Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-18


The following query was propunded; w No 5en
| grass in meadows gives way to weeds ana seuge
grass, how can the sod be restored ,,,
A delegate answered that cultlVatloh Wouiu
kill the weeds, and fertilizers Would XIII Ihe
| Sedge grass,
| Mr. Mathews, of McMi1n county. cultivated
| low grounds and left hay grasses for uplands.
! Moving in August would also have the desired
| effect.
He recommended sowing variety OF grasses to
get good sward.
In this he was supported by the experience of
! the President.
Prof Atwater stated that in England well
MANFRED lands produced fine grasses and poor
soil weeds.
| Mr. Hubbard said that when weeds were
abundant in clover he turned stock IN the held;
| 5 a Rogers asked if failing meadow could
| be restored without blowing
Answered by David Lee that 1t could by
! narrowing.
| Major McKinney's experience was that weeds
Were frequently disseminated in manure.
| Rev G. B Lord stated that compost would eff
| fectually destroy weeds if applied on lands as
other manure.
Messrs. Lee and Temple said most of the
| farmers attempted to cultivate to much land Tor
| the capital employed.
| Col Cox, of Giles county, gave some very
interesting facts in regard to grape culture, and
/ recommended Ives Seeding.
| Messrs Lord of Blount, and Lee of Knox,
| each offered resolutions promoting the wool
| growing interests of East Tennessee by apply
ing for aid to the Legislature in requesting that
body to impose heavy tax on dogs, which
were adopted
Mr. John Cole, of Jefferson, offered the
| following: Should one farmer attempt to raise
all the different varieties of grain on the same
| firm?
Can we get preventive for hoven in cattle,
or cure for the same? -
In regard to hoven, Mr. Lee used the knife
| as last resort and successfully, as did Mr..
| Williams
Mr. G w Charlton offered resolution
| pledging the support of the convention to Ihe
| TURNER'S Progress, new paper to be publish
! ed at Nashville, which was unanimously
adopted.
Mr. Charlton read a letter from n 7 Beal,
| ESD. of Hawkins, and j A Galbraith, of
| Greene, regretting their absence from the con-
VGntion.
! Adjourned until = clock P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Mr. Samuel Rogers presented the programme
| for the evening session.
| Mr. Charlton suggested that permanent or
| ganization should be effected, and moved that
four clock be set apart us the hour for effect
| ing the same Carried.
On motion, a committee of five was appointed
on permanent organization, consisting OF
| Messrs G w Charlton, 6 b Lord, . I Temple,
David Lee and S d Williams.
On motion, delegates who had not yet fur
nished their names were requested to do soEand
the following list of additional delegates were
made out by the Secretaries;
H1oT Coantv-R A Armstrong, Byron Ben
ton, A NJ Clapp, Jas B Ford Jacob t Doyle, j
G Giffen, Alex Slater, Joseph Anderson, Henry
Davenport, James MalOney, Jr, John Tunnel,
A G. Hall, John j. A Sterchi, Henry Sterchi
VIM Lewis, c Powell, DR. B Frazier D Lee
- Marston. Jno H Crozier W T Smith, NJ
kell, Col Jno Baxter, J Hough, Ralph
Church, VIM Coffman, Geo Brown, Jas H
Armstrong, w w Woodruff j NJ Ragsdale,
Andrew Knott, Peter Knott, Geo Kennedy,
BLount Co,n,ty-J NJ Scott, B Il McBath. j r G
Anderson, NJ Anderson, Wright GEORGE Nc
Ginley, VIM Goddard, A A Kennedy, Jas
French, Robert Pickens, Homer Meade, Robt
McNutt, Duncan Knox, ID q Wright, q b
Lord, Wright Kirby, VIM johnson, Rufus
Henry, John Hutton, Andrew 7Mcllwain, Thos
Parham, Jas A Porter, + Bell.
anderson Co,npty-E g Edwards, Richard
Kincaid, w W Wallace, Charles Lenhardt, Jas
Doughty.
Greene Cou.ty-E Link, w Broyles, w A
McKeehan, w Stonecipher, W H Brinnin-
Campbell Cornty-R d Wheeler, Ayers
Maupin.
Claiborne Couaty-Jordan Longmire.
Granger couHty-E . Tate, Thomas K
Read.
Mr. Lord Of Blount county, took the stand.
His theme us announced was, 'How can we
best reclaim our wOrn-Out lands?" The speak
err addressed himself to the subject and evinced
familiarity with it which showed him to be
not only a practical but a scientific farmer.
He thought the time had arrived for a revolu-
ton in farming and urged the sowing of grasses
as the best recuperative for WORKOUT lands.
FERTILIZERS.
NJ Williams Ofi.orod bo F,,llOvriDr,
"What are the best vegetable ingredients to be
mixed in composing lime us a fertilizer?'
Prof. Atwater gave his views of commercial
manurcs or fertilizers. He said there were
many authorizations practiced, and stated that
he had analysed many which sOled at high
price, which were not worth as much as muck |
DR.. B. Frazier asked if there was any way in
determining whether they were pure or not.
Prot: A. stated that they could only be de-
tected by chemical analysis, and stated that in
many of the Northern States the farmers asso-
ciated themselves together and had their fer
tlizerS analysed before applying to the SOIL
Col. Crozier, of Knoxville, asked the expert |
ence of the farmers in regard to the use of lime
as a fertilizer.
Dr. Frazier, of Knox, stated that on DR.. Lud- |
lows farm he applied lime on clover planted on
land full of shale, and produced good crop.
Major Mckinney, of Hawkins, said it was !
not good to compost lime, but to apply it di- |
rectly to the soil-in some instances as high as
IOO bushels per acre. IL acted as q SLlmulant |
but was not as good as barn yard manure.
Col Hubbard said that he knew a field on
which lime had been applied about thirty years
ago and It's effects were yet valuable.
Mr. Newman, of Messy Creek, and Mr. Rhea
gave their experience in lime, which was all
that could be desired
Mr. Lord had great confidence in compost
mixed with manure and lime.
Judge Temple exhibited specimen of mari
from Greene county, which Prof Atwater said
contained carbonate Of lime and phosphoric
acid.
The chair stated that mari was extensively
used as a fertilizer in Sullivan county.
FRUIT GROWING.
The chair announced that five minutes
speeches would be in order.
Judge Temple stated that of late years he had
been growing fruits and invited the convention
out to witness his mode Of culture.
Mr. Lord asked for a preventive to rot in APP
Piles
Judge Temple recommended ashes applied
to the roots