, 1860-01-19

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FAIz1I AND GARDEN.
OF tho State Horticultural So-
eteLs.
THIRD pAY-JANCARy y.
Several committees wete appointed, when the
subject Of Pear Culture was then taken up.
Murh WAS said pro aud con, the whole Of which
can be summed up as follows:
lst. 4 heavy ciay or clav-Ioaul soil, deeply |
trerehea or un1erdfaiped. Dwarf Pears should |
be set tro oi~ehts 1etoso The junction The Qxine<
root dnt Pur-must be clusesv sheltered from 4
high winds and storms.
I'd. Thu Pear needs no other manure than /
we'll cultivated soil. 1 free Use OF the shovel |
plow tile cultiyator md tile hoe, is bc!ter than
ai the quack uostrums aud special Manures
erer invented for the Pear. Our clay sols are |
well adapted to this fruit. five will turn from !
rational way, we shall have plenty Of this fruit.
Dry feet. deep and thorough culture without
manure, are tue requisites. Dwarf for gardens,
and Standards for orchards, were recommended.
The Flemish Beauty was considered the be:t
standard Pear. Bartictt's Medallion. Stevens
Prussia, and others were we'll spoken Of for
dwarfs. The blight is disease that appears Ut
long intervals. like the cholera, against WHICH
ITO remedy bns yet been found. At present the
tree il healthy, aud should bo more largely
planted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The Society then went into uu election Of Off
GERS for tho ensuing ysar, Which resulted as fol
lows:
President, Samuel Edwards, Of La Moilc;
Corresponding Sccretary.J J. 7. Little, Of Dixon
Recording Secretaries. I. Starr, Ahun, aud II.
{. Freeman, Of La sa t.; Treasurer, 5. G. Mink
each Congressional District, were elected It's iol-
lows: l,r, /. Montague; al, j. ". Wakeman,
Cottage Hill; I'd, Il. W. Waterman, Whining
ton; 4rh, y. Overman, canton; 5th. - scar
boro, Quincy; 9Th, J. A. Hi lard; 1th, = Hos
tester. Of Decatnr; s.b, c. A. Montross. Contra
a acouipletc change ol officers, with the exception
Of Mr. Starr. They nre I'LL working men, aud
well known throughout the Statc. The next
anpual meeting is to be held ut Bloomington
sonic time in December next
In the afternoon the Society accepted an in
v1tatibn from the officers Of the Normal Sc hool
to visit the new building now in progress.
The building is n firm one, and stands on n
high swell of the prairie, overlooking the city
TIC architect has made too free use Of wood
about the windows aud cornices. III these days
OF iron fronts, window caps md sllls Of wood
arc in bad taste.
CULTIVATION or THE APPLE
was aguiu resumed, but as no new facss were
elected, VIC will not take up time to report it.
EVENING.
Prof. Wilbur delivered an eloquent lecture on
plain and prairie svi's. This part Of the prairie
County was once covered with deep sea, like
tho sen OF SaragoSsa when the vegetation and
drift Of other c!lnes settled. and formed beds Of
coal-of drift, born down from distant noun.
taius and carried out into this sea, tue large
rivers, are now forming deltay. Some mighty
power raised the country from bcreath the
waters, not entirely ut first, but left lake,
whose southern limit was the grand chaiu
.r1,Ir1l tho arafprc 1roEa The
Mississippi, and 1eaving the country dry. As
his |. cturc is to be published, We will not anti
| ticipa.elt.
rorETu pAr-JASrARr 13-1ufLENESr ron CLAY
CULTURE.
Tho Double Michigan plow had been
used by several, but most members had used
| two plows fer deep tiage. The evidence IVES
| in favor Of the Double Michigan, on account OF
| superior work. Many of thcse p1ows have been
| poorly 1nade-they should in all cases be made
Of east steel. No orchurdist should buy one Of
| common steel.
ArrLEs FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
| Best twelve varieties, considering hardness,
| proIuctiyeness, quality and profit.
Summer.
Red AstrachaI-lIardy, productive, and prof.
! table. ...
Early renpock-Early and abundant bearer,
| and best market fruit oil its season.
Carolina lied-Junc, productive, early bearer,
growth slow.
FaN.
Maidcn's Blust,-yery beautiful, IN abundnnt
bearer, excellent for cooking and drying.
Fameuse Snow-Hardy, excellent, profitable
keswick Goldman early bearer, very ra'u"
able for culinary purposes.
! 1Viakr.
| Domiuie-Great bearer, good quality, pros.
itablc.
| .Ienathan-Harty, excellent, rrotitablc.
White rippin--t;ool quality, productive, will
| i. A. II. nx,fx =
Wiaesnp-Good and profitable in all local
Willow Twig-Good bearer aud best late
keeper, poor tree in nursery.
Little Red Romanitc-Co3tains the dollar:
and cents.
For Sweet Apple-Talman Sweetips:
GREATER NUMBER OF VARIETIES.
Snmmtr-Denoni, Sweet Jam.
1 F,-Rambo, Lowell.
| IE.nfr-Fulton, S"aar, Yellow Dellaower
Wessrs. Galusha, Overman, nnl Montague Oh
iccted to Little Romantic.
mantle. Lost.
Mr. Galusha moved to insert Rawlcs Janit
Lost.
l., :: c7 Ac"..ss ron CENTRAL 1L11xols-nEs s.
TWELVE VARIETIES.
| .S:H;.aer-l.. Harvest, Car. He'd Juno, Benoni
Fl!-Maijen's Blush, FaUeusc. Rambe.
ITattr-Jonathan, Yellow Be'aower, Rawlc
| Janet, Dominic, Winesap, Willow Twis.
SUPPLEMENTARY LIST.
| .Summer-Sweet Juno, Red 4Astrachan, Earl
[ 1'ennocG.
Faf-Ila1!kes Sweet, X Goblin, Fall Wine
| }I;nter-Duckingham, pcck's Pleasant, Whit
Piprin, Newtown Pippin, Tallnan Sweet, Caro-
lina+
LIST FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
| Sunua<r-Early Harsest, Red June, Red Is
| trachan.
Fau-Maidcu's Hlush, Buckingham, Rambt
IE1atsr-:;awics Janet, White Winter Pea,
main, Timber TwiS, Winesap, Yellow Bel
| ! 0ower, and Scwtown pippin.
, EXTRA LIST.
!, Pryor's Red, Carolina
Nj. Starr moved to strike out Rambo and il
! sert Fall Wine. Lost. The lists were the
: adopted as reported by the committee.
Report Of Committee on Agricultural an
Horticultural Education was then read and i
ken up for consideration: We givc the repo
C in another place in full.-Eps. =. i IT, II
e discussion resulted in the appointment Of . con
miltee to Ask the concurrence of the State Eoa1
: Of the Agricultural Society, md to call a Cor
e vention 10 consider the matter. The plan is
l. ask the Legislature TO give the use oil the No
i NAL farm for an exper1menta! tarm. orchard ut
.nrdep, and to add lectures on agriculture NJ
r horticulture to the Normal School departmen
p The amount asked will be about SO oo0 per a
:: nun. This movement has no,ling to do wi
the exploded Industrial enterprise that has Fl
~ nred 70 largely in former times
C. Wecaunot give the aftern IN report. .hayingle
for home On the three o'clock train. During o
,s stay NC we're indebted to several citizens
- Bloomington for conrtesies rendered, and as
!" general thing the members we're kindly receiy
Is into private families One factfs apparent, th
g. The citizens are an open-hearted and genera
- people, and are awake to the benefits resulti
T. from holding these meetings in their midst,
H. it will give new impulse to crcha1ding u
i'd gardening, both vegetable and ornamental.
he SHOW OF FRrIr
ID The show Of fruit was not large, hut spe
i. mems all good. 4. L. Jones, S. G. Mipkler, 1
II Waraer, Q. 4. 0rerman, F. Z. Phoenix and
iv .. Bateham, were the exhibitors. RCRAL
:. - Several pspers in the northwest q
=" strongly Recommending the Hon. Abraham L
:, coin tor the p1esidencr- We do not concur vi
'o him in soma Of his views, but there il 1nu
good in Abrahan's bosou.-Lo3isrilk Journ
e. e. Coon R1nDAsc.--Ihe R2raA Of Frxad.
he (so.called}, published 1t Lawrence, Kansas,
be George r Washington Brown, has expired