New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-14


f-rent hy liz then spoke The rot IN potato" This
root more valuable tnan al other grains and more ives
ere sustained by T. And y hs- been suggested % oser
Coif Medal for the best Essay On the potato this dis
eas. is becoming very extensive md terribly important
ia IL consequences "a some sections whole fields have
been cut Oh ~ tn. rot in ireland the crop getting
ie8rly smaller each year and soon they would not be
able to potato there unless some means found
To remedy the disease lie said thai fossil remains oil
showed that of time panfs trecs and yeeeta-
NJ. N. or or ma 0g he believed tue potato
~, rl.rf dvirr on The weed called 81 Johns wort
used 10 trouble farmers terribly; has entirely dlssay-
pesred-rgn out with the Canada Thistle and II We
wanted specimen VI iscsc weeds now We should have
10 advertise and 0Tr preaHr for mar IL = tact not
Generally known but IL ihat the Lombariy poplar
: dendell run here. some plants have the fruc-
iyine power within themselves on the stalk others want
both the female end male plant before they can ucty
You plant the Indian Corn by rseh In field and youl
nave no corn produced but panii in field with others
and will fucu. Now the seeds VI the poplar tree have
never been seen here The tree has always sprung from
rhe sprouts Of the roots here And we happened ~ I'M
port The female plant and the male and the result, IS
that there's not healthy poplar tree IN America The
fruits should spring from seedlings 10 hold out. Take the
potato 10 potato here ever sprung from seeding,
but al from sprouts and thus they have out the
stock Now w. ought % begin and seedlings OF po-
aioe in farming and how II VIII work. The rot in
potato IS the result OF old and we ought therefore TO
get eednes-ssy from South America--and try them at
once.
Mr. KryNER-The Mercer potato has been raised
from seed.
Gen. TALLMADGE said You cannot be certain TO
&c, the variety Of produce from the seed we do
not get the same favor in the peach thus produced
with the celebrated Mercer potato Il differed maieri-
ally from the seed IN lis nature.
Hon Mr. MEIGs said that years ago he obiane Il
- or 80 valuable varieties Of potatoes from planting the
same ball they were of AL characters And he had
also raised potatoes large large nst from seed the
rst year But the culture Of the potatcc from seed
lngs is very Difficult; and delicate subject il is very
fragile plani-that hardly bear the wind TO blow on
il the ball bursts the seed falls the root rOts and up
comes little peanut OF fellow. (Laughter) But In
the following year you get larger ones and so on lie
had written out South America 10 &c, some Of the
wild potatoes there.
Col. CLARK said that where the potatoe was
plau,ed in dry candy soil would not rot but in wet
soil it would
Mr.. RoBIysoS said il would rot and did rot in
both
Mr.. said that he had seen fine potatoe
from the Sandwich Islands that ought to be cultivated
here; it was mealy. mellow and very palatabe.
Col CLARK said that We should have TO let our
lands lie fellow for TWO years they have done In
Ireland In order 10 get rid Of the rot 10 potato and the
fly in wheat
II was also shown that the apple and peach
perishes-runs out in this same way
Mr. SoIoS RoBINsOS--l see but one difficulty,
Mr. President in an this matter with these gentlemen in
getting nd of this dsease-tts whestrot and potato
rot and that to get all the people to live without eat
ing tor tsO years aughtr or else Tor All To go 10 thc
West and live hog and honiny Increased aushter)
r..
Westminster was fast disappearing.
1t was here moved that the Report and Address
bee accepted
This was carried
There then ensued long and needless discussion
~ 10 how the Address 10 be printed One proposed
one plan and another another In order 10 give weight
in he south and send il forth distinctly as the act
and deed cmpha,icsly Of this Convention. some pro
posed thar it should be- referred to the american nst
iute Tor publication because they would have to advance
vi the funds
Col CLARk objected 10 this course. This was
distinct Society from that OF the ns,GicIic proposed
70 take up a subscription At 10 have il printed and
he would pay 50.
Mr. RoBlSsos said lac could not afford to pay one
cent h. was willing give much time and all The
talents God had blessed him with, bul no money
Gen TALLMADcE said Il there was not patriotism
enough in the papers 10 print il or nothing that ne
would pay for II himself
II was agreed that il should be published under
the direction Of the Committee who presented IT,
Unanimous votes Of thanks were then given TO the
officers Of meeting tor their ability and courtesy IN
discharging their duties aud
The Convention then adjourned sine dte. after
talking about meeting in a Southern city next year.