Ro  uncertain  that  none  would  take  the  risks. 
Now  it  is  certainly  known  how  to  avei't  all  this 
danger.  It  fe  a  most  w'onderful  triumph  of  the 
thotight  of  man.  Ho  lias  done  what  it  seemed 
impossible  could  ever  be  done,  and  henceforth 
the  wheat  harvest  will  be  gathered  in  all  the 
Colorado  valleys,  year  after  yeai’,  in  spite  of  the 
popular  as  an  ornamental  tree.  Familiar,  there¬ 
fore,  as  they  are  to  every  eye,  we  were  not  pre¬ 
pared  to  see  in  those  Japan  Maples  loaves  as 
dftlientely  cut  and  as  highly  colored  and  varie¬ 
gated  as  are  many  of  the  plants  which  for  those 
reasons  are  cultivated  and  prized  in  the  conserv¬ 
atory,  greenhouse  and  garden  border. 
ifctoiioniir 
(Iwiiidlort  away.  Tho  ntock  thus  far  used  is  A. 
Polyjtwrphuut;  itself  a  slow-groiving  Japanese 
species. 
The  accom]mnying  sketclies  are  nearly  fao- 
in‘.m:iles  drawn  from  pressed  loaves  and  selected 
so  as  host  to  illustrate  types.  iVil  are  simpio 
palmate  loaves,  lobed,  cleft,  pai-tod  and  divided. 
I'ig.  2  is  a  divided  leaf  and  tho  segments  ero 
many  of  them  again  parted  or  divided,  the  lower 
parts  of  tho  divisions  having  few  of  either  toeUi 
or  incisions  thus  approaching  petioles  and  com¬ 
pound  leaves. 
Fig.  1.  The  shape  of  this  loaf,  as  will  bo  soon, 
is  not  unlike  many  of  the  conmion  Maples.  But 
tho  color  varies  from  golden-yellow  to  groenisli- 
SHEEP  PASTURAGE  AND  WIRE  WORMS, 
A  siNounAB  instance  of  tho  effect  of  pasturing 
sheep  on  land  infected  with  wire  worms  is  record¬ 
ed  by  a  correspondent  of  the  Agricultural 
Gazette. 
In  answer  to  your  corosjxmdent,  “  J.  C.  0.," 
^I  should  lilmto  give  you  a  case  of  my  owu  this 
year,  though  I  am  quite  at  a  loss  to  account  for 
it.  I  planted  a  field  of  4^  acres  witli  vetches, 
half  of  it  in  October  and  half  of  it  in  March.  I 
did  not  manure  for  them,  as  tho  ground  had 
been  well  manured  for  the  wheat  crop,  which 
was  very  good,  without  tho  smallest  sjTuptom  of 
wireworm  at  any  time.  As  soon  as  tJie  lix'st  crop  of 
vetches  was  ready,  my  ewes  and  lambs  went  up 
to  them,  but  by  the  time  I  wanted  them  away 
they  had  only  used  up  half  tlie  field,  though  tho 
waggoner  mowed  ovciy  other  land,  d'hc  other 
half  of  the  field  I  did  not  dare  thresh  for  seed, 
as,  owing  to  heavy  snows,  it  was  not  planted  till 
March;  wo  accordingly  mowed  it  for  fodder. 
We  got  tho  whole  field  plowed  during  harvest, 
but  being  too  late  for  turnips,  we  left  it  for 
wheat.  In  November,  to  the  envy  of  my  neigh¬ 
bors,  I  got  tho  field  planted  well — too  fine,  If 
anything,  all  through.  Tho  half  of  the  field  the 
sheep  wore  on  looked  fit  to  grow  anything.  All 
the  wheat  came  up  well,  and  to  tho  middle  of 
March  no  ono  laud  differed  from  another.  From 
that  timo  till  tho  last  week  in  April  tho  wheat 
where  the  vetches  hail  been  mown  went  on 
splendidly,  whUo  to  an  inch  of  the  last  hurdle 
tho  other  began  to  go  off  till  tho  sight  was 
heart-rending,  and  my  men  wanted  to  plant  it 
again  with  April  wheat.  Following  the  advice 
given  in  your  colimms,  I  sent  for  a  liundred* 
weight  of  nitrate  of  soda,  and  about  the  same  of 
salt,  having  well  mixed  them,  I  sowed  it  myself 
on  every  piece  attacked  by  the  worm.  I  could  not 
even  then  help  thinking  that  the  fokled  land 
would  still  come  th%  best  if  tho  worm  could  be 
stopped,  as  the  blades  lay  close  to  the  ground, 
were  broail,  and  of  a  deep  green  color.  The 
nitrate  and  tho  salt  worked  wonders,  and  since 
the  field  was  harrowed  when  the  seeds  were 
sown,  tho  whole  crop  has  looked  well,  and  I  will 
now  back  tlie  folded  part  against  tlie  other.  1 
really  believe  tho  timely  appheation  of  tlie 
nitrate  and  salt  stopped  tho  worm  and  saved  tho 
crop;  but  tho  question  that  “  J.  O.  Q."  and  I 
both  want  answered  is.  Why  should  folding 
sheep  engender  wirewonu?  I  must  admit  my 
sheep  had  no  cake,  which  Is  supposed  to  bo  very 
inimical  to  tlie  worm.  I  never,  in  previous 
years,  noticed  any  worm  in  land  treated  the  same 
way.  I  suppose  this  piece  of  laud  would  be  call¬ 
ed  a  red  maid,  but  it  is  of  peculiar  character. 
Figure  1 
locust,  thank  heaven,  and  thank  human  inven¬ 
tion,  too. 
At  a  recent  horse  show,  we  saw  men  from  the 
vaidoms  sections  of  the  county,  and  all  told  tho 
same  story  of  im wearying  diligence  and  triumph 
over  the  'hopper  and  represent  that  tho  crops 
never  looked  more  promising  at  this  season.  But 
tho  best  of  it  Is  that  tho  victory  is  decisive  for  all 
time  as  for  any  destraction  from  the  locust. 
And  the  husbandman  may  lift  up  his  head  and 
rejoice  that  tlio  day  of  his  redemption  draweth 
nigh. 
Mr.  Faiwons  began  their  propagation  in  18G2, 
14  years  ago.  Specimens  were  first  sent  to  him 
by  Dr.  IIau,  and  several  years  af(  er,  Mr.  Tnos. 
Hooo  brought  a  number  over  and  jilaiited  them 
on  the  banks  of-tho  East  Biver  near  Hellgato 
Ferry.  They  have  there  stood  (those  first  sent) 
without  protection  and  without  iiijiu’y  for  ten 
years.  The  question  which  at  ofico  arises  in 
one’s  mind  as  ho  looks  at  the  hnndrods  of  bright 
plants  in  Mr.  Passon’s  frames,  viz. :  Are  they 
hardy  ?  seems  thus  fully  answered  in  iJio  aflirm- 
ativo.  But  will  tho  bright  colors— as  l  right,  in¬ 
deed,  as  those  of  a  CoIpus  or  varieg  lied /Vdar- 
Sroninw— stand  tho  sim  ?  •'  Yes,"  earne.sily  re¬ 
plies  Mr.  Tbumiw,  thoy  are  brightest  in  tho  sun! 
Tho  trutli  of  the  answer  of  Mr.  Fabson's  well- 
known  propagator  may  bo  tested  by  t  huso  visit¬ 
ing  tho  Centonnial,  where  in  tho  plots  already 
refeiTed  to  in  our  Centennial  florioultimkl  iwlicles, 
specimens  may  bo  seen.  Planted  in  a  full  expo- 
sm-e  to  the  sun  and  upon  higli  ground,  t  uis  may 
be  considered  a  sufliciont  tost. 
Mr.  IlouG  has  of  late  been  sending  now  varie¬ 
ties  which  in  tho  uursory  are  planted  w  Ui  the 
THE  NEW  JAPAN  MAPLES, 
A  mow  weeks  since,  wo  paid  a  visit  to  Kissena 
Nurseries,  Flushing,  L.  I,  Tho  votiorable  Mr. 
8.  B.  Parsons  is  the  proprietor  of  these  nurseries, 
a  gentleman  and  a  sobolai'  too  well  known  to 
need  even  this  introduction  to  our  readers. 
LIME  AND  SALT, 
Figure  3. 
and  head  than  tho  .Tapan  method,  which  aims  t  > 
retard  and  dwarf,  can  produce. 
2.  All  tho  covering  they  had  last  winter  was  .a 
lath  shade  as  you  saw  ;  but  wo  have  planted  out 
in  tho  border  tliia  year,  without  uitentiou  of 
protection  and  will  report  to  you  next  year. 
3.  Until  now  I  have  not  found  any  other  stock 
but  the  Japan  stock  that  seems  to  answer  for 
them,  but  will  further  report  as  I  am  in  tlio 
dark  about  some  speoias, 
4.  Have  no  knowledge  about  then.*  size  as  they 
may  be  seen  in  Japan,  but  the  largest  plants  are 
rt<,m  5  to  8  feet  at  Mr.  Hogg’s  84th  St.,  East 
Ihver.  They  have  been  unprotected  those  many 
years. 
Prof.  Johnson  recommends  for  fertilizing  pur¬ 
poses,  to  mix  ono  bushel  salt  and  two  of  dry  lime 
under  cover;  allow  mixture  to  docomposo  gradual¬ 
ly,  thus  forming  cbomioal  union.  For  this  purpose 
the  mixture  should  be  made  six  weeks  before 
use  or  still  better  two  or  three  months,  tlie  heap 
being  turned  over  occasionally.  This  salt  and 
lime  mixture,  when  applied  at  tlie  rate  of  taveuty 
or  thirty  bushels  per  acre,  forms  an  excellent 
top-dressing  for  many  crops.  It  acts  powerfully 
on  tho  vegetable  matter  of  soils ;  fifty-six  bush¬ 
els  applied  to  turnips  liave  produced  as  large  a 
crop  as  barnyard  manui'O.  1 1  is  destructive  to 
grubs  and  insects  in  tlte  soil.  Like  salt,  it 
attracks  moisture  from  the  air,  and  is  useful 
against  drouth.  Its  decomposing  power  is  re¬ 
markable,  and  If  three  or  four  bushels  of  it  are 
mixed  with  a  loa<l  of  muck,  the  latter  will  bo  thus 
thoroughly  powdered. 
THE  GRASSHOPPERS  ROUTED, 
SALICYLIC  ACID  AS  A  PRESERVATIVE 
The  Boulder  (Col.)  News,  says  that,  Mr. 
James  Gould  called  lately,  aud  added  something 
to  om-  stock  of  gi'asshopper  lore.  He  says  that 
plowing  the  land  before  the  eggs  batch  in  the 
spring  desti'oys  tliem  utterly.  This  being  the 
case,  tho  farmer  lias  only  to  guard  his  grain 
fields  against  the  incursions  of  those  that  hatch 
outside.  This  he  can  effectually  do.  Mr.  Gould 
has  put  ill  120  acres  of  grain,  and  has  kept  the 
’hoppers  off,  depending  mainly  on  dripping  coal 
oil  in  the  ditches.  He  has  used  sixteen  gallons 
and  destroyed  millions.  Almost  as  soon  as  they 
are  hatched  the  myriads  outside  instinctively 
move  for  the  fields  of  young  wheat,  plunging  in 
to  cross  the  ditch  and  die  at  the  touch  of  the 
kerosene.  The  ditch  is  fixed  to  make  eddies,  and 
a  scum  of  the  oil  floats  on  the  surface.  Mr.  Gould 
says  that  with  what  the  farmers  now  know  about 
fighting  the  hoppers, there  is  no  more  danger  from 
those  that  hatch  in  the  spring.  About  those 
that  come  on  the  wing,  late  in  tho  season,  he 
says  the  remedy  is  to  sow  early,  and  then  tho 
crops  will  bo  out  of  tho  way  before  thoy  come. 
A  year  ago  it  seemed  as  if  the  locust  scourge 
might  destroy  Colorado  fanning,  making  a  crop 
Wagner  recommends,  in  the  TJeultioh  Indusirie 
Zeitung,  tho  practical  use  of  salicylic  acid  for  tho 
preservation  of  articles  of  food,  especially  meat. 
He  employs  a  concentrated  solution  of  the  aoid 
in  water,  with  which  ho  covers  the  meat  and  pro- 
servos  it  in  well  closed  vessels.  In  this  way  ho 
says  ho  has  preserved  beef,  freed  from  fat,  for  a 
period  of  fourteen  months.  IIo  rocomnieiuls 
salicylic  acid  as  an  atidition  to  lime  for  meat  or 
butter,  and  in  tho  preserving  of  frait  and  vege¬ 
tables,  also  an  addition  to  wino  and  beer  to  jire- 
vent  souring.  Generally  speaking,  its  addition 
to  any  substance  undergoing  acetic  fennentation, 
(souring)  retards  the  formation  of  the  acid. 
GLUE  CRACKING, 
Figure  2, 
We  saw  many  rare  and  new  plants  respecting 
which  in  the  future,  as  we  have  done  in  the  past 
we  hope  to  speak  from  time  to  time — but  the 
Japan  Maples,  the  chief  object  of  our  visit,  must 
confine  our  attention  now. 
There  is  no  tree  bettor  known  throughout  our 
country  than  the  Maple  or  one  that,  in  one  or  the 
other  of  its  many  species  and  varieties,  is  more 
others.  Viewed  together,  ono  is  reminded  of  a 
careful  selection  of  Autumn’s  prettiert  leaves. 
In  truth  with  an  assortment  of  these  trees,  ono 
is  provided  with  “fall  leaves  "  during  tlie  wholo 
season. 
The  price  of  these  Maples  must,  at  least  for 
several  years  remain  very  high.  They  will  uot 
work  upon  any  of  our  JIaples — or,  if  they  do, 
Glue  frequently  crack.s  because  of  the  dryness 
of  the  air  in  rooms  warmed  by  stoves.  An 
Austrian  Journal  recommends  the  addition  of  a 
little  chloride  of  calcium  as  such  a  deliquescent 
salt  that  it  attracts  enough  moisture  to  prevent 
t’ue  glue  from  cracking.  Glue  thus  jiropared 
will  adhere  to  glass,  metal,  etc.  and  can  be  used 
for  putting  ou  iabols  without  danger  of  their 
dropping  off. 
