Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-07
DISCUSSING THE CROPS.
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HOrtCultuthl as>oClhllOU neiu Slaleh ltetA
ing in the Young Mems Christian association
hall Monday afternoon, president Lands in
the chair.
In the absence of John c. Ltuville, secre-
tary, NJ. II. Kendig served rs secretary, pro
tenn.
The following named members were pres.
ent
b John II. Landis, president Millersville
NJ. II. kendig, Cresswell IL. NJ. Engle, Ma.
rietta Levi = Rest, oregon u. NJ, Swarr,
city W. {. Pyier, city f. K. pulenderaer,
city; VIM. u. Weaver, city J. Hoffman
Hershey, landisVille Amos Stautter, Man
helm Levi Gross, East Hempded J. III.
B. Rudy, city Calvin Cooper, Bird in-Hand
J. NJ johnson, city J. II. Hipple, city
Johnson Miller, Warwick; Casper Hhler
Conestogs Israel 1. LandIS Mannheim
Daniel Smeych, city Eph ;. Hoover Man
helm JAMES Collins COlersin Henry J.
Rush, West Willow ; Jscob l.. Brunaker,
East Hempdeld \, B. Worth, COleraln,
and Or. ;. Il. Weber, city.
CROP RErORTs.
Casper Hitler said the corn crop would he
tolerably good, but thero would be failures
where the wheat fields had been plowed
down aud planted in corn the fruit is fall
ing of very fast there will toe a poor crop
OF winter apples the grapes are very poor
crop nine out OF ten varieties are failures
the Concord is almost always the best Mr..
Hitler showed three varieties that he thought
we're better than all Concord, namely: the
Worden, the POCkliugtOn and the PrenlsS.
III. NJ. Eugle said he agreed with Mr.. Hill.
Ter as to the condition of the corn he thought
the apple crop was better than reported 10y
Mr.. Hitler, but there would not be enough
winter apples to supply the home demand.
As TO grapes he agreed with Mr.. Hitler and
named q few other varieties that were worth
growing along with Concord. The Bartlett
pears are doing well, some other varieties are
cracked and are falling oil, The pasture is
short Rainfall about three inches during
August
Levi ). Reist said the clover crop last har-
vest was very large, and the second crop, If
cut, would yield from one 10 two tons per
acre he never saw so fine a crop OF clover,
Johnson Miller, of " arwICk, said the wheat
had not yielded 80 well ~ expected the
corn will ps short-eaTed and not well filed ;
potatoes poor crop fruit falling OF and
grapes poor. The ground IS very dry and
hard 10 prepare for seeding tall crops.
James Collins said the corn in Colersiu and
Little Britain is better than it is along tine
Conestoga The clover crop - good; some
clover has been cut that will yield a bUsHei
or more Of seed per acre : potatoes are only
ordinary; vegetables are generally good (;
apples medium, a good many falling oil (;
there was good crop OF hay, the best for
years.
Mr.. A. b. Worth, OF Colerain, said his early
planted potatoes did not come up well, and
he don't know the reason.
Johnson Miller did not approve OF moving
oil clover fields and stubb!e,ss had been sug.
gested by Mr.. Engle and others. He believed
II would iDjure the roots.
Mr.. Engle replied that he would show that
the finest fields were those that had been
moved of; they look better, and make pas
ture better, and by moving the bitter weed
is almost entirely kept down. The clover
should be cut cd in August 1t Is too late to
cut il now,
J. Hoffman Hershey did not believe in cut
ting Oh the second growth o! clover. Let II
remain on the field and it Will keep green all
winter, and give a great growth Of hay the
| following summer.
fl J. Rush, Pequed, thought the character
| OF the soil had good deal TO DO when we
| consider the proprlety Of cutting oil the
clover. 1t might be good ia one case and
not in another. He thought the protection
Afforded to the roots OF the clover in winter
by allowing the grass to remain on the
ground was matter worthy OF careful con-
| sideration.
NJ. d. Kendig reported that there was
| no pleuro-pnsumonis in Manor township at
present
Mr.. 4. B. Worth asked what was the
| remedy for milk fever. He had lost ten
| head OF cows in the past eight years, and had
left one at home to-day which he expected
| to find dead when he reached home.
Eph. :. Hoover never heard OF a cure for
| milk fever bat he had heard of preyentives.
| One of these is TO milk the COW few weeks
before calving. Another preventive is to be
| careful in feeding-ieed rather lightly, both
| before and after parturitiOn.
| ii. NJ Engle endorsed Mr.. Hoover's treat,
ment keep the cows in good condition feed
| freely until week or two before they calved,
| then slack of to about half ration and give
| them lighter food.
| FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT.
In answer to a question as to what kind Of
/
that perhaps the "ComPlete Fertilizer wa;
the best and cheapest 1t costs from $50 tC
| $40 per ton, and 500 pounds per acre should
| be used.
| A discussion on the use of fertilizers for
| wheat and other crops followed. Messrs
| Reist, Engle, kendig, Rush, Miller, Collins
| and others took part, the DRIFT OF the discus
| sion favorlng liberal use of phOsphates.
/" WHAT I KNOW ABOUT FARMING. "
| 1t was announced that James Black, esq.
| would lecture before the society at the mex
meeting, the first Monday in october, and ht
would let the farmers know what he knew
| about farming.
The following gentlemen were selected tC
attend the Berks county fair, commencing
Sept Is +. X. Ditiendertier, Levi ). keist
| CALVIN Cooper.
Committee TO attend the state fair NJ. d
kendig, johnson Miller, and Israel l.. Ian
| dis.
| SOnmlltee 10 attend Ork county fair
| Messrs. Brackbill, OF Strasburg Kreider o
| Mount JOY and Engle of Marietta.
| DIR. s. +. Weber, having come in, wa,
| asked to give his treatment OF cows suffering
| from COW fever. He said that among Yeter
mary surgeons there was no disease knowr
as COW fever. There were a dozen disease,
to which breeding cows were subject, al
| puerpural fever, puerpural paralysis, apo
| plexy OF the brain, nitritis, &c., &c, ali O
which were known among farmers as COW
fever, but each OF which were quite differen
from the others, and required different treat
menL The best thing to do ia such cases
was TO send for a competent surgeon whC
could properly diagnose the case.
VERY FINE FRUIT EXHIBITED.
Casper Hitler presented three varieties 0
very hne grapes namely, the Worden,
child OF the Concord, like il in color, bu
larger and perhaps little finer in favor
the Pocklington, fine white grape and tn,
Prentiss, also white grape OF fine flavor anl
OF unusually close cluster.
Levi 5. Reist presented a small branch O
YORK Imperial apples Oh which there wer,
growing nineteen perfect specimens Tn,
branch was only twenty inches long.
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