lie ‘in clouds from Naushon, and all about us.’ Notwith- 
standing, I told him that I was satisfied that they did more 
good limn harm, and that they were welcome to their share. 
The harvest began, and as the mowers reached the middle 
of Hie field they found the stulks of the grain very much 
stripped and cut up by the army worm. When the barley 
was down they began to march out of the field in a compact 
stream through the bar-way into the next one. and here we 
saw clearly what the blackbirds were after. They pounced 
upon them and devoured them bv thousands, very ma- 
terially lessening their numbers. 1 he worms are so numer- 
ous that they have not destroyed them all, but have ma- 
terially lessened them and their power of mischief. All 
luKior, then, to the blackbirds, which are usually counted 
mischievous, and are destroyed by farmers like vermin. 
These army worms have returned after an interval of eight 
or ten years.” 
Tnic Army Wohm.— The destructive pest, the army 
worm, has arrived at Portsmouth, Middletown, and New- 
port, It. I. On Saturday the farmers were out mowing 
their oats and barley, which will be at best good only for 
fodder, as the grain is not nearly ripe. The grass had all 
been cut before. Trenches are being dug around corn 
fields, and everything is being done to prevent the devasta- 
tion which worms occasioned in 1881 . They were not, dis- 
covered before Friday, and then only in small quantities; 
since then whole fields have been completely covered 
with them. The worms have appeared also at New Bed- 
ford and Westport in this State, nnd are making havoc 
with the gardens. The trench plan is beiog tried in these 
places also with some success.— Ncu> England Fanner 
July 30th, 
— The Babylon Signal suys the army worm is doing dam- 
age on parts of Long Island, especially near Aquebogue 
and Ronkonkoma. 
§he fennel. 
—Mr. L. II. Smith, of Strathoy, Ontario, Canada, lias 
recently sold to Mr. Middleton bis field trial setter bitch 
Liffey, by Leicester, out of Dart. Mr. Middleton takes 
Lilley to Japan, and we trust lie will not share the fate that 
lias met so many fine dogs imported into that country and 
China. The last named is q particularly fatal climate for 
dogs, a seller seldom lasting more than one or two seasons. 
—Mr. B. W. Jenkins, of Baltimore, owner of the cele- 
brated Ranger, writes us under date of 2d inst., that his 
imported pointer bitch, Julep, has whelped six pups to his 
imported pointer dog, Saucho. They are all marked white 
with liver head and large spot on back and rump, like the 
sire. Sancho won several prizes in England. 
Large 8al.es ok Dogs in England. — A n important 
Bale of sporting dogs was held by the Messrs. Tattersall 
on the 12 ult., at Lillie Bridge, Bromptou, England, com- 
prising drafts from the kennels of the Earl of Sefton, Eurl 
of Feversham, Viscount Downe, Mr. Lonsdale, Mr. Llew- 
elliu, Mr. Stalter, and Mr. J. Armstrong, names very fa- 
miliar to our own sportsmen. As some ot the setters were 
purchased for this country we append their names and the 
prices they brought:— 
SETTER*. 
The property of R. H. Purcell Llewellin. 
Guineas. 
Flax. 4 years, by Rock, out of Silver j. 
May, 4 years, bv Plunket, out of Min is 
Mao, 4 years, by Plunkei, out of Min 
The property of Viscount Downe. 
Nell, lemon nnd white, 3 years, by the Earl of Carlisle's Old Bill, out 
of Visconnt Downe’a Nell . . . ja 
Don, lemon nnd white, 3 years, by the Earl of Carlisle's Rap. out of 
hts Belle jq 
Dl, black and white, (sister to Nell,) by Earl of Carlisle's Old Biti la 
Fan, black and while bitch, (sister to Di) 4 
Lemon nnd while bitch, by Old Bill, out of Nell ;u 
Sal, (sister to Di) 
The property of Thomas Stalter, Esq Second season does. 
Bruce, by Scot, dura Bloom 5 
Lady, lemon and white bitch, by Laverack, dog, dam Lady, by Brier- 
ley's Fred j 5 
Red Irish setter dog 3 
The property of Mr. Johu Armstrong, Locknow Castle, Stranraer, Scot- 
land. 
Diamond, liver Bnd white dog, 2 years 2 months, by (Lavetack) Ser- 
geant, out of Kate 7u 
Nell, black and white, 1 year 5 mouths, by Mr. Luvernck's Blue 
Prince, out of Kate 10 
The property of the Earl of Foversham. 
Boh, liver aud white, 2 years, by tho Earl of Carlisle’s Old Bill, out of 
sister to Mr. Garth's Bess ]o 
Ou tile Saturday previous auothcr largo sale was held at 
Aldridges, at which the following were sold: — 
The property of R. J, LI. Price, Eaq. 
£ s. d. 
Orance, orange mid white dog, by Bragg, out of Be-s 3 3 0 
Par, liver and white dog. by Mr R. Parr, Leatou Knolls 3 13 
Bee. lemon nnd white hitch, bred by Scrutator 6 15 
Buckell, red Irish dog. by Phmkot— Min 27 (i 
Friar, while and lemon dog. Hi months, by Monk, out of Bess . 2 2 
Abbess, white and lemon bitch, by Monk, out of Bess. , 4 4 
Mirth, black nnd tnu bitch, 3 years, by Fisher's Grouse, out of 
Nevlll's Romp 2 12 
LAVKRAOK SETTERS. 
The property of William Bllnkhorn, Esq. 
Victress, lemon mid white hitch, by Lnvornck's Old Dasli, out of 
his Moll 42 o 
I.unuch. by Lavcruck’s Old DasU, out of Lill . 0 6 
Derby, black mid white um dog. by Scott, out of Lill 12 I 
Doll, black und white hitch, ditto . 7 17 
porn, lemon mid white bitch, ditto 10 10 
Rob, black and white dog, by Stulter's Rob Roy, out of Victress. 10 10 
Bur, 5 years. bred by tho late Mr. Brown, Mo I to 12 
Rap, 3 years, of a well known old Yorkshire brood 8 18 
Duchess, 1 your, a half-bred Laverack puppy 3 13 
OOIIDON SfcTlEUS. 
K»P. 2 years, by Lord Rosslyn's Ranger, out of bis Revel 1(1 5 0 
Lornc, 2 yeurs, by S toko's Snot, out of Uauklu’s Rhonu. 12 12 0 
Louise, 2 years, ditto, ditto 12 12 0 
Victress, it will be seen, 1ms already arrived in Canada. 
Max, the first on the list, is said to have sold uncommonly 
clieup. The same purchaser also secured May, by Plunket. 
Mr. Stalter Bent six pointers and twenty setters, all bred 
with great care, but only four readied tho limit put upon 
them. Diamond, who brought seventy guineas, is a liver 
mid white dy# ( mul Jins UUliiiguislied iiiuwelf iumtuiv 
trials, 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
"Nora.”— Our correspondent "Lightfoot,” writes to 
advise us of the arrival of this celebrated Gordon setter 
bitch, per steamer San Marco. Mr. A. F. Copeland is the 
happy owner of Nora, having purchased her for a high 
figure by the advice and with the kind assistance of Mr. J 
8. Skidmore, of Nantwich, England. Nora will prove a 
great acquisition to this country, being a very beautiful 
bitch, of good size and substance, and a celebrated prize 
winner. She is the dam of mauy prize winners and has an 
excellent pedigree, beinJ by "Idstono’s” champion Kent, 
out of Mr. Charles Laughton’s champion Duchess. 
The same correspondent corroborates Mr. Dcmutli’s state- 
ment in regard to Pickles, the pure Laverack bitch recently 
imported by that gentleman at the same time with Rock. 
—Mr. J. W. Knox writes us from Pittsburgh, Pa., that 
he has been advised of the shipment of a splendid setter 
dog, "Belton,” by Laverack’s Dash out of a sister to Dick 
and Llewellin’s Dan, etc. Mr. Statter is to send a full pedi- 
gree shortly. Mr. Knox has also purchased “Rifle," in 
whelp to Llewellin’s Prince. Rifle is by Dan out of Ruby. 
A FINE DOO LOST. 
t, ,, Davenport, Iowa, July 16th. 1875 
Editor Forest and Stream:— ’ ,0 '° 
A few week* ago my non, whllo on a visit to this city, received a prea- 
cnl of a fine setter dog from Col. J. II. Berryhill. It was over a year 
old, and well broken. The ancestor on the male side was imported from 
Russia. On boarding the steamboat to return to his home in Southeast 
Minnesota he gave the dog into the charge of the porter, wilh instruc- 
tions lo take good care of It and he would be paid for his trouble The 
boat had proceeded about a mile up the river, when, after having seen to 
the comfort of his family, he went down on deck to look after the com- 
fort of his dug, and to his sorrow found him hanging by the neck over 
Hie stern of the bout. deud. The railing, to which he was chained, was 
open enough lo allow the dog to get through, and his love for his old 
home induced him to jump overboard, and so bung himself. Moral. - 
See well to your dog while traveling with one on a public conveyance. 
Wm. Gray 
MORE LAVERACKS IN THE FIELD. 
Strathoy, Ontario, Canada, Jnly 27th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I have jnst received in my kennels a brace of pnre Laverack setters— 
Carowitz, sent me by Mr. G Teasdale Buckell. aud Victre*s, purchased 
for me by Mr. Buckell at Aldridge's, on the 10th ult. Caro«ltz is by 
Pilkington's Dash, out of Llewellln's celebrated Countess. Victress is 
by Dash, out of Moll, own sister to Nellie, Daisy, Countess, Fairy, etc. 
L. H. Smith. 
A NEW CURE FOR MANGE. 
««iS°Tr^ n ° hBVe C ° me l ° markcf fro,n Baltimore and have 
sold at the unusually low price of 40 cents per pound Soft 
cral, 9 are scarce and sell for $2. per dozen for large and 
15 ccnL7e™po«n?. reeQtUrlIe >UU ' * g °° d 8U ^ 
blir r r ? AY _In spiteof ,he close guard which the 
blucfish have kept at the mouth of the harbor, tl.e weakfist, 
ave finally made their way In and are now being caught 
in fair numbers and of good size at Prin. es Bay Take the 
Staten Island Railroad to Princess Bay Station, thence ten 
S the h , nVe y -n tag ° l ° ,l,e bay ‘ “Sandbag*" or any 
of the boatmen w ,n put you on the ground, or go to Port 
Richmond station and find the way to Steeles. 
Tre Grkat South Bay, -Bluefishing outside of Fire 
island Inlet and chumming inside the bay have been good 
during the past week. The weakfisl, have returned from 
their periodical migration to the eastward and arc now 
taking the hook freely. During the next month the fish- 
ing will probably be excellent. 
„ „ Baltimore, July 29th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I sec one of your correspondents wants a cure for mange. My setter 
had it so Imd last Spring that I thought he would die. While hesitating 
what remedy to try some one advised me to take him to a tannery and 
put him in a lime vnt. . This I did, though doubting a favorable result. 
To my surprise two immersions cured him completely. The lime water 
was not very strong, and did not affect him Injuriously, although In 
plunging him in his head was wetted completely. s. 
CURE FOR RED MANGE. 
West Hampton, N. Y., July 2(ith, 1675. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Your remedy for red mange is O. K. I find that instead of a solution 
of arsenic, a "ball" of sulphur administered three days iu succes- 
sion, omit it for three days and then repeat, has done the business, with 
the sulphur oiutment, for my bitch Josephine. Her pups are now ten 
days old, aud they seem to be breaking out all over, and I am very much 
afraid it will ruin them. What would you recommend for the pupst 
They are a very tine breed and valuable pups, and if you know of any 
tried remedy please inform me, and you will confer a great favor. 
Chas. E. Topping. 
We would advise you to use tbe same remedy with the 
pups which lias cured your bitch, but in very small doses 
and milder form.— Ed. 
\en and tier ^ishitfg. 
FISH IN SEASON IN AUGUST. 
Trout, Salrno hmllnalis. 
Salmon, Salmo talar 
Maakenouge, Esox nobilior. 
Weak Ash. 
Striped Bass. 
KlugQoh. 
Sheepshcud. 
Salmon Trout. Salmo conhnls. 
Laud-locked Salmon, Salmo Okrveri. 
Black Bass micropterus nigricans. 
Pike, esox lucius. 
Pickerel. 
BlueDsh. 
I Under the head of "Game, and Etta in Sea'. m' ' ids can My epee t 
fy in general terms the several vaiie'ies, because the ! aios of Stales vary 
so much that were we lo attempt to particularize we coula do no lest 
than publish those entire sections that relate lo the kinds of game in 
question. This would require a great amount of our epace.' In desig- 
nating game we are guided by the laws qf nature, upon which all legis- 
lation is rounded, and our readers ivoula do weU to provide ihemselvrs 
with the lawsqf thc\r respective States for constwd reference. Otherwise, 
our altemuts to assist (hem will only create confusion.] 
Fibu in Market. — Owing to the stormy weather during 
the past week, fish are not so plentiful as they were the 
week previous. Salmon are ou the wane and the season’s 
catch so far is fully one third less than that of last year; 
prime fish are selling for 35 cents per pouud. Native 
Spuuish mackerel are being canght freely on tbe New 
Jersey and Loug Island coasts, and are unusually large aud 
tine fish, mauy of them weighing five pounds each; they 
sell for 40 cents per pouud, while those from the Chesa- 
peake Bay bring but 25 cents. Striped bass are coming 
from Baltimore and Philndephia principally, but few fish 
coming from the East; they sell for 20 cents per pound. 
Fresh mackerel are not iu such good supply and bring 18 
cents each. Halibut are worth 18 cents; sea bass 18 cents; 
blucfish, from Massachusetts capes, averaging eight pounds 
each, bring eight cents per pouud; large weakfish from the 
same locality are worth 12 cents; cod 8 cents; porgies 
scarce ftt 13 ctmts, During the put week large quantities 
-Old fishermen about Buzzard’s Bay opine that the 
black bass, of which there was great plenty seven yeara 
ago, are again "setting in,” and are driving away the blue- 
fish. Menhaden were lmrdly ever more numerous than 
now, and so much fish bait existing, tl.e comparative scarc- 
ity of bluefish cannot well be accounted for. Swordfish 
are being obtained of good size and in large numbers ou the 
regular grounds for these fish. 
— Bluefish are in vast numbers all around Nantucket. 
—The Labrador fishery is reported almost a failure. 
—Jarvis Smith and D. J. Runyon, one dav this week 
cast their lines for bine fish, and succeeded in taking 7o‘ 
weighing from 4 to 10 lbs. each Thirty were taken on one 
tack. This is the heaviest haul with line and squid reported 
this season.— Babylon, (L. I.) Signal. 
The Fisheries. — The number of fishing arrivals for the 
week ending July 20, was 90—56 from Georges, II from 
the Banks, and 23 from mackereling. Amount of Georges 
cod brought in 800,000 pounds, halibut. 5^,000 pounds 
Bank cod 1,300,000 pounds; halibut, 40,000; tnacker-l 
930 barrels. Mackerel still continue verv scarce off this 
shore, and quite a number of the seiners intend leaving for 
the Bay soon, to try their luck there. It looks now as if 
the shore mackereling would prove a failure this season 
although the coming month may show a different aspect of 
affairs. In view of the scarcity of mackerel, prices rule 
high, last sales being made at $161 and $ 1<>4 per bbl: for 
Nos. 1 and 2 . — Cape Ann Advertiser, Ju’y 30th. 
—Black bass are beginning to take the fly among the 
Thousand Islands, and the sportsmen are enjoying fine 
sport. Wall-eyed pike are frequently taken Among the 
leading anglers on the ground are Messrs. Clark and Low- 
rey, of New York city, Fred. Massey, of Brooklyn, H. E. 
Morse, and Mr. Hart (Kimball & Co.,) of Rochester, Mr. 
Redfield, of Hartford, aud Mr. Beasley, of the Cuvier Club, 
Cincinnati. 
—Last Spring, Dr. D. C. Estes, of Lake City, Minn., was 
kind enough to send us some patterns of bass flies used In 
Lake Pepin, which we have tried with good advantage in 
the River St. Lawrence and some of the back lakes of 
Canada. The most taking are those of grey and brown 
mixed with purple and scarlet colors, without much regard 
to method or design. The grey and purple wing, with 
scarlet body whipped with blue silk, and white tail, served 
tbe be9t. We used also a turkey wing and black body 
whipped with orange silk. A killing fly may be made 
from the white and dun hair of a deer’s hide, and has been 
in vogue for centuries, both North and South. The most 
successful fly-fishing for bass is done at the outlets of lakes 
or where the current rushes through narrow channels be- 
tween islands. This is true of the St. Lawrence. Some 
fish are taken from boats, tbe angler casting in toward tbe 
rocky shelving shores. They are also found around sunken 
reefs aud rocky poiuts. Trolling wilh fly and long line is 
much practiced, but there is no skill iu hooking the fish 
and but little required to land them. Average weight 
now, 14 pounds. 
—Mr. Hume, of the Carolina Club, of Charleston, S. C., 
who is owner of one of the pretty islands in the St. Law. 
rente, has taken two salmon trout this season in the St. 
Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, which is quite un- 
usual good fortune. One weighed six pounds and the 
other twelve, taken in the latter part of May aud first of 
June. 
— One of tbe finest and best known trout regions in 
America is in Michigan, all along the line of the Grand 
Rapids and Indiana It. It. Last June a party of six 
gentlemen from Pennsylvania took (too thousand there in. 
less than a week’s fishing, or about sixty each per diem. 
The Railway Compauy have issued a "Tourist’s Guide," in- 
dicating tbe best fishing places, which can be obtained on 
application at this office. 
— We learn from Mr. R. 51. Shurtleff, the artist, who is 
sojourning in that region, that trout fishiugat Keene Flats, 
Sussex county, N. J., is better than usual this year. 
—A 10-pouud salmon was takeu in the Saco River, in 
Maine, a few days ago, said to be the first caught iu that 
river for about twenty years. It was caught in a weir. 
—Our correspondent "Music,” F. L. Magoon, of Phila- 
delphia, and Dr. J. H. Richardson aud sons, of Toronto, 
are at Doe Lake, near the headwaters of the Maguetewau. 
— One of our correspondents, who has evidently done 
little fresh water fishing, accidoutally discovered the other 
day that pickerel will take a fly, and wrote a letter to this 
paper mentioning the circumstance as entirely new in his 
experience. Space was.giyea.to Hue iufyrwtuiou injth«« 
