The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-02

ile thought us Clup Dau Deen 100 nasty
In condemning them as a humbug.
Mr.. Horace Greeley said he d i'd not
understand that the Club had con-
demned the Norway oats. 1t had only
some specimens, which
were Of poor quality. lie had heard OF
good results from 1t In Tennessee and
elsewhere. He was Of the opinion that
We must continue 10 import seeds from
regions further north, like Scotland,
Norway and Prince Edwards Island,
where the climate Is humid and the
summer more equable and FREQ from
rains or glOwlngatmosphere. The seeds
degenerate every few years In n climate
like ours.
The American Pathological Society
extended an invitation 10 the Society 10
send delegates to itR annual meeting, 10
be held at Philadelphia on September
18th. The invitation was accepted and
a committee appointed.
WORMS IN CADDAGE.
In answer 10 a question, Mr.. Fuller
said that scattering lime on cabbage
would stop the ravages Of Tue moth or
AANSA AhOoh AOA ~ lOlsEs
james Dryber, OF Camden, Loraln
county, Ohio, boosted of having raised
twelve bushels OF Early Rose Potatoes
from four pounds planted.
LIGHTNING RODS.
John Hancock, OF Varick, Mass. said
no had Just built a large barn and con-
putting copper vane on the
cupola. lie wanted 10 know II he
should put a lightning rod to connect It
with the ground.
Mr.. Greeley said certainly.
TOBACCO DUST.
Mr.. J. W. Dickens, of Louisville, Ky,
asked, 'Is tobacco dust OF any value To-
farmers or gardeners? What would il
be worth delivered In New York cIty?'
The President said 1t would DO good
thing 10 kill cabbage slugs with.
DR.. Trimble, OF Newark, said that a
perfect solution OF the strongest tobac-
co would kill almost every insect ex.
cept the curculIo, but they would es.
cape from the dust.
Mr.. Greedy, said 1t would DO well 10
try the tobacco dust on the ground un.
der the trees. 1t would be an admlra-
BILE fertilizer. lie had paid ten dollars
a ton for 1t but did not know how mach
1t was actually worth.
Mr.. Whitney, said that rs It contain
cd great amount OF AlkRlI, there was no
doubt tobacco leaves would form an
excellent manure.
COOKING FEED FOR HOGS.
Mr.. Young OF Green Haven, Grant
Co. Wisconsin, gave his plan for cook
Ing food for hogs. He said: Il use a
pan Instead OF a kettle, flor economic.
ing iuel) OF The following Dimensions
and material: four feet four inches long,
twenty.six inches wide and Ave Inches
high, the bottom OF sheet iron, sides
two inch hard maple dove.tailed,
tho top OF Inch Pine boards, but
toned with strong wood screws
This pan Is placed In an arch with pro.
per chimney draft, and from the lid a
steam pipe enters box upon the side,
just above the bottom boards. A false
bottom, with inch auger holes two
inches above said bottom boards, Ia
used 10 allow the steam to act upon all
parts OF the contents Of the box alike.
A close lid Is placed upon the box be-
fore raising steam. This pan will cook
a box OF potatoes holding twenty bush.
els In thirty minutes after the steam IL
up. He favored feeding the hogs with
tho potatoes when cooked without any
or watering.
DEEP AND SHALLOW rLouGHINa.
This interesting question, on which
there has been go much dispute, came
up again before the Club, on the uues-
ton OF Mr.. Charles Hare, OF Clinton.
Missouri, whether prairie sod should
be broken deep or shallow for fall
wheat.
Mr.. Horace Greeley said he conld not
tell the proper course 10 be pursued
with prairie sod. But be was glad OF
this opportunity OF saying that from
his travels during the past summer ho
had come 10 the conclusion that A hun.
dred million bushels OF corn had been
lost 10 the cou ntry by the wicked theo-
ry emanating from this room In favor
Of shallow ploughlng. Take the whole
State OF Virginia and the Carolinas,
Not one'halt a crop had been produced;
all the result, In his Judgment, OF shall
low ploughing. Some fields OF thirty
TO my acres would not average 1--WE
bushels 10 the aero. They say the corn
has suffered because of the drought:
but this was not the sole cause, Shall
low ploughing had caused at least one.
third Of II. II we do not warn The mao.
pie against this heresy, we will suffer a
famine In this country,
Mr.. A. s. Fuller sustained Mr., Gree
ley's argument, and said he had re.
marked when Mr.. Pettlt'B letter In
favor OF shallow ploughing was read
In this Club that It would cost the
country severely and encourage the
lazy and shiitless.
DR.. Trlmble disputed the position OF
Mr.. Greeley, but as the hour Of ad.
Journment had arrived the further dis.
cushion Of the subject was postponed.
Adjourned. -
The principal civil. military and ma.
val officers OF tho Government have
been invited TO attend The Georgia
State Fair and the Macon Tsle1ynnh