Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-13
THE FARlGERs.

THE FARMERS.
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The July meeting of the agricultural
and horticultural society was held yester-
day morning. The following members
were present
J. F. Wilmer, Paradise, president; N.
ID. Kendig. Cresswell; G. A: Cast, city:
+. Il. DiHenderffer, city; w. ". Grlest,
city: DIR. S. S. Rathvon, city s: T. Eby,
esq, city; johnson Miller, Warwick {;
John II. Landis, Millersville: Calvin
Cooper, Bild-in-Hand; Jacob Bollinger,
Warwick; VIM. H. Brosius, Drumore /;
J. NJ. Johnston, city; John j. Martin,
Manor.
John J. Martin. Manor, was elected a
member Of the society.
Crop Reports.
Calvin Cooper, Bird-in-Hand, reported
the grain crops short, and not Of very
good quality; corn promises we'll, but is
suffering for want Of rain, as is also the
tobacco; apples and peaches promise an
average crop; the potato crop is a failure !;
young clover looks very sickly and timothy
not much better.
Jacob Bollinger, of Warwick, said the
oats yielded an average crop; corn looks
well potatoes good tobacco small, but
we'll set, and being somewhat injured by
insects; the young grass amounts to
n ,tl,ing fruit looks healthy but not very
plenty, though there may be an average
crop.
John II. Lands reported corn as looking
very good /; tobacco unusually fine oats
short in straw but G rain good clover
very poor; apples Of good quality, al
though lacking in quantity; peaches are
an average crop.
Henry Kurtz, of Mount Joy, reported the
wheat as very good corn promises WELL
but needs rain; tobacco is also suffering
from want Of rain grass and timothy
were very short and new grass fields very
poor. The army worms and grasshoppers
are plenty and had damaged the wheat,
corn and tobacco.
NJ. ID. Kendig did not know of single
good field Of young grass, and this seems
I" he the general report from all par IS Of
county.
J. f. Wilmer, Of Paradise, reported
clover as being right we'll set, apples abun-
,lant peaches not SO plenty; wheat i'll
feriOr.
The County Fair.
DIR. S. 8. RathvOn reported that 5000
copies of the premium list for the county
fair had been printed without cost to the
society. The list had also been printed in
the Farmer for June.
1t was moved by NJ. ID. Kcndig, and
carried. that the premium list he distribut-
e,l ut the expense Of the members of the
board Of managers.
Cutting Elders and Isriars.
'What is the best time 20 cut elders
and briars to destroy them ~ was next
discussed.
NJ. ID. kendig thought the best time is
when they first appear-tO nip them in the
bud.
S. =. Eby mentioned an instance of how
the Canada thistle had been destroyed II
cannot live without lungs, and by cutting
it off and destroying the tops, and repeat
edly plowins up or plowing under TIN
roots and planting in corn, the pest ma!
be destroyed. He thought this the bes
time Of year to cut briars and elders.
John III. Landis, said there was patel
of Canada thistles on his farm that hat
heen dug up by the roots five years in sue
cession, but they could not he got rid of
Now they arc kept down 6y repeated
moving.
johnson Miller said friend of his ha'
got rid Of the thistle by cutting them OF
and sowing the patch with salt and cover
ing it with straw manure.
Calvin Cooper believed the plan recon
mendcd above by Mr.. Eby would kill tn
thistle if persisted in. To destroy tin
elders he thought the best plan was to pul
up the young sprouts while they are gree I
and succulent.
President Wilmer said he had destroyed
whole hedges of elders and briers alon.
the inside fences by removing the fences
cutting away the elders and thorough.
plowing up the groud. This is tho hes
time of year to do the work.
The questions of feeding sour milk t.
calves,'' and chow to use night soil, " wer'
postponed until next stated meeting.
Strawberry Culture.
John III. Lands read valuable essay OF
the culture of strawberries, which we arr
forced to omit by the great pressure upol
our columns.
Referred Question.
What is the best mode of transtlantine
trees Should they be watered and if SO il
what way? Referred to Calvin Coope
for answer at next meeting.
Fruit ON Exhibition.
Mcssrs. Cooper, Eby and Lands wei,
appointed committee to test and report
Oh the fruits on exhibition, and reported
that II. NJ. Engle of Marietta, exhibite.
eleven varieties of early peaches as follows
w., the Musser, Beatrice, Briggs, May
Louisa, Rivers, Cumberland, Saunders
Downing, Alexander and Wilder, Of which
the Downey, Wilder, Sanders, and Musse
are the finest in appearance and the Musse
of the best flavor. Some of the other vari
ties have the appearance Of premature
r;pening, and hence do not appear to al
.rOOd advantage as tlley otherwise might