Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-03-25
Farmers Column.
Farmers Club.

Regular meeting of the Cedar Val
ey Farmers Club, on Saturday
March 10Th, 1870; Vice Presiden
John Tennyson in the chair.
Two essays were read by Mr.. Spec
on Raising Hogs, aud one on Fores
Trees. Also an essay by Mr.. Muir
dock, on Planting Hedges.
The order of the day was taken VI
and discussed.
Mr.. Speer said it was the prevail
ing opinion in this part of the coun
try, that Usage Orange as Hedge
Plant cannot be successfully grown
but he thought differently. His
plan of cultivating it is to prepare
the ground by deep blowing throw
Ing the burrows together in such q
manner as to form ridge, and plants
seed i'm preference to setting out roots
or plants; cultivates in the same
manner as he prepares the ground
for planting, viz: throwing the fur
row toward the ridge. Thinks Usage
Orange can be grown on dry soil, if
not too sandy. If planted thick
enough they will not need FLASHING
unless it be in a place where there is
an opening large enough to damage
the hedge. After one years growth,
in the month of July, he would re-
commend cutting the hedge close
down with scythe. 1t will not
hurt the plants, but on the contrary
do them a vast amount of good.
says he prefers the Burberry Bush,
for hedge, because it is hardy
plant, and when once grown will
make neat, durable and perfectly
safe hedge. He thought the Honey
Locust would make good hedge if
it could be made to have thorns.
Mr.. Tennyson says if we could get
the English White Thorn, it would
make q good hedge. He agreed with
Mr.. Speer. that the best way to plant
Usage Orange, lis to plant the seed,
and also to put it right where we
want it to stay. He has read that
the Usage Orange could grow sue
cessfully as far north as the AID de-
gree of latitude, but north of the 43'
it would die out. A hedge of any
kind must have good care if we want
them to take the place of fence
He will tty the Wild Plum and Crab
Apple this spring, and if he does not
succeed, will try again. Flashing is
unnecessary. Liked the hedge be-
cause it makes a good shelter for
birds, which he considers English
Sparrews excepted) are the farmers
friends.
Mr.. Felmly gave his experience
in hedges. About Is years ago, in
Illinois, company agreed to plant
and take care of Usage Orange hedges
until they should make fence, for
Sl.0O per rod, % cents down, got some
Jobs, planted the hedge, got their %
cents per rod, left and never came
back; but Notwithstanding it had no
care, it is now a good hedge. Re
wanted to know if the use Of ground
occupied by hedge will not pay for
a good fence. He thought it would.
Mr.. Anderson said he had seen
piece of White Thorn Hedge about
10 miles north of here, that was feet
high and 3 years old, and thought il
would make a good fence in few
years more.
VEGETABLES MFR. Speer said
there were a great many varieties
Of Cucumbers, WatermellOns and
S1uashes that were first rate, but in
saving for seed we should not pick
the largest mellon or squash if we
want to retain the good qualities of
the vegetable and have them mature
in good season. Early potatoes, he
prefers the Buckeye and Early Rose.
A lively discussion on Vegetables,
Hot Beds, &C., was participated in
by all members present.
Mr.. Tennyson said be was not
much of hand for vegetables, ex
cepting the potato. AS for cabbages,
he thought there was no strength in
them; 20 which Mr.. Philpot referred
him to a barrel of 40 rod sour krout.
Mr.. Speer moved that committee
Of three be appointed to select list
Of Vegetable Seed, suitable for
farmers in this part Of Iowa.
Carried.
The Chair appointed Messrs. r.
Speer, VIM. Rownd and Joseph Ban
croft, as said committee.
MIR. SDeer and Mr.. Choat, were ap-
pointed 70 read Essays on Floricul-
ture, at the next meeting.
The next regular meeting will he
ut Council Hall, Saturday, March
10Th, 1870, at o'clock, to which all
Ladies interested in raising Garden
Flowers, ere invited,