Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-08

INSTITUTE FARMERS cLUI

/ pSeh h'tie heGiee'ou, ioi tHe pasl t"o
weeks. we give the last weeks report of
the proceedings Of the Farmers Club of
the American Institute entire. Reported
by the Secretary, Solou Robinson, for the
N. Y. Weekly Tribune.
TUESDAY, April l6, lS67.-Aldcrman
Ely in the chair. Although it rained
steadily all day, the attendance at the
Club was very full. OF course the ladies
could not lie expected in great force.
There was the usual number of strangers
from abroad.
Secor's Horse Hay Fork This is a
new invention, made wholly of steel, with
joint, brace o. wooden head; the tines
form continuous circle, and it is claimed
to have extra strength, and will not set
tic or split. Some of the members sug.
ges,ed slight improvements; all commen-
ded its beautiful workmanship Of course
there was 10 trial.
Distribution of Flower .Sceds.-The
Secretary, J. W. Chambers. Cooper Bull
ding, N. Y, stated that Norman Wizard,
the celebrated engineer and manufacturer
cf cannon, seeing the great number of
letters asking for flower seeds, purchased
$40 worth to aid the cause of said distri-
button.
Mrs. Susan G. Briggs. Crum Elbow,
Duchess Co., N. Y. also has sent alarge
quantity of flower seeds for the same pur-
R9se. They were done up in nice pack,
ages and beautifully labeled. Within
the last five days the Secretary received
700 letters from 10 different States
these seeds generally are sent to new To-
cations to ornament homes which other
wise would be cheerless
Farm AlmaadcS. A limited quantity
of Woodward's beautiful Almanacs were
distributed.
A letter was read from Dr. Josiah Cur
ts. Knoxville, L st Tennessee, desert irg
an economical hotbed, the covering Of
which may be common shee,ing, or cvtn
white paper, and 1t may be double. wi
i space Of two or three inches between.
Also, how
To Percent Birds from Eating Cher
rieS.-ln the Spring hang gou'd in the
tree, or a small box, so arranged as to he
suitable for wrcns nests. This bird is
so pugnacious as to drive away all cher
ry eating birds.
How to Grof Cherries answer
to Erastus Snow of Grinnel, Iowa, Mr..
Carpenter said the season is now too late.
The gratis should be cut earl y and in
making split, the bark should be cut
down with sharp knife.
An extract was read from The Middle
sec Worker. Groton Junction, Conn,
which commended the Club for expressing
opinions without fear or favor.
The Con mittee on Campbell & La5aw's
truck Springs reported that they witness
sed practical trial Of a one horse truck,
with a load of 5000 pounds the springs
weighed from rs tc 100 pounds, aud
think they could have carried 1000
pounds more. They Can be made by
any blacksmith. Two bars run from the
axle to the body, one is attached to
slide to which is connected q cylinder Of
rubber, placed horizontally under the
body the slide moves giving a spring up
and down of three inches, to cne inch ON
the slide. The rubber is tapered; the
more it is tapered the easier is the spring.
For the Object claimed, it seems admira
lily adapted. The cost is less by half Of
common springs. For two. horse trucks
the expense is not much greater.
Vineia.od.-A letter Was read from
Stephen Sewell. Scarborough, Maine also
an editorial from The Portland TRANSCRIPT
giving many alleged facts regarding Vine
land, the substance of which are: That
there is secret history which, if told,
would startle people tha: men with lin.
ite1 means had been induced to buy land
there, when all they were worth was
swallowed up in barren soil that it is
impossible to raise paying crop the first
year: that some of the settlers we're re-
duced to such straits that they were glad
to sell out for just money enough to get
away and, finally. shat man with only
moderate means had letter keep away
from Vineland.
DIR pcck---People must expect hard
ships in new country. How often do
we see people coming back from the West
too glad to get back There are men in
all places who cannot get living from
the soil, however fertile it may be- For
years vineland has been pronounced
failure, aud yet people get good living
there. build nice houses, educate Their
children, and enjoy refued society. There