Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-02-04

Resolved, That the above be entered on
our record.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Gen. Jackson, in behalf of the committee
on publication of an agricultural journal,
read communications from the editors of
the st. Louis Illustrated Journal of Agri-
| culture in relation to the terms of that pa
per for publishing an agriculture journal for
| Tennessee. The terms offered were that
three hundred subscribers quarterly, or its
equivalent in money, be furnished them.
Col. Vincent Marmaduke, of the st. Louis
Illustrated Journal Of agriculture, being
asked to make some remarks, stated that
the letter, which had been read from his
brother by Gen. Jackson, had been framed
very carefully, rather as basis for arrange
| ments, not knowing the specific views of
the Club. Being one of the proprietors of
the Journal, he would state that it had been
established so as to be adapted to the belt
! OF country lying in the region of country
in which Tennessee and Missouri were en-
| braced. He stated that the st. Louis Jour
nal was already success, and that any ar
rangements which the Farmers Club might
see proper to effect in relation to having
them issue an agricultural edition for Ten
nessee would be permanent and reliable.
MI. Wallace, of the Tennessee AgricuL-
tluiSt, stated that he thought it probable
that Tennessee herself could publish an ag-
ricultUral journal without going to Missouri
or any where else for assistance.
Gen. Jackson stated that the committee
were merely authorized to correspond with
editors of agricultural journals to see what
their terms and conditions were for printing
an edition for Tennessee. They had no
right to effect these terms, and that the
committee would like to have a continu-
ance. On motion the committee was con-
tinued.
DISCUSSION,
The subject of discussion, Earning i'm
| plements and the best means for the i'm
proving Of farming interests" was now an
nounced.
DR.. Williams made a few remarks. He
said: There are number of implements
used which every farmer has and is familiar
! with. There are many which are new, and
| it is doubtful whether any farmer should
! buy them. Before planting field it might
| by amOderate outlay of labor be greatly i'm
! proved, by removing all stones that can be
! gotten up with hoe, spade and crow
| bar, by burning, lifting or twisting up the
stumps. Ten or twenty cents worth of
| coal oil will often assist in burning a stump.
Here is my stump puller which is not pat
ented. There are an endless variety of ploWs.
We should use the sub-soil plow more. He
favored the use of the double twisting ploW,
followed by a sub-soil plow in the same fur
row drawn by two mules. Narrowing and rol-
ling are indispensable in pGlverizing the soil.
Cultivation began with a forked limb and
end with the sulky Cultivator, with which
an old lame mare can easily go over ten
acres ofcOrn in day, hold an umbrella, over
him and take along pitcher of ice lemon
ade. These cultivators are great institu-
tions provided they go after and deep
enough. We have the reaper, the mower,
the hay tedder, the horse rake, the hay fork,
the elevator, the thresher, the cleaner. a
small farm might with benefit use some of
these implements, and large farm might
not need all ofthem. Rarely two or more
neighbers might join together and buy some
Of the implements and use them jointly on
their farms.
Sometimes it does well for man to buy
one or more Of these costly implements, |
and go from farm TO farm charging so much |
by the day, acre or bushel. There are diff |
ferent kinds Of straw, cuttings, boilers, |
steamers, shelters, etc. The best fat hogs | !
have ever seen were fed with pumpkins and |
corn on the ear. The mich cows had an |
abundance of green grass and clover, oats |
and running water. The latest work |
horses and mules had corn, oats, fodder or
hay, always in the manger. The feeding
Of our stock can be improved. Pigs will do
better on crushed pumpkins and potatoes,
corn made into mush and milk, from an
Attorney COW, added. Cattle should have
the grain they eat ground, the roots and
roughness cut up, all mixed and steamed.
Horses and mules should have all the grain
they eat ground, hay and fodder cut, the
whole dampened and mixed. We are be-
hind the age in manufacturing our agricul-
tural implements, Our fathers in proper
ton to the population manufactured more
than we do. We have the material and
should use it at home.
Col. French remarked that he knew of
nothing that could be of more importance
to the farmers of Tennessee than the pub
LEGATION of an agricultural journal Now
was very fit time to begin one, and he
could promise the support of the farmers
in his section TO the maintenance of an ag-
paper.
Col. Marmaduke being called on stated
that as the question of establishing an ag-
ricultural journal, in connection with farm
ing implements, ETC., had been 80 well dis
cussed by the two gentlemen preceding him,
but little remained for him to say. He |
stated that he had been connected with the
press for twenty years, and considered him
self somewhat acquainted with journalism.
He knew the difficulties attending the es- ,
of an agricultural journal. Very
few had been successful in the United
States. His paper was in a prosperous con-
lition, and they could publish on theirpress
At st. Louis an agricultural journal for i
much cheaper than I
{ could be done here 1
If the club saw proper to have them pub
ish the paper, he assured them it would be t
strictly Tennessee journal and suited to
he interests offarming here. a
DIR. Tanning gave his experience in agri- L
cultural journalism, saying he had, in cOu- '
lectiOn with other gentlemen, once edited
md published an agricultural journal at =
Nashville. That paper was selfsustainipr
rom les beginning; that is, it was self-sus-
aiming so far as they did all the work and
provided themselves with food and labor at L L
heir own expense, without receiving any !
'ay fro N the Publication of the paper, which I
vas stopped because they got tired of pub =
shing it. Laughter.) He thought it best y
0 have farmers of Davidson county take I
took in the paper and then we might be \ \
ucceSsful in it.
President Foster made some very inter u
sting remarks as to the value and amount '
f land cultivated and not cultivated in ie
Davidson county. DR.. Foster showed how D
Y the present method we have Of not sell =
lg land except at too high a price re- L l,
lrded immigration and had a bad effect d
pom the farming interests of our State,
lie attributed the present condition of the
lrming interest in this State to the ignor-
nee pervading the masses Of agricultural B
eople, and was in favor of sUbsoiling their II
eadS instead of their lands. pl
Gen. Jackson said that much of our i'll n
access in farming results from the general al
ldolence and ignorance of the agricultural TO
lasSes. Too little attention was paid to b!
Re proper method of cutiyatinp and dJ