The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-03-15
FARMERS ASSOCIATION.
Corn Culture Probably Discussed--How
to Make Farming Pay Comes Next.

Corn Culture Probably Discussed--Hov
to Make Farming Pay Comes Next.
This body met in its rooms, Ban.
mister Hall, March 10th, 1888, T.
| Q. Alternately. presiding. Sec. j.
II. Burrow being Ill his place at the
desk was supplied by j. z. Yancy
Minutes of last meeting having
been read and approved, the call
for proposals for membership was
made and the name of Z. Reagan
was added to the list.
From the committee on live
stock, w. G. Carter reported the
prevalence of a disease among
horses commonly known as distem-
per. The disease was contagious
and several valuable colts had died
in his 1.-THE Lynnville) neighbor-
hood. Horses under 3 years of
age we're more liable to it's attacks;
had used as a remedy teaspoon
full of tincture of iron, Is grams of
quinine In gallons of water with
good results; the patient to use
this as drink when needfull in
stead of water alone. James White
had used the sulphur treatment sue
cessfully, giving the patient one
pound of the flour of sulphur as a
dose for grown animals.
The subject for discussion, corn
culture, was introduced by NJ. t.
Alternately in an abe paper which
was ordered published. The opia-!
ion held by the various members on
the successful growing of this crop
were as follows:
RoTATIoN.-M. T. Alternately
said corn following clover would
give best, and following corn poor
est results.
PREPARATION SolL.-M. 7. Aber-
nathy preferred breaking in the
autumn and subsoiling at the same
time, bis object being first to get
soil thoroughly pulverized by the
winter frosts, and End to have
his ground ready to plant in March,
which he considered of prime i'm
portance.
w. S. Rhea turned his stubble
land deeply with three-horse Oliver
in the autumn, gathered his corn as
soon as it would do TO crib and fol-
lowed Immediately with plow, turn
ing stalks under; rebreak in spring.
DR.. L. B. Harwell was an advo-
cate of deep and thorough prepare
ton of the soil; used the sulky
pillow.
D. K. West had always made a
good crop of corn by turning and
subsoiling in the autumn.
W. H. Russell, considered deep
and thorough preparation necessi-
ty to induce good crop.
| W.. C. Carter practiced deep prep
aration and made good crops.
| Q. p. Allen had used the su,ky
turning pillow and lessened the cost
OF production.
TINE AND MODE of PLANTING: W.
G. Carter used the Farmer planter
could plant as much in a day with
one hand and mule as the hand
dropper could with 3 hands and
mules.
NJ. I. Alternately planted with
hand, covered with double shovel,
furrow to the row, the shovel
straddling the row; planted from
March 20 to April LIST. never re-
planted; thought replanting would
do no good.
| W. S. Rhea planted with check
rover, could plant II acres per day
with one hsRd and two mules.
/ CULT1vATIoN.-M. T. Alternately
cultivated with double shovel, stir
ring the soil every ten days.
| DR.. Harwell cultivated with cult
vator, was an advocate of shallow
J cultivation if the soil had been
well and deeply pulverized.
w. 5. Rhea used the cultivation
and stirred the soil frequently.
l. PROJECTION AGAINST DRoUGHTs =
Autumn breaking, subsoiling,
thorough pulverizatlon of the sol
in. its preparation, yearly planting
and frequent stirring the soil IL
cultivation We're the methods useG
by most of the members to guar6
against the effects of drouth.
CosT OF PRoDUcTIoN.-M. L
: Abernathy's crop cost him 50 tt
: produce it, his yield about 81
bushels.
II w. S. Rhea put his crop in tht
) CRIB at cost Of $3.50,
II t. B...Harwell offered the follow
ing resolution:
a Resolved, That we the members q
the Farmers Association of Gilel
county do heartily endorse the propo.
9 sition OF Prof. Plumb of the State Uni
d versity, to hold farmers institute III
O Pulaski, dugiag the season and pledge
Yourselves to use our best efforts to Fro
mote such institute and to cooperate
: cheesfully with any other farmers or
ganization in the county in its interest
: The following members were ap
r pointed co1lmittee to confer will
Isimiiar committees of other agri-
, Ecultural organizations Of this ant
. other middle Tennessee counties OF
!, the subject OF Farmers. Institutes
r. B. EarweIl, D. E. Wilson, J. F
BLACK, D. A. Mcknight, j. H. Bur.
Irow, r. J. Anderson, ] 3 Shart
: W. 3. Craig and II. Il. ISaesli
Al TIE nresEusnt Wa
. place sh~ authorized t
- association in direct com
{. munication with the agriculture
II station at Knoxville.
d. II. Mcknight offered the fol
: lowing premiums to be awarded 6
the next meeting the End Saturda
: in April.
Best plate of butter. III
es and best plate of butter.
The butter to be the product OF