New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-06
Farmers, Club-Prepsrafisn Of Seed for Plant
fng-Hanures-

Yesterday a regular meeting OF the Club was
held AZ IL. Roous-Ex-Gov-rnor DIX Of NewJersey IN
the Chsir.
Judge MErss read communication from Calvin
Post Of Bouni co. Tenn on tie Gold Of that State
Great Quantities have been vshed down nearly al the
wstsr-cysr.es there, and man. men ind profitable
employment in washing out ths gravel nost Of these
ws,er-courses which head In he deep ravines Of the
Uaica and Smoke Mountains
4 letter was nexr read from Charles P. Basson Of
Boston relative 70 an Agricultural Museum he Is about
TO establish in that city.
On the preparation Of Seed fr Planting a communal
cation va. read relating onsiion made the Inst
;uts by George A. Sehera Of pamphlet tending TO
prove that Mr. Bickes of Msy,nce, the Rhine. has
discovered method Of preparing the seed of all plants
90 az 20 cause them 70 produce abundant and perfect
crop. IN poor soils obtained in tbs common way
in the rie les; snured snds-sni dispense with the
Of mangres. This plan was unanimously voted oy
members to be q marvellous thIg and TO De taken Tor
what IL u worth
Mr. WAgExAS was anxious 70 have 4 large del
egaiion sent to Albany on the 10Th of this month TO
visit confer with and obtain information from the state
Agricultural Society. delegation consisting Of va
.ccordinply Appointed-Messrs. Alfred Hail. Chss II.
Hall Col Clar1 and Judge Van WICK. Whea this
vas disposed Of. Mr.. Wskeman announced thst tne
American
s,ure for an Agricultural school and arm IN or near ne
c,rv NJ New YORK and he would call attention 10 H.
NUMBER OF signatures have already been obtained
The regular subject then came up-ManEres and ne
bet mans Of reso,tas fertility % erhaEsiod Sos Mr.
WnLIAMsoY was called for his opinions but was no,
prepared promising furnish an elaborate statement al
some future time some unmporisnt conversation
arose sferward-en5ed By Col CLARK remarkins that
source of supply sesbosrds Is important and u
easily obtained All the creeks and other small bodies
of water near the sesboaId have their shores ned Win
marin. deposts Many marine animals mbed them
selves in this deposit and procreaie TO an eH
tent Thus material Is formed very productive IN car
bonsceous properties and when carried INTO Dry place
and xpOsed 10 the acton OF Host tah- &C. pteV'e
very excellent manure.
Jndce VAS WICK sad he could vouch for the truth
of Col c a statements from his own experience Ihere
marine deposits furnish much iertzing matter az set
soda the salt OF the potash. phosPhorle scda
important properties for the food OF plants sna Ness
ton Ia Long Island and ewJersey he hsd useu II
with success and doubt farmers near ths sea snSe
would derive great benefit from H. ~" ioru so'nci
ferulizna subsance-they may be drawn OUT upon "a.
land and there left 10 decompose and VII anoiu go
quantity OF excellent msnuTc The Judge ssu " nao
forgotten mention 81 the last meeuns a.. 'ne
ties Linz possesses a. Lime - invAusole 10
Dissolve mAnures otherwise iDsouole NO manure can
enter into the nutrition Of plants until dssoved ana .n
lime effects Lime when used should Always oe ps'on
Top OF the soil and the other manures ior ], nesy
substance and will. by its own speeinc grsNy snA inS
the subson. without blowing in: 49,
The CHAIBMAS coToboTsied MI van Nyeks hett
nsnts-snd Mr. SMITH condemned them. but mol Win
much effect . -, - ,hf.
A communication read from L. FILL on hs
subject OF MAnures Ii was very long ana "ent O,.i
The whole ground of ob Elections and experiments &c
For examples az to modes Of proceeding IN Agricultural
Operations farmers must look to the Chinese the Ode :,
aericulturists in the world. Judge VAN WfcH moved
that il be archaeological to.
Judge Meigs distributed among members some Mul'
berry seeds from Mr. Van Epps and some squssn seeds
from the interior of Africa the squash when cultivated
lar surpassng an thing else OF the Squash order grow
ins 10 the dimensions Of feet in length and 10 inches
diameter.
The Club, on motion, then adjourned, appointing as
the subject for discussion at the next meeting hanures
and he Renovation of Land continued.