New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-22

valuable, and The seeds would thus De dcs.ioFec'
He had planted corn the present season on
Ground thus burned over, and it had grown iinelE-
4 cornpos. heap should be made on side-hiii .
that ali the wash OF the baIn-yard would run Lto
il. The urine of single COW was valued et SiV
per annum.
NJ. F. NJ BaETrER, OF Red Bans, sent
Pumpkin Of last years growth, which ne hed pre-
served with Others, as follows He selected Cn.y
such as were dead ripe, and deposited them IN {
shed opening to the South He laid tier oi
rem uoon rails so as 10 admit a circulation oi
zi- then oyer them another ter OF Eails 50
laid rs not 10 rest on the pumpkins; men
another layer Of pumpkins, and so on, TIL ne E.a
deposited al he wished TO preserve. lie .e'l
them in this condition as long as they couio fe-
main without freezing, and then placed them on
shelves in warm room.
Col. CLARK had seen pumpkins thus preserved
before.
Nj FLEET said that the growing crop OF Pota-
toes in Westchester and elsewhere we're suffering
from some disease, which caused the leaves 10
fall i.om ibc stems and II was suggested that the
members Of the Club cndeavor TO ascertain what
this disease is.
Fir. FLEET stated tha: Mr.. Saonnard Of Wes.
chester has Isabella Grapes, shaded by Locust
trees, which are better than those that grow IN
The SUM- This was Circumstance worthy OF
attention. I! was known that the shade OF tnc
Locus. was favorable TO the growth CT grass, and
that cattle were extremely fond OF grass thus
grown.
Mr.. Baowy asked whether stramonilm could
not be dispensed with as medicine.
DR.. FIELD said il was used for tha, purpose
to considerable extent. 1t was very poisonous.
He knew ore family to be poisoned by eating Il
with spinach.
m.. fLear said it vas easily destroyed by the
sythe, &c.
Pres. TALLMADGE saJ that while they rad be-
fore them the subject OF weeds ne wished some
one would speak III OF the Canada thistle. lthad
taken possession Of almost every thlng between
Albany and Saratoga, except the Rallroad''
Col. CLARK made few remarks respecting
that troublesome insect the Borer. lie had some
young Locust trees attacked by il, until the VINO
blew some of them down. by means ol s'o'h-
ach. pump he filed the hcles, some with llme-wt
ter, some with diluted caustic potash and others
with spir.ts Of turpentme. He had no farther
ttoub!e rom the insect
Mr. WaKeMAx stated that while at Castine,
me. recently, he saw on that peninsula aoou'
1900 apple tees They had been generally al
lafh.u ID! "oi'iisI ni'' p''7'SN' ~ N''N-
ing was hopeless Some of them were nearly
stripped of their lnaves. Mr.. Perkins had white
washed his trees in the latter part OF April, scrap
ing off ali the dead bark 10. that purpose. On
only one Of these trees had be found a single
worm, whle those of his neighbofs had been ra-
vaged. This Mr.. Wakeman considered a strong
proof of The efficacy OF lime
Mr. ALLEn-As to siranonum, goats cat II
freely
Mr. BRowS-The goat also eats hemock.
Col. CLARK-A jackass also eats green tobacco.
Nj MfIGs-I have seen the antelope eat to.
bacco The camel cats it also.
Pres TALLMADGE-Ofiar tobacco 10 an ele-
phant, and he will knock you down He is u
yerv sensible animal! admire his taste.
Gen r said that whale oil soap applied to the
roots of trees, especially in the greenhouse. was
specific for vermin. As TO the Canada thistle,
there was no difficulty in killing it. But lazy
fellow would let It grow, and thus annoy his IN
dustrlous ncighbors.
DR.. GARDNER said that the whale oil soap had
been long since employed by English orchards,s
Ii was found, however, that while 1t destroyed
the worms, il injured the favor of the frnlt. Dr.
Mitchell speaks OF peach having been so CON-
petely saturated with sal, as 10 be vauoicss, and
this irols salt having been deposited IN some form
at the roots Of the tree. Other substances might
operate in tic same way. AS 10. Canada this
ties, the farmer had at least this consolation, that
the soil on which they grow is largely supplied
with potash.
Adjourned Cnr t,ro wccks