Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-07-23
Meeting of the Montgomery Farmers
Glnhs

Ctub.,
The Club met July 9th, Mr.. Mar
shall presiding.
The proceedings..of last week were
read and adopted.
The following interesting letter
from Col. Lockert, on the subject of
potato bugs, was read, and was order
ed by the President to be inserted In
the report of the Club:
HOME, May 30th, 1870.
j. Il. KILLEBREw, Esq.-Dcdr Sir:
see your Club has been discussing
the potato bug question. / wish to
say to you that 1 invariably use to-
bacco stalks or hogs hair, and some-
times both, as fertilizer for Irish
potatoes, and consider both to be
most excellent for that crop. Mytex-
perience does not warrant, in the
slightest degree, the conclusion that
either has u tendency to prevent the
ravages of the potato bug, except In
this, that either renders the plants
more vigorous, and better able to
withstand and repair the damage
done them by these pests.
Last year spent portion of each
day, for weeks, catching and killing
potato bugs. would shake them off
the vines into smooth tin vessels
(they cannot get out of such vessels)
until, in this way, destroyed Il
might say) bushels of them, and was
about to despair, In fact, was advised
by some of my friends, who saw my
potatoes, to give them up as wholly
lost.
About this time I saw the following
in Moore's Rural New Yorker:
Take, of Paris Green, one pound, Ot
common -four, two pounds; mix well
together, and sift on the vines soon In
the morning, or at any time when
the vines are wet.
I tried this, and found It to be sure
death, as far as / could discover, to
every potato bug in my patch. The
result was a.fine crop for the season,
and superior In size and flavor to any
l ever saw on the hotel tables In Ohio
or Pennsylvania. Care should be
taken not to put this remedy on too
thickly, but lightly and evenly, as i
noticed in some places where it had
been spilled or sifted on so as to COM
pletely cover the whole surface of the
leaves or vines, the parts SO covered
perished. AS means of applying
this mixture, put 1t in an old oyster
can, then tied piece of Grape over
the open end. This made a cOnven-
lent and most excellent sitter for the
purpose. ~
Ifyou think proper tn dakso, you
can mention this remedy TO youl
neighbors, or to your Clhb. I am
quite sure no one who tries it will
ever regret having done so. / am
equally sure were tit universally
known, and applied, It would prove
no small blessing. Paris Green is 0
paint in the form of a very fine pow.
der-can be found in almost every
drug store, and costs in this market
from 50 to GO cents per pound. One
pound Is sufficient to protect an acre
Of potatoes during the whole season
II judiciously applied.
j. w. LUCKERT.
A letter from the Secretary of the
Logan county (Ky.,) Club, on the
subject of Il meeting of the different
Clubs, was read, and discussion was
postponed until next meeting.
The method of killing tobacco flies
as srecommended in the Tobacco Leaf
by putting few drops of q solution
of cobalt in water and honey or sugar
i'm each bloom of the Jamestown
weed, was thought to be a matter de-
serving the attention of every farmer
as it was so cheap and easy to apply
and could be used by every one. All
the members of the Club agreed tc
use 1t, having great confidence in it:
success, because 1t was endorsed by 6
preacher.
TOPPING AND PRIMING TOBACCO.
Mr.. Reagan-I top the finest plants
plants that are less promising.
Mr.. Marshall-I top at ten the frs
time i go over my tobacco; the mex
time at nine, and then at eight.
hardly ever top as low as six.
Mr.. Vaughan-Since the land doe.
not produce such vigorous plants a!
it did formerly, l think make NOR,
and better tobacco by topping q,
eight leaves. The best crop / eve
raised was forty acres all topped a
eight, and averaged ! 1925 pounds pei
acre.
Mr.. Morgan-I prime very little of
plant of tobacco, and top at from
ten to fourteen, the first priming t,
the first good leaf, and afterwards, %
the season Is later, l leave on NOR
of the ground leaves. do not thinl
/ top my tobacco, higher than TIL,
other gentlemen, but leave more o
the lower leaves on the plant. TO
bacco should be topped as soon as yol
can get the required number of lea YES
Thebud that you take out of tn,
plant should be just as small as cal
be pinched out with the fingers. l
is very injurious to allow Tobacco t
get In the button stage before it !
topped.
Mr.. Whitfield believes in priminj
low and topping at eight.
HILLING TOBACCO.
All agreed that tobacco shall hav
very small hills to 1t, when il Is lai,
by only enough TO support the plan
and prevent the wind from bending
II about.
PIoUGHING TOBACCO.
Tobacco ought to be ploughed I
n great deal, and rs long rs you posi-
bly, can use the plough in 1t withOu
breaking it too badly. Mr.. Bowling
would use the whifiie tree as long n
possible, and use u stretcher mad,
with u short stick and trace chain.-
The last ploughing does more goo'
than any other.
PLOUGHS.
1t was decided by vote that tn,
No. s, one horse (cast) Avery, ant
the No. II, two horse Avery, wer,
the best and cheapest ploughs for tn,
farmer, and combined more goo,
qualities than any other.
sAssAFRAs SPROUTS.
Mr.. Morgan-You can surely xii
sassafras by grubbing il up in tn,
spring and cultivatlng the land II
corn, and about the middle of Angus
cutting off the sDrOut with n hoe q