The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-09-03
Whe Farm,
FARM MISCELLANY.

Tho coming meeting OF the Amer ican
Horticultural Society promises to be a
great success. The meeting will be
held at Cleveland, Ohio, September I.
Horticulturists from all over the coun
try will be present. twenty-five papers
will be read by men we'll up in the pro-
fession.
Are you. budding any fruit or orna-
mental trees? Now is the time. See
how MANY pears or apples you can bud
upon a single tree just for the fun of
it-how many kinds of roses upon a
single bush. Bud the white lilac upon
the purple, or U'ce verso; the privet upon
the lilac; the double red-howering thorn
upon the white; the different colored
Japan ounces upon the white.
The majority of the fair catalogues
this year have the words "no liquors
allowed on the grounds" plainly print
ed. There will be more temperance
fairs this year than ever before. This
fact is very gratifying. The temperance
stronger Men who sneered at it few
years ago are now afraid Of it. The
coming generation Of farmers will carry
temperance so far into politics that pol
iticians will be the most ardent advo-
Gates of reform.
The Holstein- Fresian Association Of
America offer special premiums for but
ter, cheese and fat cattle to encourage
breeders to push the black and-white
breed into notice. All premiums award
ed for butter or cheese at the Massa-
chusetts. New York, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa State fair,
won by Iolstein. Fresian cows will be
duplicated. Premiums are offered iat
the Fat Stock show for beef Holstein-
Fresians. both thoroughbreds and
grades. These premiums will also be
duplicated.
The Farmers Club of Volinia, Cass
Co.. Mich, holds annual "wheat meet,
lug" in the town hail in August, which
some capable. individual is invited to
address, and at which varieties of wheat
are exhibited, both in the head and in
the berry. New varieties are especially
considered, their qualities inspected
and their adaptability for general field
culture discussed methods Of preparing
ground. usually occupy considerable
time; "crop prospects and prices" are
on the general order, and general ex-
change of ideas is INDUCED in with
great profit to both visitors and men,
beers. This wheat meeting has become
an institution looked forward to with
good deal Of interest by wide circle
of farmers. Some of them go 25 miles
to spend an afternoon among these, the
best wheat-growing farmers in the the
State.
The Grain Shippers Association, of
Kansas, includes nearly every big grain
buyer in the State. 1t was organized
in small way two years ago but the
low prices of wheat and other farm pro-
duce of late have increased the necessity
tor such an organization, and its
strength has been greatly augmented
within the last five months. Delegates
from it visited St. Louis the other day,
and tried to get such rates from the
Missouri Pacific Railroad as would per-
NIT them to ship the entire grain crop
of Kansas to ST.. Louis. The result OF
their negotiations is not yet known.
Why cannot the farmers in every section
form organizations to secure low rates
of transportation on their produce to
market? Such organizations would very
likely be successful! wherever there is
any competition in transportation, either
by rail river or canal, If wide spread
ing, like the Kansas association, it
could, probably, often influence rates
where there is no competition by bar
gaining for rates for all its members,
competition or no competition. Where
this cannot be done by farmers them.
selves, they should encourage the buy
ers of their produce to do so ; for low
rates of freight for the latter will enable
them to pay better prices for what they
buy.