1880] 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



155 



Certificates. 



Mr. Cooper also (iirecteil attention to the fact that 

 certificates of merit were awarded at the late fair, 

 and that such would have to be prepared. 



On motion, Dr. Greene and F. It. Dlffendcrtrcr 

 were appointed a eommlttee to prepare such certifi- 

 cates, the number of copies to be a hundred. 



The rain-fall for September was reported by M. U. 

 Kendle: as havinij been 1 1-10 Inches. 



Several questions proposed for discussion were on 

 motion deferred until next meclino;. 



Election day eoniinij the one after the one set for 

 the next meetinj? of the Society, on motion the meet- 

 ing of the Society will be held on the second Monday 

 of November, instead of the first. 



Dr. Greene donated a patent office report to the 

 Society, for which its thanlss were tendered him . It 

 is valuable for containinK a great many tests made 

 of a certain plant which is a positive antidote to in- 

 sects of all sorts. 



There being no further business. Society ad- 

 journed. 



Award of Premiums. 



CLASS ONE — FKUITS. 



John C. Linville, best collection of apples, first 

 premium, $fi ; Lillie E. Gross, plate ol^ lemons, 

 special premium, 50 cents ; Jacob Zecher, best half 

 peck quinces, ?1 ; Mrs. E. Lichty, best plate of 

 quinces, 50 cents, best plate of Clairijeau pears, 50 

 cents ; N. L. Getz, best Northern spy apples, .TO 

 cents ; Abner J. Smeltz, half peck quinces, special 

 premium ; S. R. Hess & Son, best plate Gravenstein 

 apples, 50 cents, and special premium ; I. S. Boss- 

 ier, best plate smoke house apples, .50 cents ; best 

 plate Maiden's Blush, 50 cents; Johnson Miller, 

 best plates of rambo and Belle Flour, $1; Constine 

 Bernhart, pomegranate tree, special premium; \Vm. 

 Weidle, best plates seckel, Duchesse, ;B. de-Anjou 

 and Lawrence peirs, ?2 ; Harriet Weidle, second 

 best basket of fruit, 81 ; Milton C. Cooper, second 

 premium for collection of apples, $i; A. S. Keller, 

 best plates Imperial, Baldwin, Fallawater and Seek- 

 no-further apples, $2 ; white peaches, special pre- 

 mium ; Enos H. Leaman, brst plates Wine-sap and 

 Smith's cider, $1 ; Dr. Wm. Blackwood, best plate 

 peaches, 50 cents; Willis Geist, best stand Sheldon 

 pears, .50 cents ; Daniel Smeych, first premium, best 

 collection pears, $6; best basket of fruit, S'3 ; best 

 seedling peach, SI ; best Catawba grapes, $1; best 

 foreign grapes, $2 ; E. S. Hoover, best plate King of 

 Tompkins county apple, 50 cents ; Henry Kaufl- 

 man, for best plate of another variety, 50 cents; 

 Mrs. Nath. Ellmaker, grapes, special premium; 

 Lightner Henderson, Fallawater apples, special pre- 

 mium ; Casper Hiiler ite Son, third premium on best 

 collection of apples, §3 ; plate Chinese sand pear, 

 special premium, best Concord, Isabella and Wilder 

 grapes, ?1.50 ; Daniel Smeych, Isabella grapes, 

 special premium ; Jacob M. Mayer, best Martha and 

 Telegraph u:rapes, $1 ; Frances Kready, pears, 

 special premium ; Henry Eckert, Lady apple branch, 

 • special premium ; G.F. Sprenger, second best half 

 peek quinces, 50 cents. 



CLASS TWO— PL0WEB8. 



Louisa Graver, pillow of tuberoses, 50 cents and 

 special mention, cut tuberoses, 25 cents; S. Ken- 

 nedy, 50 cents for petunias; S. G. Gensemer, sun- 

 flower ; Casper Hiiler and Jacob M. Mayer, orna- 

 mental grasses, favorable mention. 



CLASS TUKEE — VEHETABLES. 



N. L. Getz, Blue Peerless potatoes, first premium, 

 50 cents ; S. R. Hess & Son, 13 varieties of potatoes, 

 first premium, ?2 ; L. C. Lyte, Canada Victor pota- 

 toes, first premium, .50 cents ; 4 heads cauliflower, 

 first premium, 25 cents ; John B. Erb, peppers, first 

 premium, 25 cents ; Hallie A. Cooper, sugar beets, 

 first preminm, §2; Willis Geist, 2 cashaws, first 

 premium, .50 cents ; E. S. Hoover, Early Rose po- 

 tatoes, first premium, .50 cents; Isaac K. Ryan, li 

 turnips, first premium, 25 cents ; Jacob M. Mayer, 

 field pumpkins, first premium, $1. 



CLASS FOUR — CEREALS. 



John H. Bushong, one eighth barrel Southern 

 wheat, .50 cents ; N. L. Getz, white corn, .50 cents; 

 Johnson Miller, white wheat, second premium, 81 ; 

 1 peck rye, first premium, $1 : L. C. Lyte, yellow 

 corn, first premium, .50 cents; John B. Erb, early 

 yellow corn, second premium, 25 cents; Daniel 

 Webster, best peck of wheat, 75 cents ; Wm. H. 

 Brosius, bushel yellow corn, .50 cents; Isaac K. 

 Ryan, collection of corn, second premium, $i ; 

 Lightner Henderson, Timothy seed, 50 cents ; John 

 C. Linville, 10 varieties of wheat, first premium, 5ii ; 

 Peter Hershey, best peck of Fultz wheat, 75 cents. 



CLASS FIVE — DOMESTIC PRODUCTIONS. 



Mrs. E. Madigan, cherry wine, first premium, 50 

 cents ; Amelia E. Gross, crock quince butter, first 

 preminm, 50 cents ; Mrs. B. Benedict, Clinton grape 

 wine, first premium, .50 cents ; Mrs. T. J. Davis, 

 preserved peaches, first premium, 50 cents ; John B. 

 Erb, cider vinegar, special premium ; Mrs. John 

 Binkley, crab-apple jelly, first premium, 25 cents; 

 Mrs. Charles Emmons, jar peaches, first premium, 

 25 cents; A. S. Keller, 6 bottles wine, first pre- 



mium, $1 ; jar mixed pickles, first premium, 25 

 cents ; Daniel Smeych, home-made soap, first prc- 

 niiem, 25 cents ; Mrs. Harriet B. Keller, 2 pounds of 

 butter, first prcmiuni, 82 ; .Miss Mary Geist, 2 

 pounds of butter, second premium, ?1 ; Mrs. John 

 n. Landis, crock apple butter, first premium, .50 

 cents; Mrs. Elizal)eth Hoover, first best variety 

 canned fruit, $2 ; .Mrs. W. E. Ilelnitsh, tumbler 

 quince preserves, first premium, 50 cents ; Christ. 

 H. Mayer, second best variety canned fruits, ?! ; 

 Mrs. W. E. Ileinilsh, home-made bread, first pre- 

 mium, ti ; Frances Kready, t>lackberrv wine eleven 

 years old, first premium, 50 cents ; apple jelly, 25 

 cents ; canned pears, 25 cents. 



CLASS SEVEN — TOBACCO. 



Levi Jeffries, second premium, 81 ; M. B. Eshlc- 

 man, 50 cent.s and favorable mention. 



(LASSES 8, 0, 10, 11 , 12 — EMBROIDERY. 



H. L. King, silk quilt, S(!cond premium, 81 ; Mrs. 

 Jacob Ehrhart, first premium for cmbroidcri'd lam- 

 brequin, .50 cents ; 3 pairs knit Infant socks, .50 cents ; 

 2 silk embroidered fiannel skirts, 82 ; embroidered 

 crewel work, .50 cents ; crochet scrap hag, .50 cents ; 

 and worsted lamp mat, .50 cents : .Mrs. Emm.ageau 

 Todd, agricultural wreath, first premium, 50 cents ; 

 Mary D. Lawrence, hand-made shirt, first premium, 

 81 ; Mrs. Jane Hess, worsted flowered rug, 50 cents; 

 Leah Balmer, 3 siofa pillows, 81 ; 2 tidies, second 

 premium, 50 cents ; Parthenia Rathvon, towel, .50 

 cents ; Miss Kate Schwiike, knit quilt, first i)re- 

 mium, ?2 ; .\nnie C. Rathvon, 2 pillow shams, first 

 premium, 81 ; Mrs. Thomas .J. Davis, embroidered 

 slipper case, first preminm, .50 cents; Miss Bella 

 Hager, embroidered child's skirt, second premium, 

 81 ; Miss Amelia Baehler, Honiton lace handker- 

 chief, first premium, 81 ; Mrs. E. H. Hager, crochet 

 quilt, $2 ; Mrs. O. J. Dickey, patch quilt, 82 ; Mrs. 

 A. W. Woodward, tidy, first premium, 50 cents ; 

 Mrs. Ruth A. Musser, 2 silk quilts, ?2 ; Miss Emma 

 Huber, home-made socks, $1 ; Mrs. Thos. J. Davis, 

 child's embroidered silk dress, $2 ; Mrs. John Bink- 

 ley, 2 pairs woolen socks, $1 ; Miss Kate Rink, 

 muslin tidy, .50 cents ; .Mrs. Kate Barr, toilet set, 60 

 cents; Miss Mary E. Baehler, hair wreath, tecoud 

 premium, 50 cents ; Miss Annie C. Himes, hand- 

 made socks, 81 ; Louisa Graver, silk quilt, second 

 premium, $1; embroidered pillow sham, 81, orna- 

 mental hair work, $1 ; Miss Maria Keller, knit rug, 

 .50 cents ; Mary E. Keller, bead embroidered sofa 

 pillow, 50 cents ; Mrs. Annie Crawford, braided 

 sacque, .50 cents ; Mrs. Isaac Stirk, table spread, 81 ; 

 Laura Leib, point lace, 50 cents, knit rug, 50 cents, 

 table cover, ?1 ; H. H. Shenk, afghan, $1 ; Sallie H. 

 Villee, braided collar, 25 cents. 



CLASS THIRTEEN— CABINET WARE. 



Walter A. Heinitsh, first premium for parlor suit, 

 83 ; first premium for chamber suit, 82 ; favorable 

 mention for bookcase ; first premium for hat rack, 

 $1 ; meritorious mention of dining chairs, library 

 table, extension table and commode. 



CLASS FonRTEEN— SADDLERY. 



Ringwalt & Zecher, favorable mention for horse 

 collars; Amos Ringwalt, first premium, 82, for best 

 double harness ; first premium,:?!, for best display 

 of horse blankets ; second premium, $1, for display 

 of saddlery; M. Ilaberbush, first premium for best 

 single harness, $1 ; first premium for lady's saddle, 

 81 ; first premium for gent's saddle, 81 ; for riding 

 bridles, favorable mention ; first premium for driv- 

 ing whips, §1 ; first premium for best display. 82. 



CLASS FIFTEEN — MISCELLANEOUS. 



John A. Charles, .50 cents for crayon pictures; Mrs. 

 Thomas J. Davis and Miss Bella Hager, 50 cents 

 each for hand-painted porcelain plaeques ; William 

 Brady, §2 for edge tools ; Francis Baehler, old pen- 

 nies, 81 ; Heise & KaufTman, feed and tobacco 

 steamer, S2, and certificate of merit; H. H. Heisc, 

 hydraulic ram, $1, and certificate of merit ; Julia A. 

 Keller, pane! pictures, .50 cents ; A. F. Spencer, ease 

 of files, 81, and certificate of merit ; A. L. Kreider, 

 prints, 81 and certificate of merit ; High & .Martiu, 

 S3 each for display of glassware and chinaware ; W. 

 F. McSparran, penmanship, 50 cents ; Isaac Stoner, 

 $2 for best display of fancy articles ; I. L. Landis, 

 ?1 for Iske's bread and meat siicer, and 81 for post- 

 hole digger. Favorable mention was given .Mrs. E. 

 Madigau for ornamental vases; B. G. Lefevre, for 

 Davis' vertical feed sewing machine; Israel L. 

 Rathvon, crayons ; Leah Balmer, ehromo; John B. 

 Erb, mottoes ; Inquirer Printing and Publishitiir 

 Company, ■' Legal Rights and Duties of Farmers;" 

 Mrs. Ruth, waiter 150 years old ; Adele Barr, crayon 

 portrait ; Plant Club, forest flowers ; Julia A. Keller, 

 oil and crayon drawings ; John G. Bryden, pen and 

 pencil drawings ; M. S. Bolmer, china vases ; 

 Samuel H. Roddman, chickens; Isaac L. Landis, 

 hay tedder and rake; Mrs. Kerfoot, ornamented 

 jar ; Walter Madigan, old papers ; Anthony Iskc, 

 copying and writing board, tobacco spray, fly bush, 

 secretary table ; J. P. Lcbzelter, spokes and felloes ; 

 H. L. Stehman & Co., cigars and tobacco; J. F. 

 Tanner, rstary harrow ; 8. Pennock & Sou, road 

 machine. 



Certificates of merit were awarded Heise and 

 Kaufl'man for glass ball castors ; North iS Co., or- 

 gans ; Alex. McKlllips, organs, piano and case of 

 musical instruments. 



POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



The reirnlar monthly meeting of the Lancaster 

 County Poultry Society was held Monday morning 

 October 4, In their rooms In the City Hall. 



The following members were present : 8. N. War- 

 fcl, SIrasburg; J.B. Llelitv, city; F. R. Dlffcndcrffer, 

 city; H. 11. Tshuily, Lllltz"; Chas. E. Long, city; J. 

 B.Long; city; Wm. A. Shoeuberger, city; Charles 

 LIppoliI, city; J. E. Stautl'er, Adamstown ; Ferdi- 

 nand Stauffer, city ; C. A. (Jast, city; W. L. Her- 

 shey, Chlckies ; Frank Griest, city ; J. M. Johnson, 

 city; Geo. A. Geycr, S|)rlug Garden ; O. Kendig, 

 Lancaster; J. W. Buckhart, Salunga ; Johu M. 

 Hagans, Strasburg. 



The meeting was callod to order by the President, 

 and the minutes of the prevloua meeting were read 

 by the secretary. 



Charles Llppold, on the part of the committee to 

 revise the pinion premium list, reported some ad- 

 ditions, which were on motion adopted. 



On motion, Dominique Leghorns and Ostrich 

 feathered chickens were admitted Into the premium 

 list. 



Chas. E. Long said that the committee have seen 

 a person who has gold and silver pheasants, and is 

 willing to show them. 



On motion, it was resolved that the corresponding 

 secretary be requested to correspond with the owner 

 of the birds, and endeavor to secure three pairs for 

 the coining exhibition. 



The secretary stated he had received offers of 

 coops from manufacturers, and explained the kinds 

 offered and stated the prices. A resolution was 

 passed autlioriziug the secretary to secure certain 

 specified coops at a fixed price. 



In reply to a question the president stated there 

 would l)e no premiums for breeding pens ; it would 

 be competition throughout. 



The Executive Committee reported that they have 

 not rented a hall. Several places have been in- 

 spected and one will shortly be selected. 



W. H. Amer was proposed and elected to mem- 

 bership. 



The election coming on the day before the regular 

 meeting in November, on motion the time for meet- 

 ing was changed to the second Monday In Novem- 

 ber. 



Adjourned. 



LINN.ffiAN SOCIETY. 



The society met on Saturday afternoon, September 

 25, at 2 o'clock, in the ante. room of the museum, 

 the President, J. S. Stahr, In the chair; five members' 

 and five visitors present. 



After the preliminary business the following dona- 

 tions were made to the musium and library : 

 Museum. 



1. Three specimens of embryo opossums by Mr. 

 Stoner, of North Queen street, Lancaster. These are 

 part of a litter of eleven taken from the matrix of a 

 female IluMphix virgiuiana by a friend of Mr. 

 Stoner's and by him donated to the society. 



2. Adult and young specimens of TluHu lalipes, or 

 "Horned Tree-hoppers," by S. P. Eby, Esq., accom- 

 panied by the small branch on which they had been 

 found, which they had punctured and much de- 

 pleted. 



3. Specimens of Baridi'is binotalns, or "potato- 

 weevel," from .Mr. Lyte, of Lampeter township. 

 These insects liore into the potato stalks and Injure 

 them very much. 



4th. Larvie of Lencania unipimcta, or "army- 

 worm," from Mr. Geo. Shreincr, of Manhclm town- 

 ship. Mr. Shreiner found them feeding ou his to- 

 bacco plants in June last. 



5lh. Specimens of Ifiitlica pubcuccns from Mr. T. 

 Scott, of Marietta. These are the famous "flea- 

 beetle" which so extensively depredates upon the 

 tobacco plants. 



tltb. Specimens of C«toi)Ye«» s/iai- from Quarry- 

 ville, Lancaster county, from Mr. Wm. Koehm. 



7th. Two English sparrow nests found in widen- 

 ing one of the sheds on the east side of North Queen 

 street. 



8tli. Three sprouted lemon seeds, showing that 

 the seeds of the lemon occasionally throw out germs 

 and roots within the sound fruit ; and were dis- 

 covered when opened. 



9th. Dr. Davis donated a very peculiar buff- 

 colored brick, manufactured at Milwaukee, Wiscon- 

 sin. 



10th. Several specimens of Podalgua juverieua, 

 from Mr. Henry Nolty. Mr. Nolty says that from 

 about the 20tli to the 24th of the present month he 

 fouud these insects very abundant in the northwest 

 part of the city. Within a space often yards square 

 he captured over three hundred specimens. When 

 the sun was warm many of them were on the wing, 

 but when it was cool, or in the evening or morning, 

 they were found about the bases of the common 

 rag weed (.Imbrosia). As many as a dozen would 

 be found clustering around a single plant, and on 

 pulling up the plants a few would tie found among 

 the roots, and around the weeds lioles were visible 

 where they seemed to have come up from the 

 ground; nor did he find any around any other plants. 



