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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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'Best Gent's Saddle ... 

 Best Ltidife' Saddle :., 



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I .Best Riding Bridle ..vtd.i.,,,,, •^•!..-v»|.'.iii. 

 I" iBest display of, Saddlers' Work...:.... 



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Second best display of Saddlers' Work. . . i.oo 



(Best, display of Leather, all kinds.... 



Best display of India llnbber Goods. . 



Best dis])Iay of Hoise Blankets .;..v.i(.'i: 

 'Best display of Whips. . . . ; .■. : •.'.''.'.■■.•■! 





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CLASS 15.— MISCELLANEOUS' 



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Best display of Iron Work . .1, 

 Best dis])lay of Edge Tools. .', 



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vii,.',^?St display- of Cutlery .,.,';",;;',',. f'^'i'^^rlfl' 

 .i:v.-.Best dis])lay of Chinaware l . . . . . . i 1 i..i, 



■''" Best display of Glassware '?. 



,^'i",'Best display of Groceries .... .■■,.,••;,:•:.•'''• 

 ,. VI Best display of Confectionery. ..j i <,ii„i. 

 »i-fT Best display of Jewelry and Silverware. . 



^1,','^'i^est display of Photograph Work 



Bti^oBest display of Druggist's Stock... ,,,,,.,... 

 ""Best display of Dry Goods. . . '.•.-.'^.iv.'j'f . 

 j;'];B;st display of Hats and CapS ■"" ''"^ 



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•ill.. Best display of Boots and Shoes . i. 



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Best display of liJarthenwaKe. .......' . .'! i''. !ii'i".'iii'} ! '.". I'M'', ^'t.oo 



' Best display of AVillowware . . .... .,.;,;'; .l'', .^';';';;'; ;.".','. ;.",'^' 'i.oo 



Best disiMiy ql Brooms afid Brushes. . . ,i,...> ,i,.,ii .hhu-wI, ,,«(«.,«. 00 



Best display of Geological Siwcinleiis ■.' 2.00 



Best display of Old Coins 2.00 



,Bcst display of Old Relics. .„ ,„,..,„|,|,,ow.i. Vim mv* ,.k .i^.w.i. 2.00 

 • Best display of Ftancy .^rticles.i.'i •.'. ivl-. ;,''.•!•'. t'.'!-. '.".":it'.fl". !.'■''*. 00 



Best display df Light Farm Implements'. .' .'.''.'!'?.'"'^.oo 



I Best display of Dairy Implements. ...''..' 3.00 



;iyiUSICAL INTRUMENTS, SEWING MACHINES, 

 . iNEW INVENTIONS AND NON-ENUME- ■ 



, ■■ H,. i—^ I -;•.. 'RATED ARTICLES. ;„ '.'; ,', .i'.' I," , 



Under thi.* Gehcral Head the Managers invite the exhibition 

 of Pianos, Mtisiqal Instruments and Sewing Mactiines, without 

 'competition for premiurtis.' '";""• ■"■''"'''"'•,",'' '"" " """' '>'''[' 



ForModels of New Inventions', arvB for'ati ar't'icles'x>?"iiig«niiity, 

 usefulness and merit, which may be exhibitedy and which are not 

 provided Xgr 1 in the foregoing list of premiums, disfrefid^ary 

 'awaTd.* m moneylor certificates of merit will be awarded. , 



' All eidiibitors Will be required to take charge of their articles. 

 ,at 10 o'clock.P. M.,on Friday evening, October 1st, at the Qlose 

 .of the Fair,and |haye 4^1, ^:ei^9ve4 |^y Six p''clbclf:„ojo ^a^tiJtday 

 'Worning. ■■""" I , ; m .;'i,ii .; ■,,,,....,,.1 ,-,.'• I'.ti .vi.,i...' . 

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' ' Our Local Organization^, 



-^-^T ., I.li ,.||..-.i ' /il.: IM. ' | ' | 1 -i l lMl . ' .Ill '1 ! ,. .1 



thorined' to Invite the Fnlton and Oetoriro Farihers' 



C'lubR to co-0|)(.'rate with this society in th«ir fall 

 exhribUion, »nd that they be requestal to pond reprc- 

 SentativeB to the next meeting. ■ 



The followiiif,' questions were referred fbr ^next 

 meetins : " When is the best time to cut brie^ and 

 olderfi to dcBtioy them?" to M. D. Kciidlg'. "Is 

 there any advantngo in feejlinir sour milk to. ealves V 

 to H. M. Enirle. "Strawberries— theii' culture," 

 etc.,'' to John H. Landls. " How shall we ftse our 

 night soil ?" to Dr. C. A. Oirccne. 



Mr. J. Gl Kesh, of West Willow, laid tiixan the 

 table a plate of Hess Prolilie cherries and a vaTiety 

 which he styled the "Goveinor Wood," both of 

 which were pronounced to be very fine. : ■ i 



On motion, the society adjourned. 



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.Ifl_ LANCASTER COUNTY AGRICULT 

 —m.i: RAL AND HORTICULTURAL 



inMli ........... -I.- .11; , SOCIETY. .,...,,.. 11, ,| 



lull; ,i»fHj'X,antayter eouuty Agricultural aiid Hortldul- 

 °'" ^trtl Society met statedly in thei'r room in the dit^ 

 "■"'liall, on Monday afternoon, June 7tb, President 

 '""■' 'Joseph F. Witmer, In tbe chair. < 



ol iz . "Tijg folloW'intj members and visitors were present : 

 ""•"'Joseph F. Witmer, Paradise ; H . M.Engle, Marietta ; 

 '''"''Daniel Smeych, city ; Simon P. Eby, city ; Dr. C. A.' 

 '•('""Greerie, city; J. M.Johnston, city; F. R. Dirfcu- 



'"■^'deiffer, city ; C. A. Gast, city; J. G. Resh, West 

 ''■",',Winow;'M. D. Kendis:, Manor; C. L. HunsecKer, 



-■■ Mafaheim ; S. S. RathTon, city; J. 0. LinTillBj Gap 



■""Mr.'GTayblll', Petersbtirg; Dr. Complon, city ; 'Lieti 

 " ''^'S. Reist, Orefcon ; H. G. Resh, New Danville ; A. F. 

 Hostetter, city , Fetfer l?eist, Litiz; Wm. McComsey, 

 city; John H. Laudis, Manor. 1: r 

 •iilj la.Thei reading oj the minute^ of the, last, staled 

 yii'nroeetiug was, on motion, dispensed with. i 



vllii. Mr. Witmer, from Board of Managers, reported' 

 lijii.il'^t the, preuiium list for the coming fair w^s noV 

 I,[i,. in the hijuds, pf the printer, and would be ready fdi- 

 .jilTaislributiou some time during the coming week. 'The 

 (,j,--..n»i«nagcrs had changed the ^ipie for the fair to the 

 .^i""s29th and 3UtU of September anti the 1st of October. 

 „i j.On motion the action of the ntaoagers was acdui- 

 os o^^ccd in by tlje society. 1 ' 



lisriJ *Ir. Kugle said the grass was very good, but tlijere 

 ylnowj^s notmucliof It. The hay crop will be Ijghjter 

 .(■[.jilfhan laBtryear. Wheat is good, although some of It 

 .,',ii..SUfter^ 6omeW;hat from the drought, The heads kre 

 .,lij,,not quite 60 well tilled as they might be, although 

 we nj^y, expect- a fair crop. Corn is about a^ usiiul. 

 Oats are kept back somewhat, and fruits have drop- 

 ped off c^oWstdi^fably. Some of the ekrly veg-etaljles 

 v.II'J^Sre! Hptning Very hastily. The drougl>t has *ltected 

 ■ '"'etrawberrles so much that a half crop can onlyi be 

 ;-"'i'&xpcctcd. 



Y£in MrL Qraybill said a great many wheat fields have 

 J' ■'■'been hfiit by the rust. The grass crop is very short. 



• "' ' Corn <k)ee very well. Fruit is at present promising — 



better than for a number of years. 



J. C. LuwUlesajd the . rust was so bad that the 



1.) vKfif'V' i.t his seotioii wpuld shrink a, g^eat deal. '|'he 



i|.j,„jQUUgelovei; in some places i? killed out, although 



iliiM '"°^'' places it is good. The grass crop will oiily 



^ .fihe about one-half, aud the oats are also short. The 



fruit crop promises to be poor. The strawberric'B 



turned out very welt, considering the great drought. 



Mi". Kenijig said the report from Manor was about 



j,i_j, the same as those previously given. There is a great 



•■'_,., ^reity of tobacco plants in his section. The corn 



,,,','i., jfl, irregular, jn. a^petir*uce, on, accouat of th,ei t*''y 



-'ifiiufe*'t*«^i ..,■ .,] : I ,.: • I i'i.v.„->i .',^--.'i ■.. J "■ ■ 



.,,,. ^, .Mi-.jEngle i;epprted th^ r^Jpfall i;or the m9i>fM to 



be bi^t biie inch.' ' lie said be did no); " ^hd an^ ijust 



whatever ih his wheat. | — 



Mr. Eby tliought every Diemtier should procure a 

 Ii iliradn' gutigelaod b^ep a; record of the rainfalU j 

 E il-Jii -Dr. Ol Ai Greene read an ailicle on thei subject of 

 111 111 terming, farm life and fertilization in goneral. The 

 4'.Tje68ay spoke against the use of the blind and checb- 

 l.liiiirein npon horses, and was replete with a num]]ei| of 



• 119 nftlu»ble thonghts. . . 



Jlaoti'i A number of the members also spoke against the 

 Hi. iiblind and cbeck-rein) all the members Irefng ol the 

 i'i'.nopinion that the blinds should not be used when a 

 ».ib colt is baoken... : '11.; .. i. 11 ,1 ■ 

 '(mil; 'tAt'XVhtttstogeof th€ growing of corn should the 

 stirring of the soil cease f'. ...Thi^ question, luul.beeji. 



referred to Mr. Bollinger, but that geiitlethiiti lyas 

 not present. Mr. 'Kcndig said the corn should! be 

 cultivated clean. He said tl^at at the time he w'anjted 

 to grow the ear of Cbrn he Would fcheek t6e growth 

 'cirfibre. . . .-.. I ... ,1 .1^. I ,1^, ^^^ ^ 



, Mr. Eftgle said the general custbw ■w'as to ci^lti- 

 v'ate it' as rapidly as possible. Thei'e are many 'gj)od 

 farmers who say the soil should be stirred uhtll the 

 tassel appears. Some gentlemen also argue in fa^br 

 of root prtining. He thought it should be Cultivated 

 until it is ready to fbim the ear. I 



'Mr. Liiiville thought the fai'mcrs quit cultivating 

 their corn entii'ely too soon. Most farmers do not 

 cultivate at all after harvest, and this he thought a 

 mistake. He thoug;ht it could safely be cultivated 

 until it comes into tassel. 



Dr. Greene gave his experience iii the cultivation 

 of corn, showing the value of proper cultivationj 



The question was also discussed Ijy other members 

 of the society, ahd various views were expressed. 



Mr. Engie spoke upon the question, " Does fer- 

 mentation increase the nutritive properties of feed 1" 

 He took t'lie negative view of the question'. .1 



Mr. Linvillc thought an animal would asS^rail^te 

 mdi'e Fooii that h.is undergone a certain staj,'ei of 

 fernieutation than that which has not. It mtist qot, 

 however, be allowed to ^o too far. 



" What is the best time for cutting grass for hajr ?''' 

 This question had been referred to Mr. .Caljvin 

 Cooper, but as that gehtlemaii was'abserit, iilfe views 

 upon the subject were read by the President^' Fol- 

 lowing is the essay : 



■ There is, undonbtedly, the most nutriment in all 

 plants used for hay, or long feed for stock, at the 

 stage of growth wheti the plant of whatever kind is 

 in full bloom. At this time all plants that repjro- 

 diice themselves froin seed, are in that stagci of 

 growth, when every elTort of the plant Is madq U> 

 fqrin|t,he seed for its own reproduction; h^iice, if 

 you would'obtairi th^ tn'ost of It, then would be the 

 proper time to ari'cst Its growth and preserve thbse 

 desirable ingredients in the stalk previ'ius to iti con- 

 centration in the seed vessels of the plant, and to a 

 greater or less extent in proportion to tlic time inljer- 

 Venlug between the blooming ami cutting, arc [he 

 valuable ingredients absorbed, and the woody tibre 

 of the plant left correspondingly unpalatalilc. I 

 would, therefore, cut for hay at the time when there 

 was the most flill bloom, rathei- (If qiiality of Bay 

 was the chief object) err on the side of tob^rfeen! 

 than too ripe. I well know that most of our farimers 

 think, or at least act otherwise, jicrhaiis jjarfly he- 

 cSlise the hay when ripe is mitch easier made, and! 

 they might have a little more lb sell. It Is alao a 

 common error to dry loo much, which with the grlass 

 over-rfpe, makes a rough, harsh, dilsty (I'ndunpalar 

 fable prdvendei'. • 1 [ 



The question was briefly discussed by M\;s'srd. Lin* 

 vHIe, Engle and Eby. "~ ] •■ 



The President read , a communication from ^b6: 

 President of the gtatfc- College,' stating that eiclji 

 iigricultural society in the State should semi -thjree 

 delegates to an election to be held for tnisteei ot 

 that institution 6d the ;ll)th of June. ' [1, 



!■ On motion of .Mr. Eby the chal.- was Authorized to- 

 appoint three delegates as asked (br by the latterl 1: 



Mr. Smeych laid ujwn the table of the soeitlv a 

 pear which since last fall has been laying aroond 

 without any aspeclal caro. It was. in a -veryigijod 

 'stfatB of pteservwion. ] 



The next regular meeting day fiitliug uflon the 5th 

 day of July, the President announced that the meet- ) 

 Ing would" be held on the second Monday of 1 that ;1 

 mouth. . . . . , I 



• On notioniofi'Mn>.'Bug)e.thei8«or«twr;' 'WB* jann-ji 



POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Lancaster 

 County Poultry Association was held on .Monday 

 morning, June 7lh, in their room in the City Ilall. 



The following members were in attendance ; S. N. 

 Warfel, President, Strasburg ; J. B. Llclity, Secre- 

 tary, city; C. A. Gast, titV ; F. R. Diffcnde'rffcr, 

 city , Frank Griest, city ; Henry WiAsler, Columbia ; 

 Charles E. Long, tity ; Geoive A. Ueyer| .Dtitz ; 

 Edgar Brackbill, Strasburg ; 'Squire Grider, Xlbunt- 

 ville ; Jbseph F. Witmer, Paradise ; WilJJaip A. 

 Schoenherger, city; Charles Leppold, .cjly ; Ferdi- 

 nand Schaeffer, city.. ' ' ,, 



The meeting was called to order by the Presl<lent, 

 and the minutes of the last meeting were re»d by 

 the Secretary and apiiroved. ' 



Henry .Miller, of Strasburg, ah.l W. F. Mauliek, 

 of ,Coli^in)jia, were proposed and elected to niOjuber- 



J,,^, Lichfy llibiig^t' it '^ohi' bi Vfp\\"/or the 

 s'pciet'y lo'i'nslriit't lli6Ex!cciltlVe Committee, to. agree 

 lipon a time for holding the next cxhibiiiori, He 

 made a inotioii to that elfcct, wliioli wus'.adopled. 



Charles E. Lohg thought that the same days of 

 t'liewcek should be c'hbsbn for holding the next exhi- 

 tjon, experience having shown that they were the 

 best tjiat could have been seldctcd. , ,.- , 1 



X^ere was a general discussion on tlilii poiiit, but 

 the weight of opinion seemed to be that the Satur- 

 day of the previous week should be Included,, that 

 day being one of the best ones llnancially. 

 What is the Best Food for Young ^phjcks in 

 Warm Weather. 



J. B. Lichty fe<l eorn, cornin.-al, table scraps^ but 

 son\e of his Brulimas broke down tniiU-r 11. Mttw he 

 gives them all sons of food and they do much fcetter. 

 Give young chicks as much as they can eiit of Wery- 

 thing aiid .-inylhiug, an/1 they will do well. lOats is 

 excellent ftiod for old hens. 



ilr. Wissler feals chopped uorn and oats mixed 

 with sour milk, and with exceUeoib effects. ! • Ha.igives 



it to young and old ■ i... I . '.l' - • 



. .1 The PrcAiiknt thought the best fo»d fur' chickens 

 w*S thit they liked beat. This he found to be hot 

 corncalLes, such as are put on the table. . CorDmcal 

 he believed, to be the worst of all food. He .■never 

 uses it at all. He also believed milk an ezc«llent 

 food:. He ignored oatii. Corn K-dkes lirst. ...I 



J. B. Lichty has kept a brood of chicks in the dry 

 for three weeks atvd none have ever boflu .«iclJ. They 

 have netverhad vet feet or feathers and have done 

 very well ; he belieres it attributable to the irf, con- 

 dition in which they are kept. : - 



F. K. DiffenderBar fefl<-lii«k«i bread eoated*. with 

 milk for the first week, a^d cracked corny boiled 

 potatoes and meat scraps chopped tine, He.fues no 

 eotutn^i atalUin iTo.liisiold hens be ((iMt.;*. mixture 



