New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-03
NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
MEETING OF THE FARMERS CLUB.

MEETING OF THE FhKuEhS CLUB.
Interestlng Memoir on -heep-Great Size and
Longevity Of Tree--Leter from PR. skin
ser, on matters relating 90 the Farmer
Daley Husbandry-U.e Of MIX 10 sugar Re-
hseries -Giass and Timed Zinc ,iiik-Psns-
Members ofthe Board Of Agricuisurs.
On Tuesday. this Society held the hrst regular
meeting of June the first Summer month, at its
Rooms in the Park. The sttendasce Of members
was rather limited. Judge VAS WICK occupied
the Chair
Prof Mics read, as usual, several interesting
pspers trnslsaons and otherwise We subjoin few
OF them
The earliest records Of Spain mention the fact
ma, their Wool was particularly fee. srnAso. who
In the Gre, psrt Of the frat century Of The Christian
Ere mentions wool principal article o. eommercs
from spain. From him we learn the high estimation
held In Rome OF 6ue vool-ss they gave Talent
feous N about osOl FOR to improve the breed
When the Moors overrsn spain In the eth century,
Inc natives retired % tns mountains and kept Hocks OF
sheep The morsrehs became shepherds The num-
Der Of sheep has vsed RON Eve to eight millions That
being royal oek Il called the preetoas j-esi Of ne
Cr0ps royal Council vas formed. styled The Cola-
60 Of Tie Grand ROa Flock and the laws relative 10
Spanish shsep have beeo disesied into Code-pub-
Hsbed 10 large folio voumeby the ttie Of The Lars
eftb Royal Flod"
AIpoeoas, &c.-Cllos observes that in the dis
tc Of Lipes In Peru the sir very cold and there
nourbsd great herds Of vicunss Apscca' or Tsrugas
and Llsmss animals common enough on the high
moastsins where the cold Is continued.
Some parts of Persia and the province OF Cscbenare,
In the northern parts of Hindostsn, iurnish wool Of
perhaps the finest kinds IN the world The sheep are
kp, on the bleak mountains Of Armenia the greater part
Of the time and the tops Of the mountains continual
" covered BEzNTER says thst that region Is
frozen bali the yesr--thst tits miserable counuy-but
that the trade Is In wso hoer than that Of Spain,
from sheep called TOusthstihs wool ofhese resembles
bsarsy fr more than woodland the natives make
sbswls Of IL yard and half long which cell for more
than ninety dolsrsesch Labs REVIVAL says thatthey
aouf@cture turbsns Of H. for the Omrshs and other
srsDdses OF yard in width and somewhat more than
ts,res ysrds long which sell for from $500 TO $50
piece.
Great Size and L0ngevity Of Locust Irees.-
The Vegetable Kissdom Of Prof LISDLEr says; Tho
Loeustrees Of the West have been celebrated for their
gigantic stature Msrtius represents a In Brazil,
where some rees Of this kind occurred Of such enor
dimensions that Is Indians with outstreiched srms
could only Jnst embr one Of them. A. the bottom
they "a feet In circumference and 90 feet where
the bOles became eylindr~s--By counting the concen
ric of such ysTts accessible he arrived ~
the conclusion ihst they of tbe Of Homer and
3J2 years old in the days OF Pythagorss One estimate
reduced their antiquity 20 2DJ2 while another carried
II up 10 4. l0i years.
The sEcRErAkY read the following communica-
ton from JoHs 9 sKrNNrR, Esq Editor of The Farm
srs Library la IT, will be seen, Mr. $. treats Of
rious matters relating the interests Of darymen and
the practical agriculturisi:
Office Of The Farmers Library
Cry OF NKw.YoRK May 81. lei7.
Dear SIR As understand the next subject for |
discussion IN the Farmers CaO s DAIRY HUsBANDRY,
take leave 10 suggest the expedency Of iDquirDg into
the advantages OF Glass NH Pans Ia Hostein, where
the best Butter 10 said 10 be- made, except IN Holland
proper glass pans used with decided spprobs
ton Tue only objection Is 10 their brtnlensss The
testimony Of the proprietor OF Dairy there of leo cows
decidedly In favor OF this material sitter having hsd
them in for four years They are 10 inches broad
a, Inc TOP and L. a. the bottom The glass il dark
boie-green ans parent end perfectly snoothsbOut
of inch thos aud furnished with round Tm at the
upper edge which makes II easy 10 retain safe hold OF
The m even when full They would contain eight quarts
never receive six They cost there eight
pence piece. and heir durability may be- estimated by
tact that encourage csrefuness where they
used IN large Dairy referred and OF which shall
give fuller ia the next NgmDer OF TIE Farmers
Library each darymsid il allowed dollar extrs per
year van money, being bound at the same tune To
psy pence for each she breaks 49," Yet hitherto
the propriotor girl has broken 90 the extent
OF her dollar s not 10 be expected that the dairy
women OF Nev Englaud would be less careful great
variety OF materials you aware, are 40 uecsOme OF
them requiring great labor 10 keep them As Is inds
peussbe, perfectly free from acidig. To do that re-
Is sometimes had 10 materials tina, may become
poisonous would respectfully suggest the offer OF
liberal premium by the American lnstituie-suhclen
to induce and pay the manufacture Of dozen or
two friend has authorized say that he viii
take aud pay for two dozen but told him be had no
right be poaehng the manor OF The American In
sttuie. have no doubt that Mr., DUnMER--it such
things constitute branch OF his glass msnuiac
tory IL Jersey Ci,y-would have the experiment made,
far ascertain al what price they could be afforded
90 the dairy.m
UNDERWOOD you to ssy that Committee had been
appointed the part of the American Institute 10 pre-
pare lat Of premiums and you did me the honor to
Request ths would offer any suggestions chat might
occur b. on the subject have not leisure To turn
my attention fully 10 the matter but were assured
that the Committee would not take IL amiss, would
suggest In addition to what have already mentioned,
that the Institute should offer sum, either ia money OF
plate, TIA, would handsomely reward the trouble and
exp,nse Of taking the weights and measurements neces
ssry 10 ascertain the quantity # all ne parts or MA
f'as TAI MAKE Up As C0r Fodder VI an acre OF Com
making tho OF the grain the standard OF con-
psrison would take any of Corn in the North
or Esst and IN the south West--one yielding any
given amount OF grain, say 30 10 bushels. or
le-s-snd ascertain the exact weight OF dried toragt-
blade, shuck. top aud saiksll separately, when care
fully and properly cured for The Reasons why this
IL 10 DC regarded Important item OF our Agricul'
turs cooiributon Nsuossl resources-one which
IL aSehsr overlooked miserable Censusis more
fully explained Ia the June Number of the farmers
Library The Census makes mention OF Far seed, /
Beans Peas SHraac Feathers Corn tOddsrthe value
OF Witch coabt the whole amount put down
fhcre the produce of our Mines Fisheries aud t0ross
leaving thss total omission of Agricultural produce TO
en- amount not less than SSOct0OOO Whist not /
authorized ipfer the amount nj which the total
prnduco Of Agriculture 10 undvrratedt submit too,
respectfully, whether the Institute. being National In
suiuiop, with ample funds aud established for objects
duty appreciated by its enlightened Directors Il would
NOT De well to procure exact snd suhef tic analysts
OF every part OF the Corn Plant and particularly the
slack aud coo The former Is highly valued IN the rural
economy OF the South where Il 10 considered more nu
fruous thsn Wheat straw while the latter 10 almost
everywhere thrown away The grsn of Indian Corn 4
has been carefully snsy zed at bone nd abroad and
the blade srsw they call H. particularly analysed
Ia EUROPE but the shack coo The last Is
worthy of attention. " IL De OF any sue whsteyer-since
A produce this year $40 OoOtOO bushels Of Corr We
shall have equal msasErs aud CO.. pOasds ct
eobs Nc Cotr vi NowJersry, hss carefully aseertsned
thess prporuoOs suggest measurements IN the South
we'll the North because the Southwest the crop
ct Forage Ia mueh beaver Than ia the Eastern states -
Stalk ia the south West from ~ 10 Is feet high
are prooAb'y not very rare. Professor TUCKER, who
stands la hrst rsnk of statistical writers, esnmaied
- ,he rvsalt OF inquiries 20 pounds OF CoEDo-des 10
Que ha.hcl OF ears and. in his Progress Of the United