The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-06-13

ers' Club held its regular monthly meeting
the President, Judge Watson, in the chair.
After some little preliminary business,
the question as to the prospect of the cotton
crop was asked, when Mr.. J. o. Way said
that he had planted little less than an acre
with seed he had procured in his neighbor-
hood, which was doing well. He was in
formed that some of his neighbors who had
planted foreign seed, had failed to get 8
stand of the plant.
Mr.. T. p. Hall said he had planted about
II acres in cotton, with seed obtained thro'
the agency of the State Agricultural Society;
that il was not good-very little OF itsprout-
ing, and he had now sown the ground with
Hungarian grass seed.
Mr.. T. F. Little said he had planted about
eight acres; the most of the seed procured
from the same source as that of Mr.. Halls;
and fearing that it might not come up well,
had planted very thick, and he had tolera-
bly, fair stand of the plant. He had planted
little seed procured in the county, which
had come up well. and altogether, he thought
he should have tolerable crop.
From what could be heard from different
parts of the county, the conclusion was that
a part of the seed obtained through the
agency of the State Agricultural Society,
was not good; but the general impression
was that enough would grow and mature so
that another season there would be no lack
of acclimated seed in the country.
The subject of wheat growing was then
introduced. Mr.. Hall said he had raised
wheat (the May Variety ever since he had
been in the country; that the proper time to
SOW, in his opinion, was from the 1st to the
18th of Seple mber, and if sown broadcast
and narrowed in. the last narrowing should
be east and west, for the reason that, as the
prevailing winds here were north and south,
and by thus narrowing the wind would
carry the loose dirt upon the roots, whereas
to harrow the other way, gave the wind a
chance to sweep the dirt from one end to
the other of the small burrows made by the
harrow teeth. If the ground was well roll
ed after narrowing, of course it would not
matter so much; and he thought that no
farmer could we'll dispense with the use of
the roller. It is one of the most useful i'm
plements on farm.
Messrs. Lockerman, Bryant, Cowles and
Others conceded with the views of Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. Way thought that from his expert
ence and observation in blowing in wheat,
drills are just what we need in Kansas;
that the grain should be put in deeper than
can be done by simply narrowing. The use
of the drill and roller, he contended, would
materially enhance the prospect of a good
crop. The quantity raised per acre, in this
country. with very imperfect culture gen.
orally, had been from 90 to 40 bushels, and
under proper management we might safely
estimate an average yield of So bushels per
acre. The ground should be Plowed deep,
particularly upland.
Mr.. Carney, the Treasurer of the Club,
being obliged to be out of the county for a
time, rendered his resignation, which was
accepted. The Club elected Thomas P.
Hall as Mr.. Carney's successor.
The Secretary was instructed to publish
a call for meeting of the citizens of the
county, to be held on the day of our next
regular meeting, for the purpose of organ
izing County Agricultural Society.