Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30
SYNOPSIS OF THE AWARDS.
ANNUAL MEETING.

ANNCA MkE1lNds
The annual meeting Of the Society
occurred on the first Saturday of No
vember, I'D, 1861. The attendance
was not very large, but the respective
sections of the county were fully repre-
scented. Officers for the year 1862 were
elected, as follows:
President, EDWIN SMITH; Vice Pre-
siaent, G. Stewart Els; Treasurer, John
Lambert; Secretary, Thos. J. Saunders !;
Directors, Chaunccy Krum, John Robe
son, c. Il. Marks, Jos A. lie Claire and
Ira NJ. Clifford. Mr.. Clifford declined a
denomination as Secretary.
The annual fee for membership was
fixed at one dollar. The officers elect
assume the duties of their respective
stations OH the first OF January, and
continue one year. The post office ad-
dress of each is at Davenport, with the
exception of John Robson, who resides
near Long Grove, Scott county, Iowa.
ANSWERS TO HETEROGENEOUS.
The time and place OF holding the
last exhibition, the aggregate number Of
entries, the character of the attendance,
the names and post office address OF the
officers, and the time of their election
and service, have been given in a previ-
GUS part Of this report. The receipts
from membership were 81 200, and from
other sources, exclusive Of that received
from the State, S2,2l5.7O. The Society
has expended, in purchasing and fitting
up the Fair Grounds, from $500 to
$4,000.
Wharf.-The average yield of wheat
per acre is about twelve bushes-per.
haps little more. Injury to the crop
was sustained to some extent from army
worm and rust, also from hot weather.
After being gathered, considerable dam.
age was done to the grain, in stack, by
rain. The varieties cultivated are Can
ada Club, Red River, Fyfe and Tea.
The FIST named is chiefly sown. The
Fyfe and Tea are new varieties, and are
growing 10 public estimation.
CoRN.-Yield per acre about 40 BUSH
els. 1t has not been injured by the frost
this year.
Hay CRops.-Timothy does excellent
ly, if we'll manfred. Hungarian grass,
by the majority Of farmers, is very much
d'sliked. Mr.. Lambert, one Of our best
agricultursts, has entire confidence in it,
aud believes it a more profitable crop
than timothy. He cuts it before matur-
ity, feeds it sparingly, and has never ex-
pericnced any i'll effects from it. He
has used it for three years past very
freely. The opinion Of this gentleman
Is entitled to great consideration.
SoRGHUM.-The cultivation of this
plant is increasing very RAPIDLY. The
production Of this year i thought to be
three times as great as that Of last year.
1t fully realizes all expectations. The
syrup costs per gallon about twenty
cents. The per centum of consumption
that the crop will supply ca not be told
with certainty - probably one fourth.
Sugar has been made from It, but not in
large quantities. Mr.. mes Means OBJ
serves that a lot OF cane-secd "a variety
OF Atrican) distributed from The Office
OF the North. Western Ermer. ,roved
to be very deficient. 1t would grow
beautiful Y, bn' would yic only about
o"e-ha'f the quantity of syrup produced
by the ord'nar, c inese sorghum-and.
IN add ton, the q atty Of the syrrp was
not near so GOO
HEEP-This lr.nch OF industry
am9"g some ersans, is rec ewing con-
M'erablc attention. The breed ten
Introduced are Spanish Merino. Frenc.
Mcrl"o, > midtown and common. J.
-. McCauslani has a flock Of from 800
70 4oO; MIR. Il bertson about the same