Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-07
TILLERS OF THE SOIL.

1x@xl0xSO VI 4AO OOx1h
THE AGRICULTURAL SOClETY MEEIs.
Farmers who. Amid the Election Exc.ssment
Found Tisne 10 Gssher Together aud
ilsc1ss the Crops.
The Lancaster county Agricultural aud
Horticultural society met statedly in their
room, yesterday afternoon, with the fol-
lowing members present: Joseph F. Wit
mer, Paradise II. NJ. Epgie. Marietta {;
John c. Linville. Salisbury d. NJ Kendig.
Manor John Ii. Landis, Manor; W. II.
BOllinger. Warwick c. A. Cast, city u.
G. Resh, Pequca; f. II. Difenderfer, city;
N. Heisley. Salunga Calvin Cooper, Bird
in Hand &. L. Hunsecker. Mannheim; E.
5. Hoover, Manheinl E. w. Eshleman,
Mannheim s. p. Ely, city.
On motion tho readin. OF the minutes
of the last meeting was dispensed with.
Mr. N. d. K.ndig. who was ono Of the =,
committee tO visit the York county fair.
reported that lir iru"d large exhibit.
The attc:..! ;ucs WIS also large, and the
display ~. Cattle, ::,,Tses, sheep, etc, was
good. Tha fr:it display, however, was
not SO gupi au.l what was ON exhibition
was of very poor quality.
J. C. Linville stated that it had been
understood that Mr.. Edge had agreed to
address tho society at its October meet.
ing, but OH account of illness he was un-
abla to do 90. He was unable to promise
when he would be allowed to do so; on
account Of i'll health and great amount
of other work on hand. ~, glIs :,
Mr.. Linville, of Salisbury, reported an
unusual growth Of grass this fall. Tho
stubble fields have An extraordinary
growth of clover. Tho wheat sOwn in
October. looks well. Tho corn crop il
about an average. He never saw tho
corn to be put in the crib 30 green %
it was this fall, and he was afraid this
would find = disadvantage. =
II. NJ. Ergle, OF Marietta, said Young
clover was doin. remarkably we'll. He
has made young hay from it, something
he had never dJns before. 1t was a little
coarse, but the cattle appeared to like il.
The rainfall for last month was ono
inch.
NJ. ID. Ksndig reported the rainfall in
his section to bo 1 ) inches.
These reports were cOrrObOrated by
other members Of the society.
Mr.. Ken,lig nqlired Al to the probable
tendency Of the wheat market.
Mr.. Diifenderfer said he WAS Of the
opinion that the price Of wheat would re-
main about rs it is at present. He said
there could not he any argument which
would lead him to believe t6at IL would
not advance in price, for tho reason that
tbs late crop Was larger than.it was for
some years. The Chicago board of trade
put the crop much higher than it ever
was. f's""H 3 -ss ;
NJ. In al
visablosto plOw clover sod for corn, fall or
spfing He said he was of tho opinion
that the fall was the hest time, especially
then be thoroughly cultivated in the
spring. a .t.rd' ~
Mr.. Bollinger's practice was fall blowing.
in spring the ground was too wet, il
general rule the corn ihGhd be thor
Oughly cultivated in the spring; this year
he was expecting s. or 10 Jbushsis. Per
acre, although it was planted in May.
Mr.. Resh advised manuring heavily in
the fall, aud then plOwing it thoroughly in
the spring. He had tried this plan and
always found it to work we'll, especially IL
there was q good set of clover.
Mr.. Hoover said he held tho same ideas,
to q great extent, a. that held by tho gen.
tlcman who had proceeded him. II he had
level ground ha thought the plan would
work well, but if the land was slOpiDg he
would not advise it. He was in favor of
fall plowing az arule, but he was Of tho
opinion that in the fall there would be a
scarcity of manure, and then some of the
land would not get any mapure At all. He,
therefore. advocated doing it by degrees,
lust as he secured his manure.
MIR. Eng 10 was of the opinion the plan
Of oxposin K the plOwed surface during tho
winter wO uld prove beneficial. The gen
eral senti ment throughout tho country
tended towards surface manuring. He
did not, however, like to leave his manure
exposed to the elements during the sum-
mcr season. lie was in favOf Of having
his manure in good copditioo, then be
would have good cultivat0r and properly
apply it. ..-.
Mr.. Bo.liuger 81 aid tho only objectiou hs
had to top dressi Dg in tho fall was that
then the manure " Ould not al D rule bo in
proper condition. He thought he would
destroy tho Insects, especially the cut
worm, If hs would pl0w In ho,falLfi 2,
Mr.. Eby instancei q case where tha cut
worms We're not numerous in q tobacco
patch which had been plowed in the fall.
but MIR. Engle thought this case was an
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poor. 1t ,aay kill the cut worm, bot hs
thought it did not pay in tie end.
Mr. Engie stated thae j. b. darber con
tclOuteQ several GDeClmeDo Ofs the klett0r