, 1873-02-10
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


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The FARM AND GARDEN:
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Clearing tlao Tablc-Adttressing Earrrl-
era' Clubs-Organtzntton
VI EEuAt Ut Mnfenss-foFlian4ion OF
su Eol"-ouP isn'a-1eesv@
I t.. a Nn.a m -et1n.<... ,u's.,,s.
fnI.s,IcTon ,,,,d T,;,,, 1or ne - xvntor-
proor fontfnr-71v Grant In,nrovc~
mont in Ltuhtnfnr-Ko,x. with some
Reflections on Patents.
From Our Agricultural, Correspondent
/ CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Fob. 8, 1873.
largo number OF letters have accumulated,
eomo requiring private answors, othora In "The
Farm aud Garden" They will ali hayo atten-
ton, and those who haYo boon waiting for somo
EooAs for replica W1l NOW know the disposition
made OF Me7f inquiries. Tow have passed the
llme Tor PRINT, ana thoRo muat go into tho Wasto-
basket and large number OF othors, that re-
qutro private anaWore have no stamp inoloaed,
anu shey n1'aas FOLLOW. 1t is enough to give tin1o
and paper to answer questions, and, il parties can
not afford tho postage, they must do their orn
writing. .s...,.
ADDRESSING CLUBS.
Iho iaes TWO WoekR hage bronght many re-
quessa TO adafess farmors Clubs. some oher
to pay for the work, and all propose to pay e1-
ponses. IN thceo hind frionda r hav, ia aav
that would DO ploaacd to meet them; but that
pleasure must bo fore9one for the want of timo
Tho ror1t Ia .oo1 ~ .,,a ,,,.t1 ,,.1,. w., Ias.
efforts; but it must not be forgotten that am q
farn,ar and orohnr,i,t v1,oao o.v,, h,nde ,,,,,st
~ 49, ~ ~ a,a,. ~, "aeso w., W. AA'.aa aast
wull AZ to tho nan. Tho f.rmars of III. North.
went do not desire rohnsh Of the books or Of
rura! literature, but everyday, practical facts
that arc gathered Ia the actual working Of tn,
farm, tho garden, and the orchard. These du-
tics gyo little time to visit distant points, how
ovs, n,oaao,t Il world Ia to no,at -orn, fr,an,1a
h,,s r, ,st 1.na, ~ ~, ,aat J ''a
,~s. .,,1. .1.,, ~ 3, ~. Aa ~ IL ~! ~
uono' "u11e siall ou4y appreciate tAo Alne-
ncss that has dictated tloss worry pleasant re-
auoa.s'
Letter1 Of inquiry alao continue III regard to
constitution and bylaws of clubs and how tho
Purenasl1'g ousllohs 10 post mana9od. ~ ID ifh-
possible to answer oil of thoao ut length in .
| III " Tie Farm aud Garden" I only refer
r., a.. rr,.1.1u - r. ~. r.,u -. ....,.:''
Ill the Hoealy o1 oaa' ., tae 10TH 1of organizing
may DO found.
| WARSAW HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Mr.. Whitoter. tho socretarv wr;te. 4. fo,.
w. "nA'AA'1' 'Ao eo'lo'o15' "'11e9 10 Aoi-
'o"'' WARSAW, Ill.,. Feb. 3, 1873.
Bn: Enclosed find proceedings Of our Jnnnury meet
The severe cold sas no doubt killed all tho tender
kinds OF fruit. Dec. "a wo htd 20 degrees below zoro
and tue nth Of JAuuary 1Gl3 degrees. below. Tie
| monthly mean for December was 49, degrees, anl
for january 10 degrecs-lowcr tlau any previous
January Of which any reliable records have Lce, kent
think % is low monthly mean as wa hive had for
| any previous year.
Frlit-buds went into winter quarters In tho best
possible condition, and, therefore, wo shall hope the
apples all right. Previous 10 tho 2gh, D0otle
rsspbcrrca wcro a1l right; have not examined since.
Tho wood Of p0ach-trees was not apparently injured
previous to tic aoh. Cuttinga showed as fresh and
sound u over but no buds could DO found good leo
',et e the
| Tn tho nroeredinrs ia Tim so1,owi,g
! ~. - = 1wS-s,s...sSu..'.s.,1 o. - . 11',
DE y. y. Mor1aeIu prosensea pieces OF wood taken
rom tae pottoM o. wen a. ieet neow tho surface,
W tne taIM o1 mr. A'nAo, IN tue 1'luH tof1naton.
", AoHowpueh matte some fomafke n rotation 10
Tug pleees " Woou irony TT. MhKios We, Inat they