1884. J 



THE LANCASTER FARMER. 



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i'ith to 



comratttec was directed to telegraph It lortl: 

 Congreseraan A. Hcrr Smith. 



Competitive Essays. 



John C. Linvllle, the author of the competitive 

 eeeay marked "A," wlilch was awarded the first 

 premium of ?.5, read an essay on " The Best Method 

 of Wintering Horned Cattle." (Sec page ti.) 



Henry M. Eugle, author of another of the com- 

 petitive esoays marked "B" which was awarded 

 the second premium of *4, read his essay ou the 

 same subject (See page 6 of the present number of 

 thcF.^UMEH.) 



Election of Officers. 



The following named oIVh-its were elected for the 

 eueuiiig year : 



President— Henry G. Hesli. 



Vice Presidents— Jacob B. (iarber and H. M. 

 Engle. 



Kccording Secretary- John C. Linville. 



Corresponding Secretary- John H. L;.ndis. 



Treasurer— M. D. Kendig. 



Managers— \V. H. Brosius Calvin Cooper, Casper 

 Hiller, Joseph F. VVitmer, F. R. Diffenderffer. 

 Referred Questions. 



Win 



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table books for far 



learn 

 insects 

 commended 

 ad done in this im- 



to read ?" 



M. D. Kcndig answered that Johnson's Elements 

 of Agricultural Chemistry ; Charles Darwin's Ani 

 mals and Plants under Domestication ; How Plants 

 Grow ; and How Plants feed, by S. W. Johnson ; 

 Farm Implements and Machinery, John J. Thomas ; 

 Barry's Fruit Garden ; Downing's Fruits and Fruit 

 Trees of America, and Downing's Landscape Gar- 

 dening were his favorites. 



Joseph F. Wilmer would add to the list Allen's 

 American Farm Book, Henderson's Gardening for 

 Profit, Prof. Lewis' Farmer's Veterinary Advice, and 

 Joseph Harrison Manures. 



John C. Linville recommended Rural Studies ; and 

 My Farm at Edgewood, by Donald G. Mitchell ; also, 

 Herbert Spencer's works. 



Henry M. Engle had no doubt all of the above 

 were good works, and there were hundreds of others 

 that might be read with profit. He advised, how 

 ever, that farmers procure some good work on ento 

 mology and study it also, for there will be little use 

 in learning how to raise good crops unless 

 also how to protect them from the ravages 

 that prey upon and destroy them. H 

 Dr. S. Rathvon for what he 



portant field of science, and regarded It as a shame 

 that his labors had not been more highly appreci- 

 ated. He had written an excellent work which 

 ought to be printed and placed in the hands of every 

 scientific farmer. 



On motion the treasurer was ordered to pay John 

 C. Linville ?.5, and Henry M. Eugle ?-t, respectively, 

 for their competitive essays. 



Messrs. Engle and Linville thanked the society for 

 the honor, but as they had not written for money 

 they donated the premiums won by them to the 

 society. 



A vote of thanks was then extended them. Bills 

 amounting to $.5.30, contracted by the librarian, were 

 ordered to lie paid. 



The treasurer, M. D. Kendig, presented his annual 

 report. A committee of three was appointed to aud- 

 it It and reported the receipts for the year to have 

 been J-2U5.06; the expenditures, $6.5.65: and the bal- 

 ance in the treasury, ?139.4l. 



The report was received and approved and the 

 con.mittee discharged. 



John C. Linville, M.D. Kendig and Calvin Cooper 

 were appointed deleeates to represent the society in 

 the annual meeting of the state Horticultural Society 

 which assembles at Harrisburg on the 17th of Jan- 

 uary inst. 



For Next Meeting. 

 "Is pork raising profitable?" Referred to Joseph 

 F. VVitmer. 



After a desultory discussion as to the propriety of 

 offering premiums to the boys who grow the best 



crops of cereals in this county, and also the propriety 

 of paying premiums for the best exhibition of fruits, 

 cereals, etc., presented at each monthly meeting of 

 the society, an adjournment took ijlacc. 



POULTRY ASSOCIATION. 



The Lancaster County Poultry Association held Its 

 usual monthly on Monday morning, January 7th, 

 1884. 



The following members were present: J. B_ 

 LIchty, W. A.Shoenberger, F. K. Diffenderffer, W. 

 W. Grlest, Charles Lippold, J. B. Long, John A. 

 Schum, Hairy Schroyer, John Shoenberger, Mr. 

 Schmitt, J. L. Lyte, Frank Humphreyville and 

 Harry Albright, city, and A. Shober, Shojneck ; T- 

 Frank Evans, Litltz; M. L. Grider, Mt. Joy ; Peter 

 Bruner, Mt. Joy ; John Seldomridge, Ephrata. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap 

 proved. 



Mr. Shoenberger, in whose place the coops had 

 been stored since the last show, said damage had 

 been done in removing them. A committee was ap- 

 pointed to go and see the damage and arrange with 

 Mr. Shoenberger for the same. 



A vacancy on the Weighing Committee occasioned 

 by the resignation of Mr. Bruner was filled by the 

 appointment of Mr. Charles Lippold. 



On motion of Mr. Schroyer It was decided the 

 Weighing Committee bring the birds to the Judge in 

 his own room. 



On motion it was agreed to allow persons to exhibi 



birds not on the premium list ; such birds to pay 25 



c ents coop rent, but the birds not to draw premiums 



The Secretary stated he had rented the hall to an 



Association for fifteen days for a rental of $75. 



He also stated the profits on the various catalogues 

 issued would be about $70. 



A letter was read from the Secretary of the show 

 to be held in New York on the same date as our own, 

 •n which It was agreed to receive birds from the 

 home show up to January 22. This will enable ex- 

 hibitors here to send their birds to the New York 

 show. 

 It was agreed to allow exhibitors this privilege. 

 About forty names of exhibitors have already been 

 handed in, although three-fourths of the entries are 

 usually made during the two or three days before 

 the show. 



A resolution was passed giving the Secretary a 

 certain sura of money for advertising purposes. 



A motion was made and carried to send compli- 

 mentary tickets to the editors of all the county news 



rned. 



FULTON FARMERS' CLUB. 



The club met at the residence of Grace A. King, 

 on January .5th, 1884, members or others of their 

 families all present except Montllion Brown, E. H. 

 Haines and Josiah Brown. The later was reported 

 sick. The visitors were James Smedley and daughter, 

 Marshall Ncsbit and wife, Samuel Davenport and 

 wife, Alfred Wood and wife, Joel Spencer and Robert 

 Davenport. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and 

 after some criticism approved. 



Intetesting Exhibits. 

 Wm. King exhibited soma cotton grown by him, 

 which was matured, thus showing that this plant can 

 be grown In this latitude. 



Grace A. King showed the club a novelty In the 

 shape ef a frosted goblet, the frost work being de- 

 posited salt from evaporated brine. 



L. Wood exhibited several apples for name. They 

 were grown on trees that were very old. It was 

 stated thut these trees were good bearers and the 

 apples are excellent keepers. They were not nai 



Grace A. King exhibited a fine piece of handicraft, 

 being a patchwork quill, called the " Wonder of the 

 World." There were about 3,000 pieces in it, no two 

 being alike. It was much admired. 



Asking and Answering Questions. 

 Rebecca I). Khur asked If it pays to knit woolen 

 stockings by hand? Wm. King responded that It 

 does not pay, because you can get a pair knit by ma- 

 chine for 20 to 30 cents, and as It requires on an 

 average three days for a woman to knit a pair, 10 

 cents a day was very poor pay and the women had 

 better spend that time In reading. It was stated by 

 some that machine knit stockings would not wfear 

 nearly so well as those knit by hand, and as the 

 women could knit and read at the same time, they 

 were not losing any time. 



Wm. King asked whether a per8on;can manure an 

 acre of ground so as to make It produce 100 bushels 

 of corn where 60 bushels Is an ordinary crop? G. 

 A. King thought It could not be done. Sol. Gregg 

 was of the opinion that it could be done, but It would 

 fall nine times in ten. James Smedley thought that 

 we will have to come to higher manuring, more cul- 

 tivation and cause our land to produce more bushels. 

 Farm labor is getting scarcer and more expensive. 

 Marshall Nesbit said there would be no trouble to 

 Increase to this amount In a favorable season, and 

 Jos. Blackborn was of the opinion that It could be 

 done with good Ullage and under favorable circum- 

 stances. 



Marshall Nesbit wanted to know whether bearded 

 wheat chaff is of any benefit to stock? Some con- 

 sidered it of no benefit as feed, while some others 

 feed it and think It of some value. J. R. Blackborn 

 said he feeds it to his cattle mixed with oats chaff, 

 and finds they eat it very well, but some will tire of 

 It sooner than others, and to these he gives a smaller 

 quantity. He thinks it causes them to eat their 

 meals more slowly. James Smedley considered it 

 very injurious to horses, and stated a case he knew 

 of where a horse's death was caused by bearded 

 chaff. 



The club then adjourned for dinner, after which 

 (the day being very cold) the usual Inspection of the 

 farm, etc., was limited, extending only to the barn 

 and hog pens. Some of the members preferred con- 

 firming their inspection to the pleasant 

 able parlor of the hostess. 



Afternoon Session. 

 inutes of meeting last held here were 

 farm management called for. 

 ere all of a favorable character. A pen 

 of very fine hogs was spoken of and the general ap- 

 pearance was as good as the farms in general. 



Mary A. King read a selection entitled " Empty 

 Hands." 



L. Wood read "The Seven Plagues of the Corn 

 Crop." 

 Rebecca D. King read " Rockets Christmas." 

 William King read from the New York Tribune 

 an article on the present manner of conducting Agri- 

 cultural Fairs. After some remarks relating to the 

 above article, the club adjourned to meet at Josiah 

 Brown's, Februarv 2, \SSl. 



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LINNiEAN SOCIETY. 



The Llmi:eun Society met statedly in their rooms 

 on Saturday afternoon, December 2qth, President 

 Wiekersham in the chair. The dues were collected, 

 and the reading of the minutes of the previous meet- 

 ing was dispensed with. 



Donations to the Museum. 



The donations to the museum were then examined 

 and found to consist of : 



Two specimens of native copper, from the Eagle 

 River Mines, in the State of Michigan. These speci- 

 mens had been received by Wm. D. Stauffer, from a 

 source unknown to him and by him donated to the 

 LlnnsBan Society, as the best disposition he could 

 make of them. A good example and worth follow- 

 ing by others. 



A fine cocoon of the " American Luna Moth" 

 (Attleus luna) enveloped In elm leaves, from J. M. 

 Westhaeffer. 



The latteralhalfofa white cocoon, 1'^ Inches In 

 length, containing an almost black pupa one inch In 

 length, of a species of moth belonging to the genius 



