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VOL. XXV. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUG. i_3, 1890. NO. 34 Written for the Indiana Farmer. GOOD WHEAT YIELDS AT PURDUE. Record of Thirty Varieties on the University Farm. •BY PROF. W. C. LATTA. The following is a complete list of the varieties of wheat, grown the past year on Furdue University farm, with their respective yields; calculated in bushels per acre: 1. Velvet Chaff. 37.4 2. Ontario Wonder .25.9 3. Velvet Chaff(whlte smooth) .22.8 4. Hedges l'rolilic 36.9 5. Mealy 35.1 6. Currell's Prolific _.0 7. Wyandotte _.l 8. Velvet Chaff. 33.6 9. Dietz Longberry 33.9 10. Velvet Chaff (brown smooth) 34.5 11. Fulcaster 32.8 12. Fultz 31.8 13. Egyptian 311.0 14. Michigan Amber 34.0 15. Velvet Chaff _ 33.3 16. .Michigan Amber 35.0 17. Velvet Chaff (white bearded) 34.'J 18. Red Fultz 36.2 19. Sibley's Imperial 30.4 20. Poole 3ll.fi 21. Golden Cross.... _.l 22. Velvet Chaff. __.2 23. (lerman Emperor 39.3 24. Raub's Black Prolific -27.3 •25- Original Red 37.3 26. European 41.8 27. .few Monarch -.28.7 28. Improved Rice .28.3 _». Velvet Clinir. . -.38.7 ;». Hermies Winter * 31. Early Red Clawson 43.5 32. lllndoostan - 15.9 33. Lehigh No. 6 22.2 31. Reliable .27.4 35. Valley 27.5 36. Velvet Chair. .". 31.3 * Not threshed because affected with "Bunt." Numbers 1, 8,15, 22,29 and 36 are duplicate parts of Velvet Chaff wheat. These wheats were grown side by side in a good soil, naturally drained. The land was manured in the winter of 18S7-8 at the rate of 1114 loads per acre. It also received, last fall, a dressing of 280 pounds per acre of a low grade fertilizer, which proved to have but slight effect on the yield. The previous cropping has been, grass 1887, corn 1888, oats 1889. The factors which were chiefly instrumental* in producing the good yields were: 1. A fertile, but not too rich soil. 2. Early and thorough preparation of seed bed. 3. Sound, plump seed. 4. Thorough drainage. 5. Rotation of crops. 6. Manuring a preceding crop, whic h prevented too rank growth and consequent rusting and lodging of wheat. A more detailed report of these wheats, including average yields for several years, will be given in a bulletin soon to be published. The bulletin will also contain a report of "thick and thin" and early and late seeding as well as an account of fertilizer tests showing net profits and losses resulting from their use. Every farmer in the State is entitled to the bulletin free, which can be secured by addressing a postal card to Agricultural Experiment Station, Lafayette, Ind. August 19,1890. Editors Indiana Farmer: In your issue of to-day I see you draw on the Journal and the Sentinel for some account of the recent "disturbance" near the mouth of Conn's creek, Shelby county. Will you allow one who has, among others, "been there," to state that the J. and S. men wore magnifying goggles. The country was not "aroused for miles around by the sound of the explosion." There was no detonation or seismic disturbance distinguishable at any distance, though the rush of gas and roar of flame did "astonish the natives" for the few minutes they lasted. But no "great noise continued to proceed from the interior of the earth;'.' no geysers spouted 15 feet high, and no fissures were made to a depth f 30 or 40 feet that you or I could haveo seen. Nor was any grave yard "torn up" and its dead exposed, and no stones were hurled irom their places of the sizo named by the Sentinel, for no such stones were thero; and the "rock bottom" of the river is mud—only that and nothing more. Friction in the sub-strata caused by constant use of nitro-glycerine explosives may have caused the explosion, certainly there was no "volcanic action" or "spontaneous combustion." Remember this was not Trenton gas, but doubtless a gas generated somewhere in the tertiary formation and gathered into a "pocket." Adams, Aug. 10. J. H. W. Varieties of Wheat. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station has issued its bulletin, giving the summary of this year's experiments with wheat. The test was made on a piece of bottom land, about seven acres in area aud vory uniform in quality. It was in clover in 1889, and was plowed for wheat after removal of the seed crop of clover. Nearly all tho varioties were moro or less affected with stinking smut; the relative injury from which is indicated iu the last column of the table. All the varieties suffered more or less from the winter killing during tbe severe freeze of March. In the next to the last column of the table is given the per cent of injury from this source, as estimated about April 1st. Each plot was exactly one-tonth acre in size. The yield is given in bushels per acre. Variety. &*- -1 _ t 3 *._ *i> *"£ 1.3- £_ . t_ £. 1 Wyandotte 4.70 21 2 2 Velvet Chaff. 31.50 20 2 3 Farouhar 29.45 18 10 4 McQuay 33.58 22 10 5 Mediterranean .29.33 2> 1 6 Sibley's New Golden .28.53 42 0 7 Tasmanian Red , .29.29 35 1 8 Gypsy 29.50 25 2 9 Democrat 30.41 22 0 10 Deitz 31.93 -> 1 11 Reliable 36.16 25 2 12 Valley ....... _. 3..16 Ml 1 13 Egyptian 34.00 25 1 15 Patagoniau Trigo 17.50 85 2 16 Red Fultz 32.50 33 2 17 1'OOle 29.66 35 2 18 Michigan Amber 31.08 33 2 19 Vltter 24.16 45 1 20 German Emperor 30.06 30 2 21 Hungarian 23.33 12 15 21 Geneva 26.29 12 2 23 Nigger 31.75 12 1 24 Dtehl Mediterranean 27.50 30 1 25 Miller's Prolific 23.00 7 1 17 Golden Cross..... 30.00 40 1 28 Missouri Blue Stem _.16 35 2 29 Seneca Chief 31.04 35 1 30 Velvet Chaff. 35.25 15 0 31 Sheriff. 27.91 15 2 32 Big English 28.91 17 2 31 Tascan Island .25.2. 12 1 34 Surprise 29.33 12 0 35 Royal Australian _ 32.66 10 0 36 Golden Prolilic „ 32.75 15 5 37 Red Brazilian 32.33 35 0 38 Red Russian 19.41 85 1 39 Finley. 38.00 25 1 40 Fultz 31.20 25 0 41 Hicks 84.66 3 1 42 Rocky Mountain 27.58 22 0 45 High Grade 29.13 22 0 46 Ontario \Vonderv 25.08 5 10 47 Currell's Prolific... 31.83 10 1 48 Mealy 31.08 8 3 49 Improved Rise 27.45 50 0 50 Extra Early Onkley 25.51 6i 2 51 Silver Chaff. _. 29.58 10 1 52 Martin's Amber 29.12 10 0 53 New Monarch ,.21.66 17 25 51 Theiss 25.41 12 0 55 Oregon 26.62 17 0 Of the above named sorts, Silbey's New Golden and Tasmanian Red appear to be identical with Mediterranean. Reliable, Valley and Egyptian resemble ' each other very closely while growing, but show slight differences in the grain. Red Fultz and German Emperor seem to bo simply new names for the old Michigan amber. Pole resembles them closely, but is slightly earlier, has a shorter straw and a more drooping head. Hungarian and Geneva can not be distinguished in the field; the one, however, is very smutty, the other not so. Diehl-Mediterranean, Golden Cross, Missouri Blue Stem and Seneca Chief, are also identical. We also have the same wheat nnder the names of "Raub's Black Prolific," "Michigan Bronze," "Brady I>ake" and "Andrew's No. 4." Royal Australian is simply the old Clawson. Finley is another name for Fultz. We also have Fultz under numerous other aliases in our complete general list of wheats, which comprises about 250 so-called varieties —It will De noticed that tho much boasted New Monarch was one of the poorest varieties at the Ohio station—Ens. Written for the Indiana Farmer. The Wood Supply, BY N. J. SHEPHERD. I have found that it is more economical to burn dry wood than green. My plan is to cut the wood when green and pile it up under a shelter and not uso it Ull after it has dried. More and better heat both in the cook and heating stoves can be received in this way than by using it part or all green. The wood cuts and splits easier whon green, and hence the work should be done at this time. By having a supply stand in the woodshed, advantage can be taken of time for adding to the supply when it will least interfere with the other farm work. Often some time can be spared during the latter part of summer, before the corn cutting or wheat sowing commences. There is nearly always plenty of time during the winter that can be spared for this purpose, and a supply should be secured that will last at least during the working season. To attempt to burn green wood, and to cut it only as needed, from week to week is paying a very largo price for fuel considering the saving that can be made, both in time and-work besides the better results secured. With a good horsepower and a circular cross-cut saw the wood can be prepared yery economically. Another good plan is to use the common hand cross-cut saws, and cut into proper lengths for tho wood and then re-split and pile up. A woodshed where the wood can be piled up and kept dry while it is seasoning can always be made profitable, besides proving a blessing to the wifo and daughter. If you have never tried the plan arrange to give it a fair trial this winter. Have well seasoned wood left dry in the shed especially for the purpose, and it will be some time before you will go back to the old plan of cutting only as needed. Eldon, Mo. —We had a serious notion of giving our correspondent a sound scolding for sending such an article as the above, for publication in our columns. AVe felt a little wrathy to think that our readers should be suspected of such ignorance as not to know that green wood was not to bo compared to dry for fuel. Does N. J. S. think that the readers of the Indira Farmer are such a set of stupids that they must be told of this in such a serious way? Then we thought that even though they do know better, there are some who need to be reminded of their duties often and again. So we let the stale, oft-repeated advice go in, for the benefit of that portion of our readers who must have 'iline upon line," to keep them in mind of the simplest aud plainest duties, and stir them up if possible to make ready for the winter, while there is a time of leisure.—Eds. Home Insurance Companies. Editors Indiana Farmer: I have read the article of J. A. Mount in regard to farm insurance, and can heartily endorse it. Experience jias proven to us that it is a very cheap form of insurance. Four years ago we organized here, in Madison county, a farmers' insurance company. Wo have a president, a secretary and treasurer, and a director for each township. A membership fee of ?5 is charged. That is all it costs until there is a fire, then the loss is adjusted, and a sufficient amount is assessed to liquidate the loss. It will be four years tho 18th of September since we organized. During that time we have had two fires, one requiring an assessment of 40 cents to the $100, and the other other 15 cents to the $100. Thus an insurance for four years has cost us 55 cents to the §100, besides our membership fee, but tha£ is a lifetime right. We are careful who we take into our company, consequently have no trouble in collecting our losses. We are the capitalists and also the policy holders. We make money by taking our risks ourselves. We have no oflicers receiving high salaries, no advertising, no rents, no dividends, we mako money by saving. It is said that stock insurance com- panies.on an average,find that it takes but little moro than one-half of the premium to pay the losses by fire, leaving nearly one-half of tho premium to pay the ordinary running expenses and profits. Wo can heartily encourage farmers in other counties to organize for mutual protection. It is our duty to avail ourselves of every opportunity that will enable us to protect ourselves and save money. Pendleton. John I.. Thomas. Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Editors Indiana Farmer: A delegate convention of this Association has been called to meet at Champaign, Illinois, at noon of Tuesday, November 11. Attention is called to the following articlo of the constitution of the Association respecting membership: "At any regularly called meeting of the Association each college established under the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1802, and each -"experiment station established under State or Congressional authority, and the Department of Agriculture, shall be entitled to one delegate, but no delegate shall cast moro than one vote. Other institutions engaged in experimental work in tho interest of agriculture may be admitted to representation in this Association by a majority vote at any regular meeting of the Association." In accordance with the requirements of the amendment to the constitution adopted at the last convention of the Association, the permanent committees on chemistry and on horticulture and the standing committee on college work are hereby designated to present a portion of the subjects coming before them iu the general sessions of the convention. The program of the meeting will be announced at an early day. Henry E. Alvord, Chairman. II. P. Armsby, Secretary, State College, Center Co., Pa. C0NGEESSI0HAL. The prospects are that the Federal election bill, sometimes called the Force bill, will not pass Congress this season, if ever. Senator Edmunds has offered the following amendment to the tariff bill: That whenover tho President of the United States shall be satisfied that a sugar producing country, whence sugar is exported into the United States, has abolished its duties or taxes on the importation of the principal agricultural products of the United States, he may, by proclamation, diminish or wholly remit the duties imposed by law on sugar, or any grado of sugar, produced in and exported directly from any such country into the United States, as long as such products of the United States are admitted free of duty of tax into such country and no longer.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1890, v. 25, no. 34 (Aug. 23) |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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Transcript | VOL. XXV. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., AUG. i_3, 1890. NO. 34 Written for the Indiana Farmer. GOOD WHEAT YIELDS AT PURDUE. Record of Thirty Varieties on the University Farm. •BY PROF. W. C. LATTA. The following is a complete list of the varieties of wheat, grown the past year on Furdue University farm, with their respective yields; calculated in bushels per acre: 1. Velvet Chaff. 37.4 2. Ontario Wonder .25.9 3. Velvet Chaff(whlte smooth) .22.8 4. Hedges l'rolilic 36.9 5. Mealy 35.1 6. Currell's Prolific _.0 7. Wyandotte _.l 8. Velvet Chaff. 33.6 9. Dietz Longberry 33.9 10. Velvet Chaff (brown smooth) 34.5 11. Fulcaster 32.8 12. Fultz 31.8 13. Egyptian 311.0 14. Michigan Amber 34.0 15. Velvet Chaff _ 33.3 16. .Michigan Amber 35.0 17. Velvet Chaff (white bearded) 34.'J 18. Red Fultz 36.2 19. Sibley's Imperial 30.4 20. Poole 3ll.fi 21. Golden Cross.... _.l 22. Velvet Chaff. __.2 23. (lerman Emperor 39.3 24. Raub's Black Prolific -27.3 •25- Original Red 37.3 26. European 41.8 27. .few Monarch -.28.7 28. Improved Rice .28.3 _». Velvet Clinir. . -.38.7 ;». Hermies Winter * 31. Early Red Clawson 43.5 32. lllndoostan - 15.9 33. Lehigh No. 6 22.2 31. Reliable .27.4 35. Valley 27.5 36. Velvet Chair. .". 31.3 * Not threshed because affected with "Bunt." Numbers 1, 8,15, 22,29 and 36 are duplicate parts of Velvet Chaff wheat. These wheats were grown side by side in a good soil, naturally drained. The land was manured in the winter of 18S7-8 at the rate of 1114 loads per acre. It also received, last fall, a dressing of 280 pounds per acre of a low grade fertilizer, which proved to have but slight effect on the yield. The previous cropping has been, grass 1887, corn 1888, oats 1889. The factors which were chiefly instrumental* in producing the good yields were: 1. A fertile, but not too rich soil. 2. Early and thorough preparation of seed bed. 3. Sound, plump seed. 4. Thorough drainage. 5. Rotation of crops. 6. Manuring a preceding crop, whic h prevented too rank growth and consequent rusting and lodging of wheat. A more detailed report of these wheats, including average yields for several years, will be given in a bulletin soon to be published. The bulletin will also contain a report of "thick and thin" and early and late seeding as well as an account of fertilizer tests showing net profits and losses resulting from their use. Every farmer in the State is entitled to the bulletin free, which can be secured by addressing a postal card to Agricultural Experiment Station, Lafayette, Ind. August 19,1890. Editors Indiana Farmer: In your issue of to-day I see you draw on the Journal and the Sentinel for some account of the recent "disturbance" near the mouth of Conn's creek, Shelby county. Will you allow one who has, among others, "been there," to state that the J. and S. men wore magnifying goggles. The country was not "aroused for miles around by the sound of the explosion." There was no detonation or seismic disturbance distinguishable at any distance, though the rush of gas and roar of flame did "astonish the natives" for the few minutes they lasted. But no "great noise continued to proceed from the interior of the earth;'.' no geysers spouted 15 feet high, and no fissures were made to a depth f 30 or 40 feet that you or I could haveo seen. Nor was any grave yard "torn up" and its dead exposed, and no stones were hurled irom their places of the sizo named by the Sentinel, for no such stones were thero; and the "rock bottom" of the river is mud—only that and nothing more. Friction in the sub-strata caused by constant use of nitro-glycerine explosives may have caused the explosion, certainly there was no "volcanic action" or "spontaneous combustion." Remember this was not Trenton gas, but doubtless a gas generated somewhere in the tertiary formation and gathered into a "pocket." Adams, Aug. 10. J. H. W. Varieties of Wheat. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station has issued its bulletin, giving the summary of this year's experiments with wheat. The test was made on a piece of bottom land, about seven acres in area aud vory uniform in quality. It was in clover in 1889, and was plowed for wheat after removal of the seed crop of clover. Nearly all tho varioties were moro or less affected with stinking smut; the relative injury from which is indicated iu the last column of the table. All the varieties suffered more or less from the winter killing during tbe severe freeze of March. In the next to the last column of the table is given the per cent of injury from this source, as estimated about April 1st. Each plot was exactly one-tonth acre in size. The yield is given in bushels per acre. Variety. &*- -1 _ t 3 *._ *i> *"£ 1.3- £_ . t_ £. 1 Wyandotte 4.70 21 2 2 Velvet Chaff. 31.50 20 2 3 Farouhar 29.45 18 10 4 McQuay 33.58 22 10 5 Mediterranean .29.33 2> 1 6 Sibley's New Golden .28.53 42 0 7 Tasmanian Red , .29.29 35 1 8 Gypsy 29.50 25 2 9 Democrat 30.41 22 0 10 Deitz 31.93 -> 1 11 Reliable 36.16 25 2 12 Valley ....... _. 3..16 Ml 1 13 Egyptian 34.00 25 1 15 Patagoniau Trigo 17.50 85 2 16 Red Fultz 32.50 33 2 17 1'OOle 29.66 35 2 18 Michigan Amber 31.08 33 2 19 Vltter 24.16 45 1 20 German Emperor 30.06 30 2 21 Hungarian 23.33 12 15 21 Geneva 26.29 12 2 23 Nigger 31.75 12 1 24 Dtehl Mediterranean 27.50 30 1 25 Miller's Prolific 23.00 7 1 17 Golden Cross..... 30.00 40 1 28 Missouri Blue Stem _.16 35 2 29 Seneca Chief 31.04 35 1 30 Velvet Chaff. 35.25 15 0 31 Sheriff. 27.91 15 2 32 Big English 28.91 17 2 31 Tascan Island .25.2. 12 1 34 Surprise 29.33 12 0 35 Royal Australian _ 32.66 10 0 36 Golden Prolilic „ 32.75 15 5 37 Red Brazilian 32.33 35 0 38 Red Russian 19.41 85 1 39 Finley. 38.00 25 1 40 Fultz 31.20 25 0 41 Hicks 84.66 3 1 42 Rocky Mountain 27.58 22 0 45 High Grade 29.13 22 0 46 Ontario \Vonderv 25.08 5 10 47 Currell's Prolific... 31.83 10 1 48 Mealy 31.08 8 3 49 Improved Rise 27.45 50 0 50 Extra Early Onkley 25.51 6i 2 51 Silver Chaff. _. 29.58 10 1 52 Martin's Amber 29.12 10 0 53 New Monarch ,.21.66 17 25 51 Theiss 25.41 12 0 55 Oregon 26.62 17 0 Of the above named sorts, Silbey's New Golden and Tasmanian Red appear to be identical with Mediterranean. Reliable, Valley and Egyptian resemble ' each other very closely while growing, but show slight differences in the grain. Red Fultz and German Emperor seem to bo simply new names for the old Michigan amber. Pole resembles them closely, but is slightly earlier, has a shorter straw and a more drooping head. Hungarian and Geneva can not be distinguished in the field; the one, however, is very smutty, the other not so. Diehl-Mediterranean, Golden Cross, Missouri Blue Stem and Seneca Chief, are also identical. We also have the same wheat nnder the names of "Raub's Black Prolific," "Michigan Bronze," "Brady I>ake" and "Andrew's No. 4." Royal Australian is simply the old Clawson. Finley is another name for Fultz. We also have Fultz under numerous other aliases in our complete general list of wheats, which comprises about 250 so-called varieties —It will De noticed that tho much boasted New Monarch was one of the poorest varieties at the Ohio station—Ens. Written for the Indiana Farmer. The Wood Supply, BY N. J. SHEPHERD. I have found that it is more economical to burn dry wood than green. My plan is to cut the wood when green and pile it up under a shelter and not uso it Ull after it has dried. More and better heat both in the cook and heating stoves can be received in this way than by using it part or all green. The wood cuts and splits easier whon green, and hence the work should be done at this time. By having a supply stand in the woodshed, advantage can be taken of time for adding to the supply when it will least interfere with the other farm work. Often some time can be spared during the latter part of summer, before the corn cutting or wheat sowing commences. There is nearly always plenty of time during the winter that can be spared for this purpose, and a supply should be secured that will last at least during the working season. To attempt to burn green wood, and to cut it only as needed, from week to week is paying a very largo price for fuel considering the saving that can be made, both in time and-work besides the better results secured. With a good horsepower and a circular cross-cut saw the wood can be prepared yery economically. Another good plan is to use the common hand cross-cut saws, and cut into proper lengths for tho wood and then re-split and pile up. A woodshed where the wood can be piled up and kept dry while it is seasoning can always be made profitable, besides proving a blessing to the wifo and daughter. If you have never tried the plan arrange to give it a fair trial this winter. Have well seasoned wood left dry in the shed especially for the purpose, and it will be some time before you will go back to the old plan of cutting only as needed. Eldon, Mo. —We had a serious notion of giving our correspondent a sound scolding for sending such an article as the above, for publication in our columns. AVe felt a little wrathy to think that our readers should be suspected of such ignorance as not to know that green wood was not to bo compared to dry for fuel. Does N. J. S. think that the readers of the Indira Farmer are such a set of stupids that they must be told of this in such a serious way? Then we thought that even though they do know better, there are some who need to be reminded of their duties often and again. So we let the stale, oft-repeated advice go in, for the benefit of that portion of our readers who must have 'iline upon line," to keep them in mind of the simplest aud plainest duties, and stir them up if possible to make ready for the winter, while there is a time of leisure.—Eds. Home Insurance Companies. Editors Indiana Farmer: I have read the article of J. A. Mount in regard to farm insurance, and can heartily endorse it. Experience jias proven to us that it is a very cheap form of insurance. Four years ago we organized here, in Madison county, a farmers' insurance company. Wo have a president, a secretary and treasurer, and a director for each township. A membership fee of ?5 is charged. That is all it costs until there is a fire, then the loss is adjusted, and a sufficient amount is assessed to liquidate the loss. It will be four years tho 18th of September since we organized. During that time we have had two fires, one requiring an assessment of 40 cents to the $100, and the other other 15 cents to the $100. Thus an insurance for four years has cost us 55 cents to the §100, besides our membership fee, but tha£ is a lifetime right. We are careful who we take into our company, consequently have no trouble in collecting our losses. We are the capitalists and also the policy holders. We make money by taking our risks ourselves. We have no oflicers receiving high salaries, no advertising, no rents, no dividends, we mako money by saving. It is said that stock insurance com- panies.on an average,find that it takes but little moro than one-half of the premium to pay the losses by fire, leaving nearly one-half of tho premium to pay the ordinary running expenses and profits. Wo can heartily encourage farmers in other counties to organize for mutual protection. It is our duty to avail ourselves of every opportunity that will enable us to protect ourselves and save money. Pendleton. John I.. Thomas. Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Editors Indiana Farmer: A delegate convention of this Association has been called to meet at Champaign, Illinois, at noon of Tuesday, November 11. Attention is called to the following articlo of the constitution of the Association respecting membership: "At any regularly called meeting of the Association each college established under the Act of Congress approved July 2, 1802, and each -"experiment station established under State or Congressional authority, and the Department of Agriculture, shall be entitled to one delegate, but no delegate shall cast moro than one vote. Other institutions engaged in experimental work in tho interest of agriculture may be admitted to representation in this Association by a majority vote at any regular meeting of the Association." In accordance with the requirements of the amendment to the constitution adopted at the last convention of the Association, the permanent committees on chemistry and on horticulture and the standing committee on college work are hereby designated to present a portion of the subjects coming before them iu the general sessions of the convention. The program of the meeting will be announced at an early day. Henry E. Alvord, Chairman. II. P. Armsby, Secretary, State College, Center Co., Pa. C0NGEESSI0HAL. The prospects are that the Federal election bill, sometimes called the Force bill, will not pass Congress this season, if ever. Senator Edmunds has offered the following amendment to the tariff bill: That whenover tho President of the United States shall be satisfied that a sugar producing country, whence sugar is exported into the United States, has abolished its duties or taxes on the importation of the principal agricultural products of the United States, he may, by proclamation, diminish or wholly remit the duties imposed by law on sugar, or any grado of sugar, produced in and exported directly from any such country into the United States, as long as such products of the United States are admitted free of duty of tax into such country and no longer. |
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