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the insect world. Having paid considerable atten- while to extend it to the whole Held. But he was not able 
tlon to these pests, during a period of five years, I | to fiml aoyor this article in our stores hero that was not 
have observed them in various conditions, and at all ,Wi< t n * aced > consequently untit for this use. If any one 
seasons, making numerous microscopic drawings of e,Be IB disposed to try it, let hun inform us of the result.— 
_... T , r Asa Pitch. 
them, so that I can draw upon my own resources, 
which, however, differ little from the accurate ac- Tbi8 ia (]oubtk ' ss tho A P his g™naria of Curtis, to 
counts given by other writers. whom we are indebted for the accompanying engra- 
Mr. Harris says:--The winged plant-lice provide vl ° K aru] de8Cri P tlon of t,li3 Insect* aa well of its 
for a succession of their race, by stocking the plants “'bnoumon enemies, which wo hope are soon to 
with eggs in the antnran. These arc hatched in due cbeck it8 ravages:—“.t. granaria (wheat plant louse) 
Inhabits corn crops, having been observed upon 
barley and oats, as well as upon wheat. In July and 
August it is sometimes abundant on the ears of 
wheat, sucklDg the stem, and impoverishing tho 
Value. Purity, Usefulness and Variety of Contents,and unique time in the spring, and the young lice immediately 
and beautiful in Appearance Its Conductor devotes bis per- begin to pump up sap from the tender loaves und 
u> lh * r' m r n ?!‘ V** 0 "’ ' i ° [ ” ufa,, * t,,K ' *boots, increase rapidly in size, and in a short time 
and earn^tly l&boru to ren-ior th& Rural a.n riinin^ntiy . , . T . 
Iteliablo Guide on all the important. Practical, Scientific and ( ornc to maturity. In tins state, it is found that the 
other Subject* Intimately eonneeted with the business of those brood, without a single exception, consists wholly 
whose interests it 7 ealously advocate*. As a Family Journal of females, which are wingless, but are in a condition 
[“"f" 1 ' to k, "°- «-•*»«. 
people of Intoll ignnee, tnsto and dfscri mi nation. It embraces * 10Wev ^ r > a,e hatched from Oggs, but are pro- 
more ApricnUnral, Horticultural, Scientific, Educational, dnccd alive, and each female may be the mother of 
Literary and New* Matter, lnter*per-.d with appropriate aud fifteen or twenty young lice in the course of a simile 
beautiful Engravings, than any other journal. — rendering , tt„ „ T , , ... . .. 
it ffie most complete agricultural, Litbrary axd Family ’’’ , J ‘ . be plailt-llee of this second 
Nkwsi'ai-kr In America. generation are also wingless females, which grow 
i up and have their young in due time; and thus 
t nv . Y>prr>TY -. nrrrr vA brood after brood 18 produced > evea to the seventh 
A ( ill 1 1 . 1 if I , I 'I ? H \ I, generation or more, without the appearance or in- 
tervention, throughout the whole season, of a single 
---male. This extraordinary kind of propagation ends 
APHIS, OR FLANT-IiICE. in autumn with the birth of a brood of males and 
females, which in duo time acquire wings and pair; 
•Vevkk do we remember a season when plant-lice, eggs arc then laid by these females, and with the 
of every variety, were so numerous and troublesome death or these winged individuals, which soon fol- 
as during the present summer. About a month lows, the race becomes extinct for the Beasou.’_ 
since, and during a northeastern storm of wind Harris' treatise, 1842, p. 188. 
and rain in this vicinity, the air was filled with It is evident that the eggs are not deposited upon 
winged aphis; and during the whole season it has annual, which are as frequently infested as other 
of stock, I stated Mr. Funk’s opinion, which should which Mr. Withers said was formerly submerged in 
have a great deal of weight in the West. There is a water in July, so that It was difficult, and often 
large class who believe hogs tho most profitable entirely impracticable, to travel it with a team at this 
animal to which they cau feed corn. Hut it is not season of tho year. Mr. W. said lie was laughed at 
Mirnwm, 
APHIS, OR PLANT-LICE. 
Never do we remember a season when plant-lice, 
of every variety, were so numerous and troublesome 
as during the present summer. About a month 
since, and during a northeastern storm of wind 
and rain in this vicinity, the air was filled with 
winged aphis; and during the whole season it has 
so, and the assertion is not simply an opinion; itia 
known that it is as profitable to feed corn to sheep fur 
market as swine. We fancy there are few men who 
have not learned that a real fat. sheep will sell to the 
butcher at almost any time for a round, remunerative 
price. Corn makes sheep fat, if properly fed. Wit¬ 
ness: Amos Barnard, Esq,, of McLean county, in this 
State, a small, snug, successful farmer, near Bloom- 
ingt'Mi, bought in Northwestern Missouri, iu the Dill 
of I860, six hundred sheep large coarse woolcd 
sheep. He got them home about the 1st of October, 
they costing him when at home about $ 1200 . lie 
kept them until the 1st of March, 1801 , and sold 
them for a little over $3000! How did ho keep them? 
Why sir, he Jed Ihnn rum in the shock and in the ear, 
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for purchasing such a swamp. 
“Well, what have you dono to It? ■ put tile under 
it., or what?” 
“ No, not a tile; hut you see 1 have done something 
much cheaper and quite as good, I think. I have 
several thousand rods of mole drains under it. 
Yonder at the south-west corner is a creek which 
outers my land, and affords outlet for my drains, 
which converge there from ull directions. When the 
surface was so nearly level as to render it doubtful 
whether tho fall would be sufficient to keep tho drain 
open, T ran the mole across the street and up to 
tho roll of prairie youder, getting all the head I 
wanted, and an abundance of water. These drains 
afford puro water winter and summer. Tn the winter 
potatoes, hay, and gave them good pasture. On his they never freeze, and in summer they arc rarely dry.” 
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Figure 2. 
only been by constant watching and labor that cab- plants, but a single female will soon colonize a plant. 
Uge, cauliflower and other plants have been saved I have witnessed tho expulsion of a yonng aphis 
from destruction. The evil, However, is not con- and that it immediately took its station, inserting 
mu o is section, for a correspondent in New its proboscis, and commenced sucking the vegetable 
ZZZnunZ ! '!.\' Uia l0Sl ab0Ut aD aciT °> j ukes - F et 1 oaa "”‘ believe that fifteen or twenty can 
(hrMt . 7 Cn 7 e Cr °P t- 10 pi UuovO ... a rtnglr . 1 ^, r,u.„ inUivOI,. / 
arrival home with them, be turned them right into a 
field of corn ripe — that would average seventy-five 
bushels per acre. In the winter they were fed, in 
racks, corn iu the shock and ear, and hay. They 
averaged the 1 st ol March 120 pounds each, and wore 
sold at $4 per cwt. 
POTATO CULTU1UE. 
Although it may not he seasonable, altogether, I 
must give right here the practice of ft most successful 
potato grower — a man who liuds it a profitable crop 
to grow, although it used to be asserted that these 
prairies would not produce potatoes. I give it as I 
received it from his own lips. 
Iu the preparation of the soil, tho ground is broken 
These drains are run two aud three rods apart, and 
in some cases greater distances, according to the 
apparent necessity. The soil of this low prairio is of 
the finest texture, two and a half feet of the surface 
being a black, sandy, marl full of small marine 
shells. Beneath this stratum is one of sand, and at 
three and a half feet tho mole runs in a stiff yellowish 
clay. Homo of these drains were made live years 
ago, and aro to-day (July 12,) running good streams. 
Those cut so long ago cost twenty-five cents per rod. 
During the present season (early in spring) ho has 
had a considerable amount of drain made at ten 
cents per rod. 
“ Now, let us go up here and see my sod corn; I 
threatened, lie wishes a simple remedy. This wo 
linfi it difficult to give. Many things will kill tho 
insects when they can be reached: but when they 
r»n tli/» lntrup elJoa »»t* tho Uavco, they arc 
difficult to exterminate—solutions will run off the 
cabbage leaf like water from a duck’s back, and it Is 
almost impossible to reach them with any powdered 
substance. Smoking also is ineffectual in the open 
air. The only mode we have found to he certain, is 
to examine every plant and rub them off with a cloth 
and with the fingers. 
however prolific they prove to be. 
That swarms of aphids arc frequently fonuJ on the 
wing in autumn, called ‘smother files,* is known to 
many an observer; indeed, the air In such localities 
is completely filled with them. Yet 1 have found 
grain. The male is green, Fig. 2 (1)—( 2 ) natural late in tho spring, very deep, and harrowed, and if liavo not Been 11 m a longtime.” 
dirnensions-horns very long and black; eyes and cloddy, It is rolled, it is then furrowed or marked Forty aureB of tllB Iow prairio 1 
three ocelli black; disc of trunk dark; tubes slender, deep with a single shovel plow in furrows three feet ™ ,lrillne ' 1 ’ was plowed—broken 
longlsh, and black; nervous of wings pale brown; apart. It is only marked one way. The seed ia cut and dr8 ^ ^ a Y> by turning a *ur 
terminal cell semi-heart shaped; stigma long and so a « to leave but a single eyo on a piece, when ftbalf it,0,K ‘ 8 dcc P> with one teai 
green; hinder legs very long; thighs, excepting the possible. Tf the White Mercer is to lie planted a tbo H1,rao furrow ' wl,h aaotht!r 
L.ir , lip- o! sharks, aud Mack. Female often single piece is dropped in this furrow every twelve ‘ m ,ICH °* s,lil 011 tbo Sl "' ,a< 'e. A 
apterous (wingless), dull < ^„Ve; horns, excepting inches; if th^ Plnlak &vory eighteen inches The to lay in tide condition m 
tl.r base, eyes, and ab. ± n,^ tubes (which arc seed ia dropped by lAu-l and the foot of the dropper when it, was harrowed and plant... 
stouter tlma iu the winged specimens), black; legs pressed upon each Aece. The seed is the, oov tred otl,f ‘ r cullure lmcu K' ven ><- « 
blackish, anterior thighs, and base of tibia-, more or with a common tifroo shovel cultivator, taking out ' t8tood above my shoulders iih 1 
Inaa /> V. «/> XT \ _ n .» . 1 1ft fniu nnla.lwiul* un..n .1 t •« i m It.. 
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them in the winged and wingless state so late in the IT T' , N,irat,erM of tho apyrous females are tho center shovel; the two shovels tarn two furrows 
season as December 26th, on a few remaining leaves 5 . B ° eM “ d il tawn y 0r black «P<» a u P on tb « Potatoes, the horse walking in the seed 
of the dwarf apple. I have also made diligent search , ? ° f Wh ?\ h f!!“ g b ® 6n panctwd ^ tl para ' fum,ws - Tbe '» the roller is put on and the entire 
for the eggs of the aphids, and when found they T° A P , ' lduts ave1u *> Fi S* 2(5) (C) the surface rolled, driving, usually, lengthwise the 
proved to bo a capsule, with the insect fully formed r TT eaCai ’ CM W ' ien U hatchea by r0WS - T1,i8 J,roceHH plant9 thc Beed four to 
within them. I have raised / ° PCn , “ " d VZ ^ ^ ^ ° f th ® b ° dy ’ ' iV ° iUt;h0H def ’ P ’ 
parasites from aphids, and have discovered 1 variou • ^7* 1 " 1 g,n l tor ' h ^ 2 ( - 7 ^ 8 ) liatl>r ‘ 1 The oulllvfttion is commenced with a small shovel 
features and facts that might he of interest to the T™, * 11 &irallar paniHlte - bred from tb « d « ad P b >w, as soen as the row can ho scon. This plow is 
philosophic inquirer, if not to the general reader ‘ T . L ' k T"" P unctured * ua flhow, ‘ run dte P 0,080 to tbe row - «' Pl a "t« are covered 
But farmers want useful information; and shuSd the S£ () b T g up by tbi8 p,owi ^‘ 00 ***** they will come up 
wheat become early or seriously attach,.,! II !a - . y “ a . "° W bnngs 118 a n '‘ mbor of lctter9 of a « ai "- J ast before the tups fall, the dirt is thrown to i 
features and facts that might be of interest to the 
philosophic inquirer, if not to the general reader. 
But farmers want useful information;, and should the 
wheat become early or seriously attacked, it is diffi¬ 
cult to apply a remedy to dislodge those creatures. 
Jt is to be hoped, however, that the grain may be 
sions—is a similar parasite, bred from the dead plow, as soon as the row can he seen. This plow is 
females, which turn black when punctured, as shown run ,/»•<■/, close to tho row. If' tho plants are covered 
at (3)- it) being the natural size.” up by this plowing, no matter; they will come up 
Every mail now brings us a number or letters of again. Just before the tops fall, the dirt is thrown to 
inquiry, mostly covering heads of sjiring wheat liter- the vines with a large shovel plow, running three 
ally swarming with tho aphis. Two from Onondaga furrows in a row and lulling them up. After laying 
county, and one from Madison, containing heads of them by in this manner, weeds are taken out with 
This is the Aphis brassica of Curtis, which is 
• Fjgi'rb i ginning of July to August. 
This is n u! . . 1>n FlTcn Ascribes a species that infests the In- 
lh. s is the Apus brassica, of Curtis, wh.cb is dian corn. These are crowded together and cover 
exceedingly troublesome to the cabbage family, but the stem which bears the ear. These are much like 
particularly so to the Cauliflower and Savoy. Our those found on the cabbage, slightly dusted over 
engraving, i ig. 1 shows the male ( 1 ) natural size, ( 2 ) with flne wLiUj powder , ilr . BY considers them a 
Thiffenml" , Its ° olori * Pfg^n, markedwith black, new Bpfecies, and names them Aphis muL. 
he female is of yellowish green, dusty looking and These minate narasitftM ar „ m 
too forward, when the pest appears, to he extensively tv, ' *-. . ’ T ,MWUU1 « 01 1,1 1,1,8 mannar , weeds arc 
damaged by it Bince these creatures ,i„ „ r * , * tbe Gbmtt Iea vanet yi w « ba vc just examined, and the bend or hoe, if necessary. 
very abundant’ until the latter end ot June aTT rT uT' f^T T lh0i ‘ n at " ra ' j ' liCeS ‘ Wu Th ° P ° tat0e8 uro duR witb a Bpad 
ginning of July to August. Ut ° BpnnB wbcat and oat8 wiI1 suffer »nkteriftlly, Mercers can be dug with an ordlnn 
WESTERN EDITORIAL NOTES. 
faBter titan in any other way. 
spade or fork. The 
rdimiry manure fork 
A good active man, 
Forty acres of tbe low prairie heretofore described 
as drained, was plowed—broken—tbe last of April 
and first of May, by turning a surtoce furrow two and 
a half inches deep, with one team, and following in 
the same furrow, with another plow, turning six 
inches of xoil on the surface. After plowing, it was 
allowed to lay in tills condition until the 20lh of May, 
when it was harrowed and planted immediately. No 
Other culture had been given it, and tho 12th of July 
it stood above my shoulders ns I passed through it- 
[my note-book says, and Lead Punch., Esq., endorses 
it, “eight feet high, straightened up.”] -not a slim, 
weakly growth, but stocky and substantial as any old 
land corn I have Reen this season. It is true the soil 
is excellent, but it was covered with wuter until the 
mole ditcher was run through it, and could not be 
worked at all. Such, therefore, are some of the 
advantages of the use of the mole on our prairies 
where tho subsoil Is sufficiently tenacious. We have 
often been told that it would pay to use it every two 
years, if tho ditches would last no longer—told so, 
not by men who wanted to make the ditches or had 
machines to Hell, but by men who had been taught by 
experiment the actual value to them of this deep 
plowing process. 
OSAGE OBANGE HEDGES. 
Remembering aud talking of ray pleasant visit 
with Mr. Withers, reminds me of his hedges ol 
i ' ' unnn, lUiuiuun lin: ill HIM UOUkon tJ| 
last year, would dig and Hack 80 to 100 bushels per n u , r ,. , .. * 
. _ . 6 l M Daage ''range, of the real satisfaction they gave him, 
day. I-rout five acres 1,277 bushels and 49 pounds ... . , , , . J 
wen- hiLrvPHtafl 0 tbo * acttbat bo ,s fiv ” r y y° ar planting more; and of 
.spotted with black. Fig 1, (3) natural size, ( 4 ) mag¬ 
nified. 
Considerable alarm has been created in the eastern 
part of this State and some of the Eastern States, by 
the appearance of an aphis on the wheat and oats, 
in large numbers. The first specimens sent us were 
from Green and Dutchess counties in this State, and 
the opinions expressed of their nature differed mate¬ 
rially, fy r while many thought they were doing great 
injury to the wheat aud rye, and threatened to be 
particularly destructive to the oat crop, one intelli¬ 
gent correspondent was very confident In the opinion 
premium farm. 
LUC ” ar - rnese are much like pbofessional incrustation. wen . harvested 01 tnc tact tnut lie is every year planting more; and of 
those found on the cabbage, slightly dusted over “ B., if you and Moore will do somethin? to «trin Mm-h i, MIWir i nn „„ , ,, ... ... . tba next mast important fact that they are well cultl- 
witb flne white powder. Mr. F. considers them a off th/s professional talltation fZ nrofessioZ two^“ SJ .?T l T ? thm cultivator to vatod ttm1 Atld it . . . L of the hun- 
new species, and names them Aphis maid,s. horticolturiste, and get at information of a practical ground with the hTl 'of Uk shoe" as it Tdro'iUd' d ‘' e<1S ° r 1 haV ° Heen that ttro aIlowed to 
hese mm ate parasites are hard to exterminate, character which is very important to the people and md dean culture, Much is 0 ’Baknabd‘e KIW nunpant * 8ha,11,1 « a lar «° a rea of ground and 
Ac-n on isolated plants, as tho little villains will yet which they cannot find in books vou will be and he ia a nrominm f Y * / ’ obstructing tho view of the farm from tho street— 
hide, and if but a single individual escapes, they doing the country a servil"* ' and he ts a premium farmer and b*sa premmm farm. pcrfect fonoe s, impenetrable and Insurmountable by 
rapidly multiply. Aipbeu Smee, F. 1U„ in his The foregoing induced a long talk on this subject POTATOES FOB mllch cows. man or beast—but ragged, und only beautiful because 
worl: on the potato rot, considers the Aphis vastalur with a professional gentlemen of respectable reputa- Chatting at the breakfast table, July 12th, Mrs. groe11, UnleHH actually needed for shelter, hedges 
as the Principal inducing cause. This species he tion us a horticulturist. It is but the expression of a C’Barnari. said that it did not seem to be generally ought to bc trlramfid or twice a year; but 
has Found on wheat, maize, elderberries, cabbage, want very generally felt. It is true there are profes- known in tbi « country that potatoes are good for beUftr plant tbe, “ ilud not tr,m * th ®» ,,f,t P la n»- 
. avoy, greens, cauliflower, brocoli, spinage, mus- sional secrets and practices that legitimately belong milch cows. She was sure if it was, there would be alb Got the writer knows of nothing more beautiful 
tard, and the potato plant; hence 1 can see no reason to a man’s capital; but it is a question whether the more gr ' ,wn and fed by dairymen; and by towns- on the8e prairio f,irraB thttn well trimmed Osage 
for giving specific names to the same creature he- general distribution of even this secret knowledge D eo D le * to °. when they are so cheap and so many can <)rang0 fenceH ’ or hed 8 e *' with gronps aud screens 
cause Found on dillcrent plants.” would not increase the demand and the business of bo obtai “ml so cheaply. °*' evergreens and deciduous trees, wherever neces- 
has found on wheat, maize, elderberries, cabbage, 
Savoy, greeds, cauliflower, brocoli, spinage, mus¬ 
tard, and the potato plant; hence i can see no reason 
for giving specific names to the same creature be¬ 
cause found on different plants.” 
tho next most important fact that they are well culti¬ 
vated and trimmed. And it reminds me of the hun¬ 
dreds of hedges I have seen that are allowed to 
grow rampant, shading a large area of ground and 
obstructing the view of the farm from the street— 
perfect fences, impenetrable and insurmountable by 
man or beast—but ragged, and only beautiful because 
green. Unless actually needed for shelter, hedges 
ought to be trimmed once or twice a year; but 
on these prairio farms than well trimmed Osage 
Orange fences, or hedges, with gronps aud screens 
of evergreens and deciduous trees, wherever neces¬ 
sary, for effect or protection. 
Talking about hedges, - Osage Orange hedges,— I 
enjoyed the hospitality of Messrs. Overman and 
Mann —two excellent mimes, if you study them, of 
excellent men, of the Commercial Nurseries near 
L-gretting tlie imperfection of specimens, says: 
Under the microscope I discovered, however, 
thought 
gent correspondent was very confident In the opinion Numerous specimens and inquiries being directed those who cherish it. The more the people know “Yes,” said Mr. B., “I can double the milk my ’ i!tr Y» for effect or protection, 
that this was the ichneumon that had destroyed the t0 f, " D ' B * Y' JoilNSO>: t Secretary of the State Agri- the more they will appreciate what they have. The cow * givo ut thia tirae of the year, by feeding them Talking about hedges, Osage Orange hedges,—I 
great enemy, the wheat midge, and should be cultural Society, they were placed in the hands of more a man knows of a plant, how to propagate and oa0 P Gck of potatoes per day. (We think he had onjoyed the hospitality of Messrs. Overman and 
honored, not feared. Although the first specimens the State Entoraolo S ist . and we give his reply: cultivate it and when to do it, the more highly will two °»ws.J Mann - two excellent names, if you study them, of 
were damaged by transmission, and at best were but I Salkm, n. y., July 20, 1 S 61 . be P rp/, ° aiu l tbe more plants will he desire to have. ^ l ' 8, H,, y s the m ilk is much richer, and she can excellent men, of tho Commercial Nurseries near 
imperfect specimens, containing no winged insects, Ho.v. B. P. Jon.veoar:— The Insect on wheat beads which the diffusion of this kind of knowledge will only mak e more batter from it than from that produced Bloomington, who are making this bodging business 
we forwarded them to our entomological corres- ^' ,u 8<m ' 1 i3 a bix^'cs of plant louse, named tbe Grain stimulate the love of the object to which it is applied b y any other feed. a specialty. They have fifty acres of this plant 
pendent, whose interesting response will be found tm ^/'' pA>!! Avcnn: ' ,,ah • A. ymmria, Kirby and Curtis.) and the desire to possess Ft and experiment with and But potatoes should be fed carefully. They would andor cultivation. And this is only to supply a 
helow. Later, however, we have received many beLg lTtoT,-/\ « "w'’. extoud 8aid k «”'vledge. He is little better than a be too relaxing unless fed with hay. Perhaps this demand which exists, and which there were not 
specimens, in all conditions. Mr. Staueuer, after to know what it was. I never though*! U of'rsai-h^eon^e- b ' KOt wbo I ,aHS03 through this life treasuring up and ma y be Dew to Kom e readers, and it certainly is plants enough in the West to supply the past season, 
regretting the imperfection of specimens, says: quence til! this year. The grain c.dd* hereabouts are Ml UHinR k “ owl, ‘ d 8 ° simply to prey upon the ignorance worthy of trial where potatoes are plenty and cheap, Cotl1 of these gentlemen have had large experience 
“Under the microscope I discovered, however, infested, and many of them are thronged with it, and it of 11 is follows. There is nothing which so diseOur- and dairy products bring good prices. in the hedging business. An evening’s chat with the 
t| ia t they clearly belong the AphiJiant ~-plant lice. W'''™ P« attracting notice everywhere through tho ft 8 es horticultural effort among the masses, as failures - latter gentleman resulted in the following, at the 
‘ b- two honey-tubes, or horns, near the apex of the ' :ate ' ‘' H tho wheat, ryo, and barley become ripe and juice- resulting from the want of the information, in detail, mous dituti 18 -- sod corn. hands of Lead Pencil, Esq. 
abdomen, the short suctorial proboscis and antennm, fo «akiMrthem and gatbera upon the oats, a* these are which professional horticulturists possess and can Some Easteru wiseacre last year denounced mole Preparation of Seed for Planting.— Simply soak 
*ere evidence of their character. You also remark mo *“ e«Iu Zdt i«td wu ril^nhT "Z" *?, * a , Dd °' I8bt t0 « iv0 ‘ . No raftn cver lost a >*Ything, in ditcbeH ~ oall ® d it a waste of labor and expense to the seed about four weeks in a pond of water, if the 
j .' 18 the lul1 K r0WI1 insects have wings twice the grain*. It clusters at the bow «f the ch /ir'in ZLh the Z b7 gIVi '‘ g biB CMtomerB aad f ' rk ‘ nd8 liberal PU , t . 1 1U ; The w, ' iter felt U biH bounden duty to quantity is large; if small, say a peck or half bushel, 
, gth 01 tbo body,’which is often the case in the kernels are Inclosed, and suck* out the juices that should go doBes 0| . ,l ; 0n tbo otb or hand the euccess of indl- call Buch talk “ nonsense,” and “pitched in” to said it may be put into water in a barrel aud the water 
-'-•mis Aphis. It is not a Lachnus —they have a long to mature the kernel. Hence, when it is so excessively uu- , Vlduals ia in proportion to their effort to benefit their W1H6 man - Men who do not “believe in” mole frequently changed. Tho seed should be nut in water 
Proboscis.—nor Erisoma —these have no tubercles, raer,JU ‘ ; as lt “ ow '«i the grain will he shrivelled an «l light of' t)ei 8 b bors in proportion to the amount of prosperity ditchers, better wait until they visit the North-west the last of March, and remuin until the first of May, 
aud are usually somewhat woolly, or covered with wei s bt - which results to their neighbors from such effort. before they give expression to (heir unbelief. when it should bo taken out—dried in the shade 
tuning hair-like libers. The AdelgeS have short legs Ichneumon flies, Syrphua flies, Lady huge, and other para- Men reap as they sow, aud he who scatters the most I “Come B., go homo with me and look at my until dry enough to drill 
5, aud antennm, the setre of the mouth very long. The good seed gains the greatest harvest. This “ profea . ] Durhams; I can show you some fine ones,” said The ground in which the seed is to be planted is 
4 aou aat euno!, the setae of the mouth very long. The ? /°\”’i T act \ vely at „ work ur '° u these 8 l-ain lice * « ood seed g ain » the greatest harvest. This “profes- I Durhams ; 1 ca « *bow you some fine ones,” said I The ground in which the seed is to he nlantod is 
Uulaxe, carry their „ tkjbj . 1 .. “ ““ *’*“ ™!'“' ,«""*>». '» '-*•». *» « >». I WM> , pte , J d us ,, r “.VL, it ^^ 0 “ jr 
» rest, ant-naa altort. lleeiJe. the«c, there an .,„ok«, .Meh u .0 ia .n.th,H«. the lie. ,ol ” nIa,ll >'- , Let M h « v0 l ™‘ 1 ‘ «" minute oh I «»'■■ tooendanta irom some of the twelve Inches deep, so as to turn under, out of the 
j ^ f genera—the Pemphigus, Callipterous, &c., &d. on rore hushes aud other garden plants, or course cannot bu ' u ”‘ us aggregate form truth adapted to the wants ■ Kentucky herds. Representatives of Mr. W.’a way, all foul seeds, and that good roots maybe 
| Luce you will perceive how necessary it is to have applied to a whole field of grain, The gas from chloride of ou *’ fellows. Let the liberal-minded think about bepd W ‘U be on exhibition at Chicago at the State grown. 
perfect specimens, that the relative parts may be lime t^*' ha P s bL ‘ equally eiiicient in smoothering them. tbia ! let tbo8e who think there is profit iu profes- l air ; Rh of September. The seed is sown with a drill —Paine’s Patent¬ 
ly examined, as the want of the outer joint of an 1 told a neighbor to get some of this and duet it over a email sional concealments experiment a little. But while I was interested iu the Durhams, I was the four outside tubes being used thus sowing in 
.c ^miiv, 
Durhams; I cau show you some fiuu ones,” said 
Ex-Sheriff Withers to me July 12 th. I went aud 
my until dry enough to drill. 
The ground in which the seed is to be planted is 
prepared us for corn, except that it is plowed ten or 
twelve inches deep, so as to turn under, out of the 
way, all foul seeds, and that good roots may be 
grown. 
The seed is sown with a drill— Paine’s Patent — 
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