The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-25
American Institute Farmers
Club.
NEW YonK, Nov. 10, 1860,

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raise u good timber crop, and asked the
advice OF the Club on the kind OF tim
ber to plant.
Mr.. ]. Blyman said that farmers gen.
orally estimated according 10 the quail.
ty OF the land upon which the trees
were planted, aud also the kind Of tim.
bsr planted. lie thought the most pro.
htable timber was tho chestnut; II
made good fencing timber, and would
grow on any soil. Nextto the chestnut
be should select the hemlock or oak,
and might get u crop every 25 years.
MIR. VIM. Lawler, OF New Rochelle,
agreed that chestnut WAS the best llm~
ber to plant. lie asked permission,
while speaking, 10 refer to tho grape.
growing queatiOn. He did not want to
see the Isabella grape die out. II had
not failed, and hO believed would not
fall II properly cultivated.
The Chairman said be had always
found them 10 fall on his estate.
Mr.. Moulton said that the best way
for Mr.. Delano 10 do In reference to his
timber was to obtain the advice OF some
practical person who knew the ground.
q. L.. Brooks, OF Anna, ILL.,, wrote 10
say that he had several tons OF fresh
bones and wished to know the best way
10 prepare them Into manure for asparn.
gus. Mr.. Fulton said the best way
would be 10 dissolve them with some
acid. II was the best and cheapest way.
ID. Is. Ranney, OF Smithville, N. Y,
wrote TO ask particulars In reference 10
the growing OF the Ramle plant and in-
quired what machine was used In its
cultivation. He also asked what was
the average yield ofthe castor oil plant.
MIR. Gregory said he was making
some experiments with the RamIe
plant and would report next meeting.
n reference TO the castor oil plant In
Illinois, the average yield was from s
10 IL BUSHES OF beans, and In Texas,
from 40 to 100 bushels. usshould think
the average yield would bs about ~
bushels.
Mr.. l.. Barrett, Of French Greek, West
Virginia, sent quantity OF apples
grown on his farm, which were with
out core or seed, the tree from which
they were taken bearing every year.
Mr.. Horace Greeley said that fifty
years ago he had heard II stated that II
the graft OF an apple tree was placed In
damp soil the top side down, It would
produce apples without seed. This had
been sneered at, but he thought 1t de-
sirable that II apples could DO grown
without seed, that the attention OF the.
Club should be given 10 the subject.
Mr.. Fuller said he Il I'd often heard of
apples without seed. He had never be-
lteved 1t before now. He should en-
deAvor to obtain some gratis from the
tree and try th8expeTiment.
Mr.. Greeiey said 1t would be one OF
the most valuable OF recent agriculture
al discoveries, II apples could be grown
without blossom, core or seed.
The Chairman suggested that com.
mittee OF five should be appointed to
Inquire Into the matter, test the apples
sent by Mr.. Barrett, and report to lhe
Club.
On the motion OF Mr.. Lyman, Messrs.
Fuller, Crandal, Lyman, Quinn and
Downing, were appointed such COM
mittee.
Mr.. J. II. Ice, OF Prescott, Arizona,
wrote to ask the Club to forward u
quantity OF samples OF wheat seed, for
which he enclosed $40.
Mr.. Lyman suggested tina. IS should
be sent TO Mr.. George Geedes, OF SYRIA
cuse, who was one OF the best wheat
growers In the country, with request
that he would forward MIR. Lee the
samples.
Mr.. Philip Chase, OF South Water
ford, Maine, wrote 10 ask what WAS
the best book on poultry. He was re-
commented TO write TO some agrIcul-
tural publisher.
SO. Benjamin, of Long Island, ,enqui-
red how the members of the Club mad
succeeded with the Hungarian oats.
He had found them very profitable.
Last year he had sown " bushels,
weighing o. pounds, on one.half acre
OF good land, In the same field with his
common oats. The Hungarian oats
came up first and threshed IS bushels
from the one>half acre, weighing AZ
pounds to the bushel.
DR.. j. B. q. Smith delivered an ad.
dress on birds. lie spoke first OF the
woOdpeGker, which he said WAS one OF
the most useful insect destroying birds
on n farm. He gave u lengthy descrIp.
tion OF the anatomy and habits OF the
bird. These birds should not, he
thought, be destroyed by the farmer,
but rather encouraged.
Mr.. Allen enquired II th" worms the
wOodpecker destroyed existed only In
growing trees. j
DIR. Smith said lie thought they could
not live In dead trees. They feed IN
the sap and the gums, which wHra not
found In dead trees.
Mr.. Lyman on behalf OF the Commit.
tee appointed 10 examine and report
on the value OF sOrgo syrup, said they
thought Mr.. ClOugh's discovery Of
great Importance, as It enables the sor-
10 grower to make syrup twice az
good and commanding twice as much
In the market as that made by CONF
mon rude methods.
Mr.. j. Il. Morton, OF EImira, sent
some large specimens Of apples to be
named. They were pronounced by MIR.
Fuller, TO bs the ordinary twenty
ounce. w ..lsa .. ....F
l.. W. Cox, of HammertOn, Pa. ex-
hibited some fine ears OF green corn,
which met with general appreciation.
II. B. Xsohulen, showed quantity OF
seeds from Texas; which he presentedto
several members OF the club TO plant.
4. W. Chambers. Corresponding
Secretary OF the farmers District
Club, Surrey county, Virginia. called
attention TO the advantages offered by
that district for emigration.
The club then adjourned.
Tho Removal of Political Disabilities.
The Weston Democrat says the fol>
lowing petition Is now circulating
throughout the State and that 1t Is be-
Ing very numerously signed In Lewis