New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-22

minutes OF the last uieeut'- Wa
We here presentl were read anu UNANIMOUSLY IT.
ceived
The following is an abstract Of them.
At the last meeting. Hen. Nh ALhADdf was !"
the Chair. HENRY Marss, Secretary.
jlr II. Steele presented To the Clab eggs OF 4
arccsize tho produce oR peculiar variety e' poultry
one dozen Of them weigh i'iir's one ouhf''
doubt. tine ordinary Ueish; Of hen eggs.
;gr. l!,ikssaaH presented letter uon hiessTs-
pa-.ios &, smith Of Naw ioadou, requesting ~
analysis Of specimen 0i'i'aano.
.i:r. Kelsey ex;iisiJed basket OF ms magnolia
potatoes. grown ~ him near the mouth o the fi'eI
=. Johns. Florida they were distributed among
the mcn,;,ers. These potatoes wcre rs sound as
,ehen first dig They we've raised last year.
PARAGUAY TEA.
Ur. Brorne presented paper on the history ana
economical uses of the Mate or Paraguay ten, re-
commencing tie culture in the middle and southern
norts at m. Union. lie stated innt the people OF
por,puav ( rs,uav. tire Argentine Republic Gail,
Peru and the Ecuador. attribute innliileEao'e VIZ
u.s 10 thus tree tina; they drink an INFUSION OF It's
lenyeS at ali !oufs %: the day, ana seldom lGHe
their meals without having drunken oi II; tiiat
the Jesus OF Paraguay derive iage revenue t from
H. the annual r.oduc being estimated ut 5,ujo,oUV'
The pr.ncial part OF winch IS consumed in ihe N-
genuine Republic.
Ur. Stcreyls said he had recently seen new
method OF planting corn twelve inches deep WIN
many seeds ina hill. thai the feeble plants might be
pluCked out. There is one great advantage III tiS
deem planting it projects the root from our scofch-
inr summer sun. Oats would do better by deeper
planting than accustomed TO give them. ne
practice OF rolling the surface OF the field well, Is
almost universal now in Europe. a gentle pressure
is good. The harrow puvenzes the son. All prel'a-
ration oi soil Tor planting Is puiVefIZauon; IL causes
the soil to occupy Il larger space; ii Is the grand
pricpe of all cultivation 10 DO so, and thereby al
ford Tree access 10 light, air, moisture, Nc as deep
as the nuricOus powers OF soil extend, even TO Inc
depth OF two feet. In conneXlons with seed planting
is the iomenDg oil seeds III strong liquid decoc-
tons Oar country has hardly gone into tbs cxpe-
riment Niire urine suaii soap. salt, &c. are used
The seeds arc STEPPED from twelve 10 forty -cisht
hours. Accurate experiments have demonstrated
the value OF the process. Birds, grlibS, &c are
prevented from doing injury 10 the seeds ana TO Inc
Young plant also. portion OF the Gecocuon Is IN
The plant rendering it unpleasant 10 the enemy IL
also acts a manure 10 the seeds. Smut IN wheat Is
prevented nv ii. SO Europe thinks. All kinds I'll
seeds are improved IN their vegetation by ii. hifl""
seeds are udyaniage0usli soaked III milk. Many
gardeners di>approyc oil soaking seeds except
a. u preventive OF attack from birds ana veilllii :
boiling wafer Is put upon Locust seeds, and 80
treated they veseiitr much sooner ard better All
vine seeds tinclons, &c.) are better keeping more
tlan one year Such seeds are less disposed 10 ran
Ia vines and more 10 fruit Parsnp seed will not
keep good long. it is only tolerabe III the second
YEAR Lettuce seed keeps good for several years.
Tomatoes keep we'll for SIX or eight years. Sugar
beet seed will keep several years. All seeds love TO
have the fresh mould put over them quickly. Pota-
toes lying hours exposed III their places IN the
field before covering materially injured by IT..
Corn ought 10 be covered quickly
Here member explained seed planting ma
chine of his own invention.
A paper from Mr.. Bacon on the Gradual deprscia-
ton OF the Poiatoc Crop was here read This gen
,lenan stated that in the Valley Of the Far
riiigtor River the lands are apt 10 overflow, and
Farmers discovered that even though this crop was
duo Immediately after these Goods, II becomes
yaueIcSS.
This was peculiarly the case last year.
He Introduced once the seed oi he PasSGma-
quadv potatoe INTO cultivation there but after they
had laturcd he discovered they were not equal 10
the original stock
He thought we put in the ground too much seed.
This is his opinion because he had observed that
fewer seed are used in New-Engnnd. All the in
different shoots should he pulled out Of The hl as
in the cultivation of comil this is not done we have
| many small potntoes and iew large ones.
| |, was moved aud carried that the above cOmmu-
nication be referred to the committee on Potatoes.
A Letter was here read from the Navy Agent. +.
| NJ. Wetmorr. Esq. producing specimens OF African
| wheat, received from un u. ). iunctOnary on the
Coast Of africa which were distributed among far
mers and others prescnt-witha request that all
who received one OF the parcels would keep minutes
of their observation on lis growth, 10 he hereafter
forwarded 10 the Club.
The thanks of the meeting were voted TO Dir.
Wetmore.
A List of English and American Agricultural
Works, received bv the Club. was here read
The following letter, in reply TO Circular issued
bv The Farmers Club, was here read:
n b s1 oar E@ A5nSE AS a
what the staple crops oil "u country nnd what amount
The staple crops CONSIST q Wheat, Rye Barley, Oats Corn.
Flax aud Potatoes The Whea crop wares different parts
Wheat from bushels 40 per acre, Rye from 90 TO
TO- Oats . - 80 Corn frona0 to 30 Flax about 40 h. on
about % bushels per There are large Guan OF Plaster
he North Sn Of N;9 $ y cent T peq ldn at e
difference in opinion as TO the hty OF Plaster ~ the town
%ne Iei WI ef a our ngG on co
planted sod land the soil of the land in vicinity OF 4
red lpam The principal manure made Use al Is barnyad
manure land formerly produced much greater crops than
ie present H. nse atE M a leo 1e S "md ye S
beneficial indeed spread Load OF tins muck
from small piece of ground rsed about % bushels at
lurnp they OF an enormous Size measured two from
r1s onos ard Il tar SURPASSED any manure eeT tined ~ ny
bic remedy prevent bug destroying cucumbeTs take ma
from the hog place II on sod ground about ion!
and not ca will be DESTROYED. raised the largest crop
cncumLcrs last yelT tins WY that grow |
planted them the inst week ~ June 49, -.
Yours, respectfully. THOMAS METH.
" B. don't think would make ans difference plant
iuc cucunber ground that he turf not broke. where
the ground poughed. planted mine III M door yard. in
front my house the struck circle II feet IN diane
aud drove oftayc round the circle about inches
from the ground, then placed the manure within above de-
>crhci and such cluster oi cucuuber never grow
would recommend every who WISHES To cucleTS
| 10 practice the same way. T. X
4 communication was here read from DR.. Stel-
biags of Northampton relative 10 the effect of the
past winter on many tres, and as usually ccnsid-
cred acclimated, as the Vine, &c. especially, how
ever the SILK Mulberries. and the prospect of
the Silk Culture Also one from Mr.. Jacquet, OF the
city OF Lyons in France. here read, expressing
much interest in the prospect OF the culture OF SILK
i'll the United States, and expressing his willingness
to contribute $4,000 toward capital OF 100000 10
be invested in Ibis sphere OF production in The United
states, and requesting that it might be made pub
lic-thai he was willing 10 enter into such an ar.
rangement at once. Also one rom Mr.. |. t. Bar
bour, 10 whom the above letter Of Mr.. Jacques was
addressed.
A parcel Of seed OF the maddcr, was here present
ed by Mr.. Milhan and an extract from Repor,
prepared By VI. Gasparn. Peer OF France, of the
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