The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-04

The Winter Meeting of the State Board
OF Agriculture began in the Opera House
on Wednesday morning at o'clock. The
board is composed of the Governor of the
State, who is er o6icio chairman, the secre-
tary CT internal affairs, the superintendent
Of public instruction, the auditor general
the President of Pennsylvania State Col
lege, and one person appointed by each aG-
ricultural society in the State, and three
other persons appointed by the governor.
The Board is allowed secretary who re.
ceives $500 year, and has a permanent
Office at Harrisburg. Thomas j. Edge IS
the secretary.
The meeting was called to order by Gov
ernor Pattison, and committee on creden-
tials appointed. Besides the members OF
the Board, of which there was a good atten-
dance, credentials were received from the
following oranges and clubs North Alb
bington and Genburn Formers Club, j.
w. Tiffany, IL. w. Northrup Blooms
burg Grange, No. 32e, p. of IT,, Eli Barton,
John Gordon, DIR. b. f. Gardner Rohrs-
burg Grange No. 1903, w. w. Parker,
Charles Kester Lightstrcet Grange, No.
1871. Joshua Hartzell, J. II. Hartzell, Sam
ue Hartzell, David Stroup, Elizabeth
Brown Valley Grange, Ezra Ewes, Phoebe
Ewes, T. c. Wilson, F. p. Masters, Rachael
Young Sugarloaf Grange, No. 105, w. L.
Uurlinger, G. A. White, c. L. Kile Mon
tour Grange, No. 702, D. b. Diehl, Breck-
bill Pleasant Valley Farmers Club, John
Hofra. Many farmers and their wives
from all parts of the county were present,
and the house was well filled.
A long and interesting report of a COM
mittcc on the manufacture of butterine,
oleomargarine, and other substitutes for
butter, was read by Mr. i. Reeder, of New
| Hope, Pa. after which an address of well
come was delivered by Rev. d. J. Waller,
ST. He spoke of the beauties and advan-
tages of our town, and of the many points
of historical interest lbout here, of our
educational facilities, and the intelligence
of the people. He extended the hospitali-
ties of the town to the visitors and urged
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themselves to the fullest extent.
Governor Pattison responded by return
ing thanks for the cordial reception. He
said that the Red men had made no mis-
take in pitching their wigwams. Wher-
ever the traces of the Indians were found
there prosperous and progressivelcommuni
ties had sprung up,and that the fertile val
leys of Wyoming ard the Susquehanns
were striking instances of this. Agricul.
tura industry is the leading one of this
country. The shoes we wear, the clothing
that covers the body, the food we eat, al
represent somewhere the work of the farm
er. 1t is the work of the board to as
sist and direct agricultural pursuits so tha
they may be rewarded by the best possible
results. His remarks were appropriate ant
entertaining.
Nj. j. II. Townsend, of Bloomsbury
read an interesting essay on "Grapes fol
the Farm Garden" in which he gave hi'
experience in grape culture and the vari
cites of grapes that he had found the mos
satisfactory for this section.
DR.. James Calder, of Harrisburg, fol
lowed with an essay on "Quince Culture.
G. Hester, Esq, of Danphin county reat
a paper on "Frut for Family USE" All o
these papers elected interesting discussion
which closed the morning exercises.
AT 2 p. m. the meeting was again calle'
to order, the hall being filled. William
Fairweather of Erie county read a paper OF
BEST Breeds of Dairy Cattle" in which h
recommended the Ayrshire. This led t.
"A long debate. Col. Jameson was unavoid
ably out of town, and therefore did no
read his paper on pure Bred Horses"
Excellent essays were read by NJ. 7
Lutz, on Poultry for Profit and Pleasures
II. II. Brown on "Bee Keeping" and by NJ
w. Oliver of Crawford county, on "EX
perments in Farming" These filled u
the afternoon.
A lecture was delivered in the evenin
by Prof Buckhout on the Life and habit
of ms ects."
Concluded neTt lceek.