Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-09-16
E.T.FARMERs' CONVENTION.
Meeting Of the Special FAN Session
in Ibis City.

republican headquarters, in the sopera
house, the court room being occupied,
and this bell'g the most convenient
place. Col. J. a. Turley, OF McMinn
county, the president, called the meef-
ing TO ordeT, aud in few PREDATORY
remarks, gave the farmers assembled
some valuable thoughts ana sugges.
lions, He mentioned that be had
travelled considerably in various coun-
ties in East Tennessee since the .last
meeting of the convention, and On all
sides he met with indications Of bene-
fiCal results from these farmers cons
ventions, in the reelaining Of worms
out lands, introducing natural fertil-
iZers, etc.
The first QUESTION on the prepared
programme, Wheat: The best for
seed; the best mode of culture; can
rust be prevented: the general average
raised per acre; should it be drilled or
sOwn hand casi?" was taken up and
the discussion opened by Hon. D. w.
| G.. Senter, OF Hamblen county. He
gave the result of some practical OBJ
| servations, using stable, hog pen and
wood gsh msnures. His observation
was that the ASH msuured wheat pro-
produced better results
Samuel I. Newman, Esq, of Jetfar-
son county, strongly advocated early
| turning of wheat land and not TOO dry.
Dr.. Bond, Of KnGx, believed in turn
| ing land dry instead Of wet. II de-
ponds also, he said. upon what char
acter of green stuff to be turned uD-
der He believed the turning plOw
does more harm than goCd in some in
stances, bDt it depends on the char
acter Of the soil, etc. The regular
white or Bowden wheat is very good
| 10 cow iii this country, he says, when
there is no rust, but The FulIz will es>
cape rust and it must be on strong
| ground. He considers it the best
wheat to SOW. He soWs early, last Of
| September or first of October. He
would al ways use The drill.
J. j. Crawford, OF Knox, cited the
| instance of an adjoining farmer who
never pl0ws except with turning
plow aud Ee always succeeds. He con-
CURED with Gov. Senter that ashes is
the hest fertiliZ'r. The BOwden is the
best seed wheat, according TO his eX3
| perienCe.
Hon. o. P. Temple gave some suge
gestions as to the best mode of prevent
ing rust. He recommended a thorough
aud systematic drainage and underH
drainage 10 keep the moisture from the
root, for a wet season almost always
produces rust, and in such a season the
only wheat is raised on hills. He
urged some practical experiments in
uader-drainage, which, he said, is the
| only ay 10 make cur wet lands rO-
| duce wheat.
Prof. ]. NJ. McBryde, of the Univer-
b aSf IN sIlu n
the B0uden and TappahannOck wheats
are identically the same. He gave re-
suits of numerous experiments with
new species of wheat.
J. G. Hodges, of Hambien, said he
had never seen piece Of wheat heavily
top-dressed with dry sisble manure
hurt with rust.
Hon. c. J. Mckinney, Ct Hawkins,
advocated cultivating less land IN
wheat and prepare and work it better.
For careless farming the red wheat Is
best, he thought; but for good farming
the white is best.
Col A. A Barnes, of Knox, re-
ported an experiment with quarts /
''Silver chaff" wheat ordinarily sOwn,
and it produced d bushels. 1t pro-
1uces no better than ordinary wheat,
but brings better price. H. spoke OF
sample OF wheat grown on Black
J Oak ridge, this county, which was
taken by him 10 New York, a few
years since, and it was pronounced
better than any other on exhibition
on 'chaDge.
Col. G. W. Charlton stated that ar
invitation had been extended to The
farmers to visit the University farm
, TO witness some experiments in en-
silage being made by Prof. McBryde
, and on motion it was decided 70 Vlsi
the farm.
| Adjourned till 2 T. ~.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
r The convention reassembed at thl
appointed hour. On motion it wa
decided to accept the invitation t.
visit the college farm and university
an invitation beisg extended by tn
president, DR.. Humes, in person.
| O0 motion of Col. inc. B. Meek
amended by Col Charlton, the follow
iDg were appointed com mlttee Il
t make observations and submit re
8 port on the practical operations OF th'
+ agricultural college and farm; EX
I, Gov. D. w. c. SeDter, chairman, }
K. P. WaIiace, ]. K. Haucaer, DR.
9 Bond, John b. Meek.
1nS UI5CuSSIOtl VI tiIU " ttCSn u 1SFht' u
. was continued. w. A. A COLLes
, Esq, of Knox, g. ave the result olson
observations, bearing out tue f0rme
ideas advanced, that dry soil is neces
t sary, and also that the Bouden whea
g produces best with him.
Col Jno. NJ. II eek, of jefferson, sai
be had had no reason to change To
), position taken at the May convention
:, that he would not use commercis
II fertilizers and patent driIIe. TIL
Ful;Z is the best variety, decidedly, b
says. His fertilizers are grass Glove
II and pastur4ge, aud nine years out {
ten his will IN Ike good crop. II
went on to give instances in hl
eighborhood 10 prove his theory {
4 broadcast sou ing and no commerce.
fertilizers,
& Chas. Leon hardt. Of Anderson advC
/ Gated fertilizing with pulgerizad mi
l. nure sown with wheat.
" MIR. Cnevannes, of Knox, recon
; mended peas as the best fertilizers f0
II wheat. They should be fed, hOweve
i and the manure hauled back. q
# would not turn under unless he hs
q lime.
: President TuyIey, of McMinn, adde
some remarks in advocacy OF the pie
c as fertilizer. giving come of his o.
l. servations. He was followed by d
II Bond and Esq. Conner.
= w. @. Murphy, OF SEWER, suggeste
- sowing and turning under peas al
y following with wheat again as meas
., of getting a crop every year. Tui