Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-25
FARMERS, CLUB.

ii affords us great pleasure to assure our
readers that the organization Of live Far
mers' Club for this county is an assured fact.
The official minutes Of the proceedings Of
Saturdays meeting will be found in another
column. The next meeting will be held to>
morrow Saturday at . o'clock Z. NJ. A
large attendance is expected. The discuss.
ion will be upon the best methods in wheat
culture. This is the leading agricultural in.
ierest in this county aud the discussion ought
TO attract great attention. We shall endeav.
or to give summary Of the discussions Of
the Club, so that al valuable facts disclosed
may become the common property of the
farmers of the county. Mr.. Wilson, al whose
call the Club assembled, made the following
Introductory and explanatory remarks q,
the opening Of tho meeting, on Saturday;
GENTLEMEN - Perhaps few words Of ex-
PLANTATION are due from me for taking the liher
" Of calling you together. at this time. ! am
among those whs believe that tho farmers club
is an agency for accomplishing practical results
in progressive agriculture second to no other so
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conducted i didly believe that their real infu
ence upon agriculture is mach greater, and arc
n more active and efficient means Of usefulness
Ten or Twelve years ago they were hardly
hca I'd Of; and virtually, with but few exceptions
were unknown undreamed of. Bat since that
time, the influence of the Farmers Club OF the
American Institute Of New York. has been so
great and so popular at here and there,
throughout the country, local associations ofthe
sane nature have sprung up. stimulated and
encouraged by the PRESS, and have become eA-
ceedingiy popular among the people who nave
instituted them. The progress Of horticulture.
too, in this country, has been such as to warrant
fruit growers clubs in localities where the fiuit
business is Of any magnitude, and VIC read OF
many which are Of exceeding value, ana whose
discussions are attended with the greatest IN
tcrcst.
Nc boar and read Of modcl farmers Ciups
in various parts of the country. "a vermont
there are said to be many very excellent ones.ih
the fruit regions of Michigan and Central Ill.,
there are horticulture clubs OF very nhe
character. The Horticultural society OF ihiia'
dclpbia is acknowledged to be the most active
and progressive in the Unit states. we a'so
see the Lake Shore Grape Growers Assoeiation'
OF Ohio. highly complimcntcd
see no reason to delay the formation OF
farmers club in this county. Quite numocr
of the citizens have expressed the wish IL my
hearing and to me, that we could have gooa
one in our county and yet not one has taken
tho first step required TO make beginning, ,
will say that nothing but the interest which !
feel in this branch and the information which
| thought could be obtained by the formation Of
.uch a club led inc to have notice published
for a meeting here to day. In these long Win
ter evenings farmers have plenty of leisure 70
read or study or chat with their ncighbors. Ana
I offer a suggestion that each one give careiui
thought Of something that will DO Of interest
whenever we shall meet. And assure yen
tia, ,nsc organized and rightly conducted 1t w'h
give so much pleasure that not single mempsf
will willingly fcrcgo attendance Oh u sino'e
meeting