THE WIS.CONSIN FARMER.



  Farmers' Clubs, we are pleased to learn, are
being organized in many parts of the state.
They may be made instrumental of' great
good. No neighborhood should be without
such an organization.


  Our Many Worthy Contributors for
the past year 1863 are justly entitled to our
grateful acknowledgements for the great in-
terest they have added to the columns of this
journal. We trust they will not weary in
well doing, but give us even more than here-
tofore of the fruits of their thoughts and ex-
perience.

  Remarkably fine two-year old Apple
Trees.-.. C. Plumb, of Lake Side Nurseries,
Madison, excels in nursery stock of this sort.
Samples in our office grown by him can't be
beaten in America. Mr. P. is of the opinion
that it is better to plant trees at this age than
such as are 3 or 4 years old. In this lie is,
as we also believe, eminently sound.

  Plowing about Fruit Trees.-Please tell
us through the FARMER whether it would be
good policy to plow about apple trees late in
the fall,       Yours,
                   HENRY W. NICHOLSON.
  ANswER.-If you plow around your apple-
trees at all, we know of no sufficient reason
why it would not do to plow late. On some
aooeunts, perhaps, it would be better to do so.
-[EDITOR.

  Straw-Stacks Burned.-I have had the
misfortune to have my straw-stack from 28
acres burned-quite an item to us woods
farmers. What shall I do with the ashes? I
propose to apply it as a top-dressing to clover.
If best, when apply it?
          Your obedient serv't',
                           E. TALLXADCE.
  Fond du Lac, Nov. 1863.
  Axswza.-That will do very well. Apply
in winter, so that the rains of winter and
spring may thoroughly leach their soluble
constituents into the soil.-4EDIToE.



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  The Piamer will not be Discontinued
to Presdn Subscribers, without nbties to
to that effect% unless it be at the option of the
publishers.

  A Sorghum Convention for this State is
to be held at Madison sometime in January.
A definite announnement will be made in the
January number. Let the friends of the Sor-
ghum interest arrange to be present.


  Our Brethren of the Press will receive
our grateful acknowledgments for the gener.
ous manner in which they have repeatedly
urged the claims of this journal upon the
farmers of the Northwest.


  Publications Eminently Worthy of
Patroiage :---" Hunt's Merchant's Maga-
zinc," published by Wni. Dana, N. Y.; the
'Scientific American," by Mlunn & Co., N. Y.;
"Littell's Living Age," by Littell & Son, Bos-
ton; "The Atlantic Monthly," by Ticknor &
Fields, Boston ;" ' The Continental Monthly,"
by J. F. Trow, N. Y.


  Readers of the Farmer, we want the re-
sults of your experience and practical obser-
cation. Could you not help us more in this
way if you would try?



      NEWS SUMMARY.

         INDUSTRIAL AFFAIRS.

  Meeting of the Wool-Growers' Associa-
tion.-The attention of our readers is called
to the following announcement.   We shall
attend if possible:
                   I'AmISEs ILLE, O., Nov.'9, 1863.
 EDITOR WISCONsIN rFARER:-Dear Sir:-The "1Ohio
 Wool Growers' Association " propose to hold-their annu-
 al meeting in the city of Columbus, January 5th, A0.
 lIon. Henry S. Randall has consented to deliver the a-
 dress.  The 'Ohio State Board of Agriculture" will
 meet there; also the "1 Ohio Sorghum Associatlon.' The
 Legislature will i to be in session. Thus, you see, we
 shall be able to combine a strong Interest in our fvor.
 Yon may be assured no exertions shall be wanting to
make the meeting worthy Of our State, and theivast in-
terest It in desIpned to promote. Can van aid us in =m*-



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