Year: 1859

|. crops was such as would be most ScnSbly felt.
lie thought the farmers, therefore, in endeyor-
! ing to'repair the injury rs far as possible, by
raising such crops US could yet ho matured,
would not only promote their own interests but
would render service to the public. From all
| that he could learn, he thought there was going
| to be n scarcity and it bchoOvcd all to provide
against it as far as possible. lie thought the
injury extended from New York to Illinois,
and embraced in its scope, some five or
six of the best grain growing States in the
Union. He was of the opinion that throughout
this whole extent, three -fourthS OF the wheat
crop had been destroyed. He had made no ex-
animation of the barley, but was convinced it
was killed, from the fact that it was more
tender grain than wheat.


Mr. Werlich said as all seemed to concur in
the opinion that the wheat crop would prove
almost total failure, it behooved them to turn
their attention to the best method of providing
against the scarcityiikely to follow. lie thought
it was not yet too late to plant and raise good
crop of corn. y considerable quantity of corn
had been replantcd last year, about the 10th OF
June, and would have proved good crop, had
the latter part of the season been favorable lie
was, therefore, in favor of replanting ut once.
| Mr.. Gabby cOncurrcd in this view, saying
that such of his own corn appeared to be
starting up again, had been cut off by the frost
of last night, and would certainly not grow
ugain.


Mr.. Stream remarked, that he had just finish
| ed replantlng his corn, and was only sorry he
had not done it more thoroughly. lie had sup
posed that some Of the first crop would recover
from the injury ii had sustained, but he feared
from what he had learned it would not


Mr. NeShit said he thought farmers should
not despair of raising u good crop from corn
planted even at this late day. In the yea: lS4l
he had replantcd all his corn the 7th OF
June, and had good crop. He cOncurred in
the opinion that the corn crop now in the
ground was wholly destroyed and would not
come to anything.


DIR. lie Moyne suggested to those who contem.
plate replanting, the prOpriety of Soaking their
seed, as thereby its growth would DC greatly fa'
citated.


Mr.. Gabby said pouring boiling water over
the seed would accomplish the same object in a
still shorter time.


Mr.. Fleming said he had passed through one
of the vegetable gardens adjacent To the town
and had been told by the gardner, that he in
tended to replant all his potutoeS, uS nc was
satisfied his crop had been damaged as to bC
worthless.


Some one having started the question as tC
what was best to be done with the wheat croT
which was destroyed, DIR. Lc M0yne suggested
that it would lie well for those farmers who had
not plenty Of grass, to cut it off and make fod
der of it, as ii could be turned to good account
in that way.


DIR. Huffman thought it best for them to cu
it Off at any rate, for lie satisfied that ever
the grass crop would bc curtailed by the frost
and larmrrs would even find themselves muci
scarccr Of that article than they had anticipated


After some further conference and discussion
committee was appointed to procure three
hundred bushels Of Buckwhcat for seed.


The committee then appointed John NJ 'Elrny
agent, to procure said buckwhcat. 1t will b
sold at cost and carriage to those wanting it
One hundred and fifty bushels of tits already
engaged. The remainder is for sale and can b'
procured by leaving word at the Rep01Rer office