Fruit And Farm

Eepresentütives of Agricultural and Pomological societies met in one of the rooms in the court house on Saturday at 11 A. II., and adjourned to 1:30 P. M. After re-convening Mr. Dorr of Manchester read a report of the state moeting of Pomologists at Lansing, which ho attended. Tha President- Mr. Scott- callud upon Mr. Dorr to read his paper upon " Eneruies and Diseases of tho Peach," which he did, recoiving therefor thanks of the societiea. A committee comprising Messrs. Baur, Baldwin, Scott, Clark and Covert, waa appointed to examino and report upon qualities of apples, specimon3 presented- by Messrs. E. H. Scott, Godfrey and Dorr. The "yellows" wasdiscussed by mombers. In comidering whoro to purchase trees to aroid this disease Mr. Baldwin believed buyers should not go south of Pennsylvamia. He had been sorely annoyod the past summerby persons atealing his peaches. Ha fired guns about tho thioveis but that did not deier thom. He did not want to maim any one but he had made up his mind to uso hereafter a largor than No. 12 shot. Mr. Pago thought this was a matter of great importanoe to fruit growers. Laws failing to proteot thein they mast protoot therusolves. Mr. Covert, on behalf of examining couarnittee divided applo specimens into tvvo sorts ; first, for market, comprising Spitzenberg, King, Baldwin, Greening. Second, for tableuse, Spitzenberg, Baldwin, Green Sweet, Jonathan, the latter being purticularly recommendod. Mr. Dorr was votod thanks of the society for his iuteresting paper. Mr. E. H. Scott road an article frora the Fruit Recorder to prevent borersgetting into peach and applo trees, by using carbolio acid, wasliing trees with. a short broom with tho wash. Mr. Eichmond read a lengthy paper upon the "Logal Eights of Farmers," a very intoresting and ablo document, invaluablo almost to producers, which wo hope to be able to produce in tha uext issue of the Argtts. Thanka wero also tendsred Mr. Bichinond. Mr. Baur inquirod if Supervisors had power to pass laws in regard to stray cattle. Mr. Eichmond said tho laws of tho state provided for impounding oattlo. - Whoro there aro nopouuds cattle oanbe kept in atables until owners are notified. Subjects for next meeting, April 12: Shoep - general discussiou. Essay on mail Fruits, by Mr. Day. Paper on sFencing, by Judge Harriman.