Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-03-03


Hempfeld y. N. Jol nstos, city; Jacob Hip
l,,le. city. Hsnry M. snglo. Marietta Geo.
II. wiIlso.i, Wheatia d; s. p. Eby, city /;
Daniel y. Herr, Mar Or Geo. Buckwalter,
e.lst.sry Dr. }. n ' 'ickersham, city; VIM.
n ozark, Drumore srael l.. Landis, Man.
hem Wash. l.. Hei icy, Chickies Frank
Martin, city Johns Miller, Warwick; J.
Hoffman Hershey, st Hcmpfeld Calvin
Cooper, Birti-in-Han John Moore, West
Hempfeld Euscbu Hershey, Lancaster I;
g. E. Baker, city; J. I. Rcist, West Willow;
Simon Hershey, East I1empfeld G. l.. Hun
seeker, Mannheim.
Albert b. Worth, Colerain, was elected
ameinbcr OF the ass iation.
CRop EPoRTs.
Casper Hitler, OF G. nestoga, said the peach
buds were safe in his neighborhood-the
coolest point record, | by the thermometer
was degrees below zero which was not
cold enough tohurt I buds.
II. NJ. Engle repoied the same state of
affairs about Marietta no fruit buds nave
been injured. He co Id not report the
condition of the wh' 1t as II was generally
covered with snow md ice. The rainfall
during January was q inches during Feb
ruary inches.
Joseph 7. Wilmer aid that in a few places
where the ground wa bare the wheat looked
very well, though in ,ome places il had prob
ably been injured BY the ice.
Mr.. VIM. Clark, IF Drumore, reported
the fields covered wi snow, and the condi-
ton OF the crop unk own.
s.n,a ssa,a ~ W, ~, nopoi'vu ;' ;,o
heas;ly nr,,,.a, ~ ana Ia, mo Sio';nu ;, ,s;aE usE
may have smoshered the wheat
OYSTER SHELL AND STONE LIME.
Casper Hitler, OF Cunestoga, read the fol-
lowing paper, In answer TO question refer
red 20 him at last meeting
sa.as oo''.ans .. nei'nei p,nsa 80 a,, ,h.
aI., ~, ~, tntssNsn anu a. .ho,o ~ az , .ne
,ss.s y u,esl 4 II ~ - Ssslo manu- m aa,ue,
q ,,. ,s /, s,itT go, y ~ r. 49, w s ny
u, es r. W 4 Z, e0 ~ VIZ
,r;,,,i,.at 4. .s .., - e = = IL, Ies
par,,ai M - I'll. 49,
from him " lalsnss !. syvsse. ~ she,i i1sss =
nyi, IA -, ai,as ss s vysseI sneu nsS
i.' nos as s9mN ior iiahnrai purposes = Ha.s vs.
linz. xses saauo .l o. I.nie . ~ ~ Ss
''a.s.. m ntse plepaI,e
"ra .us Y; anu ss91o ~ ne vvg
iI, ss.s'ic ~ pe,es auasea IoI snse Psl1 Pss
- i,oie yestiauie I,'a'.er You haxe hI anu
~ yoaI soi, the ine'e iii'e you cHfsy
: ,rh;a h,.;o, ,.,,r, o,,r ,,es,;o, ana
also gives tha ,'.,,,a ~, ,se n, limo for apri-
enlf,IIal n,,rn,s.as. - IL makes vegetable mat.
fsrsirin,s5v avaiias,ie for plant food
Theo,,et .cal,v viii me- in ;s Iyro,o IN use
& li,ne at ali ,,.,isss W., have a., ;nimrious oy1
cess Of yeyetahle matter i'm The soil which is
seldom the Ease. The fact is our fields have
too little hunus. Compare these old. well
cuiuyated heias, WITH the newly cleared
d "op na ,one i1'ef , , afe aPparem,iy All c,ay'
The latter ms,,al,v nroduces 1be hest crops.
not because n e. he richest in plant food
but because IL is in Letter mechanical condi-
tion. Warm air and moisture can at all times
penetrate to the roots, while ON the other the
rains rams peat the ground nara ana thefeaiter
ne r,n. aau nBm. i',is ,, w nu soou ,,id
aro b.va taan yy,s,oJ A. al hv arnass;,Se I;,,;mg
SSo.a r,, .,s l. ,,.,, S,,o ~, hm'n,,s
Sho,,Id ~ s.,.si 80 q s,n,,a, sond Lo dastro,,
"a ~ ~, So L,',i',,r ~ t
btes;,,,a NJ. ~ e,,a AIN ha in a s,a ,i;nht ;SdaeJ
I'M, o,,,, -, ,ss,r,, ,,n,,II ,hapn 7,a In oreen
'e;,, my s 'a wUutd .nen d nd ~ u. s,r.n ~
-. = s,..,s ~ IT, ss ~ sou =" " 'n,,S ,ro "
ysl.or S,, ,.,a' ~ - live a., ro Tb,n nv, me-
- = - s, ~, ~, t ~ i,o ~ ao. ms,
fs.r c,rI, r,,s,t M - ,,.f,,.. s,,1 -, III .,sth;
81 5,e si h,,t =. dr.ss M ~ Y
III tss.f1,, Il, n va,, MOI ,n,,s sry,v,otass,s
sy.ut -szssis ,1i.sa IA, csr,, arPy Py,,a4s, - >
is;,. sxyu ~ coipic.e aSl
.,,.a AZ, Z r. IN iie-.' -
M tanned l ss,r.,9 siach fa,l;iiray ,osia los.
"a - b - .f ~ i = @ - - ~ - .s1s NJ,
,s.ss Z, 4, y y -!
y fs.Sss 4 ~ tf ~ W N bettet Nenniuoit thsn
~ Il, y -. gFssat'e mater not taken nl
ana ~ ..i. .osh " ava'ispie IN the iuture
= = 80 Y fpo uv uSt5 use any iinis nhui IN
..'s. hstieI e9 uais tnst ol tne Mopn iol
IT, VIII Piot'hbiV tse none IN your hie time
THE DIGESTION DISMISSED.
mr sagio said flie question OF fertilizers
~ tntpoftant enc, and the iarmer Inds
i'ss''1thp teeot'bt.f theory ana practice. ~
sase 49, .solns ll, sasss1hes oi poor iands aDov'
ni'ASoo'h,v~n "nauh Haas Teen Eeciaame'
uiouen me nss q ilIhe, whch was the ON,
ieitiHz'r used, ans yet ne agreed WIN MI
Hiller that lime was not fertilizer.
Mr. Inyille sai,i that lime loOsened heay
n elav soi,, a.tiny necbancaIlv and permittin
Il the air 10 mass fbrp OH and allow the plant
~ faL q mn tha foo6 airaadv in fba soil
Mr. Wilmer tool, the same view and adde,
that he knew of 4 i;,rm that for years wa
runuir,c Down. that had again been brough
rs ints, i,ipb s,',fa si nroducfiveness bv lime
Mr. Willsn. al, n him how long The roo
Il effects Of lime wo lid last on land on wbic
n vvas nlnssad
MI. Hiiler said he most of il would las
I forevar - none Of n goes into the crop
" Lime iisintegrat, the soil and NAV be use
ful In that way; ut for fertilizing the so
phospba(es are necessary
Mr. X efidiQ said that while lime loosene
NJ, stifI claw so,is II had the effect of nackin
dnxxn leoss sandy soiI- tbus ACTING f,vnrahl
In botl, ..,ses.
Mr.. I,inyilie in answer tn Mr. Wilson
question s..is the Length Of time thai lin
would Inst on Ian (, defends ON tHe nature {
tha soil: in n loor sandy soil II disappea,
more r,.pidiv nv inkino into the subsoii an
getting below th, reach of the plow and
fa-s - ..,,,.,, Z. A.. a., to;,,.,