Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-11
CITY AND COUNTY.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,
At the State Lunatic Hospital in Worcester for the week
ending Feb. 9, 1852.
Thermometer. HfHd. Ram.


The MEETING OF THE FARMERS CLUB
A regular weekly meeting of the Worcester
Farmers Club was held last evening, the
president Walter Bigelow, in the chair. The
subject of discussion was corn raising. The
president said he generally planted his hills
three and half feet apart; did not put manure
in the hill.
Mr.. Sears used Goes Superphosphate for
his corn. and liked it much. He exhibited
two specimens OF corn, the "Franconia" and
"Rhode Island" the former planted May 49,
on greensward hills, three and half feet
apart, and harvested Sept. 10, yielding about
sixty bushels TO the acre. The "Rhode Island
variety, plowed in the fall, yielded seventy
bushels to the acre, and ripened little later
than the other. He usually planted his corn
four feet apart one way, and two and half
feet the other way. He had taken two bushels
of ears and shelled one bushel and eight
quarts. AS to the relative value of hen
manure and Goes Superphosphate Mr.. Sears
thought the latter little the best.
Mr.. Holman exhibited some specimens of
King Philip corn, planted May 10th, and raised
in September. This corn it was thought did
not make good meal.
Mr.. Hadwep showed some Boston sweet
corn, very fine; he planted it five feet apart
one way and three the other; the large stalks
were readily eaten by his cattle. His field
corn he planted three and half by three feet
apart. He put in hen manure compo unded
with meadow mud. He exhibited some twelve
rowed and eight rowed specimens of corn.
Mr.. Chaffin exhibited some sweet corn,
large and handsome, and an excellent grower.
He cultivated it for fodder for his mich cows.
As to the relative policy OF cutting up
corn at the roots at harvesting, instead of
cutting the stalks, the majority OF the meeting
preferred the latter mode. Capt. Barnard
gave his reasons for cutting stalks. Mr. Estey
preferred cutting at the roots, requiring less
labor at the harvesting. Capt. Perry prefer
red cutting the stalks. Mr.. Hadwen explain.
ed his process, and Mr. Keith gave his views.
On taking vote on emitting the corn when
| cut close down, or cutting the stalks sepa
rate, small majority decided in favor Of
the former mode. On the question as to the
relative policy, all things considered, of cut
ting early at the roots, or cutting the stalks,
a majority were for the latter
Mr.. Coe thought great improvement could
be made in the raising of corn. He related
the manner in which he had experimental to
get an improved variety. He had raised two
kinds, the Canada Cap and Leominster-the
former short, full ear, and the latter a long,
thin ear He wished to unite the two, aud
produce a large, full ear, and thought he had
succeeded, by planting the two kinds in rows
near each other and cutting the tops of the
Leomiuster and allowing the follen from the
Canada Cap to fall upon the ear of the other.
He exhibited some specimens of this pro-
duct.
1t was voted that the president and secre.
tray in behalf of the club, petition the city
government at their next meeting for the use
OF a room in the public library building for
their future meetings Farmers and all in.
terested in agricultural and horticultural dis
cussons, will find these weekly meetings very
interesting.