Wichita eagle., 1888-12-12
FARMERS CONVENTION.
Continued From Fifth Page.


of these resolutions TO members OF tne
Kansas delegation in congress and TO the
members of both branches OF the hansdS
legislature ~. Two b;s
name TO the chairman. spoke in an earn
est manner against bonds heing voted to
sunport sugar mills. He insisted that ex-
neriments so far had not resulted success
ful He moved to strike out the second
resolution.
Mr.. Albright insisted that the people
had the right to vote bonds TO railroads
and why not good plan to vote bonds 20
assist a plant in its beginning. He seemed
To think the raising Of corn was not profit
able enough to pay mortgages and as a
result the people must look TO other en-
terprisPs.
Mr.. Miller. of Pratt county, said the
great trouble in Kansas today is the vot-
inc bonds. And the cities vote the
bonds" said one hastily. This raised
sight cheer and another asked who paid
the bonds. Mr. Miller proceeded to in
sist on keeping expenses down.
Gen. Eggleston submitted the following
as substitute which was decided out OF
order:
Whereas. The system of taxation is I'M
iuSt. unfair and the tendency Is to dis
courage rather than encourage improve
ment in the county by the farmer; there
fore. be it
Resolved. That we, the farmers, here in
convention assembled, are in favor Of eX-
empting Improvements on farms from tax.
alton. and that lands be taxed eQual or
according to its true value regardless OF
the improvements thereon. Cities not TO
ba included in this resolution.
Att this moment Mr.. Albright moved
that each resolution be considered seperate.
The motion carried and the first resolu-
ton read and carried.
Mr.. Albright said he did not wish any
trouble and would withdraw the second
resolution. The third was passed as well
as the fourth.
This consumed time to 4 o'clock and
those desiring to go to the packing house
left to accept free transportation furnished
by the street railway company.
The chairman announced that it
was time for the general discussions on
the corn question. There were cries Of
Let us have the corn talk"
Mr. J. H. Andrews of Wichita, who for
many years has been engaged in farming,
ctal "A payer AS follows:
l. Is corn planted upon fall Moving less
liable to he affected by drOuth?
2 Is dee, blowing essential and import
ant in guarding against drouth;
3. Is listing and deep planting any ad-
vantage?
4. Is deep cultivation or shallow the bet
ter way?
s. How early should corn be planted? Is
there danger in this soil of its rctting if
the ground is too cold.
6. If planted early is there much to be
feared from late spring frosts?
Z. Does late culture not make late corn?
When should cultivation cease?
s. If we would have the ground retain
the moisture how soon should one plowlng
follow another?
8. Does moist soil produce moist at
mOsphere and if so will corn growing upon
a moist soil he as liable TO be blasted by
the hot WinaS2
10 l. not the blight from hot winds (as
they are called no more owing to tie dry
uess If the atmosphere than the heat?
10 How early should corn be matured
% escape the injurious effects of the hot
dry winds?
II. How much earlier would the same
variety of corn brought from the interior
of Iowa or southern Minnesota be than
that which had been raised here:
II. Could the earliest varieties of corn
though yielding less at times, be made
kinds being So much less liable to injury
from drouth and hot winds than the later;
l3. What varieties of early corn viii toe
test suited to this part of the state2
II. Does not narrowing and thorough
pulyerizing of the ground before planting
corn give IA much healthier growth to the
young plant and thus facilitate its ma
turity?
Concerning the first suggestion Mr.. Fer
guson said he had found deep planting
profitable 1t better escaped early trOsts,
got more benefit from slight rains.
He was asked if he had found his plan
successful this year, to which he replied
he had not planted any this year. He in
sisted that there should be no fears about
early planting and early blowing.
W. T. Jewett said Mr. Ferguson's theory
was all right for some years but would
miss at other years. Have the ground
smooth and put seed in uniform depth.
Some years seed over two and one-half
inches deep would rot. and if il on other
years should grow it would lose time in
slow growth He said the farmers in Kan
sas We're good workers and their failure
was not due to little work He had OBJ
served that corn is becoming later and
stock higher
:. NJ. Beldon who has been in the south
west is years said depth of plowiug time
of piowing and planting varied. Should
send north occasionally for quick growth
corn. Best success with quick growth
corn.
ID. A. Wilson-Can't safely plant corn in
March. Get northern seed.
Mr.. Farmer. of Sumner county-As a
rule fall blowing stands drouth best. Am
an advocate of deep blowing. First year,
four inches; second little deeper and so
on until it turned up eight or ten inches
deep. Certain lands where the lister must
be used and at other times the drill.
DR.. Minter-Iiad good crops after -
when all sent north for seed Corn gets
later each year
L. c. Aliller-Can depend on sand loan,
on fall blowing plant from April to TO MAY
]. Early kind of seed mature in ninety
days thus avoiding hot winds; worked
like the devil. There Is good deal in
good, honest work.
Beldon-The tinerthe surface is pulver-
lied the better the crop. Surface cultiya-
ton a good thing.
DIR. Mentor-Have experimental with
long and short shovels and find the latter
the best
Concerning late cultivation. Mr.. Furgu-
son said had best not break corn roots too
much; have light cultivation at the last
of the ason. No general rule will work
but each man must study his ground.
Mr.. Davis spoke about the raising of
Alfalfa, thinking it quite profitable
DR.. Menter thought alfalfa not profit
able AS clover Had profitable expert
snce with red clover.