. First lessons in the scientific principles of agriculture [microform] : for schools and private instruction. Agriculture; Soil science; Crops and climate; Agriculture; Pédologie; Agriculture et climat. u. & III m i-^ir ii} mii: 262 however destroy (ts many of them as he can house with his grain. In this country, as in l^>ntain, the full grown larvjD remain in tlio cliafi' until the grain is ripe, or until they are shaken to the ground by the first violent storms of autumn. When grain is observed to be infected, it sho ild be attentively watched and cut so soon as this can be done with
. First lessons in the scientific principles of agriculture [microform] : for schools and private instruction. Agriculture; Soil science; Crops and climate; Agriculture; Pédologie; Agriculture et climat. u. & III m i-^ir ii} mii: 262 however destroy (ts many of them as he can house with his grain. In this country, as in l^>ntain, the full grown larvjD remain in tlio cliafi' until the grain is ripe, or until they are shaken to the ground by the first violent storms of autumn. When grain is observed to be infected, it sho ild be attentively watched and cut so soon as this can be done without serious loss. In this country wheat is often left till it is too ripe; over ripe grain being much inferior to that which is earlier cut in the quantity and quality of its flour; and when the weevil is pi'esent there is a double gain in early cutting. It would also be advisable whenever it is possible, to reap, rather than cradle, the grain, in order to avoid shaking out the insects. The wheat should be threshed on a close barn floor which will not allow the larv{\3 to fall through, and when the grain is cleaned, all the cltaff and dust separated from it sJtotdd he hiirned, or if the chaff be saved for fodder, it should be kept dry, and none of it allowed to be mixed with the litter or thrown on the manure heap. This method costs little trouble, causes no loss, and if faithfully followed out, would diminish if not altogether prevent the losses occasioned by the w'eevil. It is worthy of attention,even in cases where the crop is only affected to a small extent. The midge often destroys a fifth, fourth, or even a third of a crop, without exciting much attention, and it is only when almost total loss ensues that great alarm is excited; but even these partial losses are not of small impor- tance, and by destroying the larv^aB in a season in which only a fourth of the crop is lost, we may perhaps prevent a total loss in the next season. I is true that wheu this precautio
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