The times., 1892-02-26

ers DOnusnlan. III was no money 10 MIN, III
was merely an expression of sympathy with
drunkard making and criminal producing.
The saloon keeper made some money out of
the business while his bondsmen assisted
just out of good will toward the business.
The action of few men with cotton strings
for backbone had permitted DEVILS depot
I'm Perry.
The question box brought out a marked
difference of opinion. EX-COngressman
Rich said that more Capitalization OF power
i'm the hands of one official would result in
better roads. Hudson Sheldon thought a
young man could buy an improved farm
and pay for it even under present condi-
tions. Jno. Ackroyd said that a farmer who
was wise would buy a creamer and not sell
his cream. The difference in the value re-
cesved was almost double in favor of the
creamer. Martin Simpson paid a compli-
ment to the Jersey cow, as the one that
made golden butter and golden dollars for
her owners. VIM. Ball put in some good
words for the Shorthorns.
John Il. Rich said the principal ady antage
possessed by foreign wool i'm the Amt rcan
market was the large quantities that could
be purchased OF even qualities and that the
Y. S. possessed all the grades necessary for
the manufacturer. N. X. Potter said that
if farmers would not be soft soaped in to
tradingOT their wood ashes their farms
would be richer.
Vernon was chosen as the next place OF
meeting, and officers elected as f0lows
Pres, Seth Sheldon; Vice Pres, g. A.
Whelan; Sec, Peter Patchell.
The following resolutions were reported
by the chairman OF the committee, Jas. N.
Mcbride:
WHEREAS. The Shiawassee County
To Ino TINT in, of Nm nd
Ognzng the success of our meeting and its
mutual beneficial results, it is hereby
ReSOlUed, That we earnestly commend
| the association of farmers and other classes
for intellectual and social intercourse, For
there is wisdom in the multitude of COUNSEL
| lOrs."
ResOlUed. That strong program was
| provided and carried out with success. That
| the papers and addresses were from persons
of experience in their respective vOcatiOns,
and competent in their authority, and that
| in character and research are of ethical and
practical value.
ResOlued, That to those who have fur
nished our place of assemblage, and to those
who have given us music we express our
| sincere thanks
RESOLVED, That TO those who have partic-
| ipated in any way, both in speech and in
silence, we thank for the contributing, fact
| Ors to our institutes success.
The evening session was an ovation to
John Il. Rich, whose address entitled him
| to draw OH the people of this county for
hearty support in naming him Governor.
| j. s. M'BRIDE's PAPER.
In the antebellum days cotton was king.
| and ruled the nation with its gold. Whom
| il would it put up and whom it would it put
down. When the great American desert
was peopled with the bright, smart overflow
| of the East, the rains came to meet civiliza-
| ton and it blossoms as the rose. The rains
| seemed to keep up with the tide Of emigra-
| tion, and the people caught the western
craze of corn, and more corn was the pre-
vailing thought of the people. And they
went to raising more corn to fat more hogs
| to buy more land to raise more corn TO fat
| more hogs to buy more land, and the same
| song is sung and theory is practced from
| year to year. And Corn has become king.
Its acreage is about So per cent of all cereals
| and in quantity is four or five times that of
wheat, averaging over 1000, 900, 900 bushels
| for the past eight years, and has reached in
one year 1000, 600, 900 bushels, q quantity
so great that it would take so million teams
at so bushels each, before shelling to draw
it, and which Oh the road IN string one to
every two rods would reach to the moon and
back and once around the world. The U.
5. produces % Of all the corn in the world.
Our climate here liz Michigan, although far
up north, is well suited to raise good crops
of corn, usually enough heat and moisture
TO mature middle sized corn in perfection.
In raising corn success largely depends on
getting good ready. We must commence
back the year before and save the seed out
of that crop long before any preparation of
of the soil begins. In hauling the corn l
pick out the well developed ears of the kind
l desire and lay it over register over the
kitchen stove, and let it be three months,
and you can warrant 90 grains out of 100 to
grow. 1t will stand almost everything but
cutwOrms and crows.
Glover sod well manured during the win
ter and early spring and good start of grass
| count good chance for corn. The grass
answers two purposes, it moistens any ma
nurial qualities and makes feed for the cut
worms till the corn Outgrows them. | pre-
fer to have the manure hauled and scattered
from the wagon regularly over the field.
Plow, say one half of ten acre field. Fit
and plant quickly after plowing. Then fit
for the balance of the field and plant quickly
after plowing, and you will not be bothered
much with cutworms.. In regard to fall
blowing for corn, if man would do it for
nothing and board himself, would say,
mo, sir, thank yOu."
Plow with jOinter and not over four and
one half inches deep. Drag the ground |
well. We use the Vaughn drag, 105 small |
steel teeth 1t takes twelve feet at sweep !
going down into the heart furrow and equal |
ly well over the back Of the lands; then roll |
the land and drag till all is fine. Mark the |
ground three feet eight inches one way. |
Drill the corn one grain six to eight inches |
apart i'm the row. Drilling corn has decided |
advantages over planting in hills, one stalk |
growing by itself is not crowded like hills of |
corn, and you get strong stock and a |
strong ear. You can drill as fast as a horse |
will travel. 1t is all put I'm regularly about |
two inches deep, the ground being pressed |
in nicely over the corn. 1t comes up regu- |
larly and dragging does not pull it as it |
would i'm hills.
Get the corn i'm early, say from 7th to 18th |
of May, If possible, in this part of Michigan. |
The first important thing in the culture of |
the corn crop is dragging, the narrowing of |
corn before it comes up, and that is some |
thing we all have been negligent about, is |
one very essential thing. do not like the |
dragging Immediately after it comes up, for |
the points of the corn are easily broken oif; |
but we put in our Vaughn harrow after |
al ant tit,u tbo oil |