Connecticut western news., 1873-09-19
Farm, Garden and Household.
Constitution Of Farmers, Club

OonSt1tutton or F0rmers' Club.
 I herewith append part of the Con-
 stitution of the Montgomery County
 (Kansas) Central Farmers Club. We
 believe 1t embraces plan of organiza-
 tion, which, if adopted by the farmers
 of the country generally, cannot but
 result in great benefit to agriculturists
 everywhere:
 2. This Club shall consist of one
 member from each Farmers Club in
 the county, and one representative
 from or for each school district. who
 shall be a member of some Farmers
 Club ln his township, and who shall re-
 celve his appointment from the Presi-
 dent of the nearest Farmers Club. or
 be elected by members of clubs in his
 district, where there are three or more resident.
 6. It shall be the duty of the Record CT Of Statistics to transcribe with &C., curacy into book or books the quarter ly statement made by representatives from the different school districts, talk ing care that the statement from each township be recorded separately. It
 shall also be his duty to prepare for publication, as the Club may direct, statements of the condition of the agri- cultural interests of the country as shown by the statements of the district representatives.
 Is. It shall be the duty of the repre- sentative from each school district to make quarterly statement in duplicate of the condition of the agricultural in- terests of his district one copy to be put into the hands of the Recorder of Statistics at least one week before each quarterly meeting the other to be read before this Club and to be retained by the representative and turned over to his successor. These statements shall not date more than ten days prior to the quarterly meeting for which they are prepared.
 These statements shall contain in re- gard to each school district:
 '1 l. A general description of the differ ent kinds and quality of soil, water, timber and stone the amount of land under cultivation the amount in rods of hedge or stone fences, and their con- dltlon the number and kinds of fruit and forest trees planted and their con- d1tlon ;'the amount in acres of products planted in growth, harvested or standing, their condition or quality, and where practicable the actual or estimated | yield the amount of such products | which will be offered for sale, or an es- timate of the deficiency, if any.
 Z. Giving the numbers of different | kinds of domestic animals, their con- dltion, increase or decrease, and from what causes the number each of ami malls being fed or grazed for pork, beef, or mutton, with an estimate of their gross weight when fattened, the amount for sale, or amount of deficiency, if any also, the number of animals kept for breeding purposes, specifying sexes and breeds, and whether pure bred, thor ough bred, crosses, grades, or common stock.
 5. Giving the population of each dis tr1ct, number of persons of either sex over b years of age, increase or de- crease of population, and from what causes, and the number over the age specified actually engaged in the labor incident to agricultural pursuits.
 A State organization was recently formed something after the plan of our composed of two del egates from each representative dis trict. We think we shall succeed. We find our principal opposition among farmers who had nursed some other plan of organization in which their brothers failed to see any merit but we hope to get them also in.-A. 4. SteWart.
 Eight Cents Q BusheI for Corn.
 In this state of the Farmers war, says 3 New York commission merchant, it is possible that few facts will do more to eniighten the minds of the people here than any argument. The writer sold in New York, Aug. 5, five cars, being ], 778 10-56 bushels, Prime West srn Mixed Corn, at 564 cents per bushel of 56 pounds. The corn was sold at an extreme price, because dry, sound, and In every way superior to the bulk of the .rop now being handled at New York. The grain in question was shipped from Iowa, came into Chicago via Chicago and Northwestern Railway, was trans ierred direct to the Eric and North Shore line cars and arrived in New York by the Erie Railway. The freight paid was $S2O.9O. The expenses, in ,luding weighing and elevator, S37. 79: eaving of $1 ,0O4 67, the gross proceeds, he sum of $145 98 as net proceeds to Western shipper of l, 778 1O-56 bushels 'orn-a trifle over eights cents bushel 'n board cars ih Iowa.
 A Good Use for a Nuisance.
 The nuisance is old tin cans; fruit. vegetable, or oyster cans. Throw hem in the fire, and let them unsolder: Punch holes through each of the four corners, large enough. Take a piece of iwine, put through the holes and tie the ,an together. Set it on a piece of board 'r shingle, cut just large enough for it Q rest upon. Fill up the can with pre- pared soil, and you have a superb pot, 'r can, to start flowers or other plants n.
 When your plants are large enough to ,ut out, dig a hole large enough to set he can in, take away the bottom, set he can in, cut the strings, and the can brings open, slip it up over your plant, i'll up with dirt, and your plant won't { lnow it has been disturbed. The old yay, we sometimes ruin the plants by airing the pots to loosen the dirt so hat 1t will come out. With the cans I !aye never lost any, nor even checked heir growth in the least. I even start 'oppy, larkspurs, &c., in them.