The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-10
American Institute Farmers
Club.
NEw YoRK, Nov, 2,

NEW YoRK, Nov. 2.
The stated meeting OF the Farmers'
Club was held ut the Cooper Institute
this afternoon, Alderman Ely In Che
chair.
THE LANDS OF THE MISSOURI.
r. 8. Williams, Of Percival, Iowa,
said that the lands Of the Missouri
bottom, required different treatment
from those Of the Eastern and Middle
States. BE read the reports Of the Club
proceedings, but although many valua.
bic suggestlons were made In them be
found but very few that were appllca.
BILE to his land. The land 10 quick
sand at the bottom and some portions
Of his farm are very sandy. Corn GROVE
we'll and potatoes are plentiful this
year so much 30 as 10 render them al
most drug. He finds that the land is
good for O few years aud raises fair
cropa, but after eleven years Of cultlVa.
tlon It beglnsto fail. BE desired 10 know
how 10 recruit Il In order to give Il
strength enough to raise good clover,
He auggeated that pethapB sowing two
crops OF buukwheat and plowlng Il In
before II bfosBotned would DO good
course. he spoke also Of deep lowing.
The majority Of the farmers Of his re.
glon plowed only four inches deep, and
tnought tnat Oeoause Lhelr cEopa MAD
peen nltner!o go0a tney would always
pe ", az tno3ent hat IN rev years
tney Mogl1 nna helt error, ana lake 70
1eep Plougnng, 't1e only salvation Of
thetr tand. de M& fecommended 10
apply tnltLy % Iorty pnsnels per acre or
ashes, anu 20 plow IN the latl: HIS
own suRgeltion, however, was deemed
eqalIy Rood. .-frr. .-0 ,-.s
a..raI an o CAB!
Charles A. Dunnlng, Of Denton, Md,
and ]. So ton, Of Ottawa, Putnam
county, Ohio, wlshed 70 claim The 70.
ward Of Sl00, offered by Mr.. Quinn, Of
New JerBey, some weeks ago, for aug.
gestion which would enable him 10
raise cabbRges for two years In sucCe6 ,
sion on the same land without being
troubled With club root. The first Of
these gentlemen advised Mr.. Quinn to
dress his land with % ouahels OF shell
iI aito. s nS nxeIot ,axiyeats. me ne
"R sraose Ms sa @nH sus s,, ~ u ~
. hpeS SiHI assuS: ,.oS IL. Suston, sne
~ a9, .S Ss ~ esSsu liz ~ pepa1 o1
S. AZ Svu ~ IL. sae no H VIZ" !.an a0o.a s
ossaa. IS VA W, pA H. S a. na LuI aaS
sasn ~ Y, a. IA Sep ~ ntIy waII s;;s anJ
ESSs ~ tSsi! fI..I ssin mA [tS'a
S w.I,op 'an na l.hISa y, an he 1ne
for twelve veSrS a, the SSms vronnd
without the feourrenca OF club root.
Mr.. Quinn said that Aimee his propo.
sItIon had been niRde publio he had
received hfIeen letter. IN reply to II,
or these twelve Recommended alack
lime. and three atIyIsed Inc nse of galt
He Would try ali Inc plans nroposed
fairly and fully. and N case anv one
Of them produced the resnIE deRired he
would be only To Glad to nav the "a.
ward he had offered.
Mr., Fufler said he had tried the lime
process yery caFeflllv and had found
that twas o dead failure. He had
ased llme 90 tnlSkIy that me GROUND
W. W. Ivy nsl ilne' gut sult 1ne clup
t tVVVt HpPeaEEe'su' --....,...
THE s1LEsIAN SUGAR BEET.
Professor TfIlman read a paper ON
Q paper published by. DR.. Augustus
xasIcHer, In ~ me NoI lS9fnal 2. me Royal
nsf,er VEG a lonS IN Sin,e5sStin1 one
but want Of space forbids its rep1blIca.
ton. i1aI g O.. a...ginegl e..
MI. sShao'
lin Issts ana GS tS,s uI n,oce pSSS NJ u
said, removed thai tasle. and the light
colored fluid, prepared by him alone)
t teat i @ Very, yeEy disagrseable sx-
state s Farm LAY Il q iii h mn ~ Harry
CLAY, where be had found the new pro.
cess adopted. Thsraialng Of sorgo was
luz Sas"' aaIed ~ .Sh 1nIS tSs IN Mt,
COMMITTEES be appointed 10 taste The
syrups he had brought with him. His
.ah .. nhk $3.50 ...l1I.
W." -f'S "