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Virginia Free Press
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
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Charles Gale of Milton, Pa., shares 15-20 years of experience with the Hessian Fly destroying wheat crops. He recommends sowing between September 27 and October 8 to avoid losses, though the current crop is injured due to warm October-November weather.
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Extract of a letter from Charles Gale, Esq. of Milton, (Pa.):
"While I am writing to you on business, I may as well communicate to you my experience of from 15 to 20 years, respecting the Hessian Fly, which, previous to that period, had frequently proved very destructive to my wheat crop. Close observation showed me that it almost invariably attacked early sown wheat in the latter part of autumn, and after experience also proved, that wheat sown late, was equally liable to destruction by the ravages of that insect, in the following spring. I then adopted a middle course: sowing my wheat, if possible, between the 27th of September and 8th of October, and have never suffered any loss by the Hessian Fly since I adopted that course. I however am convinced that my crop now in the ground is materially injured by the insect, in consequence of the very warm and unseasonable weather that we had last October and a part of November. This, however, is one of those exceptions that will sometimes occur in general rules; the effects thereof cannot be guarded against."
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Milton, Pa.
Event Date
Last October And A Part Of November
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never suffered any loss by the hessian fly since adopting the sowing course between the 27th of september and 8th of october; current crop materially injured by the insect due to warm and unseasonable weather.
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Extract of a letter sharing 15 to 20 years of experience with the Hessian Fly, which previously destroyed wheat crops. The fly attacks early sown wheat in late autumn and late sown wheat in spring. Adopted middle course of sowing between 27th September and 8th October, avoiding losses until current exception due to weather.