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only suggest clean cultivation, sowing tlie Clover Seeds only for feeding 
or hay, if Wheat or Oats is to be taken as the next crop.—(Robert L. 
Pudney, Halstead, Essex.) 
I have never known Peas attacked by Wireworm.—(T. H. Baker, 
Mere, Wilts.) 
Pkesence aftek Certain Crops. 
Presence of Wireworms after certain crops, such as Grass, Clover, dc.; also 
after crops ivhich, by reason of the amount of stalks or stumps remain¬ 
ing from them in the ground, give thereby shelter to the Wireworms, or 
cause the soil to be open and unconsolidated. 
My experience of Wireworm in excess was on land reclaimed by 
the spade from old turf, covered with furze, ferns, and such like, 
inhabited by birds of various kinds, devouring beetles, worms, &c. 
The land was sown to Oats, which were devoured by Wireworm, the 
wild birds having been scared by the continued presence of workmen. 
The roller, slieep-treading, and any means available to compress the 
land were used. The Turnip crop in succession was destroyed. 
Pressure was again applied, and the land left without a crop. In the 
spring and summer birds fed in great numbers on the land. A crop 
of Mustard was sown and fed off by sheep. Then Oats and Seeds for 
two years, and no more trouble with Wireworms.—(J. Forrester, for 
the Right Hon. Viscount Portman, Bryanston, Blandford.) 
We generally get Wireworm in land which has lain down to grass 
two or three years, or after a crop of Sainfoin, which has been down 
some time. On the light land in this hill district (on the chalk 
formation) old leys are often broken up and sown with Oats, which 
rarely suffer from Wireworm, but the following year we generally find 
them, and in succeeding years they are often very troublesome. 
In 1873 a piece of Sainfoin, which had been in existence for ten 
years, was broken up and sown to Oats, in which no Wireworm 
appeared. The next autumn Vetches were sown after the Oats, and 
produced a good crop. These were fed off in 1874 by sheep, and the 
land was sown to Rape. This was entirely destroyed by Wireworms . 
Then it was sown to Mustard, which was also eaten by them as soon 
as it came up, and is the only instance which has ever come under 
my observation of this crop being attacked by Wireworms. Then the 
land was sown to Wheat, and no Wireworm put in an appearance, 
neither have I seen any there since of any consequence.—(T. H. 
Baker, Mere, Wilts.) 
Old turf is generally found (on being broken up) the most likely to 
be full of Wireworm, and requires the utmost care before being turned 
over, and very great watchfulness afterwards. Next to this “ seeds ” 
which have lain two or more years would be most likely to prove 
