Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-04
AGRICULTURAL.
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stated meeting OF the Lancaster
county agricultural aud horticultural
society was held in their rooms In city hall
yesterday. The following named members
were In attendance
Messrs. III. q. Rush, New Danvillo
Henry NJ. Englo, Marietta James Wood,
Fulton Casper Hitler, Conestopa; Calvin
Cooper, Bird in llaud John g. Linville.
Salisbury; w. w. Griost, city; +. X.
Diiiendertier, city Levi :. Roist, War
wick j. q. Rush, West Willow J.
Hoffman Hershey, Saluuga Cyrus II.
Nei, Manor nj. Johnston, oity John.
son Miller, Warwick Henry 5hiifner,
Bird~in-Hand =. T.. Eby, osa city
Hon. John II. Lands, Manor q. l. HUI.
seeker, Manheim NJ. l.. Greidor, Mount
| JOY; Hebron Herr, bampeter Eph. s.
Hoover, Mannheim township.
... Drop reports.
Calvin Cooper, of Bird.in. Hand, reported
the apple crop failure peaches are fino
on healthy trees, potatoes abundant but
some little rot, corn very promising, to.
bacco mostly housed, aud of good quality,
grapes badly damaged by mildew.
Casper Hitler reported that the coalition
OF the corn had greatly improved since
last meeting, late potatoes arc u partial
failure, caused by wet weather aud q sub
sequent baking OF tho ground causing
dant. II was reported that potato bugs
would be scarce this year because perfect
bugs could not then DO found. This fall
perfect bugs are very numerous aud there
| will be more Of them next year.
| Levi \. Reist said that six of his ten
| pound apple trees were laden with tins
fruit, the Smith cider apples also bear
well, but oil other varieties are a failure.
Concord grapes are doing well
Henry Nj. Engle said that grapes with
him was partial failure, being badly al
fected by mildew aud rot the pear crop is
very good peaches pretty good corn AZ
good crop as ever grown grass holds
out well the clover is better than II has
been for years. He believes tho bitter
weed which is SO annoying 10 farmers, DO
cause IL overruns tho wheat stubble might
DO extermnated by cutting it before it
teeds
James Wood said the corn crop is a very
good one the clCvcr is growing finely, but
has little seed the apple crop is q failure
few peaches are grown In his neig borhocd
potato bugs hayo been very numerous, and
eaten up the vines, there are gcap,s
| enough Tor family use, not mary 10 sell
| j. Hoffman Hershey reported tho corn
crop good grass plenty; potaioes very
abundant pasture excellent plums and
prunes rot on tue trees; pears very fine
apples scarce peaches ordinary tomatoes
an immense crop grapes indifferent.
| Jos. r. Linyille said the rosebugs early
IN the season destroyed one half oi his
grapes, the o,her bali are looking we'll;
pasture is very good he had planted his
early potatoes rather late aud they turned
out very well the tops of the late pota
toes within two weeks past had blghted,
become black aud died.
Fyrnu m ~
crop OF corn good crop Of grass a good
crop OF tobacco, about one half OF which
has been housed.
| Planting Wheat Lihe Tobacco.
+. X. Dilenderffer called attention TO
an article he had read ia the american
| Miller, relative 20 wheat growing IN Bel.
Gium. IL stated that tho Belgaus set out
| their wheat plauts much the same way wo
set out tobacco plants IN rows six inches
apart, the rows being twelve inches apart
They grow from 100 to $50 bushels Der
acre. He suggested that some OF our
Lancaster county farmers gve the plan
trial.
Some discussion followed, but none of
the members present seemed inclined to
adopt the suggestion.
| Referred Questions.
The following questions were referred
| aJ utAL
"When corn is sixty cents per bushel,
| what is the value of bushel Of potatoes
! "a feed for stock Referred to Cyrus II.
| Nef.
what is the best method Of curing
| grapes in the cluster for winter use?" Re.
ferred to II. NJ. Engle.
The chair appointed johnson Miller as
essayist for next meeting.
| On motion, q committee of three, of
which the president shall be chairman,
was appointed TO represe Mt the society at
the fair of the Lehigh county agricultural
society to be held in Allentown, commenc.
ing September 2jth inst. The chair named
ii. G.. Rush, johnson Miller and j. Ii
Lands as said committee.
James Wood, w. ii. Brosus and J. G.
Linville were appointed committee to
represent the society at the Oxford Agri-
cultural fair to commeuce GU the 26th of
September.
II. NJ. Engle, Casper Hitler and Calvin
Cooper were appointed committee on
nomenclature, to name new varieties Of
fruits and test fruits exhibited at the
meetings of the society.
| Calvin Cooper presented a resolution,
which was adopted, authorizing the com
mittee on nomenclature To award pre-
miums at their discretion to those Who
| tAuiblb IIulb dt LIb ulttlluhS VI luo
ciety, provided the premiums do not OK.
ceed 81.
Egyptian wheat.
NJ. l.. Greider, of MI. Joy, presented
| sample of Egyptian wheat grown by him,
which appears TO be of superior quality.
| He says that he grow on two acres in 1881
over 90 bushels aud this year, ou au 40
curately surveyed half acre 81 bushels.
Testing FRUITS.
Some very tine specimens Of peaches,
pears and apples were exhibited before the
society by II. NJ. Engle, Low s. Reist,
Hitler and Resb, and perhaps ono or two
others.
Cyrus Nef, James Wood and g. l..
Hunseoker were appointed a committee to
examine it and report to the society. They
reported that Hitler and Resh exhibited
the largest collection and ii. NJ. Engle the
finest plate Of fruit, AMI they therefore
awarded to those gentlemen the premiums
provided for under the rules.