New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-22
Furnicrs' Clu5-yyooi and wheat Growing
Fruit Trees, &c.

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Furn,crs' Club-yyooi and wheat Growing
Fruit Trees, &c.
Reported for The Tribune. ~
M WAKsMAH, the Corresponding Secretary,
called fo5 the reading Of Circular from the
Club. addressed to the Gardeners and Farmers OF
the Union, and calling their attention 10 the far
ners' Convention to be held in this City during
the next Fair Of the Institute, in October. The
Circular was unanimously adopted.
President TALLMADGg presented specimen cares
o. Wool from Saxon sheep, which he obtained with
some Of those sheep at the time ofther importation
in 1925 He also presented specimens OF the CLIP OF
,b;s surnme. from sheep which had been Merino
crossed with these Sazons. These specimens ex-
,i,ed the influences OF our cima:e upon this
dos wool in tic County Of Dutchess. The staple
>. lhe American wo1l is much longer than the
OF inal Saxoo, and appears to be as tnc The On
ll.al Saxon gavc2 lbs. at clip; the American
1foduct gives over 3 lbs. The weight OF the
fleece depends much On the fare fihc sheep
Cen Talmadge gave an interesting account
f the introduction of the Merino and Saxon
saeep into this country. Before 1900 we had a
oag.legaej, coarse-wooied sheep, whose wool
gas worth frem 6 TO ~ cts. per 10. Col. Hum
y.,ies, our Minister to Spain, and Chancsllor
Livingston who was n Paris, caused MeGlaos 10
oe imported. They were eagerly sought for by
,lr farmers, the G5vernment protected the new
staple, and it was gradually spreading over the
a. Epo u-fy,lpd src
.e,e mportei aud Congress sustained The plan
~ protection The price Of Wool IN ISIS was
;r.+n 60 to 81 cents per pound While
,.t price existed, Wheat was sod by our farmers
or from 50 to , IS per bushcl. Then came
.lange in our national legislation; the ColnpTo-
mise Act was adopted, and Wool went down to
u cts. per h. The sheep, not being worth their
lecd aud care, went rapidly TO destruction. They
gerc killed 70. mutton, or tried for tal!ow. Thus
ave our faest sheep been destroyed. The pub.
nc pr;,its of Dutchcss County have stated truly,
ctat before this period the quantity Of Wool an
iually raised in that County, over and above that
used for home consumption, was I0OOOO pounds,
which at an average of % c-nts produced an
ncomc Of S455,0OO. Before ls42 the product
diminished to 800 600 lbs. and the price was re-
iurcd to from 81 to 25 cents per 10. producing an
nc ,me of only $75 ,0G0. Taking into account
.he loss from the sacrifice of the sheep 1t is Just to
state that the County Of Duchess has sustained
an annual loss of about IIalfa Million OF Dollars
20 lowing out this fuct to lis results said Gen.
ram.dgc, it will not be difficult to account for
,ur pccuniary embarrassment, loss of national
:relit, repudiation, Sc One Hundred Million
If Dollars would not make the land whole for
shat it has lost from this cause alone.
As consequence of this change in our na-
tional policy, our agrculturIsts found themselves
thrown back upon the culture Of Wheat Instead
f Wool and Wheat Wheat was then worth 50
,,er busIel: Now ii is 30 cents per bushel, On
this subject Gen. TaIlmadgc made some very in
tercstng statements. The price Of lranspoIta-
ton on Wheat from Chicago 10 Buffalo is 10
cents per bushel; from Buffalo TO Albany l6
cents thence 10 New. York ) cents; total %
cents Deductiug storage, commissions, &c.
tanners Ut the West can obtain only 40 cents per
oushei for their crop. Flour is transported for 20
rs cents per b5 From information derived
from the most authentic sources it appears that
Whca, may be imported (when taken for ballast
instead of sand) from Bremen for from & TO 5
cents per bushel; If taken as freight, the of
importation would still be only cents. From
Narscillcs and Havre all charges to New-Y York
ire but III cents-from Liverpool 10y cents.
The cost OF Wheat IN Europe varies from % 10
30 cents per bushel. Thus may be seen the dan
ter OF competition with the seriS and !azzaronl
1T Europe. One of ouG merchants pays only 80
cents freight and charges Oh a box OF Oran!es
from Sicily TO New. y ork, while il costs him -
cents TO send that same box to Buffalo, and from
81 to 40 cents 10 Boston. The Slcilian vessels
arc navgated Ut ever less cost Than the Ger.
nan. the wages of scamen being only from So
to ST per month, they finding themselves. Here
IS The contrast OF European and American La,
Dor. We are tourlh-hths OF US cultivators oi
he lard. Do we want 10 be brought in compc
ut,on with The paupers and lazz ttoni OF Europe
II, said Gen. L. ou- farmers want this competi'
iion, for occ will not oppose their desire.
Gen. TaiimaGge then made some observations
upon the Culture Uf SILK III thls country, express
my his conviction that II had succeeded altogeth
.r beyond pubic expectation. The late Silk Con-
venlioa mad done great good, and he hoped the
Farmers Convention about TO be Ecld would Go
as much and more toI the general interests Of Ag-
c,cutture.
Mr.. WAKgMAN inquired why it was, If Wheat
was SO cheap in Europe, and iieight so low as has
oren stated, that we were not supplied with the
article from that country.
Gen. TALLNADGs explained, that Foreign
Wheat was KEEP. cut only BY the duty of 25 cts.
per buShe!. Formerly the duty was only 10 per
cent I'D valorem, and Whe4t was then appraised
so low ,ha; the duty was reduced 10 nothing; 25
cents per bashe is equal to IS or 100 per cent ad
valoyem on some kinds OF Foreign Wheat.
Mr. a. 7. CuMMlNG, OF Wilhamsburgh, pre-
sen;ci several fue Tomatoes, one weighing p
lbs. Three OF them weighed ,ogethe. 81 los.
d. JAY BRowS moved the adoption oil d reso!u
ton recommending 10 City and Town authorities
ana 10 gentlemen and farmers, the destruction,
before they go to seed, OF all weeds that are pol
soaous either to men or stock, OF injurious to the
crops.
Mr. FLEsr-Is no, S,rauoniun useful as a
medicine