The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-20
New York Farmcrs' club.

A very interesting meeting of this Club took
place at the American Institute, yesterday at II
o'clock, GEN CHANDLER in the Chair. Henry
Meigs, ESQ.,, acted as Secretary, and read the
minutes of the last days proceedings of the Club,
which were very voluminous, upon which
The CHArRMAS said thatthe growth of wool and wooen
manufactures had made the subject of investigation
by tho American Institute. Objections it appeared had
been interference the part oil the society with
this subject it involved various considerations IN ela
ton to commerce. The desire OF the Institute not to
interfere with such regulations as admitted the introduce
Of dyes but the growing OF wool, in the country and
its manufacture, were subjects that interested every
friend OF native manufactures.
Reports from Committees these subjects of the
horse and guano, then received and read
The report on the subject OF guano was sent IN by Mr.
ALLEN the editor and contained interesting accsunt
the OF Peru in vast quantities, and was deemed
valuable article for expectation Luano was formed from
the of ow along that coast and It's compo.
nent parts made II oil the utmost Vaue US an diucie oi
manure to the farmer
Dr. vALrsrrsr addressed the meeting the subject OF
the manufacture of artificial guano, the results OF
which had proved most successful by experiment. This
article would than onehh OF the expense
req ured for the imported article, and Mr. Campbell well
known able agrculturist, gave the following re-
suits oftho experiment. which would at once prove the va
ue Of the recipe He stepped the seeds ovarous specimens
exhibited in supLae nitrate and muraie oiammona also
in nitrates of soda and potash and also combinations oil
these; and in all the results highly favorable
For exsmpeseeds Of wheat stepped IN sulphae OF AMI
mona on 9Th Of July had by the 10th of August til
Tered into O. TO- and II stems OF nearly equal vgor while
time and in the soil had not filtered into more than
g. and stems He had also prepared various mixtures
from following specified salts, exactly neutralzed
and then added frcm to IL measures OF water. The
time of sleeping varied from 80 TO % hours Mt empera
tire of degrees Fahrenheit Barley does not succeed
well if stepped for than 90 hours Granneous seeds,
grass &C. may he stepped for about 10 to 30 hours
clovers from to TO- The inferior specimens OF long
oats ing from 100 to ls0 grains each stem, were
prepared from sulphate OF ammonia The specimens OF
barley prepared from nitrate Of ammonia having an
average of 81 grains in each The following are the
ingredients Nitrate of Soda 20 pounds sal amonia 10
DO; carb amona, do pearash, do suIphae oil soda,
10; suphate of magnesa do; line bone, on do sa III
do suphate of lime bushels; meadow mud or street
manure cart load carbonate Of iron drachms; man
ganese do The Doctor hereupon explained the process
The "CuLruRn OF rHE yrsE being the subject for
discussion, DR.. Underh offered some very interesting
remarks ON subject of the cultivation OF the grape
the vicinity of New York. He compmented the people
Of Boston superior skill and judgment in the
nagement Of the cultivation the Of vne and after passing
some remarks the nature OF the SOIL and the aspect
for the purposes OF cultivation, which had
Island and Staten Island he suggested that oboken
would make excellent spot for this purpose. The
beautiful situation Of Hoboken held ont the 1atter
ing encouragement 10 the planter and those wealthy gen.
tlemen who expend large Of money In building pa
laces in the city, could not make outlay TO more adj
vantage than in cultivatng the vine In this vicinity As
retreat where the citizen could hold converse
with nature and ruminste upon the grand and imposing
objects that present themselves ut this beautiful place
cottage and an appropriate situation the cultivation Of
the vine Hoboken would be most Desirable The Doc
after further remarks on the advantages oil vine
cultivation, concluded.
The meeting separated