New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-19
Farmers Club.

DrcEaEEE 18th, ls5i
Gen. Chandler Of New jersey in the Chair. NJ.
Butler made some remarks about the use of salt
mud Gs manure, and said it was useless ito use
the Farmers term unless the galt was killed with
lime, barn-yerd manure ashes, decomposiDg hsh or
something of the kinda letter was read giving an
account Of an experiment tried by Capt. monson OF
Long Island upon t1relre acre lot, ope-thlrd OF
which ne msnured with poudreite, the other two
thirds with decayed fish, and onethird Of all which
ne MANFRED in the last mentioned mode, was pulled
up by the birds. A specimen Of mummy wheat was
exhibited, presented by VIM. II. Maxwell, as il came
from England in sealed bag. The grain was the
product of wheat taken from mummy 10 England.
and the kernel was remarkably plump, and Of
good general quality. Dir. Black said in regard TO
the disease called the +" Slavers" in horsea, usually
attributed to clover that it s in fact produced by
the plant called lobelia, or Thompson's iobelia4
mixed in with clover, and stated case where it
was produced by grass without clover. The sane
disease is said TO be produced in the same manner,
by the celebrated French Chemist Rahnesque.-
Various gentlemen gave their opinion as &c the use
Of salt mud and grass and ii was thought this sort
of manure abounded in grubs. Lime might be used
with good advantage on salt meadows. Gen. Tall
madge OF the opinion that lime should be mixed
VIII Inc Ehll as iNl5 nuu YVES VI
OF tie grub, and the fermentation produced would
destroy this arm. Mr. Butler said that lime should
not be used to produce fermentation, this would
only hatch the arve, while lime in fact would pro-
duce slow combustion. MIR. Kerr, student OF
Agriculture, presented en- analysis Of the soil and
meadow muck o. Mr.. Peil. exhibited at the last
meeting. Some part of letter was read by the
Secretary relative TO making manure of salt grass:
"By taking this grass in abundance 10 his barn.
ward, wherein he kept 30 head Of cattle, he could
make more manure Than he could use benehcially,
make il cheaper, and he though; of better quality
,haa any he could get. His plan was 10 haul II
from his baro-yard, fall and spring, pile it in as
lergs heaps as possible, and on every two or three
loads Of his manure, 10 Eirew two or three hundred
pounds of potsshss which he procured from the in
spection houses in New-York and then the whole
pile was covered with scds, hen j: was Left una! il
was required 10 spread it, and tneI JUST beio!e
spreading he would turn it over"
The expense Of this cor, OF manure, delivered en-
the field where il is used, is SO cents load.
MIR. Field exhibited 10 the meeting hra spsci-
men Of the Shepherd dog, or rs DIR. Hancock ssid
u cross between gray-bonnd and barrier, having
-four black spots on the upper jaw. The mother Of
this dog could drive 500 sheep, or several hundred
head Of cattle.
MIR. Smith opened The subject before the Club G:
the Diseases Of Cet,le" very generally. Mr.
Msiss had received information that the most ife-
ouent diseases 10 cattle brought 10 market was dig
ease OF the lver- utu Incdt Vi Gel
butcher for thirty years, who mad Informed him thar
one. third Of all the cattle slaughtered fer this mar
ket had diseased livers. This butcher always sub
mitted the carcase 10 The Jewish inspector, who
marked il with bit of lead and his beef was al
ways good There were various opinions gwen by
several gentlemen upon The Jewish practice OF
bleeding cattle baore they were killed. This prac-
,ice is common in the New-Yo market, but it IL
not done in England or Europe. IL has tendency 10
produce fever in the animal. The Superintendent;
Mr. Wakeman, give some estimates as 10 The num-
b.r OF beeves, sc. slaughtered yearly New ORR
Beevcs $4,000, or estimating about 65o pounds to
the animal, "a 900 600 pounds; Sheep and Lambs.
900 read, or 1000 200 pounds; Hogs, $4,000
sau gbtered in CITY, 10000 from country. average
weight Of the lot 80 100000 Calves, 10000 TO l5,
000. These statements were made upon the coHl-
putation Of three Of the principal butchers in The
city, who varied somewhat In their estimate Inc
statement therefore, must be looked upon rs an ap-
Proclamation only, quite as likely TO be over the
mark as under.
NEw-YoRK CRY TRACT SoCIETT.-Jhis Society
NETS last evening at the Tabernacle. During the
wear 1894 Tracts have been distributed, contain
ing 8 7O4 1868 pages, aud 1920 Bibles and ! ,26o
Testaments; $50 volumes have BEEN lent from
Ward Libraries; 2,272 children have been gathered
into Sunday, and 324 into Public Schools; l18
persons have been put INTO Bible classes, ana ga
induced 10 attend church; S76 have signed the tenn
perance pledge; l4i8 district prayer meetings have
been held; % backsders have been reclaimed 234
persons have been converted, and l6l converts
united with evangelical churches. During the year
Ia missionaries have been sustained; ~ have
charge of the different wards; one is appointed for
seamen, and one for the German population, and
they devote all their time to directing the labors OF
more than 900 voluntary visitors, members OF all
evangelical denominations, and to supplying the
temporal and spiritual wants Of the destitute.
THE MAILs.-We learn from the Raleigh Regis.
fer that the great Southern Mail is to be transferred
to the Raleigh Railroad after the 1st of January,
and TO be carried thence South in four horse post
coaches. The Mobile Herald states that, on and
after the lst of December, the mail in that city vii,
he dine one hour sooner The time will be prolonged
from New York wsnty four hours, so that IN future
the Northern Mail will be received in New Orleans
in nine days. instead Of eight. This is The winter
arrangement.
MEMpHls.-Three hundred stores and dwelling
houses have been erected in Memphis, Tennessee,
since January last. The batuyc or mud bar front,
ing the bluff opposite Exchange Square, was sold
last week. in ihrysiI lots, averaging from ~ 10 %
feet 'front.' and 60 l4O feet deep, fer the aggregate
cum of S24 $50.
nIVIDEND-The Board Of Directors Of the Howard lnsu;
rance Company have tins day declared @ "