, 1870-08-08

ftons OF tho State Agricultural and
Horticultural Aocic1ica t-CoTn Cul- |
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The Colorado Potnto 'Rug-Thc
model stock Farm Crltjcis-d-t1oE-
ttrulsural SocIcties-An 1nyitNtlon
foF u Dny OF fEuEnI EnjoYnaeut-
EFnoN oCR AGsicrLTtRAL ooRaEsroSpKSr.1
cuAXPAfGx, Ill, August &.
havs long letter In regard to uhAt the
writer terms thenew 'tculdvztor ring. which ha
says is being formed 10 get out ; patent On tho
''straddle row" cultivator, whichNi11 include the
riding and walking cultivators. In the 62yles-
Uuudas suit The Court decided the priority Of
invention 10 be with 4. H. Marsh I do not
see how the fears OF my correspondent can be
realized, Tor the lApsa OF time must pre-
c1ude MArah At this sdase from
obtsining = patent, nearly twenty years hav-
ing passed. That Msrsh did invent and use
straddle-sow cn1tivasor at that time, was clear
II yessabliahed before the court. and thst he
wAs ii Some way defrauled out Of his right,
VIA also rahde c1sas. In such case thera
would be no wFong inr nrewarding Marsh. but to
have Marsh the tool Of "ringr to 6cece the
farmer tr-4uise another thing, From the
well known integrity Of Mr. Marsh appse-
hcnd that no such thing viii be realized.
Thus far thesa p1tent rings have not nade
their points, and apprehand no trouble on
this subject I do not recol1sot tho date, but
D. s. Stafford, now dnceased, made and
operated riding culivator about the same
time with that OF Marsh, ray, 18s1 or 1919, and
obtained patent for the SAINT; soms years
Inter. It cannot be to the interest Of manu-
facturers to have any moro dead weight on
n+1Iff Hf1t uT,tt 1NH,
been quito sufficient, =.
-.-.....-.. Pzoa1a, July 70, 1870
u tht Editor e} Thx CAseugo ITibuns;
sIh: About tha middle " end Of nett month,
{AuEnS,l I @ @g5Ipose starting Y Tennessee aud
laberers, and d gentleman Nho ia going with me-
requested me 70 write TO {on IN referetace to the
aaer5s Has there been lnsensed = cotton seed
e,op-aa We do vim corn-planters7 He said
thax during the WAT when m eGbyt Nas made to
ss.se Gos.aa N seathesn ln'no!s. he sead sou,e-
thing In reference to snch machine, hut did not
paI much attention to II ~ to the pitensee or
manufacturer, but suggested that Jou would be
tnly informed On ne subject. AuI infornat1on
the cultivation u that crop, OF ruodesn nppltfa-
ton, that your letsuo will Psrmlt you 10 give me,
appreciated b5 u. purpose osing ny best En-
deayufs to " mud tntrpIuce down fheru improved
tinpie!nenta and MACHINERY, ri feel ,caavtnced
ptuyemF Dts, would never be satisfied fo TIT to
cultivate any crop with The old fogJ Implements
N use down the1c, and we want TO get good
crops n sien q "a the -, bard labor we contemplate
Il reply At yuur earliest couyenleuee, will much
ob41e, yours respectfully
There are Ut least two very good cotton eeed
drills. At one Of our State Fairs. think
Quincy, these were exhibited. but I can
not find any account Of them in tho
Transactions up to 1865, the date Of the last
volume before me. suppose tho Trausac-
tons rince that date lAse been In the hands
Of the State Printer for the past two or three
years, AID i. is possible that in the course Of
one or two years more, they will reaoh the
public Will Secretary Reynolds please advise
the public in regard to the Transactions OF
our State Agricultural Society," md will add
the same request to the Secretary Of the Sta .
horticultural Society. The Df1cinl year closed
with the s1st Of December l.at, and this is tho
eighth month, and it u said that the work Is
III the hands OF = printing Office in some town
in Missouri. II thia stata Of things Is to corr
nnue, the Legislature lad better dispense
with the printing Of such old records. People
who pat1onizo the d1iiy press aud
the telegraph will not long tolerate such dere-
lictions OF duty. These worka to be OF any
value must be got out without delay. II mon
are paid to look after these interests, and they
do not como up to tune, turn them ont and
put 1iso businesa men in their place II
Springfield printers cannot do tho work, send
it to Chicago, Quincy, Peoria, or to Champaign.
Our printers aud binders would h.ve sent out
the Htztc Agricultural Reports in three months
aftcr being put in their hands, and thvse Of
the horticultural Society in thirty days. Even
L.
two months-a nest, weil-bound volume Of
l53 pages. For shame, gentlemen; wake up.
OF tho spiders will have the copy 80 webbed up
that it can never bo cleaned
But to return to cotton planting. Ono Of
| these planters was made at Quincy By the
| Eons Of Ex-Governor Wood who can, no doubt,
answer the question. Tho other. I think,
was mads as Louisville, Ky., Or Nashville,
Tenn.
Cotton seed cannot be planted with any of
| our ccfn-planterr, but ! cotton-plAnter might
! 10 attached to any one Of than. The cotton
that adberes to the seed cannot be got rid Of,
and must be planted With it. The seed Is
plsced iii revolving hopper, and the proper
quantity pulled oct with series Of automatic
fingers.
The young cotton plsnt needs about the
+ane treatment as that OF broom corn, aud the
same implements viii, no doubt, be found use-
tul in the cotton fields. The culture Of broom
corn. in this county, il brought to great per-
gection, and our Northern men, who intend to
| go Souih with view Of engaging in cotton
culture, would do veil to make themselves
| familiaT viii, these now processes in order to
Ipply them to cotton.
That c.stton can be produced cheaper with
pad labor, improved implements, and brains,
th.n uuder the old system, is becoming ap-
parent to the most careless observer.
coRy CULTURE.
| o. E. Lamb, Of Cherry Valley, H., vritea
| that be mixed horse manure and ashes for six
| acres, aud put tablespoonful On each hill bY
hand, and finds bis corn much improved.
| Twenty rows in the middle Of the fald wore
rot thus trested. and make vide contrast.
After the roots begin to spread out ha cult
Yates shallow, being satisfied that the position
taken By us in regard to shallow culture after
tho co1u ia i foot high, knd tho laying
ty as early AZ practicable are sound in practice.
The SAME correspondent gives his prsctice
with
AFpARAGrs CCLTUnR.
He has practised putting on str1w, leaves,
brush, and Auy old litter in the spring. and
burning over hia beds. This ffis the bed oil
eeeds, Of weeds, rubbish, and givos it good
fertilizing. Add to this good coat Of ma
nnre and @on l,,xe c;.nt .,n,r.cna var
few farmers ..rox this 1u1nry ~ ever t,st,
il. but it Ia .ery simplo in it's cnlture. III.
books lay dowu expressive formulas In rcgari
to It, Ill Of which, beyond deep cul
ture and plentiful supply Of manure
n,,nta 7own in h;I1s three yeot ,n,,+ ~,
~, fo,,r fas. Tha cn,tn,s ~ tt,;, -,1.nt :;