Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-26

the good # he Town.
EAST 3UFFAAo. Society has exi ted
in this emil ghtened township for some years,
dcsIgGed to promote 'Agriculture--In-
dustry- Economy Morality" Form erIy
they held an Annual Meeting for the ex-
hibltion, sale, anu exchange OF stock, which
was deemed quite advantageous. They
have also held evening meetings, at which
some particular persons were appointed to
speak upon some topic connected with
their object. \ laudable ambition to keep
up the interest, has been shown. Perhaps
u pow rusting in he furrow, or by the
side Of a bara-or poisonous weed left
to scatter its baieful influences around
was the point upon which an argument was
hinged, and timely admonition given.
Ifa speaker absolutely despaired of pro-
ducing anything original worth giving, he
made amends by reading some timely pro-
duction equally adapted to the occasion,
from sources not within the reach of the
Society generally. In this way, an agri-
cultural Improvement has been infus d
into the young especially of East Bu ffalo,
which will not fail to bear abundant fruit
in due season.
We notice this association, as a good
example for other townships or neighbor
hoods to initiate. 1t is analogous to the
Farmers Club of New York State, where
the best fal mers meet in theIr schoCl-houses
monthly, 90 hear essays or addresses, or
C.scuss particular questions previously
announced, IN relation to some branch OF
Their interests Old and young thus meet
in regular but not in hampered form and
mutually aid each other, cement aud
strengthen friendships, and raise the stand
ard Of thought, of conversation, and Of
progress.
SUGAR BEETs.-Mr. George thinner
man, of our bsrough h, who is particularly
fond Of agricultural improvements, has
been trying his hand at raising sugar beets,
on a small sc~le, during the last summer.
After manuring and preparing about one
eighth Of an acre Of ground he sowed it
about the latter end Of May, and after
giving the crop the necessary attention, he
took up the beets about week ago, and
the weight of the crop was 3l30, measur-
ing abou, 80 bushels, which would be at
the rate of 440 bushels per acre. The
gentleman is well pleased with the result
of his experiment, and will try it again
next year. We would like to have COM
municatioa from him on the subject for
our agricultural columns, giving the treat
ment and other particulars of the crop.
The culture of the sugar beet, We think,
ought to receive the attention of every
farmer. In consequence of the great
amount of saccharine matter they contain,
they are better suited for the feeding of
cattle than any other root crops, and that
they yield well, We have the evidence be- !
fore us-.SunGay Ga-ette.
APPLES FOR ENGLAND.-The New York
Express says:
1.-The Arctic also took out as freight,
twenty-five hundred barrels of apples.
Her predecessor in the same line took out
two thousand barrels, and the Pacific, on
a late trip, had large number which
brought in Liverpool 2s shillings per Dbl.
They were the best Newton pippins, cost
ing here about s. PEI Dbl The freight
charges are Sl,20 per Dbl, leaving hand
some profit for the owner. The expedition
with which perishable merchandise of this
description can now be delivered in Eng
land, ensurins its good order, has given
rise this season to quite an extensive traffic
between the two countries" |,
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