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damage at the time looked to be more severe than it will now be, 
owing to the fine growing weather which has forced the crop away 
beyond the power of the caterpillars. I should therefore say that 
the damage done will not amount to the fourth of the whole crop — 
nearly this." — J. L. 
" I can form no estimate as yet as to the loss, the turnips are 
growing so fast now that they may be a fair crop yet, except 
about one acre out of twenty which is totally eaten up."— J. B. 
Forfarshire. — " Over an area of 30 acres swedes 25 to 30 per cent, 
of deficit must be recorded ; and over 30 acres yellows 15 are a total 
loss, and only rape instead of the other 15 may make 50 per cent, 
of average. The money loss cannot at this early date be accurately 
recorded." — J. S. 
Aberdeenshire. — " Twenty-four acres more or less destroyed, 
about 10 acres totally destroyed to the value of 100/. Fourteen 
acres estimated destroyed to about ?>l. to 5/. per acre. This near 
Slains."— J. H. 
Lanarksh ire. — " Loss in locality (neighbourhood of Glasgow) com- 
paratively speaking nil. Most crops of swedes contain a few cater- 
pillars, but damage has been confined to very small patches or holes in 
the leaves, entire stripping of the leaves being very exceptional." — J. S. 
Summary. — The above notes (for the most part) only give a general 
estimate of damage from inspection of condition of crop at time of 
report. AVhere it has been wholly swept oflF the amount of damage is 
plain, otherwise so much depends on the weather of the coming 
autumn that no certain return of amount of loss can be now given. 
The observations, however, show the ruinous character of the 
infestation. It will be seen that the amount of damage at date is 
estimated by various observers as "considerable" ; "half a crop " ; 
" nearly wortliless " to half or two-thirds only being expected ; 
crop lessened 75 per cent, or 50 per cent. ; a third gone. In money 
estimate we have notes of 30 acres ali'ected to the extent of 5/. per 
acre ; and another return of loss of 10/. per acre ; another observer 
notes the very important item of crop being thrown four weeks 
later. And to this has to be added the coming losses consequent 
on failure of one item in agricultural routine, especially in reference 
to food for sheep and lambs. 
2. Any measures found to answer 171 lessening amomit o/ ravage, 
or loss from its effects. » 
" Soot and also superphosphate have been used apparently with 
good effect." — E. A. A. 
"Soot and nitrate of soda have both been freely used in this 
district (near St. Andrews, Forfarshire), but I am doubtful if either 
had much effect upon the caterpillar. The remedy was attempted 
too late, in fact just at the time the caterpillar was spinning its 
cocoon. Beneficial, how-cver, to push the plant into more vigorous 
growth. In other cases scufflers with boughs were sent through the 
fields."— A. B. 
" I put on about 1 cwt. of nitrate and 1 cwt. of salt per acre. I 
