The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-17

49,. T.s A....sA. Ae.lcv.sy.AI AssoeI.rIosIA %sst.
Ing ofhc assoostion held last evening s the New
York Unworthy, Warrington Square.
Inc HON LurHEk BRADisH, President, in the chair.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read and up
proved.
Reporfs-From the Executive COMMITTEES in favor of
the admission Of Mr. James Hogg Mr. f. Smith, and the
Hon w. N. Green, members Of the society The re.
port was adope l. and Msssrs Smith, Hogg and Green,
Mr. PsLL recommended that q committee should be
appointed to report the best method Of planting and
harvesting Indian corn he said under present crcum
stances Indian corn grain likely to be of great i'm
portance article Of export He therefore, thought
committee Of practical gentlemen He made soms very
excellent practical remarks the cultivation Of it, drawn
ias it lie Concluded oy naming the 1sus.
men the Committse-Messrs. Rufus X. Dsa6eh, Hugh
Maxwell Jones j. n shesie D. Gardiner and
the mover added to the committee. Or. Stevens
also added to the committee motion Of Mr. Pell
periments could be made by planting in pots. He
thought the growth depended the tenn persturs Of the
Ex-Vics chancellor MoGowiS said. that in the spring
OF 1915 his corn creP was planted at time when III,
ground was unusually dry he then rowed it. and
ed il to depth of three inches 1t slow in coming
up and came up rreguarly-thus last spring at planting
time the ground was quite wet and his farmer the
but still the difficulty continued, in consequence Of the
of the season. He thought the mode of plant
he of opinion that particular rule could be laid
down. the mode of planting depended the nature OF
the season and the state OF the soil.
Mr. BRADisH said that in the month of Septe mber he
had sixty Of ground cleared and tue timber LEFT
the ground. and so left until the melted in
the 10th and 18th of June it planted with the sxe
the first he planted in that way and in Sc ptem
He should have stated that he left the trunk of the
on the Eround-it was only the limbs that we're Topped
of and burned.
Mr. Sicily of opinion that when we set about the
practice OF agriculture, we should do art. He
said that until very recently agriculture pursued
was hardly worth while at present mske any inqui
riss into the nature Of different sofia II was necessary
state tor the reception Of seed was aso neces
sary for the farmer he thought have in the harvest
him Mr. sesly continued 10 give vsrv ssSorsts snd
scientific dissertation on the process Of the termination
Of seed after i put into the ground He By
the next place good manuring. He would advice the
using of short manure for Instead Of long
to the depth at which corn should be planted He
thought they should test the temperature Of the ground
corn too ealy. In dry and improved soil corn may be
planted deeper than in wet soil He had tested
the the and he
hasten the plants growth one day beyond the common
method. He would also recommend that the nmitee
would take up the subject OF sleeping the seed previous
Mr.. sErLv egan made remarks on the stepping
seed Mature on supplying the earth with Moisture.
wonld also supply the seed with it.
MI: TELL introduced Mr. WILLIAMS, gentleman who
had the supsristendence Of plantation in Peru Mr..
and this country Fasir mod. Of
the .espns he s Sshs before in
water and throwing it into the hole then putting the
they raised from 70 to SO bushels Of corn per acre in
light sandy soil In raising other crops, they lay the
and in genera their cOp. are rsry sns the ana
Mr.. ARCHIBALD RussEL exhibited the drawing of
newly invented names, which has lately been brought
He m ada rks <n~,
y Of this invention and moved that the subject be
adopted.
MIR. GREEN presented some numbers of the frs. vo-
lume of the Transactions Of the American Agricultural
Association They were received by the secretary, to
DR.. srkvENs said he wished to make few remarks ON
s ms TO- the
not injure the roots.
Dr.. iGAhDixER then made some experiments on tho
gun cotton He said that successfully introduced
in England In blasting and excsvang for railroads
double is POI
ally aclltsts the operation OF farmers very much in
it, The ss coa Se
large quantities for expectation without its being very
much deteroraed and secondly when used for guns Of
which Afterwards mpedes the action Of the gun In the
course Of these experiments he showed it have very
with match on the common gunpowder without irn
ting the powder He also placed some grains between
IL,
remained untouched.
After some other business the society adjourned.
The RELIEF FOR IaELAND.-Ws understand that q
movement 10 about to be made in this city having in
view the relief Of the furnishing people of ireland
preparatory meeting Of number of respectable and 10.
huential gentlemen will be held in enc of the small
rooms in Tammsny Hall, on Friday evening next. II is
high time for the people Of New York to take
ton in this matter.
The OMNIsrssEs-THK FRosr-The frost has already
committed serious depredaons upon the springs of the
CUTTERS and the neglect Of the street inspector in rela
ton to the cross channels upon the streets Is had very
Of nv e the
iere.t. to be looked af.er. lady in passing along
large basket Of crockery SC nearly pitched OF the
windows of one Of the stages. in consequence of jolt
which she received in con- ns through East Broadway
very little expense would suffice to render the
lines between Dry Dock via Grand street. Bowery and
branch routes safe for pssengers few Iaborers could
with great ease remove every obstruction the streets
80 as TO protect the springs Of the omnibuses well
the lives and limbs Of the passengers,
The MuLrrARr.-The Hoyt Guards, Captain John
Bane, went on target excursion yesterday. They pre-
sened fine appearance on passing our Office.
Faces BETWEEN THE FIaE CONFERENCE.-The compa
coming from the ere in vssey street There are hume.
rcus versions OF the affair all differing very materially in
detail The affair is to be brought before the Common
Council
AccIpEyr-Mr Clapp of the firm of Messrs Clapp &
Co, Cedar street. was thrown from wagon, which he
was driving Yesterday morning spirited horse being
stacned The horse having taken fright ran of and
Mr. Clapp was precpitsted the street. near Myrtle
avenue Both legs were broken and two of his ribs.
THE NKwEsr SHAVE Yer On Monday last country.
man from the neighborhood Of the lakes arrived in the
city BY one Of the boats He employ ed cabman named
Peter Duffy to take him and his luggsgs to a hotel
which he had named When they came the place
Peter stopped short and demanded three dollars from
the countrymsn. The latter demurred-Peter, in
tead Of driving TO- whore he was ordered, drove
to- house kept by some friend Of his own
where he ait took the countryman baggage into the
hotel, and Immediately called for the Aldermsn In
twnkling, snub-nosed red-faced fellow made his, sp
pearance in the shape of mock Alderman and strutted
about the bar room for about five minutes his hands in
his brooches pocket end with air of the greatest
gersi Importance before he would deign to lis
Peter then addressed the Alderman as follows: Your
Honor that Their chap took me OF my stand and rode
IN my CAB all the way from the foot Of Canal street.
and now he refuses to pay three dollars,
which was all that | charge him for the ride,