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I'ier as long as the composition has any consi<^erab]e 

 moisture left in it. Let it be repeated when it inclines 

 to hatden; though perhaps this is not necessary. 3. 

 The pasturing of' svvine in an orchard in the tail and 

 spring has been found very servicable. These animals 

 appear to possess a natur.il instinct directing to search 

 for vermin and insects, which conceal themselves in the 

 earth. 4. The late Air. Peck, of Massachusetts, recom- 

 mends as an effectual remedy, turning up the ground 

 Gurefully in October, as far as the branches of a tree 

 extend, to half a spade's depth, or five inches, so as com- 

 pletely»to invest the surface. Break the clods, smooth 

 the surface with a rake, and pass a heavy roller over 

 it, eo as to make it very hard, and without cracks. If 

 the frost should heave and crack the smooth surface in 

 the winter, it must be smoothed and hardened again in 

 March. This will be found less expensive than the long 

 course of tarring. 5. Dr. Thacher thinks it highly prob- 

 able, that a quantity of sea-weed pressed round the 

 trunks of fruit trees, extending 3 or 4 feet, would prove 

 a remedy, by forming a compact substance, through 

 which the canker moth and worm would not penetrate. 

 6. Mr. Kenrick^ of Massachusetts, proposes to destroy 

 canker worms by the following method : From anytime 

 in June, after the worms have entirely disappeared, un- 

 til the 20th of October, let the whole of the soil sur- 

 rounding the trees, to the extent of 4 feet, be dug up 

 and carted away to a considerable distance ; and let there 

 be returned an equal quantity of compost, or rich earth, 

 intermixed with manure. By this operation, the farmer, 

 besides exterminating the worms, promotes the growth 

 and fruitfulness of his trees, and defends them against 

 the moles. The author of the Farmer''s Assistant ob- 

 serves, that, by taking the earth away from the roots of 

 the trees, very early in the spring, and destroying what- 

 ever may appear to be the abode of any insects ; and 

 then returning the earth back, mixed with a small quan- 

 tity of sulphur, sprinkling some of this upon the surface, 

 is, he believes, the most effectual methed to keep every 

 kind of insect from ascending. 7. Mr. Kiiapp., of Boston, 

 has been very successful in the application of lime, as 

 /oUows : Dig the turf, lay the ground smooth, and ap- 



