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CORN. 
I passed through, and was not long before I found pupae of Hessian 
Fly, but only a small amount.” 
July 23rd. Prof. Fream, writing from the College of Agriculture, 
Downton, near Salisbury, mentioned that, noticing the Barley in this 
neighbourhood was much bent at the second joint, he enlisted the aid 
of his students, and for the previous week they had been bringing in 
specimens of the Hessian Fly (of which samples were sent me) in the 
“ flax-seed ” state. 
July 23rd. Mr. Arthur Smith, of Smallford, St. Albans, forwarded 
me specimens of Hessian Fly attack found by him in two Wheat-fields 
at Hill End Farm, together with some details of serviceable interest. 
Of three fields of Wheat contiguous to each other, amounting to fifty 
acres, one field (Clover in 1886, and sown at the end of October with 
Webb’s “ Challenge Wheat”) had no attack. Of the other two fields, 
the part of No. 1 fallow in 1886, sown with Mustard, ploughed in, and 
sown with Webb’s “ Challenge ” on Sept. 17th, had no attack of the 
Hessian Fly; but the remaining third (Swedes carted off and sown 
with April Wheat on April 12tli , was mildly attacked. The remaining 
of the three contiguous fields (part fallow and Mangold, remainder 
Peas in 1886, sown with Webb’s “Challenge” beginning of October')^ 
was more severely attacked. Both pieces of fallow attacked were partly 
manured ivith London stable manure , portion of fallow not attacked with 
artificial. 
From the above note it appears that both the spying and the autumn- 
sown Wheat on the fallow were attacked where London manure was used. 
July 24th. Mr. F. H. Cooke wrote from Deeping St. James, 
Market Deeping, Lines., regarding a field of Barley attacked by the 
pest, of which specimens were forwarded :—“ About one per cent, of 
the plants are bent sharply over above the second joint; some are 
broken right off. I fear the attack is not confined to one or two 
fields, as, on looking in other crops in the neighbourhood, I find some 
of them attacked in the same way.” 
July 25th. Mr. Thomas Bunker, writing from Goole, forwarded 
specimens of the pest from a Wheat-field ; and on August 1st further 
reported that he had found the chrysalids about a mile from the field 
first noted. 
July 26th. Mr. H. Smith, writing from Sudbrook House, Ancaster, 
Grantham (with specimens of the attack sent accompanying), noted 
that he had found “ a very large quantity ” of the “ flax-seeds” in his 
Barley. These were found just above the second joint of the Barley, 
which they had made lmuckle-down. The heads of the corn, however, 
had not begun to shrivel up. The Barley was sown with seed obtained 
from Suffolk. 
A few days later Mr. H. Smith further mentioned:—“The whole 
