The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-16

EAST RooKPoRT farmers CLUB.-The citi-
gems of East Rockport, with a view to the
dissemination of information relative to
matters Ofrural life, called a meeting at
Smiths School House, on Friday evening
last. In consequences of the glorious show
er of rain that fell just at that time, the
meeting was not as numerously attended
as it probably would otherwise have been,
yet there was q good show of men or hand
at this, the meeting of Organization.
Doctor Hoffman was called to preside.
and ". B. Smith elected Secretary.
On calling the meeting to order, the
Chairman remarked that as no money was
requisite to join this Club, as its objects were
the free interchange of views respecting
the modes ofcultivating the various plants
of the earth, and the manufacture of such
products as the c~urrsnt, grape, apple,
ETC.. into paiatable drinks, the manuiAc-
ture of butter, cheese, ETC., comparison
of varieties, etc, he hoped every
man, m and child of the township
would come forward and freely give oftheir
knowledge, whether they had been success
full or otherwise. 1t is not only our sue
cesses that We need 10 have recited, but as
the mind of man is progressive, each one
thinks ne can improve on the others works,
and unless our errors and failures are told,
too often others fall into like pits, Let US,
then, remember our fAilings, and recount,
as rocks for others to steer clear of, our
plumbers and.oversights, in culture, as well
as our good and successful methods.
Mr.. Smith said he had been examining
his grapes that day and found that the
male or stsminate flowers had mostly
opened, and as the germs for buds or fruits
were well formed on the clusters, should
it be pleasant weather when the pistillate
flowers opened, we have a prospect of q
large crOpo OF grapes.
Mr.. Elliott said that to hybridize grapes,
it was necessary, and now was the
time, TO gather the snthers of these
staminste flowers the pollen or fructifying
powder contained in these could be retained
perfect if wrapped in silk paper, and that
in oiled silk, until the female bios
som opened, of whatever variety of grape
it was desired to f~ertilizs. The whole sys-
TEN of hybridization, how ever, is SO well
known that it is useless TO report it.
A member said he had just plowed a
piece of stiff swaId land and every fourth
furrOw he had dropped in potatoes, COW
sring them with the next furrOw. His
land was clay, and SO dry that he could
only pillow from two TO three inches deep
He asked the opinion of the meeting as to
the probable success of his plan, and what
chance of the crop.
The answer was various some thought
q good crop would result others land the
msjority, } thought the potatoes would not
come up, and the crop would be a failure.
The member said he had planted three
rows Of the piece in hills on top of the fur
row, and covered them with a hoe. He
would report the results.
The ChAirmEnsaidathAt sowing rye the
past spring, he had BY mistake sowsd win
ter rye instead of sPring rye, and he would
like opinions as to his best course.
1t was generally considered that if the
rye was moved from time to time,
that # was not ct any time allowed to