The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-14
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VIRGINIA GROVE FARMERS CLUB.

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VIRGINIA GROVE FARMERS CLUB.
e lror the Upton Advertiser.
On tho 10Th ult., a meeting was held
., Virginia Grove School House, for the
pufpsss u organizing "Faimers' Club. y
The circular letter Of VIM. Duane vii
cod, Recommending the organization Of
sucif clubs IL Iowa, was read; aud, with
tle usual formali,cs, the following action
had thereon The form Of Consti,u
ton submitted in said circular, was. up
proved as suitable, and the Secretary pro
ten, requested to transcribe the same for
{ r use Of the Club--fhat the next meet
inx be held Feb. 9th, and that the sub
i.ct fer discussion be the benefits that
farmers might secure by combination in
buying aud selling. At this meeting
Fet. 9th-the foregoing rame VIA adop
ted ~ the style Of tie Club also, thnt
the mectin: be h id semi monthly, and
that the admission fee of new members
b /. ten cents. A. thus filled up. the
constitution was read and unanimously
adopted. and the list Of names prefaced
as follows:
"Br it remembered. that we whose
names IRE hereto appended, as members
Of the Virginia Grove Farmers, Club.
hereby become in honor bound to Sup
por: its constitution and maintain ali
needful rules made in accordance there
with, so long as our membership contiu.
ues." r
Al this meeting the "subjcct" was
h,ndlcd without gloves, and brought GU,
some rather original and highly su-gr>,
i've remarks The raising Of Sorghum
was sdop'rd as 'he sheet Cor next meet
ing. At this meeting held Oh the 23d
Feb.--a general discussion ensu 4 on the
cultivation of Sugar Cane.
o. NJ Coilver prefers early pan'n.,
and on high land. to avoid fr"s,-in hills
3! feet apart and slightly raised ab,v"
the intervening space. Thi- permits
cultivation without Disturbing the young
plants, and the hills can then be r"adii,
w,eded by ! and lie would sook the
seeds 30 hours in warm water before
planting. and allow 8 or 10 stalks to
grow in hi4l-hed loo gallons Of syrup
as the product at an acre list year The
rem"rks of four other members who had
also exprri,neutrd. but with less success.
were in the main, CORE ora,lve Of 'h,
above. Some doubts we're expressed ~
to whether RAISING Sorghum can be mad,
profitable in thi, region. beyond what the
producers want for their own use. it even
to this extern. as it has to be attendc d
to at a busy period of the Season--a time
when there Is 80 much on hand that eau
not be pnt off. and taking into account
the amount Of labor required to haul 1t
several miles to be ground and evap"ra'ed
"on the halves The probability is.
however, that if We can thoroughly dem
onstrate that on an average of seasons eur
soil and climate is adapted tot cproluc
ton OF Sorghum, native genius will soon
devise more economical modes Of manu-
featuring TIT least such seems t. be
the inion OF our ub.
\ request was directed to be made to
the Secretary of the Iowa Farmers Cnl-
offers to distribute,
Adjourned to meet at the SchOoi llnuS"
Saturday evening March 9th. Suhicc,
-ra~n. Sorghum and Timothy gr,>s
DAVID MCROSKEY. prvst
JoHN BlRss, Sec'y. pr" f"m
TARHING SEED ConN --ih,~ pr, para
ton has often been recommended but
the question is often asked us, in Il
sanctuaI, ho,r is il done? We Will tel
how it /. done. First soak the corn n
warm Wa or until it is pIanp, Tbs vii
hasten its termination. for If the tar is
applied to the dry kerue' i, will require
near y week longer than is ordinary 'nr
It u mike its appearance indeed, il viii
MT g"r'ninlte if the solution OF tar
should b. too strong. The tar Is prepar.
ed by putting two or three large spoons
full with gallon Of hof-not quite boil
ing-w'ter. Stir we'll together aud pour
on ok or half bu>hrl If seed Stir
together we'll aud roll III plaster immedi
ately, to dry it. We may not have Civ.
en- here the "x1ct proport ms NJ ce-s,ry
for we never measured them bur
ones Judgment is su''iri .uil, This
sol ltion should contain sufficient tar to
max II adhere to- IN. Goa
W htv. Found that it proves mr.
gel that neither birds or worms are par
tcnIarlv 'oni Of, aud they are pretty apt
Ia I,.t diana