New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-21
PROCEEDINGS or THE FARMERS CLUB.

PROCEEDINGS or The FAltMltRS' CLUB.
TUEsDAY, Feb. Is.
General TSLiMaDoE in the Chair.
A letter was read from gentleman Of Rich
mond, Va. respecting an Agucnltura! school and
farm near that city. This gentleman proposes 10
establish a;modei institution Of this species forhim-
self, and wants n variety OF Professors. a letter
was read from ErnS Of Spring Garden, Just ont OF
Cincinnati, accompanied with parcel of gratis
from valuable apple trees. Mr.. Ernst is dsiin-
suished equally for his generosity and his scientific
acquaintance witt. horticulture.
A variety Of plates and diagrams, descriptive oi
mo iern English agriculture, was exhib ited
Col Clark SAID that Northern exposures were
beet for fruit trecs, in the hly country, IN our eli
mate II II s impossible TO choose such sites, take
snow and put il around the trees, throwing few
buckets Of wafer To freeze II; tins makes the bios
soning later and the crop surer.
Mr. Fleet SAID that THIS course was much disap
proved Of Chat is the heaplng up ot snow,) the
limbs and buds being more exposed than before.
Gen TaRA,adge introduced TO the meeting the
subject Of the cultivation OF Maddcr lie consld
cred this, with silk, exceedingly important 10 our
larmers Madder was once looked nj simply as a
red dyc; but now, as The basis OF many coioTs, II
is OF immense importance III the calico business
IL is usually supposed that the culture ol mddder Is
very complicated: thus Is mistake. II requires
dry auyial soil our Country lias the best facilities
IN this species oi soil; especially the Western pra-
ries are excellent for this purpose the cost ol trans
poriulion is also very light Il - impossible 10 gave
the exact amount imported into Tins Country. In
1889. Great Britain imported nearly 70 millions
pounds of madder; III 1910, q nulhons; III ISL
% millions. The French price OF madder Is II
cents per pound; the Dutch, lnicrior quAh'y, ~
cents We may estimate that we mpor, eiSh,
millions pounds OF madder Madder will be an eX-
lremelv valuable crop. more SO than The wheat
crop II requires nee culture; the tops arc as
good as Luzcrne clover Tor fodder
An essay on the culture ol Nader, by Charles
H. Rusel of New-lork. was then read. lntOrnn-
lion on this subject aud seed may be obtaincd al
"Tnorburn's" )ohn-streei
The regular snbjcc, then came uP, ",rhe inilu-
ence of Railroads and Canals upon Agriculture. "
Mr. Mi,lsr thought II required several meetings to
get nj the bottom OF this matter, and then went INTO
detailed history o Railroads and Canals. The
price OF agricultural products Is dimnlshed III the
metropolis by the system OF railroads.; on the
other hand the farmer can bring his produce 10
market more cheapy and more perfectly. in Phil.
adephia u market-houSe is built expressly for the
cars To run under, and tue provisions are sold d.
rccty out OF the cars the farmers on the railroad
will have cars OF then own filled up as they now
have slalls. nc.
road for statistics, but they have not yet, but viii
shortly furnish them.
Col Clark though, Railroads would cquali2c the
value OF property; they are great enslncS IN the
cosmopoIizalOn oil the World.
Mr. JI'dkcH,an SAID statistics were all impoF,an,
IN this subject, want the Railroad expenses with
the former expenses of horses and vehicles for
traasportation in ISL ittooll great part OF the
value OF a load of grain 10 transport II tom Uuca
TO Albany, only 81 miles; now different II now.
The subject was again continued 10 iae next
meeting.
A Committee was appointed, consisting OF Mr.,
Fleet. Mr., Mcigs aud Dr UnderhilI, ,opuhlSh Quss-
lions bearing on this sabject. with view 20 obtain
inflammation