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THE ILLINOIS FAKMER. 



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yet have it a little mixed, having purchased the 

 Early May cherry, of New York, and the Early 

 Montmorency under the name of the Early Rich- 

 mond. This cherry is called the "Kentish" by 

 Downing and Thomas, Early Richmond by Elliott 

 and others. In Kentucky, Southern Ohio, Indiana 

 and Illinois, it is known as May cherry, from the 

 fact that it ripens the last of that month. Here it 

 ripens the lOtli of June. It belongs to the Morello 

 f.imily and should be worked on Morello stocks. 

 With us it is of little value on either the Mszzard 

 or Mahaleb stocks, and we have ceased to work 

 on them. Those on the Mazzard die out in a few 

 years, while on the Mahaleb they make slow 

 growth and produce poor crops. The Morello has 

 the bad habit of sprouting, and is very objection- 

 able on that account; but if set on land plowed a 

 foot deep, and set rather deeply, we find less trou- 

 ble with it. 



This cherry has proved a sure crop from its first 

 introduction into the north part of the State, near- 

 ly twenty years since. — En. 



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Winter Meeting 



Of the Executive Committee of the Illinois State Ag- 

 rtcroltural Society. 



The time fixed for the meeting of the Board was 

 Tuesday, Jan. 5th, but owing to the great snow 

 storm which seriously interrupted communication 

 by railway throughout the whole State, and entire- 

 ly blockuded it throughout the northern half for 

 several days, there was not a quorum present. 



The Farmers' Convention engaged the attention 

 of all who were here until noon of Jan. 8th, when 

 it was deemed advisable to organize the Board and 

 proceed with such matters of business as could not 

 properly be deferred to a sub.sequcnt meeting — 

 such action as might be taken, to be subject of 

 course, to review in full Board. 



Accordingly at 2 o'clock p. m., President Van 

 Epps assumed the Chair and called the Board to 

 order. 



On motion of Dr. Kile, calling the roll and read- 

 ing the minutes of the last previous meeting were 

 dispensed with. 



By consent, Dr. Shrceder, of Bloomington, read 

 his statement on Market Gardening, illuitratinghis 

 practice of that art, at the conclusion of which the 

 Corresponding Secretary read the statement of S. 

 W. Arnold, of Cortland, DeKalb county, on the 

 same subject. 



After hearing these statements the premium of- 



fered by the Society for the best Market Garden 

 was awarded to Dr. Schroeder, $20. 



Suggestions made by Dr. Schroeder in the course 

 of his statement and the remarks accompanying it 

 directed the attention of the members of the Board 

 to the propriety and necessity of inaugurating 

 some movement for the purpose of encouraging the 

 immigration of the industrious laboring population 

 of Europe to this State, and accordingly the Cor- 

 responding Secretary prepared and submitted a 

 preamble and resolution, which was unanimously 

 approved and adopted. 



Premium on Apple Orchards awarded to S. R 

 Hurd, Sangamon Co., III. $15. 



On Motion of H. S. Ozburn, Board adjourHed to 

 9 o'clock, A. M., to-morrow. 



9 o'clock, A. M., Jan. 9, 1864. 

 Board met pursuant to adjournment. On mo- 

 tion of A. B. McConncll, the subject of awarding 

 premiums on Essays was taken up, and after read- 

 ing the essays presented, the following awards 

 were made : 



On "The In-door Adornment of Home," to Mrs 

 John R. Woods, Upper Alton, III., premium $10. 

 On same subject, by Miss Sarah E. Rumsey, Man- 

 teno, Ills., and another by Mrs. Frank C. Edwards, 

 ofWoodburn. Ills., were highly commended and 

 the three were ordered to bepubjished in next vol- 

 ume of transactions. 



On the breeding, rearing and management of 

 swine, to H. C. Smith, of Ridge Farm, 111., premi- 

 um, $10. 



Iliscellaneous. — On "The Education of Farmers' 

 Daughters;" by Miss M. E. Murtfeldt, Rockford, 

 highly commended and ordered to be published in 

 the transactions. 



Grape Wines. — Best three bottles of Catawba, to 

 Dr. II. Schroeder, Bloomington, 111., $10; Best 

 three bottles Isabella, to same, $10; Best three 

 bottles from any other grape (Delaware), $10. 



Fruit Wines. — Best Strawberry Wine, Thos. 

 Bradbury, Pike county, $3. 



Vinegar — ^Best six bottles Vinegar, S. R. Hurd, 

 Sangamon county, $3. 



Miscellaneous. — Best Morello Cherry Wine, Thos. 



Bradbury, Griggsville, 111., $3, 



The last named exhibitor had a large number of 



samples of domestic wines on exhibition and de- 

 serTes great credit for his enterprise and energy, 

 but unforuunately many of the bottles containing 

 the samples had been used for purposes which se. 

 riously affected the flavor and quality of the wines. 

 There were also exhibited, by Mr. Eisenmyor and 

 Mr. Engleman of Mascoutah, St. Clair county, 111., 

 samples of Catawba, Concord and Norton's Virgin- 

 ia Seedling, wines, which were pronounced superior. 



