 | Edwin Sidney - 1799 - 206 pagina’s
...calculator, at one-third of the crop. In 1830, an intelligent agriculturist in the north observed, "Another year or two of the wheat-fly will make two-thirds of the farmers here bankrupts." Happily these are not common cases ; but they are such as the agricultural districts are perpetually... | |
 | 1830 - 780 pagina’s
...days, to prevent the eggs from hatching, until the wheat be sufficiently hardened, and beyond the state which affords nourishment to the maggot. Another year...will make two-thirds of the farmers here bankrupts. Yours truly. — P. Bell. Mid Lioclt, Aucklcr House, June 24. 1830. IRELAND. Belfast Horticultural... | |
 | 1830 - 802 pagina’s
...days, to prevent the eggs from hatching, until the wheat be sufficiently hardened, and beyond the state which affords nourishment to the maggot. Another year...will make two-thirds of the farmers here bankrupts. Yours truly. — V. Bell. Mid Lioc/i, Auchter House, June 24. 1830.' IRELAND. Belfast Horticultural... | |
 | 1851 - 808 pagina’s
...calculator, at one-third of the crop in 1828. In 1830 an intelligent agriculturist in the north observed, ' Another year or two of the wheat-fly will make two-thirds of the fanners here bankrupts.' Happily these are not common ravages ; but it is well to be aware of the injuries... | |
 | Michigan State Agricultural Society - 1859 - 600 pagina’s
...apprehensions respecting the crops of Scotland, fully in accordance with Mr. Gor lie's estimate, and says: "Another year or two of the wheat-fly will make two-thirds of the farmers here bankrupts." Mr. Sidneys says: " The author can assert that in the autumn of 1845, he found great quantities of... | |
 | John Curtis - 1860 - 602 pagina’s
...days, to prevent the eggs from hatching until the wheat be sufficiently hardened, and beyond the .state which affords nourishment to the maggot. Another year...make two-thirds of the farmers here bankrupts."* In 18-tl Professor Henslow found that every field from which he had obtained specimeiis had been attacked... | |
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... among the soft chaff of the young ear. We are anxious that the present cold weather should continue for another ten days, to prevent the eggs from hatching until the wheat be sufficiently hardened, and beyond the state * Trans. 