Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-06-18
MONTGOMERY FARMERS CLUB

Met at White Chapel, Saturday,
June 18th, J. b. Killebrew In the
chair. Proceedings of last meeting
read, and after correcting the mis-
takes i'm Mr.. Dudleys' method of
planting tobacco, were adopted.
FENCES.
Mr.. Marshall made a careful esti-
mate of the cost of rail fences, and
found that, Including the worth OF
the land used over and above that
required for plank fence) one, a mile
long, could not be built for less than
two hundred and eighty dollars.
DR.. Whitaker thought Usage Or
ange hedge, the cheapest and best
fence when properly managed. Care
and attention should be given the
young plants, when set, in order to
secure good stand, as many failures
had resulted from not securing a
stand.
The subject of labor, violation OF
contracts &C., was discussed at length.
but no definite action taken in the
matter. ..#r.
-H TOBACCO WORMS.
The President said the tobacco fly
preferred the bloom of jamestown
weed, to anything else, and expert
ments i'm other States, of planting 1t,
and poisoning the flower, had sue
ceeded finely. A farmer in Logan
county, KY, had been practicing this
method for several years, and had
but few worms on his tobacco. II
was estimated, that we could raise
double the amount of tobacco, by de-
stroying the fly, and all members OF
the Club We're requested to try it.
FERTILIZERS.
WornOut lands, on which we were
paying taxes, might be brought to
their original productiveness, and
made n source of profit by planting
Hickorynuts, and raising hoop poles
The demand for this commodity was
increasing every year, and they were
now worth five or six dollars pei
thousand in the market. Horace
Greedy, who learned the details o.
farming when a boy, recommends
this method, and thinks it a profit
able investment, and enriches the
land, and that no lands in New York
are too poor TO produce these sprouts,
no matter how rocky.
Lime was thought not to be n fer
tilizer; that it increased the yield o
the crop on which 1t was applied
but was ultimately Injurious to mosI
lands. ..r. .....
The President had experimental
with Super-phosphate of lime, Pa
tapsco Guano, and Bonedust. Tn,
two former with the finest results.
He produced at the rates of | 20,
lbs. of tobacco on poor land; but n,
improvement perceptable in the to
hacco on which he had applied tn,
Bonedust. After the expiration o
two years, he saw a marked differ
ence in the clover, where the TIVE
former Were applied.
DIR. Whitaker's experience Will
Bonedust, conceded with that of tn,
President. Mr.. Geo. Warfield ant
the President had also used the Su
|, per-phosphate of lime on Tobacco,
land, and the Improvement wa
perceptible In twenty-four hours. Mr.
! Ross experiment with land plaste
sown on clover in April, while tn,
dew was on, was very satisfactory
All agreed that ashes were one of I'll,
best and most desirable fertilizers
White cold clay lands, a small guam
tity of which is found i'm this county
are better adapted to orchards than
anything else. Orchards planted OF
these lands very rarely, If ever fail.
SMUT IN WHEAT
7 Was discussed, and every one ha,
his peculiar views as to its origin
One thought II an abortion from al