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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
FIELD AND FARM.
THE FARMERS CONVENTION.

In card from Mr.. Charlton, published
in our last issue, he intimates that the pre-
valence of cholera throughout the State
may seriously interfere with the State
Farmers Convention to be held in Nash
vile in September. After celebrating on
the subject we are not sure if larger at
tendance could be had at a later date, say
sometime in October 1t is an important
meeting, and we trust there will be
representatives from every county and
civil district in the State. We would
like to see in the State Capitol
a large meeting of representative farmers.
We would like to see such a meeting as
would infuse life, energy and a generous
spirit of rivalry among the farming classes.
They ought to become better acquainted
with each other, and profit oftener by
each others experience.
Especially would we like to see a large
representation from East Tennessee. The
movement was put on foot here. We have
been holding farmers conventions for two
wears. We have taken some pride in having
it unerstood that East Tennessee farmers
had taken the initiatory step toward such
organizations In this State. Now that our
people have called this convention, we
ought to take more than ordinary interest
in its success.
Whatever may be determined as to the
time of holding the convention, every
farmers club and every county should
choose their representatives and send
them. Select good men-good farmers
alone-and let them go to Nashville, by all
means. If the time of the meeting should
be changed, due notice will be given in
time. If no notice is given, it may be
taken for granted that the meeting will be
held as announced, on the 18th of Sep
TENDER
ADDENDA.-Since writing the above, we
have received information that the con-
vention will certainly be held on the 18th,
instead of the 18th, of September. This
change is made for the reason that the 10th
comes on Monday, and it was thought best
to say the 18th, so that delegates could
leave home on Monday and reach Nash
vile in time.
We presume the meeting will partake of
the character of mass meeting, and every
farmer present will be allowed to parties
pate. Now let our East Tennessee farmers
go to work, appoint their delegates and be
sure to have full representation.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Permanently of Orchard Grass.

One of the Pennsylvania journals says
this grass seems to yield greater weight
per acre than timothy, but cattle are not
so fond of it, and it never brings the same
price. For fifty years or more there have
been the strongest efforts made to bring it
into general use as the great hay grass
but it has not succeeded in driving out
timothy. When its unpopularity with
horse-keepers in cities is referred to, it is
usual to say that it is owing to the stub
bornness of city feeders. They have be-
come accustomed to timothy; are, there
fore, prejudiced against anything else.
But we are satisfied that the horse really
does protest against the change, and this
will always be against its general use. Still
it is so valuable as a permanent grass
that, as COW hay, or for home feeding, it
will always hold its own.
In regard to its permanence, Mr.. Lewis
F. Allen, one of our most celebrated New
York farmers, says: 1--WE have a field of it.
on a strong, sandy loan, which has stood
for more than thirty years. 1t has been
| cut for sub-soiling it has been cut for
! hay; it has been pastured; it was first
sown with red clover and timothy, which
it long ago run out, and although the
white clover and blue grass venture their
presence to limited extent among it, the
orchard grass maintains its supremacy,
and, breast high at maturity, lords it over
its diminutive trespassers in a bounteous
crop, while its humber attendants, good
in their place, modestly fill up great nu-
| tritious underground at the bottom. No
grass which we have ever grown has yield
ed so heavy swath as this, nor one from
which so much cattle food to the acre can
he grown, aside from lucerne, which our
American climates will not consecutively,
| year after year, produce.
This permanent character gives it an ad-
vantage in orchards, where we do not wish
to disturb the roots of the fruit trees, and
where we want the grass to continue for
many years. But in regular rotative sys-
tenn of farming we do not want the grass
fields for hay but a few years, and timothy,
therefore, is as good for this purpose as one
which will last longer. Each grass has its
advantages, but for general purposes we
suppose timothy will, for long time tc
come, be the leading hay grass ofAmerica
| -RurdL Homo.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Farm Notes.

Wheat threshing is over. / am more
than ever pleased with my seed drill. L
made III bushels per acre, 800 bushels on
q acre s, while most of my neighbors did
not make over or 4; some did not get
their seed back, though many had much
better land naturally than mine. Most of
the wheat was too thin on the ground,
mine was rather too thick. My wheat YVES
drilled, theirs was not 1t did not freeze
out, being protected by the ridges between
the drills. On the contrary, the freezing
and thrawing benefited mine by throwing
q little ground to the wheat, acting like
cultivation, I believe there is no imple-
mept which pays better than the drill. 1t
saves seed, in the first place, as every grain
is covered the right depth and therefore
sure to sprout if sound. II insures q
heavier yield, besides protecting against
winter kill. Why drilled wheat
should yield more than broadcast
sown, which is not winter killed, is hard
to explain. 1t seems hardly possible that
the little ground falling towards the wheat
in thawing should benefit it so much
though it may. 1 can see no other reason
The drill is not labor saving implement
to those farmers who are in the habit o.
blowing their wheat into stalk land, but i
is to the farmers, who puts his land int
proper condition for wheat crop. My
satisfactory yield is not entirely owing tC
tne urllilnS. DeleNe ClosSI lOoIS ahu
pasturing with bran fed cattle had great
deal to do with it. Though my yield is
not enormously large it is very satisfacto-
ny considering the previous condition o.
the land and the season. 1 feel conhdenl
that it would have been correspondingly
larger in a good wheat year. 1t - the frs
field of wheat which had the full benefit
of MY system of rotation, showing conclu
sively that our worn lands here in East
Tennessee are well adapted TO wheat, i
farmed right. BOOK FARMER.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
Rural Items.

EDITORS CHRONICLE: Perhaps few
items from the Fork Creek Valley, of Mon
roe and Loudon counties, would be inter-
esting to some OF your readers, relative to
crops, &c.
The most of the wheat has been
threshed which is about half crop, and
of first rate quality, being injured to some
extent in the shock by wet weather.
The oat crop is good as well as the clover
and grasses.
Corn as general thing is good, and with
a few more rains at the proper time it will
be very good.
The new carding machine at Eve Mills
is doing a good business all things consid-
cred, and doing good work, all are well
pleased.
There was one case of cholera at Eve
Mills last week. A Mr.. Roberts, who had
been laboring for some days with diarrhea
continued to work out in the hot sun until
Friday last, when with not the proper care
about his diet, took the cholera and during
the latter part Of the night died. / do MOI
think that there is any alarm here about
the disease. There is no other sickness in
the neighborhood of any kind.
Fork Creek, Tenn, Aug. 9Th.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
The Earmer,s Convention.

We learn from the Union and american
that at a late meeting of the Tennessee
Agricultural and Mechanics Association,
the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The East Tennessee Farm
ers' Convention recently assembled at
Knoxville, having extended to the farm
ers OF the Middle and Western districts an
invitation TO meet in state Convention at
Nashville, on Tuesday the 10Th September;
and whereas, we recognize the great inn
portance and advantages of such assem-
blages for consultation, and being DESTROYS
of promoting the Objects in view, do heart
ily iOln in the Invitation extended by said
Convention. Therefore,
Be IL resolved, That the President OF
this Association be requested to appoint q
committee, consisting OF three mt mbers OF
this board, to confer with the committee
from Fast Tennessee, AID all other COM
miltees having like objects in cnntempla-
ton, IN regard 10 making any aud all ar
rang, monts necessary lO = general and sue
cessfui meeting in our city.
Resolved, That the ,rtss of the State bC
requested To publish these resolutions fol-
the general Information OF the farmers o
the STATE.
The resolutions were uraC anously adopt
ed and he following gentlemen appointed
upon said commute, to-w.t; w II. Jack
son. DIR. X. G. Foster. Hiram Vaughn.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
HeiskeIi's station.

A correspondent from Heiskell's Station,
w. ID. B., writes
Business is quite duh except in the dry
goods line, which seems to be quite lively.
money being scarce. Cord wood and cross
ties are made legal tender, which makes
matters little bright.
The people are all on the lookout for
cholera. Every person sees to be more OF
less affected with cholera morbus, but We
hope that the people won't get excited,
The election comes eff to-day for School
Directors and Constable in this (the 9Th,
District. We hope that the people will
make a good selection, as much depend;
upon them.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13

A Kansas special from Coffeyville says
the Cherokees are having q bloody war be-
tween themselves, at Cadiz Bluff
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-08-13
JOHN BEXTER, CE. P. BAILEY,
President. ! Cashier.
EXCHANGE and DEPOSIT
B A N *
Knoxville, Tennessee.
ESTABLISHED 1890.

WYE are prepared to purchase, at
Best Rates, Gold, Silver, Gov
eminent, State, County, City, and
Railroad Bonds and coupons, Bank
of Tennessee Notes, New and Old
Issue, Uncurrent Southern Bank
Notes, and East Tenn, Va. and Ga. r.
R. Stock.
We transact g General Banking
Business, buy and sell Eastern and
Southern Exchange at current rates,
receive deposits and make collections
upon the most favorable terms.
Interest paid on Deposits in Savings
Bank Department.
Tickets by Inman, Anchor and NatlOna
Lines of Ocean Steamers, and Exchange on
all the principal cities of Europe for sale.
E.P. BAILEY, CASHIER.
Julyl5-d6wtf
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
Love of the Beautiful.

Place a young girl under the care of q
kind-hearted, graceful woman, and she,
nnconsciously to herself, grows into a
graceful lady. Place boy in the estab-
lishment of thorough going, straight
forward business man, and the boy be-
comes a self-reliant. practical business
man. Children are susceptible creatures,
and circumstances and scenes and actions
always impress. As you influence them,
not by arbitrary rules, nor by stern ex-
ample alone, but III thousand other
ways that speak trough beautiful forms.
Teach your children, then to love the
beautiful. If you are able, give them a
corner III the garden for flowers allow
them TO have their favorite trees teach
them to wander in the prettiest woodlets;
show them where they can best view the
sunset rouse them in the morning, not
with the stern, ''Time to work. but the
enthusiastic, s'See the beautiful sun
shine = Buy for them pretty pictures,
and encourage them to decorate their
room in his or her childish way. Give
them an inch, and they viii go mile
Allow them the privilege, and they will
make Your home pleasant and beautiful.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
#arm, bonss ano 8arnen.
FIGHT THE WEEDS.

Farming would be tolerably plain sail
ing if it were not for the multitude of
weeds that crowd into the cultivated
grounds in their struggle for life. A
weed is properly enough defined as ga
plant out of place. so that any plant.
however desirable it may be where it is
wanted, may be regarded as a weed if
it persists in growing where something
else is wanted. A grass in the garden
among the growing plants, is weed Just
as much as the Roman NORWOOD, how
ever valuable it may be OF moving lot.
But all such plants out of place. are
now doing their best to crowd out the
cultivated plants of the garden and the
farm, and they require us to keep up
constant warfare. The worst of it is
that if we let them get the upper hand
they shed their seeds to make the labor
all the worse The main crop of weeds
starts with the corn, and if the surface is
stirred early in dry weather. it is easily
destroyed. The sooner the pests are
taken the better but during the first
week or ten days of their life, the diff
Guilty of handling them is increased but
little. They are easily torn from their
roots or buried But their hold on the
soil soon grows more nrm, their tenacity
of life is greatly increased, and it requires
not only greater power to eradicate them,
but they will bring up with them great
quantities of earth, and injure other
plants that grow near them.
Where land is very weedy. or foul
as it is termed, summer following is
about the best course of treatment. The
first crop of weeds is plowed under before
there is any danger of sowing their seeds,
when another crop will spring up from
the freshly turned earth. Repeated
plowings and borrowings will exhaust
whatever reserved force there may be in
the weeds and make the work of subse-
auent years much less arduous, and leave
the soil in light and friable condition.
This will somewhat enrich it also by the
decay of vegetable material that is thus
turned in, while it will greatly promote
the weathering process by which the
mineral elements of the soil are made
available for plant food. An occasional
fallow is very useful.
When weeds are full grown, as there
will always be patches on the farm, the
before the seed is ripe enough to germin-
ate, and use them as mulch around fruit
trees.-Mass Ploughmaan.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
CLOVER AFTER POTATOES.

The Maine Farmer says: ave were
long since Reluctantly convinced that
clover will not flourish nearly as we'll fol
lowing a crop of potatoes as it will after
most other farm crops. Experience has
taught us-and a somewhat extended
observation has proved that our expert
ence is not exceptioral-that we'll set,
thick field of clover is rarely to be met
with following a grain crop after pota-
toes. Indeed, so fully have We been con-
WINGED of this, that we have at times
thought the statement would be safe that
such could not be found. The results
are different, without doubt, on different
soils, and on the same soil when under
different treatment still the rule, We
are confident, holds good. Since our at
.ention was called to this matter we have
carefully observed results. We had
under observation last year large field
of uniformly strong soil, previously plow-
ed aud MANFRED alike at the same time,
all sown with wheat when seeded to
clover-a part of which has been planted
with corn and a part to potatoes. When
the grass-mostly elover-was cut,
that on the portion where corn was grown
was judged to be double that where pc
tatoes were grown. The past winter
clover was not killed at all, and at the
present time the difference promises to
be as great as last year"
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
sULPHURIC ACID AND WEEDS.

A correspondent of the Journal of
Horticulture (English) writes: Take an
old backing bottle, with wire round it
to carry It by, and stick to dip with.
should be uotched round for an inch or
two at the end, the better to hold the IL
quid Just one drop quite in the heart
of the plaintain is sufficient to cause
death, and the notched stick will contain
at one dip enough to 9estrop three or
four plants. IF the acid is good the work
of death can be both seen and heard, for
the vitriol Kisses, and it burns up the
plaintain in a moment. A row of plain
tains foot wide sprang up on a lawn
here where an iron fence formerly ran.
The owner. seeing at place he visited
the good effect of vitriol, put the hint in
practice. The plaintains were killed in
an hour, and have never appeared again.
1t is three years ago, and it is impossi-
BILE to recognize the line of the fence it
completely burns the roots out. | have
tried it on large dandelions with the same
result. One of the young gentlemen
here amused himself by hunting out the
longest thistles he could find to expert
ment on the vitriol completely killed
them by eating the roots out One drop
will do. Care is required that it does not
touch the skin, boots or cloths; it isnot
safe in the hands Of children, but a MAJ
or woman with ten minutes practice can
kill plaintains much more quickly than
any lad can eat gooseberries.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
TAX NOTICE.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE,
M1nJtnr%r net Tth TO-.

Manitowoc, August 7th 1873. I
Ii persons interested are hereby notified that the
IA following tracts and parcels of land City and Will
age lots, lying and being situated in the County
Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, sold for the
taxes due and unpaid thereon for the year 1870 on
Second Tuesday being the Ninth day of May 1871
Now therefore unless the amount of taxes interest
and costs set opposite the several tracts and parcels of
land City and Village lots shall be paid before
the Ninth day of May 1874, the will be
ferred TO the buyer his or her assigns according
to the law in such made and provided:
A n. RICHTER County Clerk.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21

BREAKFAST BIsCUTT-Take a piece of
risen bread dough. work into it one
beaten egg and teaspoonful of butter
or lard; when it is thoroughly amalga-
mated. -four your hands and make it
into balls the size of an egg: rub lin
over with milk. and set them in a quick
oven for twenty minutes, and serve them
hot for breakfast When eating. break
them open; to cut would make them
heavy.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21

A GENTLEMAN who was stopping at one
OF our hotels the other day, with party
Of friends from different portions of the
interior, was looking for an acquaintance
and remarked as he stepped up to group
IN the lobby, that he wanted to see if
they were Green Babies or Baraboobies.
Hi. Wisconsin.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21

THE latest story OF a brave though
ehild-like form, faithful at the post of
dnty, comes from Ohio. He was the
son of a village reporter. and, having dis
covered broken rail on the road just out
OF town sat for five hours on fence
near by, waiting for the train, so that
he might carry the particulars of the
accident to his father. Such devotion to
the paternal interest is very affecting.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21

4 YOUNG lady OF New York was re-
Gently struck with the uselessness of her
life, and Immediately went to work with
rigor to learn plain sewing. At latest
dates she had hemmed one side of a
towel, which the proud parents have
framed aud hung In conspicuous posi-
ton.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
AMERICAN REAPERS AND MOWERS TAKE
THE PRIZE.

The following is from the Hungarian
lloyd. July 10 1878:
At the Reaper and Mower trial, last
Saturday, on the Pusta Kigyoes near
Bekes Chaba. the first prize. for cutting
grain. consisting of so ducats and the
great State Medal, was awarded to the
"Ohio Champion" Reaper and Mower
combined. manufactured by Warder,
Mitchell & Co, in Springfield, Ohio, as
was also the first prize for moving grass,
consisting of 40 ducats and the gold medal
of the Bookcases Agricultural Soc:ety. To
the reaper trial there were entered four
American, three English, and one Wen
ma machine To the mower trial. three
English, two American, and one Vienna
machine. The victorious firm was re-
presented by Mr.. George lotto.
Mr.. lotto is citizen of Dane county.
residing, as we understand, near Sun
Prairie. This is triumph for Ameri-
can reapers that speaks well for the
country.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-08-21
Ole yrlUalue.
Communicated
j. burrows to his wife and Children tn
England

left my country and my friends,
And crossed the dark blue sea
To gain for them "a home
IN this land Of liberty.
left a kind and loving Wife,
And three young children small,
The oldest is a bright eyed boy
The fairest of them ALL
The next. he is a lovely child
A bud not yet iii bloom
1t will take years Of toll a:ij care
To make a man Of him.
Tie youngest is baby
So beautiful and mild,
1t is nay earnest prayer
God spare my youngest child.
o, when shall / meet them all again
And watch their winsone ways,
when, shall feel their warm embrace
And join in all their plays.
: Johns.
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, 1873-06-19

OLD SHOES. Everything tangible
seems to have two or more states of ex-
istence. Now it is quite possible thar
you think. if you look very sharply al
an old shoe when you throw it away,
you will know it again if it ever comes
back to you. But that doesn't follow
at all. One ofthese days you may but
ION your dress with an old pair of slip
pers, comb your hair with boot. or
grasp cast-of gaiter while you eat
your dinner. You don't see how this
can be? Well we'll tell you. Old shoes
are turned to account by manufacturers
in the following manner: They ars
cut into small pieces. and kept for
couple of days in chloride of sulphur.
The effect of this is to make the leather
hard and brittle. Next, the material is
Withdrawn from the action of the chlo-
ride of sulph~r, washed with water and
dried. When thoroughly dry, it is
ground to powder, aud mixed with somo
substance like glue or gum. that causes
it to adhere together. 1t is then pressed
into moulds and shaped into buttons,
combs, knife handles. etc. So you will
see how it may. come TO pass that you
will comb youl hiir with & boot, and
fasten your clothes with slipper.
, 1873-06-19

JOHN CHINAMAN EAST. From the San
Francisco CdU OF June I'd we COPY this:
1he Chinaman is failing into dlsfavor
all over the country. He is not much
better liked III some OF the Eastern
States than in California, as we have
heretofore sLown, aud as the subjoined
item from the Harrisburg Penn. Jour-
nal bears further testimony. That pa
Per Says:
Chinese labor the introduction of
which has produced so much excite.
ment i'll all parts the country. has prov
ed to be, after the falrest les: failure
1t is not as reliable as colored labor;
and under no circumstances, in our
present condition, Can the Chinese ever
successfully com pete with the white or
colored labor Of this country. Wher-
ever the Chlnaman has been employed
he is now unable to get work. Though
he may be doclle, tractable and patient
there is still a certain something abonl
the race whica units it for commlng-
! ling with our own, either in association
in workshops and the fields or by po-
litical relations. The problem Of Chi
nese labor has been solved, and the
solution Is against its adoption in the
United States. 1t will need no strikes
to get rid of it.