Clover Worms. 



We have received from Richard Wray, of Mc. 

 Henry county, another installment of those pests 

 found in his clover stacks. Mr. W. says he is 

 feeding the same kind of hay from a mow in the 

 barn, and all the lower part of it is filled in the 

 same way as the stacks that have been described. 

 He finds in cold weather they keep very close in 

 their webs, but crawl out in pleasant weather. 

 He further says that he believes the eggs are laid 

 in the green clover before cured, and the sweating 

 of the stack hatches them out. He has grown 

 clover hay for fifteen years on the same farm an 

 this is the first appearance of the worm. 



— M. de Thoron has addressed a carious communis 

 j cation to the Academy of Sciences on the subject of 

 certain sieging fish that inhabit the seas as well m 

 rivers of South America. Me specially mention! 

 the Bay of Pailon, situated north of the province of 

 ; b rx,i f< >as in the Republic of Ecuador, where, 

 ^oiug in a boat, be was suddenly, startled by & 

 I deep humming noise which he attributed to some 

 I lame insect, bat which upon inquiry turned out 

 I to be a kind of fish called " Musieos" by tim 

 1 people of the country. On proceeding further the 

 I kaund.s ? ecaroc so strong as to remind him of tM 

 | J a church gan. These lish live both Ir 

 salt and in fresh water, since they are also met with 

 in the river Maraje. They are not more than tea 

 inches long; their color is white sprinkled with blue 

 spots, and they will continue- their music for hour* 

 ' without minding any Interruption. 



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