The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04

1869, 1900 ID Observation-Disclosures u
The currants were planted in 1860 and
1861 on good ground and cultivated
three years, then mulched with salt hay,
and in the spring of 1866 mulched with
coarse manure which had very marked
effect, and gave very heavy crop of
fruit but think injured the bushes for
the succeeding crop; but the light yield
of the two past seasons has allowed the
formation of more new wood, and they
look better at present than for the two
previous seasons. The ground is hoed
late in the fall and mulched in the
spring after pruning the new wood back
two-thirds, and cutting out the old
limbs that show signs of failing, which
are renewed by shoots from the base,
two or three being left in June for that
purpose and the balance taken off at
that time when about eight or ten inch
es long. The variety cultivated is the
Red Dutch, excepting about a dozen
bushes of La Versailliase, said dozen
not having produced the fourth part as
much fruit as the adjoining dozen of
Red Dutch.
The greater part of the crop in 1867
was sold on contract to pie baker in
New York at 6 cents per pound; and
the last season the most of them were
sold in Newark at about 9 cents per
pound, some last picked bringing 10
cents at wholesale readily for Red
Dutch in New York.
Taking the four years results, the
crop. averaged S253.63 each year from
thPee-eighths of an acre of ground, or
at the rate of $573.20 per acre. Now
deducting say one cent per pound for
picking the fruit, and $50 for manuring
and labor, there would still be left a
handsome margin for profit. So far
the currant in New jersey has been
comparatively free from the ravages of
insects, enemies which have in many
sections rendered its culture, with any
degree of success, an almost hopeless
task.
WHAT POTATOES TO PLANT.
At meeting of the "Waverly Far
mers' Club" Essex county, New Jersey,
held on Wednesday evening, Dec. %,
der discussion. This is an important
crop in Essex county, and "a large area
of surface is devoted to its culture, to
supply the markets of Newark and
Elizabeth. Before the close of the meet
ing an informal ballot was taken in Of
der to arrive at some definite decision.
The result of the ballot showed that the
Early Rose was the favorite, and would
be planted as the main crop next season
by all the farmers who were present at
the meeting. 1t was stated by some
persons that the yield of the Early Rose
was not as large as the Harrison. Still
the quality of the former was so far su-
perior to the latter that grocers would
pay double the price for them for table
use. The plan of taking an informal
ballot at the close of the discussion is a
quick method of sitting the subject,
and arriving Mt facts from practical far
mers.
NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of this society
viii be held at the State House, at
Trenton, Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Ii a.
III. The Winter meeting of the socitey
usually brings together many of the
leading farmers of the State. Since the
the reorganization of the society, a
large portion of the time of the Winter
sessions have been necessarily taken up
with the business and financial affairs.
Now that the State Society is out OF
debt and in fiourishing condition, it is
to be hoped that the officers will endea-
vor to make the Winter meetings of
practical value to the farmers, giving
them an opportunity at least once a
year to come together and talk about
rural affairs and compare notes of the
wears laboPs,