New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-24
-o,,yorls FarIners, Club.

siUH to-day Is tie FhlsIhS VI o'ii NJ 80
order
Ur. Same! F7eet-In rndeayoring 10 Obtain
erv lrrre cpgs from our hens, may perhaps lose
in another .av. II i probable that we may s"i'
largo ege- bur lew OF them. hlie OF Tue smaller oes
we a.. rqGRp. beiic"e that ihc large hiee7S '"N
- many eggs as the small ones, but ny eHptriemce
an thar mint Is mol satisfactory 10 myScl. ire
,sa, AIi.,;l,. -. ms 10 me to be that our arnefs
f,!lor. no we!I.esahlishsd system IN ralsng 'o"-'
They licil more attentive To their teese "EI>e
i;gffccs age ~ lastly valued BY the farmers "ie
Tar her beds Some farmers have ;red 7eEs TOR iheH
fowls bat ;iirY appear 10 thrive teti'r WIN ''N
lbcrry. There is no dorht sc can have sor'r vet-
TER sysfsm than j. known general! 'u' tooNS 'O
moi eve rs q satisfactory one 81.
| Gen. .j0tHs0l-I have tricd experiments WIN
! io9ls !,nt stone house ipf iseHl; TIE io",'''
toa three feet deep IN e ground, high fences aDoV'
,her,-preveniive OF thieves braakiHg in or lows
! hrsatirr ont: but the fowls dad not thrt'e- e'
r!sIo ra:pbte =. !arce and they did much better
There is better range tor item tA@t li't 'h. "
md md ::.w!s DO net succeed very long on one
| snn,: change voi:r stock ever, year, and vou VIII
40 h5,ler. II X Il greet business IN Queens cou,
I, arsct poultry or n!a:oct Que ihethod '''tY ~
"a 10 silk box the ground for the ben 10 my u.
they nat a cover over this 10 keep out ram. ne
earth keeps tie nest warm. ih6y are very SUI :
ce,sini III their osfeGing OF gouldr
~ H. (: i'ielI-i.tS; i,I-cT t..t spring loon
ngir- with my pnuitr.-l had teen III warm ana
| ro,,!.,,r;abe pt5co-i provided them with p.e'Sy 81
-ravei--;sc7 Ec: IL, line Tor their egg s"e;,S'-
| /, the srriar | gave l;cin scraps from i tatiow-
melting establishment. they were 'eTy fond Of
tl,is and ale but l.;;e corn. They lud abundant
| nj ,orsari large ones | have the DGrMGS breed
INC limbs are small. but their bodies are stout
and they are tine org-layers. y rooster nave
weighs seven pounds. | iiud that fowls 90 best
when at large my o'' lswere injured 0H coni''el'eh
Mr. Bslcnt near Albany. has Il line poultry cst'u-
| lishmcut lie keeps his breeds separate from tach
! otbrr--hs buildings are complete. tie has large
variety OF frsads Whcu the rests are a!moSt If MOI
G,,iin Shut M from siew the hens are peuseG theE
! love retirement in laying AMI Matching. branches
OF hemlock were walled up a. 10 hide Tie nests
almost entirely: and the ro,sts must be so liked thai
tn, fowls cannot S9i each otftT. Fhev love TO nave
pienty Of light in their places especial: III stormy
| weather. have tried The fumes OF burning Guar
Goa! CcaIbonc acid gss Tor DESTROYING rats ana all
| kinds OF yeruin in iieu-houSe. Nhen II has been
used car. must BE- taken that the gas be all expelled
before fowls or persons enter 1t |; Is so hee'y hn
il rests a:i i!e ground. have known man lose ms
life i,r want OF knowledge q! this. Fowls must be
veil fed kent perfectly clean, and the breed must
| he tre0rantiv changed. When this business u
properly pu5sUed il Is not only pleasant but
| profitable
Mr. Fleet.-SasSairas poles are recommended Tor
fowls to rnost upon-thcy prevent yerinin.
| gen yokRSdR.-Clin;on remarked IN his memoirs
that bG,isiends made OF Su>sarrs wOodwer believed
10 be exempt from celebrated bug.
.Hr IVafemaH called for the reading OF L. l.. Al
lens remarks the raising Of poultry Not TAR from
| New Milford within few rods OF Tie HOuSatonc
Railroad nv attention, two or three years since.
drawn to a large poultry yard with one or two acres
OF ground enclosed having spacious and convenient
sheds with proper places Tor LAYING. found there
about twelve hundred fowls, in good condition They
| lind carcasses of horses. &c. in the enclosure tn
which the fowls resoricd. and they were well sup
| Piled with oats. The establishment was sad 10 be-
very profitable. sec no reason whv thousands may
not br rails near CITY, where eggs ara so s0lua-
/ his Let the Secretary write Tor full information OF
their methods.
.I~ A. r. Cnmmiags---l have taken pains with
breeding poultry. The remarks made "a Ia the bad
| effects 1T confinement ar IN M; opinion luSt |
| have failed in attempting 10 Httcn fowls when they
were confined III small places keep mlic IN
marn cellar in winter. Tho ammonia OF their dung
INJURIES their eyes. remove the dung, ana scatter on
the spot plaster Of PARIS freely Thanks 10 MIR.
Ross FOR tina, idea. Ny Guinea fowls had become
almost wholly blind. gave my fowls variety OF
| Iood animal rs we'll as grain. &c. found that the
cellar wsmd not DO for them They require all The
light hter bcin2 once confined, they de- not care
lor space mine keep aud the smallest space.
| Their EGGS are better when rley AT large.
iluscovy ducks are satisfied III confinement more
than other birds. As to ducks admire their
activity III picking mp vrrmn IN my garden; they do
great service in that way; they are zen times more
! srrvICeGiG M II Than Chickens.
.br.J T.. iiodge-lis well known that The sui
I;te of lime is anabsofbeut oil ammonia, and when
| combined tliev nuke valuable manure.
j!r. CammingS-lhe liquid manure from the
poultrv-ynrd is capital for rose bushes, and many
| other plants and shrubs.
Dr. fitld-Charcoal applied in the same way
tie uphatc of lime is as good, md may be more
etitctual.
Adjourned, 10 NEE; on the fts; Tuesday of June,
| tho ith.) at T. O'Clock II. Subject: Insects in
furious to Vegetation
The Loco Coco Canvass FOR President.
From occasional Correspondent Of The True sun.
WAsnSGToS. May 81.
Washington is in commotion 10 Gay with the
discussion Of the Presidency, and the rcce pit OF
another and ii Tuning lnissiyc from the old hero
Of the Hermitage. The town is full OF Dele
gates, and the contest for the Democratic nOmin-
alton is now conicssedly all around, narrowed
dog:n to Van Buicn and Stewart One Of them,
perhaps both, will be nominated.
The cavog forfeiture Of Mr.. Van Bufens SOL
cmn pledge TO lollcw in the footsteps Of his
illusIr.ous predecessor" involved in his difference
wit. Gen. jackson on the Texas question, base
cited the glowing ire ut Old Hickory, and
growi Of the most intense knd tins morning
reached Washington in the shape %! private
letter 20 q friend. lie declared with slHdry cx
plctlvcs, that after the most attentive pcfuSal Of
botj Mr. Van Buren's and Mr.. Bcnton's letters,
his opinion not only remains unchanged, but that
his conviction OF the cxpediency and necessity Of
Annexation, has been strengthened. lie Breaches
death aud fury against all who dItf'r from him,
and invokss the Democracy : TO take up TO man
for the Presidency who is not the open, avowcd,
and unf;inchng advocate of the measure" He
concludes by stating that lie is preparing for pub
!icaton elaborate appeal to The country IN be-
half of the project. Great fun ahead
Col. johnson is in town and has toffcd his red
cloth for red silk vest. The Old gentleman says
he will be satisfied with pretty much any thing,
and il be cannot get that, vii! be satisfied, as the
''ngecrs" say, with ''ncthin.''
BY The way, while on the subject ci Col john
son, it is stated not little remarkable that his
lr.ends Should cry down Viz. Van Buren, as un-
popular. when. IN 1886, Mr. Van Brren was elected
President Of The people, Col. Johnson had to re.
sort to the Senate for lis election; and that in
$50, although Mr.. Van Buren, was overwhelmed
in the contest, Col. Johnson received ten less