The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-16
American Institute Farmers
Club.


OluD was nelu NJ cooper 4uhtltute lnlb
afternoon, Alderman Ely In the chair.
THE EPPEcT OF BARBARY HUSH ON
wHRAT,
L. B. Seelye, Of Hudson, Michigan,
wrote for Information whether the bar
barry bush has tendency 10 blast or
rust wheat In the vicinity where II
grows. l heard II remarked, he says,
when boy that II would blast wheat.
have become convinced, by sad ex.
perience. that this Is the case. Among
the different kinds OF Hhrubbery my
wife has In her yard Is q barbary bush.
This year have wheat near by, say
some within ten rods, which Ia blasted,
and although there ID q good growth OF
straw, the wheat is worthless, while the
rest Of the field, Ra q general thing, Is
bright and good; and I cannot attribute
1t to any other cause than the bush.
Upon reflection find that It has had
the like result In former years. II this
10 the case Il should be extensively
known.
Mr.. Todd said that such had been the
tradition, but he considered II u deiu.
sion, Rs immense crops had been seen
growing In the immediate Vicinity oi
barbAry bushes.
DR.. Trimble said he had no knoWl.
edge OF the effect OF the barbary bush
on wheat, but he had noticed that the
morning shade thrown over q potato
held from black walnut tree had
thoroughly ruined the crop. This was
no superstition aud 1t might be that
the barbary bush had destructive ef-
feet on wheat.
CURE FOR SMUT IN WHEAT.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Burton, OF New Gas.
tie, Pa, wrote as follows:
'As Mr.. Geddes wishes information
on the subject OF smut In wheat,
venture 10 send the following: Put
your wheat intended for sowing In u
pile on q smooth board floor the even.
ing before you are going 10 use 1t, then
for each bushel take one ounce OF blue
vitrol. powdered, and one quart OF
boiling water, mix I'LL dissolved; then
pour II boiling but gradually on>the
wheat while another hand turns II over
and Thoroughly mixes 1t. When In
England l never knew this to fail, nor
did l ever know any one who tried II
TO 90 back to salt and brine prepAra.
tlon. The seed Of the smut Is doubt
less on the outside Of the grains aud
only needs favorable circumstances to
make 1t good grain:
sPEcIMENsoF GRASS.
Mr.. o. T. Hobbs, OF Randolph, Pa,
enclosed q specimen Of grass found
growing In swamp; height Ave to six
feet In the shade, and very luxurlant
In growth. He desired the name and
relative value compared with other
grasses. Referred.
CURE FOR BARK LICE ON APPLE TREES.
The same correspondent also wrote
that he had applied crude petroleum to
1 900 apple trees. infested with bark lice.
1t killed every louise and did not injnre
single tWlg. The oil should be ap-
piled before the sap becomes active.
MERCHANT FARMERS.
In the course Of ahdIscussIon, DR..
Hexaner an extensive farmer, said that
nine out OF every ten merchants who
started farming had In his experience
signally failed. Some time ago he had
been In the habit OF receiving young
men from the city who desired 10 learn
farming; but they had proved such
detriment 10 his busln ess, delaying the
workmen &C., that he had resolved not
10 receive any more unless they paid
him $500 per year each for tuition.
r DRYING PEACHES.
Dr.. Joseph Tteater, OF Vineland; N.
j., gave the following directions:
Never pare peaches to dry. Let them
get mellow enough TO be in good eating
condition; put them In boiling water
Tor moment or two, and the skins will
come of like charm. let them be in
the water long enough, but no longer.
The gain ID at least six. fold saving OF
time in removing the skin; great saving
Of the peach; part OF tho peach saved,
the best part; less time 10 stone the
peaches; less time to dry them, and
better when dried. A whole bushel
can be done In ,boiler at once, aud
then the water turned off,
... FLEAs.
David Anderson, OF Colum bus, Ne.
braska. made pathetic appeal 10 the
Club for Information as TO the quickest
and most edsctual manner OF killing
t1eas, which were very annoying Ia bis
section OF the country.
Mr.. Todd recommended the uss OF
petroleum.
DRRP PLANTING.
Mr.. ]. E. Vaughan, Of WSalusing,
Bradford county, Penna., wrote AZ fol-
lows:
Il commenced farming as an advo-
cate OF deep tillage, but have learned
from experience that 1t ls not the thing
for our soil here In northern PennSyl-
vAnla, for can and have raised at
least a third more grain, especially
corn, other things being equal, acre for
acre, from land ploughed only three or
four inches deep, than possibly could
from land ploughed twice as deep. Be-
sides deep ploughlng proves not only u
temporary but permanent injury 10
our land. II does not do 10 plough so
deep that the turf which Is decom pos
ing should furnish food, for the young
plant is virtually embalmed. A little
observation will satisfy any one on that
point. In any wooded country there
are more or less cradle knollS, espe-
clally on new land and vegetation, no
matter OF what kind, is much less on
that 1t 10 impossible to establish a uni>
form rule In regard 10 the depth OF
ploughing, which should vary some
what according TO the depth Of soil, To-
callty, DO.
Dr.. Trimble said that this was most
important communication as proving,
from practical observation, the deluslon
OF the advocates Of deep ploughing. He
intended TO prepare an address on this
subject for the benefit OF the farmers OF
thecountry, as he feared many OF them
would be ruined by following this de-
luSion, which had in measure receIv.
ed the sanction OF the Club.
After the transaction OF some uulm.
pOrtant business, the Club adjourned.
MINOR TELE9RAMS.
"A blacksmith shop, stable carpen.