 Horse, . SO 



Emery's Wide Rack and Pinion Power, for 2 Horses, . 90 



" " " " 1 Horse, . 60 



Common or Wheeler Eack &, Pinion Power, 2 Horses, . 95 



" " " "1 Horse, . 75 



Thresher with cylinder 26 inches long, \i)4 in diameter, 



together with Separator and Fixtures, 35 



Fanning Mills with pulleys for Band, $26, 28, 80 



Portable Circular Saw Mill, 24 inch saw filed and sett, 



for sawing railroad woodjslitting fencing, &c., 35 



Upright or Felloe Saw for Wheelrights, 40 



Churning attachment for driving one or two chums at 



a time of barrel size, excTOt churns, 12 



Sett Bands. Wrenches, Oil Can, and Extras, 5 



Cross Cut Saw arrangements for butting and cutting off 

 logs, including saw, guides and connections for use, 12 



Feed Mill, cast iron plates, 35 



French Burr Stone Mill for Grinding, 18 inch diameter, 100 

 " « " « 20 " 125 



Power Com Sheller, for 1 or 2 Horses, 35 to 50 



Teisis — Cash, or approved notes or aeceptancies with 

 interest, payable within four months in Albany, New York, 

 Boston, Philadelphia, or Baltimore, as may best suit the 

 purchaser. 



All articles warranted made of good materials, and to 

 operate as represented, or may be returned within three 

 months at the expense of manufacturers for home transpor- 

 tation, and purchase money refunded — the purchaser being 

 his own judge in each case. For further particulars, see 

 previous advertisements, or address the subscribers. Lib- 

 eral deduction to dealers. Local Agents wanted to sell and 

 put the above in operation. EAIEKY & CO., 



June, 1852. 369 & 3T1 Broadway, Albany, N. Y. 



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