1877.] 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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amount tlic state eliould pay the cost of analysis. 

 On till' oilier liaml, it is ui-tfeil tliat such a licehse tax 

 gives tlio honest inanufaeluiTr a jiioleetion, wliieli is 

 worth I'ar more than the amount of the tax. 



In conclusion ho asks for the opinion of the soeiely 

 on these points. The ai-ls prnposeil are as follows : 

 An Act to Regulate the Manufacture and Sale 

 of Fertilizers. 



Section. 1. Be UmnHeil, i('c., That every paekafje 

 of conimereial fertilizer sold, olfereil or exposed I'or 

 sale within this Commonwealth shall he aecompanieil 

 by an analysis, statimr I lie pereentau;e therein eon- 

 taineil of nitroy:en oi- its e((uivalent in amnionia, of 

 potash in any lonn sohrMe in ilistilleil water, of 

 phospluirie acitl soluble in a neutral solution of 

 citrate of ammonia at a temperature of 100 lU'i^rees 

 Fahrenheit, ami the pereentaije of phosphoric acid 

 not thus solnlile : I'roviileil, That no analysis shall 

 be reiiuired for paekaires of fertilizers which are sold, 

 ollered or exposed for sale at a less jiriee than twenty 

 dollars per ton. 



Sbc. 2 Kvi'ry manufacturer or importer of coni- 

 nu'rcial fertilizers, us spc<'ifiei1 in section one, hefore 

 otfcriiiir the same for sale in this Commonwealth 

 sluill take out a license as a manufactiu"cr or im- 

 porter, and pay into the Treasurer of the Common- 

 wealth the sum of dullars annually as a license 



fee f<)r each kind of fertiiizei- sold or imi^ortetl liy 

 him, and shall al the same time tile willi the SiM-rc- 

 tary of tlic Stati' Hoard of .\u;i'iculture a paper j;ivinj; 

 the names of his principal aLrcnls,^iinl also the name 

 and comiiosition of tlie fertilizer maiuifactured or 

 imjiorted by him. 



Skc. ;!. Any person sellina:, offcrins' or exposing 

 for sale any eommercial fertilizer without the analj- 

 sis requircil by section one, or with au aiuilysie 

 statins; that said fertilizer contains a larger pereent- 

 ajre of any one or more of the eonstitm'nts men 

 lioned aliove than is contained tlicrein, or Ibi- the 

 sale of whicli all the provisions of section two liave 

 not been complied with, shall forfeit tifty dollars fin- 

 the first oflense, and one hundred dollars i'or each 

 subscfiucnt olfense. 



Sue. 4. It shall be the duty of the chemist of the 

 State Boarvl of Ai^ricuiture to analyze such specimens 

 of fertilizers as nuiy be furnished liini by the Hoard 

 or its agent, and he shall report to tlie St ate Board of 

 Agriculture the results ol'the analysis made by him, 

 and shall t"\UTUsh tlie Secretary of the Board with 

 such important information relative to fertilizers as 

 he may from time to time obtain. 



Sec. ."). The lee of the chemist of the State Board 

 of Agriculture for such analysis shall not exceed the 

 usual and regular jirice f(u' such services, and shall 

 be payable from the Treasury of the Commonwealth 

 on the cert ilicate of the Secretary of the Board of 

 Agrieulture : Provided, Thai the total sum jiaid in 

 any one year for such service shall not exceed the 

 amount paid into the Treasury as license fees during 

 the same perioil. This act shall take etl'ect from and 

 after its passage. 



An Act to Prevent Deception in the Sale of 

 Butter. 



Section 1 . Be il enacted, ..te., Tliat every jierson 

 « lio shall manufacture I'or sale, or w ho shall olleroi 

 expose for sale, any article or substance injsemblance 

 of butter not the legitimate produi'.t of the dairy, and 

 not made exclnsiv.'ly (d' milk or cream, but into 

 wdiich the oil or fat of animalB not jiroduccd iVom 

 milk, enters as a component part, or into which 

 melted butter or any oil thereof has been introduced 

 to take the place of cream, shall distinctly and dura- 

 bly stamp, brand or mark upon every "tub, lirkiu, 

 iiox or package of such article or stdistance the wurd 

 ■'(.leo-margarin," and in case of retail of such arli- 

 i!.> or substance in parcels, the seller shall, in all 

 . isrs, deliver therewith to the purchaser, a written 

 .1 printed label bearing tlie plainly written or printed 

 «ord "olco-margarin," and every article or substance 

 not so stamped, branded, marked or labeled, is de- 

 clared to be unlawful, and no action shall be main- 

 1 tilled in any of the courts of this State to recover 

 1 1 1, in any eontraet for the sale of any sueli article or 

 Md>stanec not so stamped, branded, marked or la- 

 beled. 



Sec. 2. Every person who shall knowingly sell or 

 olTcr to 6ell,(U- have in his or her possession with in- 

 tent to sell, <'onlrary to I he provisions of this act, any 

 - t the said article or substance rc(piired by the first 

 lion of this act to be stamped, marked or labeled 

 therein stated, not so stamped, marked or labeled, 

 or in ease of retail sale, without delivery of a label 

 required by section one of this act, shall, for each 

 such offense, forfeit and pay a fine of one hundred 

 dollars, to be recovered with costs, in any of tlie 

 courts of this State having cognizance tlicreol', in an 

 action to be prosecuted liy the district attorney in the 

 name of the people, and the one-half of such recov- 

 ery shall be paid to the informer, and the residue 

 shall be apjilied to the support of the poor in the 

 county where such recovery is had. 



Sec.o. Every person who shall knowingly sell or 

 offeror expose for sale, or who shall cause or pro- 

 cure to be sold or olVered or exposed for sale, any ar- 

 ticle or substance required by the first section of this 

 act to be marked, branded, stamiied or labeled, not 

 60 marked, branded, stamped or labeled, shall be 



guilty of a misdemeanor, and on trial for such misde- 

 meanor, proof of the sale or ofl'er or exposure alleged, 

 shall be presumptive evidence of knowledge of the 

 character of the art iile so sold or offered, and that 

 the same was not marked, branded, stamped or la- 

 beled as required h^' this act. 



Wm. MiComsev said that as far as the Lancaster 

 market was concerned there was no necessity for 

 such au act concerning butter. 



U. iVl. E.Noi.E wasof the same opinion as to Lan- 

 caster county, but in the large cities there is a great 

 quantity of this stnll made. It seems very near the 

 true article, ami many who would not eat it from 

 choice might do so by chance. Let, it stand on its 

 own merits, and if it becomes pojiuhir under its own 

 name, all right; but do not let the stiill' be sold as 

 butter. He was in favor of passing the law. 



A. IIoIjIjINoeu was not prepared to discuss this 

 sub,jcet, as he had given it no thought, and wished 

 it to be iiostponcd until next meeting. 



II. M. ENiiLE said it was true that as yet it had 

 not afl'ected Lancaster county, but as it was made so 

 cheap, might it not come here in competition with 

 our own butter ? 



Casi'Ek IIiM.EK was in favor of postponing the 

 question until the ne.xt meeting, and between this 

 time and that the members will have more time to 

 look up the (piestion. Next meeting will be time 

 enough for the State Board to receive their answer, 

 as the Legislature does not meet until .laniiary. lie 

 moved that the sutyeet be postponed, and the mo- 

 tion was carried. Both acts were held for discussion 

 at the next meeting. 



Noxious Weeds. 



Casi'ER II II. leu presented specimens of three 

 noxious weeds which he advised farmers to extermi- 

 nate as soon as they appear. The first is a good deal 

 like the ground cherry, and was recomm<'iided to 

 him some years ago as a good "pie plant ;" it is not 

 only worthless, but a very troublesome customer to 

 gel rid of; it s[ireads rajiidly, each plant contains 

 millions of seeds, and the smallest particle of the 

 root is capable of sending up a new plant. The sec- 

 ond weed was a "Mexican potato," whieli had been 

 sent him all the way from Mexico. It is utterly 

 worthless and hard to get rid of. Ills third "pet" 

 was the ox-eyed daisy — very troublesome in jierma- 

 nent jiastures, but may be destroyed by cultivation. 

 Rust in Wheat. 



Prof. S. S. Kathvon read a learned paper on 

 "What Causes the Rust in Wheat ?" (Seepage iL'O.) 



An interesting discussion of the subject followed, 

 participated in by J. H. Brackbill, .1. StaulTer, I'etcr 

 S. Keist, William .McComsey, Henry Kurtz and C. 

 L. Hunsecker. 



How to Treat Lawns. 



The question: "Should the grass be taken from 

 the lawn when cut by the mower?" was answered in 

 the aliirmative by Levi S. Reist, who favored cutting 

 it with a scythe, rather than with a lawn mower. 

 When well done it makes the lawn look like a tine 

 mcailow. In the fall the lawn should be manured. 



Mk. Keniiio did not exactly agree with Mr. Reist. 

 He preferred the lawn mower to the scythe and 

 would generally leave the cut grass on the ground, 

 taking it off occasionally. 



PitoE. Stauffek said many lawns were dying out; 

 too frecpient mowings and removal of the grass ex- 

 hausted both the soil and the roots. 



S.P. EBVhad frequently killed weeds by piling 

 cut grass upon them. The same course would kill 

 the grass. 



.Messhs. .J. H. BuACKniLL, C. L. Hunsecker and 

 President Cooper would mow frequently, but not too 

 close, and allow the cut grass to remain on the 

 ground. 



A Fall Exhibition. 



Levi S. Reist made a motion that a committee of 

 five be appointed to consult on the expediency of the 

 society holding a public exhibition this fall. The 

 motion was agreed to, and the chair apjiointed the 

 following gentlemen said committee : Levi S. Reist. 

 Henry .VI. Engle, Levi W. GrolT, J. Staun"er :"i'l '.. ,i 

 Pownall. 



A New Corresponding Secretary.. 



Ai.EXANoEK Harris, corresponding secretary, 

 tendered his resignation as corrcs|)onding secretary, 

 and asked that it be acccjited. The resignation was 

 accepted, and W. J. Kafroth, of West Earl, was 

 elected by acclamation to fill the vacancy. 

 Agricultural Reports. 



.loilNsoN Mii.LER laid before the society ten bound 

 volumes of the proceedings of the State Agricultural 

 Society and stated that they were presented by Sena- 

 tor Roebuck for distribution among the members, 

 and that members who did not now receive a cojiy 

 could obtain one by addressing Dr. Roebuck. 

 Testing the Fruit. 



Casper Hii.i.er having laid before the society 

 specimeus of ap|iles, pears and lilies, Messrs. M. U. 

 Kendig, S. P. Eby and Levi Pownall were appointed 

 a committea to test their merit. The samples con- 

 sisted of the "all summer" apple; ".Manning's Eliz- 

 abeth" pear; the "Olt" pear; the "Kirtland" pear; 



the "auratum" and "double tiger" lilies. The com- 

 mittee made a favorable report of all the fruits and 



flowers. 



The Centennial Diploma. 



A coinmnnicalinn was received from an officer of 

 the late Intcrnationul Kxhlbilion, stating that a di- 

 ploma had been awarded the society, and asking 

 whether it should lie framed or not framed before 

 sending it to the society. 



On motion the secretary was directed to Inform the 

 holder of the diploma to forward it to the society 

 without a frame. 



Questions for Next Meeting. 



The' liillcpwing questions were referred for discus- 

 sion at next meeting : 



How shall a Lancaster county farm be managed 

 to produce the best pecuniary result i For general 

 discussion. 



What is the best mode of constructing cisterns for 

 fanning purposes? To .\nihrose Pownall. 



TOBACCO GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



The Tobacco (irowers' Association met on Mon- 

 liay, .July 23, in the Athcna'um rooms at 2J4 o'clock. 

 The following members were present : 



M. I). Kendig, Henry Kurtz, I. L. Landis, A. 

 Eshleman, A. H. Long, Silas K. Eshleman, .Sylves- 

 ter Kennedy, (icorge A. Trban, C. M. Ilostetter, 

 Harry Mayer, H. Shilfncr, R. W. Ciarlier, Wash. L. 

 Hersliey, Mieliael .More, Adam Long, Hiram (farber, 

 Andrew (iarbcr, Andrew Brubaker, .Mr. Bailer, 

 Adam Bear, E. Huber, -lacob Kuhlman, Henry 

 Wolf, SamiKd Krb, S. Fleckenstein. 



Thc^ regular SciTetary being absent, Silas K. Esh- 

 leman was elected Secretary pratem. The minutes 

 of the last regular meeting were read and approved. 



Next in order were 



Crop Reports. 



I. S. Lanmiis, Manhcim, reported the crops In his 

 section as looking remarkably well, and fully equal 

 to last year's crop. Some patches lonk very irregu- 

 lar, and the cut-worm has committed some depreda- 

 tions. In the early part of flu.' season the green 

 worm, it was thought, would do some damage, but 

 it has disappeari'd. He had a few eases of old to- 

 bacco yet. A larger acreage was planted this year 

 than last. 



Sylvester Kennedy, of Salisbury, said their 

 crop w;is a medium one, owing partly to cut-worms 

 and partly to dry weather. The cut-worm is doing 

 more injury tliiin the green worm. Nearly double 

 the usual numtn'r of acres was planted this year. 



Henuy KiMtTZ, of Mount .loy. Tlnnr crop looks 

 tolerably well, but was planted too early, and some 

 of it is shooting into a head, and will not amount to 

 anything. Old tobacco is pretty well sold off, but he 

 hail about ten acres yet. 



C. M. Hostetter and Henry Kurtz, both of Mt. 

 •Joy, were elected members. 



ilENRY Mayer, East Hempfield. Crops look 

 pretty well in this section, but of course need rain. 

 Cut wfirm lias been trouliling them. Acreage somc- 

 ^vhat. larger than last j'car. 



Mr. Lanius here called the attention of the mem- 

 bers to a tobacco leaf measuring o^ixl'.l inches, pre- 

 sented by Mr. Ilostetter. 



M. r>. Ken'iho, of Manor. Their tobacco is not so 

 large as some have reported, but large enough to 

 make a good crop with fair weather. Worms were 

 plenty in the early part of the season, but one or two 

 pickings cleaned tliein out. Old tobacco nearly all 

 sold, except one or two lots, both in ease and out, 

 but these do not amount to much. 



Henry Kurtz spoke of a little black bug that 

 bothered the tobacco. It is something like the [lo- 

 tato bug and cuts holes in the leaf like a pin hole. 



S. Kennedy described the manner in which he 

 lesscne*l the number of worms on his tobacco. The 

 fly that breeds this worm settles on the .Jamestown, 

 or as it is conimoniy called "Jimson" weeil, and at 

 nigh' he kills Hiese flies. It was his opinion that 

 e'cry I'y is equal to about a thousand worms, and 

 Jiis method saves a vast amount of picking. 



Keiren tiARRER, Wcst Hcmpfield, said they had 

 a fair average crop. 



Mr. Copenuavkr, West Hempfield. Crops look 

 very good, better than last year at this time, and 

 about Marietta and East Donegal exceedingly well. 

 Cut-worm bad at first but not now. More acreage 

 this than last year. Tobacco is better looked after 

 than usual, as the farmers find it pays better when it 

 is well attencled. 



Ciiaki.es Rhodes, Safe Harbor. The thread or 

 heart worm is ravaging fearfully in his section and 

 in parts of York county, and between them and the 

 crows, which feast on the worms, the crop is being 

 killed. Some of the farmers laughed and rejoiced 

 when they got their tobacco out earlier than others, 

 as they thouirht they would come in ahead of their 

 neighbors, but now the rejoicing is on the other side. 

 That set out earlier is now very irregular, but that 

 planted later is growing finely. Old tobacco, some 

 fine small lots lying around, but buyers are fast 

 gathering il up. 



There was some discussion about the thread or 

 heart worm, as to whether it began In the heart of 



