New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-22
City Items.

eeen5s sce minor Business t-ansae,ea-in reading
'et'ss exhibiting stalk, Of .ne hay, and aamrns fn
"'o eooi CO otherwise p IS varieties CT tue HOl,heck
W INC Daiia, raised in Ulster Co. and presented by
-Aa- sc Cunningham, gardener OF +. I. Fell, Esq.
NJ AHi's 'aen READ article In waich il wa, stated
'AA 'i 'e testimony Of Or. Si1by--who has probably
49, 'e p9' '"'Ses taan the raajoriSy Of men ior o.
se''Hs H'''i'''osy-he white IS one OF the mos.
P''''N' 'asse'S Ano"R-h year II lays Millions %
ergs ant its .avsges ,mEnersS II. es,,-,z,,c,,or
went an 70 state fscis relative Hessisa
a England greatly alarmed The r,
which Was supposed 70 have esea originally token ,ssr
IN cargoes OF wheat and multiplied that much eon,,.
nation wss created
NJ lasz OF lows, ~ss here called upon 10, bis expsr
ence in relation 10 the Injurious Insects OF the West
They have 10; made their appearance In tie West at all
he said WITH The exception OF the Agmyvos. rs pres
is very sudden. they r!,!ns IS IL seems iron tho
srouud-;hese WORMS uiarch IN body. generally rcw s
e 10 " W and 60 the right nor the lelt-desnoy
every vcs,ee OF vegetation wherever they appear and
are much dreaded by the farmers The only way ye, dis
covered stop hes progress IS TO tis ditch eighteen
inches deep by fee: wide hat side OF the panta
,or which they approschnS and aa,;en the earth
well. In two hours they will Ill This ditch twice IN
twenty -fou- hours yoke OF attached smooth
log Of wood driven through the tch and this the
only manner IA WHICH inc crops preserved Inc
Aruiy.wosm resembles the cacrplaz-Si from inch
and half inches csg and Is covered with fuzzy
substance somewhat like hair Mr. l.ih has known
this insect appear two years in sueteSsiou In se-
cortance with the request OF Mr. wAkENAS. Mr.. IMsa
gave ar the OF Agriculture and IMPROVE
nsnts IN saving machines In the West he said no
directed the ars, iron foundry erected the Wabash
country and from 1888 SO between three and four thou
ssrd pows were manufactured that establishment In
one very important implement he thought the West SUI
passed every other region he had yet This pow
with steel moie board, to which the earth never A.
here's Alter using is always bright as before u ID
named the Diamond Plow. and Is altogether peculiar 10
West. Mr. I. stated items OF intelligence Interest
Ink 70 farmers relative 10 the soil Of the West-lo~s par
tculSrly-sRi described the manner Of blowing Tn"
CHAIsNlS and Or. uSpENHILL here sustained few mo-
meas conversation the Locust. The Doctor thouSht
Ii does much damage vegetation by the quantity
es,cu but previously Injuries tees by cutting tho grooves
in which deposits its esgs-- Mr. CoE1kss mentioned that
in Rhode Island years since, the small
Grasshopper did great injury DIR. USpssHLL-Lons
leland farmers doubt, Al times as much
troubled As any with these GEasshoppers Previously to
their appearance an immense quantity OF the white Grub
worm is observed principally in old meadows where they
often eat the roots grass completely on and almost tho
whole surface OF the meadow be rolled like CARPET
disclosing thousands of these WORMS on the sfosAd
beneath. He did not know positively whether the ST'sS
hopper produced by this worm but he was OF maj opn
ion-when the worm. disappear, the other pest Immediate
~ follows TURKEYS were an excellent remedy for the
moya OF The srssshopPersas fast as they are preauee
the turkeys eat them Thirty 10 sixty bushels OF Hesh
burnt lime 10 the he thought quite oeneneiai-she
lime is best Salt and unslsked sshes are rather better
than lime But be rid Of insects the Doctor haa never
found anything good blowing the plants late In 'he
Fa-iust Al the commencement OF Winter. He said the
Plant possesses much fecundity the white Ant
The louise feeds on the Of the leaves aud eats
all but the retculated Aer certain tmeit
wings and changes, were into n.y. Its rava-
yes were most severe OH peach and apple trees Al pre-
yous meeting he had mentioned that the Beetle infested
and Injured apple but he had since paid greater
attention to the subject and found that the injury was &C.
csioned by the planouse Mr.. HAMILTON, OF orsnse
Co. much trouble aad spent much time In counterfeit
log the effects OF this insect and no wished ~ know Soe
erectua! remedy...Dr. uSDERnILL answered that mo
remedy Is the whaleol Soap. with water appheo 70
the leaves by Of yrDSe-beiore the lice nave DC
come fies-or 1t will be OF avail. Mr. CozzEss e1-
planned the habits various deprsdatory Insects OF which
he had box full OF specimens Mr.. HAMILTON. whose
occupation relates exclusively 10 raising treeo, said
that IL had been supposed that the eggs Of tho aples
carried up by anssand again that the ap
lies taken up BY the means. and used In
some manner for the susenance sf tho ants. H had
himself remarked species Of Insect were al
mos, always In the neighoorhocd. Tobacco
water with .oepsuds he had invariably found remedy
He had tried OF suphurc acid with - ounces
OF water as another but preferred the So
luton Of tobacco Mr. MEIos remarked that thor
ousa banding OF the soil 1, regulate. and where this -
done great many evils ayoied. Mr. Cozzfss pro-
posed remedies .lnar 10 those already offered M
Irish called upon 20 furnish Intelligence relative 70
the MIneralogy OF lows he stated that LilhoSrapa'o
Stone found auarres In Cedar Co. IN slabs Of 'we'e
and feet in length. and not more than TOUR 70
twelve inches In thickness Il has been examined oy Ah
experienced photographer and Is pronounced superior q"
tce even better than the German imported II is hos
entirely white light colored and OF clear texture.
After rather long sitting the euo appointed The Cu
ture of :he Turnp and Entomology I" connected WIN ".
for the sutjec, Of the next regular meeting Oh 'N NAV
Tuesday in August and adjourned
Cry MoRrALlrY-The extraordinary weather
Of the present season. together with The ihaesc'A
condition Of the Streets working ihe ine'Aos re-
.uI,s upon ,hs health Of the CITY The hdn0s ' Gsa'e
Daring the las, week reported az The inspector oreo
For- Hundred and twenty-five or considerably" over one
10 every thousand Of the entire population On iAsso
thirty-one caused oy apope1J' l"ei'y u coup
DE- ,sl and nfy-.wO by cholera nfAn'nH o: Inc Wh0!e
number hundred sky nlae were uh'e' QUO Aho
two were upward OF ninety.
There Is no douD, TIA; the uihpe and rotten fruits 50
freely eaten by younger portion Of the population havo
also done much 20 swell this large list. These per"
n.c.Ou, causes and death houH be ,umod ou
Of tAeir and from their stands wherever they
arc met with. should speed ordinance 20
preyeu. them from os.ng Ell posed for sale.
CITY CosyEsrdos-Reports were adopted in
favor OF the Committee making contrac, with Aessrs
Greeley & NcElraih to print The proceedings OF tho
Convention in volume Of about 400 pages. and Furnish
los copies a. 81 per page the ~heis expense not 70 ez
eead $500 for which they also 10 furnish reporter
and publish the proceedings r she daily paper In ia
ror OF the City Delegation a; Albany requesting tho
STATE Convsaton preserve the ghts and franchises
Of tbs city.