The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-15
GheGnteltigetreer.
INSTITUTE FARM
ERS' CLUB.
NEw York, Feb. 8, 1870.

r... NEW DIRK, Gu. ., 4oIVs
The usual weekly meeting Of the Farm
crs Club Of the American Institute was
hold to-day, at their rooms In the Cooper
Institute.
Ex-AldermaM Nathan q. Ely, presided,
and Mr.. Chambers acted US Secretary pro
tom. Owing to the disagreeablc storm
which prevailed, the meeting was not large
" attended, very few Of the usual atten'
dants Of the club being present.
Tho first business was II discussion on
tho relative merits Of new anu old corn rs
a fattencr for pigs. The discussion was
limited to a few minutes, the majority Of
those present being Of the opinion that
new corn was the best for young pigs, but
that, after they had reached the age ofstx
months, old corn was the most nutritious.
Mr. PIC. Wood, Of HillsbOrOugh, ILL.,,
wrote in reference 10 large crops and the
general complaint that farmers sons would
not stick to farming, because they believed
that It was not u profitable employment.
He had planted six acres with corn, which
raised 115buslelS and 90 pounds Of good,
sound, saleablc corn to the acre. This
was in 1868, and without using any
manure.
Mi. s. s. Ferris, of Milan, New York,
wrote to inquire what WIS the best med
ical substance to give cattle and poultry
to drive away vCrnin. Mr.. Carpenter
said that food mixed with sulphur was
the best remedy.
DR.. Trlmblc and Mr.. Cavanagh thought
that q thorough fumigation Of the places
In which the cattle were kept WIS also nd
visablc. TobaccO was the best for this
purpose, and burnt vinegar might also he
used to advantage
Hugh McGregOr, the Secretary of the
Cooperative Hall, BOwcry, wrote In
reference to the Excelsior Colony, Of
Kansas, stating the object Of the colony,
and asking advice Of the members Of the
Club in reference t0itlie best mode Of cul'
tivRting that district,
DR.. Smith said that he had attended
ono Of their meetings and thought the
farmer who would ysefd cuttings and
seeds to the intended colonists would be
doing a genuine act of kindness. They
were working men, who were anxious to
lEltHt lAIkGA NlblS1 NAlIlt NAAhlfNbS htAS
soil, and should be helped.
Prof Henry Cotton, Of North Carolina,
connected with the geological survey now
being made in that State, delivered a long
and Interesting address on the geology OF
the State. The temperature, he said,
rarely reached SO degrees in the summer,
and never went below 60 degrees in the
winter. The State was especially dcsirn-
BILE rs location for consumptivc patients.
Tic geological formation was primary,
and tho soil was rich black loarl, min
erals were abundant, and the timber
throughout the State was large and plcn.
tiful Tho average crops Of potatoes rails
cd on the flrms were 200 to $50 bushels
per acre, and in several cases he Ind
known an acre Of land planted with corn
10 Weld 140 bushels Of slIellcd corn. Stock
was raised in great abundance, and the
State was now regarded as the principal
supply grounds for the Southern States.
Land cleared, and near Asherville, Is
worth from So to SEQ per acre; wooded
land Mt q greater or less distance from 80
cents to So per acre. Some large noun.
tain tracts might be bought for less. Life
and property was rs safe in this section rs
in my other portion Of the United Suites,
and an Investment would well repay IT,
tending ColOnists.
The Chairman read Il paper from Mr.. J.
=. Lowe, Of Little Falls, New Jersey, on
the cultivation Of tomatoes.
After careful cultivation, and trinl OF
the various kinds Of fruit now in the
market, he had come TO the conclusion
that the best kind, both for family and
for market purposes, was "LeStcrs Per.
fccted Tomato"
Dr. Trimblc reported, on behalf of the
Committee on the Use Of Salt, that lie had
consulted with Mr.. Ely, the owner Of sew.
cral large salt mines in San Domingo, and
found TINT rock salt could be easily and
chcaply obtained. The report was of M
exceedingly humorous character, its bur.
den being, "Remcmbcr Lots wife" and
was adopted by the club rs good joke,
and shelving ofthe question.
The Chairman, Mr.. Ely, explained that
he was one Of the prOprietors Of salt
mountain in Sun Domingo, which was
eight miles long md two miles through,
and that they hoped, In short time, to
be able to furnish rock salt ut cheap rate.
Mr.. John DisturnCl read a paper on
wheat cultivatiOn-wherc IL was raised,
and how It was consumed. In the United
States there were 173,0OO000 bushels
raised annually. Pennsylvania raised
more than any other State, the crop last
year being over Is, 100000 bushels. Wheat
and flour, next to cotton, stand iin5t in
the list Of our exports, and should be cuI-
tivated.
The greatest crops this year would be
raised west Of the Mississippi, and the
time was rapidly coming when the whole
Of the crops raised would be required for
home consumption, and cotton would re.
main the only large article Of export.
Farmers should pay more attention to the
yield Of corn per acre. In England and
other agricultural districts Of Europe the
yield per acre was gradually increasing,
while on American Farms the reverse was
the case. This was owing 10 the supuriOr
mode of manuring and tillagC adopted in
those countries, and It was very desirable
that American farmers Should give more
attention than they had hitherto done to
the subject. DR.. Smith moved vote Of
thanks to the author of the paper, and
asked that 1t should be placed among the
records Of the club.
Tho Chairman thought that the author
was wrong in his opinion that the expOrta-
ttOn Of brcadstulIS would decrease; 1t
would go on increasing, and each farmer
should go manfully to work and raise as
much wheat and corn rs possible, Eng.
land and tho other old countries could not
compete with America. They were In
Their old age. America was in her youth,
and would go onfrom strength TO strength
until sho rivalCil the world,
The vote Of thanks was unanimously
adopted, and the paper ordered TO be
placed among the records of the Club.