The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-15
Farm, Garden aud Household.


everywhere:
Q. This Club shall consist Of one
member from each Farmers Club il
the county, and one representative
from or for each school district, who
shall be member OF some Farmers
Club in his township, aud who shall re-
ceive his appointment from the Presi
dent Of the nearest Farmers Club, oil
be elected by members Of clubs in BIZ
district, where there are three or more
resident.
G. It shall be the duty OF the Record.
or Of Statistics to transcribe with ne.
curacy into book or books the quarter.
~ statement made by representatives
from the different school districts, tax.
ing care that the statement from each
township be recorded separately, 1t
shall also be his duty to prepare for
publication, MS the Club may direct,
statements of the condition OF the agri.
cultural interests OF the country ms
shown by the statements Of the district
representatives.
10. It shall be the duty OF tho repre-.
sentative from each school district to
makeG 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.
Those statements shall contain in re.
gard to each school district:
\. A general description Of the differ.
emit kinds aud 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.
dition; the number and kinds OF fruit
and forest trees planted and their con.
dition the amount in acres Of products
plantedingrowth, harvested or standing,
their condition or quality, and whore
practicable the actual or estimated
yield the amount of such products
which will be offered for sale, or m es.
innate Of the deficiency, If any.
2. Giving the numbers Of different
kinds OF domestic animals, their con.
ditiOn, increase or decrease, and from
what causes the humber each OF ami.
mails being fed or grazed for pork, beef,
or mutton, with mn estimate OF their
gross weight when fattened, the amount
for sale, or amount Of deficiency, il any;
also, tho number Of animals kept for
breeding purposes, specifying sexes and
breeds, and whether pure bred, thor.
ongh bred, crosses, grades, or common
stock.
8. Giving the population OF each dis.
trict, number Of persons of either sex
over 10 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 tho plan Of our
county-being 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 somo other
plan Of organization in which their
brothers failed to see my merit but
We hope to get them also ind. A.
iStcwart.
Eight Cents BushsI for Corn.
In this state OF the Farmers war, says
New York commission merchant, IL is
possible that few facts will do more
to enlighten the minds OF the people
here than any argument. The writer
sold in New York, Aug. 3, five cars,
being 1,77S 1886 bushels, Prime West.
ern Mixed Corn, at SCI cents per bushcl
Of SC pounds. The corn was sold at m
extreme price, because dry, sound, and
in every way superior to the bulk OF the
crop now being handled at New York.
The grim in question was shipped from
Iowa, came into Chicago via Chicago
and Northwestern Railway, was trans
ferred direct to the Erie and North
Shore line cars and arrived in New
York by tho Erie Railway. The freight
paid WIS $4,000. The expenses, in
Guiding weighing and elevator, s37.79 /;
leaving of 81 ,004.67 the gross proceeds,
the sum OF Sl45.9s MS net proceeds to
Western shipper Of IT'S 1886 bushels
corn-a triae over Fights cents a bushel
on board cars in Iowa.
AGood Use for Nuisance.
The nuisance is old tin cans; fruit,
vegetable, or oyster cans. Throw
them in the fire, aud let them unsolder:
Punch holes through each OF the four
corners, large enough. Take piece Of
Irvine, put through the holes and tie the
can together. Set it on piece OF board
or shingle, cut Just large enough for II
to rest upon. Fill up the can with pre-.
pared soil, and you hive superb pot,
or can, to start flowers OF other plants
in.
When your plants are large enough to
put out, dig hole large enough TO set
the can in, take away the bottom, set
the can in, cut the strings, and the can
springs open, slip it up over your plant,
fill up with dirt, and your plant won't
know it has been disturbed. The old
way, We sometimes ruin the plants by
jarring the pots to loosen the dirt so
that it will come out. With the cans
have never lost any, nor even checked
their growth in the least. l even start
poppy, larkspurs, &C., in them.