The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-10
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From the i'laiie Farmer,
The Agricultural Conversations.

ton on agricultural subjects have
been held as usual during the past
winter; and although different de-
grees Of interest attach TO different
meetings, some Of them have brought
forth facts which may be useful at
this distance.
The first subject for discussion
was the potato disease, rythmetical-
" set forth in our last Mr.. Tesch-
maker still adhereS to the opinion
that it is "a fungus propagated by
sporules, and that salt is the RENEE
dy.
Mr.. Rawyer grew them high sound
and good on high gravelly grounds,
while on low mucky soil, within 80
rods they all decayed. He had sue
ceeded also better in keeping them
i'll small than in large piles.
Mr. French had found the "long
reds"-NEerinos go to stand best a
gainst the disease, We should think
they might. They are mean enough
to stand out any disease. Another
gentleman MANFRED apart Win pas
ter and part With ordinary manure.
The latter al 'o''ed "ii!S I"e io'mer
sound.
ihe next evening oFongNt ont the
subject OF thorough draining ana
snbsall 'p!nWing, ana proved mueh
more ieIt'!e IN uSsIn! IDEAS
Col Newait has SUBSIDIZED 10 "a
ores OF graqeiiy lana, oHt mas not re-
celyed any heneli from IT, on nat
lands he has ioHhl more benefit ma
wing oeeh ao!e 10 oot'Ih grass ehou8"
additional 10 pay the cost
Mon D. naEdnef haa fead the H'-
scrlp'ionS oil draining IN EUROPE on'
thought the farmers oil MASSACHUSETTS
could NOT go INTO IL Withou' mof!Sa-
s'hg th'ir farms lie Hau Pr"c''Se"
open draining WI! great dement,
lion W. H. CaIhoun was also e
ifatd 'R@t thorough cfaininS WoVi"
be iound too expensive. lie tnougn'
'hat persons ought To De careful IN
regard to expensive experiments
mey mlght be mIsleu easily oy men
VINO naa plenty oil money Inc cost
ought 10 De counted Amateur lar
mers nF'h5 Improvements INTO as
circuit
Mr' cunningham owned iahd IN
huhchouF5' re run u1'ch through
20 acres and h!Ied 1t Win cooDIe
stones az cost oil super acre. lie
no" oDra1ieH '"o 'o"S Oh nay per
acre ms he tn'nSs PFohlao!e'
.No'hinS IN th'S connect'0h was
sa'u or rePoT'ed-oi drainage; IN
conheCHoh win Suo'o'I'i5 ana: II,
iact' tN' speakers seem 70 nave haa
i,'''e experience TO speak from, al
though 'AeSc matters nave oeeh tax
eu ci some h'e or SIX years anu Il
oTa'hage Is apP''caoir or "Stiu' any
"nefe II must oe II MASSACHUSETTS,
Oh 'he SuoJect OF meadow ana
grass lahuS, '.on' J: BROOKS mao ,FISd
hucelhe o"' "'' lrosV tfo|e ouI '"e
roots ana 'Ae grass dleu' lie 'Ao
we cou'd not better inc Ola 'af'eueS
o, 5'a'SrS " introducing ne" ones
nc co"'u cut ''ree IONS oI c!oEe'
per acre cut preferred Two oh
'nirty acres Of lana he geN Sixty tons
OF nay, OF nerds grass \t!mothy) red
Top and clover;
hev' MI. farker ia" owned idrm
ten years wh'eh produced as much
grass nov as formerly lie ,aP-
aPpi'eo plaster ana brought IN white
clover lie would keep no more
rama IN grass 'han would produce a.
oont Two tons per acre
hon' d v Feuch went against
lime IN manure ne would sooner
pun II IN ''eSea' Lana ought not TO
DC kept 'ngfa's 100 long 1t becomes
sound lie was IN favor OF Plowlng
up alter one or two years,