The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-06-19
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.

Proceedings Of the La Sale County Grange
No. 81, p. Of H., held in Harry Holdridgc's
grove June Sd and 4th, 1880
1st day-mOrnlng sessiOn-Subiect under
discussion being cheap transportation Pa
per prepared and read by J. r. Shaver OF the
Rutland Grange,
Afternoon sessIon.-Subjcct under discus
sion beng good society and culture not IN
compatible with labor and farm liic"-essay
on the same by Mrs. A. G. Martin of Evans
grange No. 80, Marshall county, Illinois.
A. c. Barnes made few remarks on the
same topic in the affirmative. David Richey
spoke IN the negative; thought they were in
compatible with labor and farm llte,-enlOrc-
ing his argument, however, with so much
zeal and cloQuencc as to convince his hearers
that he although farmer had received an
average amount Of education and culture. S.
l.. Bangs, of New Rutland spoke in the
affirmative. w. II. f. IIodrdge in the af.
frmative, with convincing argument, show
ing that all could be cultured to such de.
gree Us 10 tit them for good society, by i'm
proving the leisure hours and minutes H.
J. Brimhall in the affirmative, made few
happy remarks. Mrs. V. $. Ashley in the
affirmative, arguing that farmers ought to
labor fewer hours in the field, their wives few
er hours in the kitchen and sewing room and
course Mrs. A. G. Martin, in the aflirma
tive, with such choice selection of Ian.
guage as to exhibit both culture and refine
mcnt.
CANNING, PIcKIING, AND PRESERVING
FRUIT.-Essay on same by Mrs NJ. C..
Richey.
I'd Day-SMALL FRUITS, Including apples
and pears, their selection and cultivation.
II J. Brimhall gave his experience in non
bearing apple trees with gratis from good
bearing trees. After waiting eight years got
no fruit from the three trees thus grated
Recommended the David
sons thornless," good fruit, healthy Canes,
stand the winters and easy to pick. Hold.
ridge in answer to Mrs. V. S. Ashley, when to
set out strawberries, spring or fall, would set
in the spring. varieties, Crescent Seeding,
one of the best Also liked the Charles
Downing and for late berry the Kentucky
Seeding strong plant, berry kept well up
from the ground, good bearer-plant in rows
four feet apart, rake heavy in the spring, rak-
ing out most of the old plants.
To make apple trees bear early girdle in
April one-fourh to one-half inch wide,
thought 1t might shorten the life of the tree
but couldn't afford to wait set other trees
to take their place. Exhibited part of pine
tree showing that the upper portion of the
tree had grown three or four years after the
lower portion was dead. David Richey-lf
you desire to set strawberries in the fall, work
and puverize the ground thoroughly and
thus invite the moisture from below and in
this manner save the life of your plants He
had sown rye IN the fall when the ground
was extremely dry and lumpy by narrowing
four or five times over before sowing The rye,
it got good vigorous start in early fall be
fore the fall rains, after which it needed no
fuather nursing
Ashley-on orchards-Would plant apple
seed where you desire the trees to stand, then
ut the proper time destroy all but one in each
place, then graft or bud Select reading by
Alice Richcy on elections" Essay, the
beauty and glory of corn" by Mrs NJ. c.
Iloldrdge followed by discussion ON the
same IIoldrdge-First select good seed,
then pulverize and prepare the ground thor,
as soon as you can follow the rows,
then hdrro1 crosSicise, then cultivate with
pillow or gopher, use the Slanling tooth har-
row, steel teeth, gave a short description of
The farming tools used when the country was
new, contrasting them with those in use at
the present time
HOwland-The best time to select seed corn,
before frost hang on the fence or poles pre-
pared for the purpose, when dry hang up IN
the granary or CRIB until wanted. Agreed
with Holdridge as to cultivation. Many pre-.
ferred the gopher ~ corn cutivator
Thought he could raise ten bushels more to
the acre by the use of the gopher. A. c.
Barnes of the same opinion.
Essay by Ada Bassett.
ii. X Smith, of Magnolia, exhibited sam
Piles of sugar made by himself from the am
Der cane, a good article OF brown sugar. One
acre would produce 1870 gallons of good syrup,
80 to 40 bushels OF seed. Two-thirds to three
fourths of the syrup will granulate Can be
made at cost OF three to four cents per ID.
The subject of grasses was then discussed at
sauna Lon 9th Would recom mend the Ken