The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-10-17
Farmers Association.

The association met in Bannis
ter Hall on Saturday 18th with .;
members present. The names o
John S. York, j. A. Tomlin anC
j. X. Anthony were enrolled.
The committee on field croE
made voluminous report as t
present condition of crops-espec
tally cotton. W. s. Rhea, Frost
and freeze of September Sth
ruined cotton to 10 acres to make
bale on good land Cut of by
freeze 1913 per cent. Corn ripe
and being gathered, yield good
Wheat crop put in with mora care
than ever before, area much in.
creased. Some wheat D inches
high. DR.. Harwell, cotton injured
1913 per cent. by freeze, with only
a prospect for half a crop, so the
outlook is only l-3 cotton crop.
w. c. Garter, will take 10 acres
TO make a bare loss By freeze
33l 3 per cent.
T. O. Alternately, last years
crop brought 100000 in the coun
ty, This one can not exceed $I75,-
COCA loss of $425, 900 which must
seriously embarrass financial mat
tiers, recommen ded rigid economy
on farm till another crop could be
made.
j. 7. Buchanan, 10 acres to the
bale on Weakley Greek. J. E. Alb
ersathy, but Ii tie cotton in neigh
borhood, corn fire. Wheat sowing
with more care and better meth
ods.
w. w. Wilkerson checks his cot
ton and finds it great advantage
cotton is better matured. This has
not been a cotton year, frost every
month but July and August.
Live stock, w. C. Carter, stock
all healthy, milch cows were drying
up owing to short pastures and
want of care in feeding. Creamery
doing good business, but were
short of milk supply. He chowed
profit Of selling milk.
M Harwell reported much muir
rain and hog cholera.
Committee on fruits and vegeta-
bles, j. f. Alternately, apples and
peaches had been almost a total
failure, pears had paid fairly we'll
The Keifer had been exceptionally
good.
G. Curry, second crop potatoes;
the Weld large but the potatoes
small Cut off much 10y early frost.
The committee on The corn show
reported that the show was a
grand success. That all who SOW
it were astonished at the excel
lence of the display and that it had
never been equaled by any corn
show in the south of like cha rae
ter, there were 20 exhibits.
j. E. Alternately took LIST pre-
MUM, on white corn, w. w. An
thony, 2nd, w. C. Carter, 3rd, B. 5.
Purden, 4th
Yellow corn, G. II. Brown LIST,
j. Z. Alternately End.
The committee had selected three
best exhibits to the Atlanta Expo
si.ion and would send like exhib-
it to the Alabama State fair at
Birmingham and also TO the Hunts.
Vile fair all of which was approved
and the committee continued.
The committee on Hords pre-
miums, reported they would have
their corn show Saturday Novem-
Der 9 h for the best 60 ears pure
white cora $500 2od $50 Bird 5000
Yellow, best 90 ears $500 2nd So, 0C
The corn ehouId be of a distinct
type. Name time of planting, mode
of cultivation, yield and time OF
rlpening must lie given. Tbs corn
shown will he property of the com
missioner Of agriculture and will
he distributed free TO farmers lor
seed.
w s Rhea, opened the subject
of summer and fall blowing. liz
said the primo thing in blowing
was to have big vegetable growth
and to turn under completely, had
found no p!ow equal to 3 horse
/. No. 40 Oliver, had good success
with horse riding plow.
T. o. Alternately reported pes
crop three feet high and badly
NOTED. Run disk harrow over
the vines and thereby cut all to
pieces and found no difficulty in
then training them.
Subject for November, "Econo
my on the farm as suggested by tb'
Times" T. o. Alternately Il
open.
Z. o. ABERSATuY, Pres.
j. II. BURRow, Sec'y.