New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-20
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r. The FARxEEs' CLUE held meeting

presented recipe for making Corn bteac NY Skinner
presented several specimens Of the Article ifse AID Mr.
Barclay British Consul produced some bet HoHlny ard
Corn CAKES which tasted and pronounced e1ceeHi
NJ Ecushton presented specimen Of Jersey Com heae
MI c. cooswE-1 o. ]. As.cr's Librsr!an.) S.ought
FOR examination magnificent folio RLoTe az Maze or
Natural History Of Indian Com, with splendid plates
published IN Paris 1885, magnificent work. full CT
valuable Information Mr.. SKINNER asked ana ob;sinei
permission to take the beck for the purpose ecryins
scrne Plates and facts for publication. Prof MArrs spoke
Of The chanse Of in grains |; had been thought
th.. metals only subject 10 oxidation rstisg-
This WAS no; so vegetables we've subject TO this Tus;ns
and OF course change Of favor AL substances contain
ing sugar especially under this remark In grinding
COTE YOU erposs greater surface TO the air and the sugar
thus exposed changed oxide OF sugar very different
in aaro. s real sasa- Il thus important 20 have
meal coarse and used aiteE grinding 10 Se the real
a.vor.
Mr. J. $ SsrSSxa, Editor OF the FARMERS Le7ary,
said he would take the opportunity 10 redeem his PROM
i.e 4. The last meeting OF the Club, 10 give farther IN
formation shout ArdcGcd 10 which attention nsc Teen
drawn st the meeting BY member whose suggestions Al
ways commanded and deservsdy, great attention MIS-.
..d be va, sometimes disposed believe with Solomon.
that there indeed nothing new under the sun lie would
advert now TO few things that had made and were likely
3 g.,
The arst the employment OF electricity ir promoting
vegetation Ii any one would look into Martins Maya
z;ns printed London 100 years they would
md AT engraving representing perpetual electrified gar
den. There were the Lerds and Ladies receiving their
houa ues from the old gardener, and there fellow In
one the roof Of the hot house charging the house
with his electrtying machine ike street grinder On
hand organ. He regarded this application Of electricity
as q little in advance OF the age.
Well next comes the use of GHdHo q aarUre. 4 few
wears since bags carried into England, and so
powerful action that they can't set fast
enough and edited by the example OF England, we arc
importing and using il finally novelty whereas bar
rels OF had been to the L. States twenty years
ago On turning the American Farmer, VOL s. page 3l6
1924 Il would be found that he had given fall OF
It's use Peru with analysis by the French chem
its had described locality and Its action, with ranss-
tons from HUMBOLDT Uoa. and others In short the sub
stance distributed to two Farmers in Maryland. one
whom Governor Lloyd. had reported vorsoly OF
It. nothing could be done In the OF importation
until the English caught a; 1t and illustrated It's virtues
Then the Alpaca Sheep As far back 1921, IS
wears ago. he hsd the sheep Peru
graved The vlcuna the Lama, Husnaco. and the Apac
ca and published full account OF them from the pen o.
William Davis Robinson, with the strongest exhortaon
70 them imported into the United States These were
Introductory description of these Peruvian Sheep, Mr.
Robinson this strong language: venture, without
any hesitation 10 assert that the individual or individuals
who succeed In first landing In the United States pair Of
the Sheep hereafter described would only be compe
stated pecunHry equal 10 their most saugune
expectations but would render greater service to our
country than they introduced all the mineral wealth. oil
Peru"
All these Sheep engraved and all that Is yet essen
a made known and published through every State In this
Union rs years ago. bur not needed until lately as In the
o
English testimony and on English experience.
The next thing TO be noticed WAS this Ayracacd. II Is
near 40 years ago Doctor Mead Of Phlsdepha Ed
,or of the Archives OF Useful Knowledge, called The attea
tlon American public this plant and requested the
who trade 10 Caracas and other parts OF The
Spanish MAN, endeavor introduce into this country
very valuable South American plant an account OF which
given by Mr. Vargas in London and published In the
Anal. of Botany, No. y page 400. The popular
In South America Is Arracha and 1t is Of the most
useful plants this country" Mr. Vargas said III hrvcs
beat in the regions OF the mountains where the
medium heat between and 80 degrees OF Fahreahets
Hee It is that their roots most luXuriently
and acquire most delicious taste.
Mr. Skinner said Editor OF the American Farmer. In
that paper OF June 1871 he had seconded the request
made 10 the by Doctor Mead, by suggesting
By some their Captains Supercagoes these vegeta
bles might be had md they themselves acquire the
best Of all known, that which springs from doing solid
good 20 their country.
Mr. s. stated that re had addressed letter TO Doc
s L. Mitchell oil the subject. expecting from hla
universal knowledge and amcaee relations with scientific
in all quarters Of the world to get the desired nor
nation.
In November Of the same year. Gee American Farmer
Of 1871 g. page 327) published letter he received
from his benevolent friend Gen. DevereuS highly and
universally esteemed. which accompanied box OF the
Arracacha.
1, would be remembered that the asr meeting OF the
Club he stated his impression that the Arrscacha had been
tried the United States and proved failure, es he
strongly apprehended the alpaca sheep woudhoueh he
should be rejoced IL DO disappointed He had more than
twenty years ago. ken much pains and gone to no ftle
expense in proportiCh 10 his always very limited MEANS
make known thet properties and get them imported
But in confederation ofhis impression that Araea
cha had proved failure this country he could state that
Doctor G. g. Smith of Baltimore in all things To be de-
pended about the year 1923 49, induced Capt Mat
hews obtain and bring home large supply OF Araca
cha from South America Doctor Smith retained about
200 OF the roots for himself sent 10 roofs TO the Nassachu
sets Horticultural Society, 90 the London Horticultural
Society, 20 Paris and distributed small parcels 10 Rich
mond Charleston and Pensacola He cultivated the root
for years. until he found Il to be utterly worthless In
our climate. He gave some Samuel Feast, expert
eneed and very udicious Horticltnrt He kept them
several Doctor 5. says all found them worth
less.'
After some other business, notice OF which we are
obliged omit the Club adjourned to the first Tuesday in
June.
e Trinity Church is to be consecrated to-mor.
row. The services will commence at hall past 10 o'clock
in the morning and will occupy it is supposed four
hours, ss the holy communion will be administered on
the occasion. Ils expected that Bishop McCoskry will
bee perform the principal portions OF the service Music
10 to be very rich scale The splendid organ, by Ar
Erben OF this CITY, under the supervision Of Dr. Hodges
10 than third completed but what there is
of Ii fine beyond any other in the country There 10
a aingle pipe OF hs great organ yet in. The choir
the swell AID the duieiaaa pedals comprise the
whole that will be available on the day Of conservation
DR.. Hodges has composed an entirely new TIE Deum,
aud Benedctus for the occasion and the choir which
IL 10 very choice and will number about thirty perior
uers are TO sing DR.. Boyce's Aniaem-'I have surely
built thee house 10 dwell In
r. We have bat one more opportunity Of calling
attention the great Concert :ongh. at Castle Garden
The programme OF this entertainment which will De
found In our Advertising Department, must convince
every that is something beyond the ordinary range
Of musical performances, and partakes of the
character Of those huge Musical Festivals In Europe
about which We hear much. The Choral Symphony
alone Ia greater positive attraction than any bill we
have before offered this country Beethoven
10 the who, when md him will be discovered
have written nearly TO the american Heart than
any other composer In Europe