Feb.] the ORCHARD. J 45 
knows with what avidity ducks seize on the tumble-bug (Scara- 
bxus carnifex), and it is probable the curculio is regarded by all 
the fowls as an equally delicious morsel. Therefore it is, that the 
smooth stone fruits, particularly, succeed much better in lanes and 
yards, where the poultry run without restraint, than in gardens and 
other enclosures, where the fowls are excluded. 
"All the terebinthinate substances, with camphor and some 
others, are said to be very offensive to insects generally. Upon 
this principle. General T. Robinson, of Naaman's creek, suspends 
annually little bits of board, about the size of a case-knife, dipped 
in tar, on each of his plum trees. — From three to five of these 
strips are deemed enough, according to the size of the tree. The 
General commences his operations about the time or soon after the 
trees are in full bloom, and renews the application of the tar 
frecjuently while the fruit hangs on the tree. To this expedient, 
he attributes his never failing success. Other gentlemen allege, that 
common turpentine would be still better; being equally pungent 
and more permanent in its effects. Some have sown offensive 
articles, such as buckwheat, celery, &c. at the root of the tree, and 
have thought that great advantages followed. 
"Ahlaqueation, or digging round the trees, and making bare their 
roots in winter, is an old expedient of gardeners for killing insects, 
and may answer well enough for a solitary tree a year or two; but 
the curculio will soon recover from a disturbance of this sort, and 
stock the tree again. 
"In large orchards, care should be taken that the stock of hogs 
is sufficient to eat up all the early fruit which fall from May until 
August. This precaution will be more especially necessary in 
large peach orchards; for, otherwise, when the hogs become cloyed 
with the pulp of the peach, they will let it fall out of their mouths, 
and content themselves with the kernel, which they like better; and 
thus the curculio escaping from their jaws, may hide underground 
until next spring. 
"A young orchard should not be planted in the place of, or adja- 
cent to an old one, that it may not be immediately infested with 
the curculio. 
"It is also apparent from what has been said, that great advan- 
tages might result from an association or combination of whole 
neighbourhoods against this common enemy. Although an intelli- 
gent farmer may accomplish much, by due attention, within his 
own territory, the total extermination of the curculio can hardly 
be expected but by the concurrent efforts of whole districts.'' 
For further particulars respecting fruit trees, see the article 
Orchard in March. 
