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THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



[September, 



Levi S. Keist said the farmers in his neighborhood 

 were also giving up the Fultz wheat. Id Mount Joy 

 they are introducing a new variety, the name of 

 which he had forgotten. Samuel Hossler has the 

 seed and it is said to be very prolifie. 



James Wood said there would be very little 

 change of seed in his neighborhood. The farmers 

 were about ready to give up the Fultz, but it has 

 done so well this year that tbey are going to give.it 

 another trial. There is a new variety being intro- 

 duced by some farmers called the Russian wheat, for 

 which ?.S per bushel is asked. It was introduced 

 into Lancaster county by New York seedmcn who 

 were so well pleased with it that they bought up 

 for seed all the crops that were sown. 



J. C. Liuville said the Shumaker wheat, being in- 

 troduced by some farmers, has red chaff and red 

 grain, and is better for milling purposes than the 

 Clauson or Fultz ; it stands the winter better than 

 either, but is more liable to be attacked by the 

 Hessian fly ; the straw is tall and liable to lodge. 



J. Frank Landis said the Clauson did not do well 

 on heavy soil ; it ripened too late and the seeds did 

 not mature as well as other varieties. 



Following Corn with Wheat. 



" What is the best method of preparing corn 

 ground for wheat ? " 



Levi S. Reist answered, cut the corn stubbles ofT 

 close to the ground and drill in the wheat without 

 plowing. 



J. Frank Landis endorsed this plan : he cultivated 

 his corn as late as August, kept the ground as level 

 as possible and after the corn is off drill in the wheat 

 without plowing. 



J. C. Linville said that no answer will apply to all 

 cases. He had not succeeded in raising good rye or 

 wheat on corn ground without plowing. His soil is 

 too heavy. He would plow the ground, roll it, har- 

 row it and roll it again. If the soil is loamy it is 

 Dot necessary to plow it, but in heavy soils inside 

 plow by all means. 



James Wood harrows in the seed without plowing, 

 but has known both plaDS to succeed aud both to 

 fail. Much no doubt depends on the soil and the 

 season. 



Forestry. 



Levi S. Reist announced that he had received from 

 the Lieutenant Governor of Canada an invitation to 

 attend the Forestry Convention, and in connection 

 read from a paper some startling statistics showing 

 the wonderful consumption of wood in the construc- 

 tion of our railroads — one fact being that the ties 

 alone of the railro.-ids in the United States if placed 

 end to end would reach to the moon and back again. 



Fruits on Exhibition. 



F. R. DifTenderfTer, Levi S. Reist and J. Frank 

 Landis wep- appointed a comittee to test and report 

 on the fruit brought to the meeting. Their report 

 was as follows : 



The fruit on exhibition consisted of one plate of 

 seven peaches, large in size and fully ripe ; three 

 plates of seedling peaches of the Sener variety, all re- 

 sembling the parent in general appearance, although 

 not quite so large ; the one marked No. 3 was rather 

 better flavored than the Sener itself. All are worth 

 cultivating, and are very handsome in appearance. 

 These were all exhibited by Daniel Smeych of this city. 



Mr. Smeych also had a plate of Telegraph and 

 Champion grapes, very fine in appearance and well 

 flavored. Also, a large foreign plum of a fine yel- 

 low color aud handsome appearance. 



S. P. Eby Exhibited one of Rogers grapes, but not 

 being fully ripe the particular variety is unknown. 

 Also, some Bartlett pears from a tree planted in 

 l«7fl; a Benoni apple from a tree planted in the fall 

 of 1K7.5; also, a pear of the Brandy wine variety, and 

 some early Crawford peaches of large size; also, 

 Clapp's Favorite pears from a tree planted in 1R79; 

 also some very handsome trumpet flowers of reddish 

 color and growing abundant clusters. 



Mr. Reist had two seeding apples for name, but 

 your committee are unable to pronounce definitely 

 upon this. They are of medium size, reddish in 



color, aud of a pleasant taste. They are very juicy 

 and would make fine cider apples. 



Berks County Fair. 

 Joseph F. Witmer, Eph. S. Hoover and Calvin 

 Cooper were appointed delegates to attend the Berks 

 county fair, commencing on the -4th of September. 



POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



The Lancaster County Poultry Association met 

 statedly in their room, in the City Hall, at half-past 

 ten o clock on Monday morning, September 4, 1882, 

 with the following members present : George A. 

 Geyer, Spring Garden ; J. B. Lichty, city; Charles 

 Lippold, city ; J. B. Long, city ; J. M. Johnston, city; 

 J. E. Sebum, city ; C. A. Gast, city ; and F. K. Dif- 

 fenderffer, city. 



The minutes of the last stated meeting were read 

 and approved. 



Peter Brunner, of Mouut Joy, aod Mrs. Theodore 

 H. Patterson, of Safe Harbor, were elected to mem- 

 bership in the society. 



Secretary Lichty reported that he was receiving 

 much encouragement in securing advertisements for 

 the catalogue. A number of special premiums were 

 also being offered, among which was a silver cup 

 valued at $25. 



Several members reported that they had sent a 

 number of pigeons aud chickens to the exhibition of 

 the State Agricultural Society, at Pittsburg. 



After an informal discussion on the subject of 

 ducks, chickens and pigeons, at which nothingof in- 

 terest to the public was developed, the meeting ad- 

 journed. 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The next meeting of the Pennsylvania Board of 

 Agriculture will be held in Washington, Pa., begin- 

 ning on Wednesday, October 18, and continuing sev- 

 eral days. A large number of delegates from differ- 

 ent parts of the State will be prescDt. These 

 meetings are open to everybody, and, as the subjects 

 all interest our farmers, it is expected that they will 

 be in attendance in large numbers. Each subject 

 will be treated by a person who knows what he is 

 talking about. Among the essayists is Henry M. 

 Engle, who will read a paper on " Ice Houses for 

 Farmers." 



FULTON FARMERS' CLUB. 



In accordance with their established custom, the 

 Farmers' Club, of Fulton township, held their an- 

 nual fair and pic-nic on Saturday, September 2, at 

 Black Barren Spring, in Fulton township, one of the 

 prettiest places in the lower end of the county. 

 Though it threatened raiu all morning the sturdy 

 farmers with their wives and daughters began to 

 come in at an early hour and by noon fully four 

 hundred persons were on the grounds, which were 

 prepared for the occasion. A grand-stand had been 

 erected, which was handsomely decorated with 

 flowers and greens and in front of it were placed 

 rows of benches for the accommodation of the audi- 

 ence. Near the stand were long tables, which had 

 been placed under the trees, and these were soon 

 made attractive by the large variety of articles 

 placed on exhibition by the farmers as they came in. 

 In another part of the grounds were the faeming im- 

 plements and the live stock. Though no premiums 

 are offered, those who attend these gatherings take 

 enough interest in them to make a very creditable 

 display as the following list of 



Articles Exhibited 

 with the names of the exhibitors will show : 



William King, of Kirk's Mills, exhibited three va- 

 rieties of apples, two varieties of grapes, corn and 

 Worster's Cabinet Creamery. 



May H. .Stubbs, Wakefield.— Three varieties of 

 grapes, plums, double squash, box of honey and a 

 cup of crab apple jelly. 



Josiah Brown, Lyle.— Corn, cucumbers, Jerusalem 

 cucumber and tomatoes. 



Lyman C. Blackburn, Pleasant Grove.— Water- 

 melons. 



May Morgan, Goshen. — German wax beans and 

 corn. 



Grace A. King, Lyle. — Two varieties of grapes, 

 tomatoes, cabbage, apples, peas, beets aod canned 

 peaches. 



J. R. Blackburn, Pleasant Grove. — Peas, sweet 

 potatoes and wheat. 



Rebecca D. King, of Kirk's Mills. Jelly, canned 

 plums, and canned gooseberries. 



Ra"hel Gibson, Little Britain. — Preserved toma- 

 toes. 



Jacob Moore, Lyle. — Peas and beets. 



Deborah Jackson, Wakefield. — Can of apples. 



Lindley King, Wakefield.— Two varieties of apples 

 and one of sweet potatoes. 



W. P. King, Wakefield.— -Lima beans, acme toma- 

 toes. 



Kirk i& King, Wakefield. — Canned tomatoes and 

 canned corn. 



Lauretta A. Kirk, Wakefield. — Large beet. 



Thos. P. King, Wakefield.— Corn. 



Gilpin Reynolds, Wakefield. — Watermelons, citron 

 and beet. 



Philena Reynolds, Wakefield. — Canned and pre- 

 served peaches. 



Joseph Brown, Wakefield. — Early Rose potatoes. 



George Balderson, Colora, Cecil county, Md. — 

 Forty two varieties of apples, cut flowers, and potted 

 strawberry plants. 



S. L. Gregg, Greene. -Four varieties of apples, 

 five varieties of pears and grapes. 



Haines, Brown & Bro., Lyle. — Green fox grapes, 

 potatoes, short-horn bull and four short-horn cows, 

 and corn on which the ears grew fully eight feet 

 from the ground. 



Neal Hamilton, Goshen — Buckeye cultivator, Davis 

 swing churn, four varieties of corn egg plant, three 

 varieties of tomatoes, lima beans, nasturtions, and 

 Hartford prolific grapes. 



Sallie Hamilton, Goshen. — -Cabbage and hard soap. 



Wm. Ingram, Pleasant Grove. — Bartlett pears 

 and sweet potatoes. 



Willie N. Hamilton, Goshen. — Oddities in potatoes, 



Jonathan Pickering, Little Britain — Seven varie- 

 ties of grapes and Fultz wheat. 



S. S. Herr, Pleasant Grove. — Potatoes. 



J. W. Thompson, Pleasant Grove. — Odessa or 

 Russian white wheat and Root's corn planter. 



Melissa Tucker, Harford county, Md. — Leaves of 

 Egyptian corn and twenty varieties of cut flowers. 



Alvin King, Wakefield.— Five varieties of potatoes, 

 apples and tomatoes. 



Jos. C. Stubbs, Peters Creek. — Two varieties of 

 wheat and pen of Southdown sheep. 



Annie Hamilton, Goshen. — Corn husk doll and tea 

 cake. 



Ellis Tucker, Harford county, Maryland. — Concord 

 grapes . 



C. H. Stubbs, M. D., Wakefield.-Christine grapes 

 and Rhubarb. 



Wm. A. Johnson Oxford. — Estey Organ. 



Isabella Reed, Pleasant Grove. — Two coops Ply- 

 mouth Rock chickens. 



Emmor Smedley, Wakefield. — Short-horned bull. 



A. C. .lenkins. Rock Springs, Cecil county, .Mary- 

 and. — Missouri grain and fertilizer drill . 



Jas. C. Bird, Rismg Sun, Maryland. — Spangler 

 fertilizer attachment for grain drills and the Success 

 pump. 



A. M. Brown, PleaSi.nt Grove. — Wheat and oats. 



Watson Reeder, Rising Sun, Md. — Penn Revolving 

 harrow. 



Howard Coales, Little Britain — Acme harrow two 

 varieties of potatoes, lima beans, and Livingston 

 tomatoes. 



Jos. A. Roman, Colora, Cecil county, Md. — Mangel 

 wurzel beets. 



R. L. Flaherty, Pleasant Grove. — Peerless potatoes, 



Harry Reed, son of George K. Reed, of this city, 

 who is now boarding with J. Wesley Thompson, the 

 lessee of the farm, had on exhibition two of Mr. 

 Black's Alderney cows, " Belle " and " Maggie," 

 which were cared for by him and are in good condi- 

 tion. 



