VOL. AVI. NO. 44. 



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A K D E N E P ' S JOURNAL 



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cnttle to feed may eiripluy nil tlieir fodder for nia- 

 niire ; others I'aii peiuler aviiilable weed.*, briars, 

 do{;stO()tli, tlii.stles, &c. ; and those who have nei- 

 ther straw, foihler, nor weeds, can convert earth 

 into manure, so that no discovery was ever jiiore 

 capable of easy or general apjilicatit'ii. The Jauf- 

 fret process tends to supply cgricnlturalists with 

 new and powerful means of incria.>iii^' their 

 wealth, especially in the c.ise of poor-land farmers, 

 who usually find it ditlieult to obtain n sufficiency 

 of manure. 



For the N. E. Farmer. 



DESTRUCTION OF THE CURCULIO. 



Messrs Elilors : For the following successful 

 mode of destroying the Ciirculio, 1 am iudebted 

 to my respected friend Dr Joel liurnett, of South- 

 Uoro', a geiiileiiiaii eminently distinguished for 

 science and practical observation. I hope others 

 may be induced to try the e.vperinient and with 

 the like successful results. 



In insid.ited situations, as in cities and in pla- 

 ces surrounded by salt marshes, the plum and 

 other smooth skinned fiuits usually bear large 

 and very abundant crops. But it is not thus in 

 the open country, where it is well known, that a 

 great proportion of the fruits of the Plurn, and 

 the Nectarine and the A|)ricot are extremely lia- 

 ble to be destroyed by the attacks of the Curculio ; 

 and from this cause prematurely fall to the ground. 



The Cm-culio is extremely partial to the smooth 

 skinned fruits. The cherry though equally ob- 

 Bo.vious to the attacks of this insect, usually in a 

 great measure escapes, owing to no other cause 

 than the incredible nund)er of its fruits. 



It is well known that the egg which the Curcu- 

 culio deposits in the fruit becomes in process of 

 time a worm, which causes a great part of the 

 fruits to fall. Soon after its fall, the worm quits 

 the fruit, descending into the earth. Early in 

 spring, and about the time the fruit is forming, 

 the Curcidio arises from its earthy bed, a winged 

 insect. Yet thoiigh having wiuirs, it lias been ob- 

 served that they rarely use them. Alter entering 

 their new element and remaining on the surface 

 of the earth fjr a time, they ascend the tree, and 

 iu a few days they puncture and deposite an egg 

 in many cases, in every fruit. 



I1ie motions of the Curculio are very quick ; 

 to observe thein requires very narrow and close 

 inspection, as they avoid the fice of man, sud- 

 denly dodging to the opposite side of the leaf or 

 limb:- 



Dr Burnett informed me a few days since, that 

 he had a fine tree of the Prince's Imperial Gage 

 Plutn. This variety, although naturally one of 

 the most valuable and productive of all Plums, 

 yet never would produce a crop of fruit on his 

 grounds, on account of the abundance of the Cur- 

 sulio's, but by adojiting the following e.\pedient, 

 a most bountiful crop was produced during the 

 last season. 



Early in the spring, or as sooxi as the tree was 

 u bloom, a hencoop containing a ben and an 

 iarly brood of chickens, was placed beneath the 

 ree. .After the Curculios had arisen from the 

 .•arth, and before they were prepared to ascend 

 he tree, every one of them, as it appears, were 

 ievoured by the brood ; and owing to this cir- 

 unistance and to no other cause, the tree ripened 

 ind matured a tnost exiniordmary crop of fruit. 

 VVJLLIAM KENRICK. 

 J^onantum Hill, JVewton, April 10, 1838. 



ST.\TEMENT 



Of Premium and other Large Crops, the evidence of which has been submitted to the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Society. Read before the Legislature by J. Prince, Esq. 



Diisl]. 



1817. 75-2 Carrots, E. Ware, Salem. 



720 Turnip.s, T. Melville, Pittsfield. 

 412 Potatoes, J. Richardson,.Dedham, drain- 

 ed Swamp. 



1818. 878 Carrots, Mr Little, Newbm-y. 

 *8S0 " Mr Pierce, D.irchester. 

 *498 Potatoes, Ulr Williams. Fitchburg. 



615 " Mr Lathrop, West Sfiringfield. 



1819. 612 " D. Stebbins, Deerfield. 

 635 Beets, E. Thrasher, Salem. 



•.580 Potatoes, P. Williams, Fitcldnirg. 



1820. 614 Potatoes, P. Williams, Fitchburg. 

 670 Mangel Wurtzel, .1. Prince, Ro.xbury. 

 849 Carrots, E. Thrasher, Salem. 



*720 " on 3-4acre, E. II.Derbv, Salem. 



1821. 551 1-2 Potatoes, P. Williams, Fitchburg. 

 - 640 .^langel Wurlzel, J. Prince, Roxbury. 



688 Ruta Baga, David Little, Newbury. 



1822. 970 Mangel Wurtzel, D. Little, Newbury. 

 , 651 Onions, A. Knight, Newbury. 



687 1-2 Turnips, T. & H. Little, Newbury. 

 *615 " S. Little, Newbury. 



1817. 35 Wheat, J. Rice, Shrewsbury. 



1819. 25 3-4Spring Wheat, P. Williams. 



1820. 32 Winter Wheat, S.Warren, Northampton. 

 Ill 1-2 Corn, Jonathan lliinnewell. Newton. 



1821. 105 1-6 Corn, T. &, H. Little, Newbury. 



1823. 



1822. 119 3-4 Corn, J. Valentine, Hopkinton. 

 23 3-4 Spr. Wheat, P.Williams. 

 *116 1-4 Corn, 'P. & M. Little, Newbury. 

 •116 1-2 " P. Williams, Fitchburg. 

 *117 1-4 Corn, D. Dmiiham. 

 762 1-2 Mangel Wurtzel, J. Prince, Ro.\- 1823. 128 Corn, J. Valentine, Hopkinton. 



bury. 

 908 Turnips, T. & H. Little, Newbury. 



1824. 783 Turnip.s, T. & H. Little, Newbury. 

 688 1-2 Potatoes, L. Hill, E. Bridgewater. 

 6C8 Ruta Baga, J. Wilson, J»eerfield. 



*500 Potatoes, P. Williams, Fitchburg. 



1825. 924 M. Wurtzel, T. & H. Little, Newbury. 

 814 Turnips, J. Little, Newbury. 



609 1-2 Potatoes, P. Willia iis, Fitchburg. 



1826. 572 Potatoes, L. Hill, Bridgewater. 

 *559 " P. Williams. 



1827. 582 " * " 



1828. 

 1829. 



1830. .570 Potatoes, P. Williams,! Fitchburg. 



1542 Mangel Wurtzel, G. Foster, Charleston. 



741 Ruta Baga, H. Colman, Lynn. 



6-57 Onions, J. Perkins, Newbury. 



34 1-2 Sea Wheat, T. & H. Little, Newbury. 1830. 

 1531. 1831. 347 Winter Wheat, J. Wilson, Deerfield. 



52 1-2 Barley, S. Pearson, Newbury. 

 *115 Corn, 'I'. & 11. Little, Newbury. 

 *113 1-2 (>)rn, J. Lees, Newbury. 

 *102 1-2 Corn, F. Winchester, Southboro'. 

 *113 on 1 acre 25 rods. Gen. Hull. 



50 Spring Wheat 1 acre 146 rods, B. Lavon. 

 55 Winti-r Rye, 1 acre 131 rods, E. Gates, 

 Worcester. 

 1824. 34 3-4 Spring Wheat, A. Bryant, Curn- 

 ton. 

 112 5-8 Corn, S. Longley, Shirley. 

 31 1-2 Sf)riiig Wheal, J. Valentine, 

 1«25. 51 1-2 Barley, T. & H. Little. 



37 Spring Wheat, P. Williams. * 



1826. 33 1-4 Spring Wheat, P. Williams. 



1827. 54 Barley, N. Grout, Sherburne. 

 98 Corn, N. Holden, Shirley. 



31 Winter Rye, J. Bass, Qiiincy. 



1828. 38 1-S Rye, P. Adams, Newbury. 



1829. 34 1-4 W. Wheat,W.Cleveland, Williams- 



ton. 

 30 1-4 VVinter Rye, J. Little, Newbury. 

 34 1-2 S. Wheat"T. & H. Little, " 

 48 Barley, B. B. Howard, Bridgwater. 



38 3-4 Rye, P. Adams, Newbury. 



1832. 691 1-2 Potatoes, W. Carter, Fitchburg. 

 613 5-8 » P. VVilliam.s, " 



1833. 687 1-2 Potatoes, W. Carter, Fitchburg. 

 *625 " P. Williams, 



1834. 513 " W. Carter, " 

 633 Carrots, J. Morehead, Marshfield. 



1835. 515 Potatoes, P. Williams, Fitchburg. 



18.36. ' 



1837. 



*109 Corn, H. Sprague, Princeton. 



1832. 45 5-8 Rye, A. Knight, Newbury. 



38 3-4 W. Wheat, H. Leavitt, Greenfield- 

 54 3-4 Barley, H. Sprague, Princeton. 

 457 Winter Rye, T. Liilte, Newbury. 



1833. 55} Bk. Sea Wheat, P. Williams^FilcUbiirg. 

 67 Barley, W. Caner, Fitchburg- 



35 3-4 Rye, R. Jaiques, Newbury. 

 1634. 55 Barley, W. Carter, Fitchburg. 



50i Bk. Sea Wheat, P. Williams, Fitcliburr 



1835. 58 Barley, W. Carter, " 

 35 Black Sea Wheat, P. Williams, " 



1836. 35 Rye, average of 5 acres, E. C. Sparbawk 



Brighton. 

 59 1-2 Barley, W. Carter, Fitchburg. 



1837. 38 1-2 Black Sea Wheat, P. Wiiliama. 



*AII with this mark did not receive premiums, but are quoted as large crops. 

 t P. Williams of Fitchburg has received 13 premiums on Potatoes. 



