Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-03
THE LOCAL FARMERS MEET
FOR rHE DISCUSSION or IGRICUL.
TTRlL TOrTCS.
The Inaugural Address of President Lands
Crop Reports Made--An Essay ON Cherries
by Casper Hiilcr--A Chance for the
BOYS to Write nm Essay.

The following named members were pres
ent /.
John H. I.andis Manor Joseph I. Wit
mer. Paradise VI, II. kcndig, CreSswCll
Casper Hitler, Conestoga &. l.. HunScckCr
Mannheim Webster L,Hershey, West Hemp
field Levi :. Reist Oregon Elias Brack-
bill, Strashurg Wash L. Hershey, thickies;
J. q. Rush. West Willow !. II. Hershey,
Colu,hbia Thomas StubbS, Fulton town
ship; VIM. 4. Clark, Drumore Daniel II.
Herr Manor J. NJ Johnston, city L. Il.
Dinendertier, city; J. B. Nipple. city; James
Wood, Little Britain Geo. Il. Wilson,
Wheatland
In the absence of the secretary. ". u. Ken.
dig was appointed secretary pro tenn.
John H. Landis president-elect, read his
inaugural address as follows:
President Landis' Inaugural.
GcnHcmen or Do agricultural Society Of Ldncus-
ter County:
Iappreciatc the compliment YOU paid me
in selecting me TO preside over your dCliber-
ations. l regard II rs more than an empty
compliment 1t is position of some rcspon-
sihilitv. Upon the head of an organization
largely depends its success Its success,
however, is not wholly dependent upon any
one individual, but upon the united efforts
of all its members. | trust, with the hearty
cooperation of every member, this body will
organ z.ltiun except the church organization
can do more substantial good To the entire
community than properly conducted agri-
cultural society.
Here in the leading agricultural county of
this Union, a county of 9lu0 farms, valued
according TO the last census report at about
seventy millions of dollars, in region of
free schools there should he more interest
taken in such organizations To come to-
gcthcr and exchange views on the various
agricultural and horticultural topics cannot
but vastly benefit all who attend. The
takers and hearers will both he benefited.
Those who. are able 10 impart their knowl-
edge to others will do good bv 80 doing, and
those who are not able can benefit themselves
by hearing the discussions. 1t must be adj
mitted that II is not very crcditable tO either
the people of this county or to the members
of this society that 50 few attend these meet
ingS.
You who meet here monthly to exchange
the results of the experience of your lahOrS
are representative men of your several
localities. Most of you, if not all of you, have
made certain branches of agriculture or of
horticulture speciality, and you cannot but
he benefited by relating your respective
experiences, for each of you know some things
about your specialitieS which many do not
know.
An agricultural society properly conducted
is common school on agriculture, and such
organizations should be the agricultural de-
partmcnt of our common school system. The
place of meeting should be so inviting and
the proceedings should be made 50 interest
ing, entertaining and instructive rs to induce
the young people tu take an active interest
therein. What is wanted in this society il "a
new departure" an infusion of "new life" IL
>prlnkling of some "yOung blood We
want a more aggressive spirit to manifest itself
We want more of our practical farmers here
Every practical farmer in Lancaster county
should be specially invited to Join
us and should be made to feel that
his presence here and his assistance in
this work are earnestly desired There is
no good reason why every progressive young
farmer within reasonable distance of the
county-seat should not be able to find time
to spend one Monday afternoon in a month
at such gathering. This would be profitable
and interesting in various ways. In this
way the farmers of one part of our county
would become acquainted with the farmers
OF other parts of the county, this acquaintance
would not only be a pleasure and an enjoy
mcnt but would he vastly beneficial. To
relate to each other their experiences in the
growing of crops, the raising and feeding of
stock, the managing of different departments
OF their farms, would be Of inestimable value
Let the tillcrS of the soil be brought to
gether occasionally and exchange their views,
relate their experiences and consult each
other as to the best modes of conducting their
farm work and the character of farm life will
be elevated and new life will thereby be
infused into the entire agricultural COM
munity.
Let farmers wives and daughters also bc
gotten to interest themselves in these meet.
lugS The tarmers's wife is a very valuable
auxiliary to a successful farmer, although
she generally does not get half the credit for
the successful management of the farm which
she deserves. The most successful farmers
in our county, are the very ones who owe
most of their success to their nelpmates.
Let us resolve to do our utmost TO max @
the efforts of this organization more success
iul in the future. Let US make our meetings
an abode of pleasure, interest and profit 10
all who attend them. Let this organization
adopt such ways and means as will enable i;
to become an effective instrument for the
accomplishment of good.
CROP REPORTS.
Mr. Hitler reported that grain does not
look quite as well in Conestoga as it might,
but may make a good crop; the ice houses
well filled with ice, the crop being a good
one.
Joseph F. Wilmer, Paradise, said the grain
looked rather thin on cornstalk lands. Pri-
vate ice houses are filled in Paradise.
Levi ;. ReiSt said the grain in Warwick
and vicinity Is not as promising rs it was
year ago, but the crop thus far appears TO be
free from fly ravages.
{. l.. uunseCker said the grass and wheat
looked well in his neighborhoOd, wherever
they can bo seen, being pretty generally
covered with snow.
Mr. Clark said the wheat in Dfumore was
looked well.
Mr. Stubbs said tho wheat fields looked
fair in Fulton. Some of his own wheat sown
on clover sod soil had been ruined by the
grub worm; he renewed the seed and now
finds the worm at work again, his other
wheat was doing well.
Casper Hitler said he never before heard of
the grub worm attacking wheat, but they are
known TO attack strawberries, and often ruin
whole beds of plants.
j. q. Rush said the crops of Peguea were
about as reported by the gentlemen that have
spoken The live stock looks well. the cat
tie being sleek and in good condition.
Daniel c. Herr of Manor, said the cattle in
his neighbCrhoOd looked well; the grass had
been moro or less injured by mice; other
wise the crops were ms above reported.
Webster l.. Hershey made report TO the
same effect
ESSAY on CHERRIES.
Casper Hitler read the following essay
The cherry used to be as reliable a crop in
this section as any other fruit, but of late
years has become very uncertain. Prof
Budd, one Of our best authorities on fruit at
tributes the failure 10 fungus growth on the
under surface of the leaf, which causes an
imperfect storing of the cell structure of the
wood. With us, do not think this to bo the
cause. Our trees grow as large as formerly,
the foliage looks healthy, and they look
grand when in bloom.
Rot was unknown thirty or fOrtyycars ago
| mean that kind of rot that now attacks the
fruit before it is fully ripe.
This rot l think, is caused by fungus
growth that attacks the fruit only, and for
this there appears 10 be no remedy, unless
perhaps altitude. | have examined "a few
localities where the cherry has been com
paratively free from rot and Tho SO localities