New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-05
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION.
The Potato Disease and its Cause.-The OK
ard his Treafment-GuenOn's Treatise on
Mich Cows-New Node Of Preserving
Grapes-Wines.

Mich Cows-New Mode Of Preserving
Grapes-Wines.
The Agricultural Association held ular meet
ing Wednesday evening at the University. There
was god attendance d msrabers-Hon. LUTHLR
BRADIsH presiding.
The minutes Of last meeting were read by the
Recording Secretary, and sPproyed-aiter which.
Mr.. Sicily wished to call the attention Of the
Association to the Year Book OF Facts for 1877 work
Of some reputation and which might prove interesting
to gentlemen DESTROYS of noting Improvements and SCI
entGc discoveries in Europe, 10 which purpose that
work was devoted According TO Of IL articles com
n1unicaied by Alfred Since ESQ Of England author Of
recent elaborate work the Potato the present disease
Is identical with one which threatened the Potato forty
or fifty years ago. but which eventually passed away
work by MARCUS was published in 1872 In Germany
in which this whole subject Is very July ueaeG end
illustrated. Ar. seely laid the table for the oonve
nience Of members copy OF tns WORK n the original
language Portions Of l. however will be translated for
the Associations use-Thc loss by the Potato Disease
in former year In the United Kingdom amounted TO
9l5000O00 sierling-whlle 10 Ireland alone the loss
was 335000O0 ster!iDg-in lS4J these amounts were
about doubled.
some have imputed the failure Of the Potato crop TO
the ungenis Of ls35others insist that TIE lie
OF the plant is worn out Others again ascrbe It 70
electric agency and assert that blue lights have been
seen playing over the doomed ground! However, none
Of the scientific men who have examined the subject
aye vet yentared 70 pronounce an opinion on either OF
those poins The decay does inj1re the starch Of
the potato in any considerable deeeaiier the decay
ed portions are washed away Ia clear water the starch
is III 70 be prepared for food
As 20 parasites the Bgtris inftsens an insect preynG
upon the Potato. Is similar 70 thOse which niest corn
and other crops Leaf Of the Potato plant being held
obhquey that the light may fall upon II In particular
direction species OF m0Hidinsss may be observed on
the edges This mOUdiness II were, Is the parasite
congregated in numbers and feeding on the plant being
possessed Of very beautiful apparatus for extracting
those juices which TO form the nutrnen OF the plant
Some naturasts have believed that this is the cause OF
the disease and certainly il does much toward t-Mr
Scely farther read additional extract from Dir Since
work stating in substance that the Aphis which iniests
the Potato attacks the turmp also. and resembles INC
green Fly of the geranium and the Aphis OF the rose
The Aphis UGsd0r brings forth its young siye-in the
first stage they termed arve and In few days they
viii bring forth other young and change 10 winged IN
sects-Hence with the destruction OF this Aphis, the
disease of the Potato will undoubtedly cease
Mr. SEELY wished to call attention farther 20 a
new hypothesis Of Prof Fsraday that magnetism IS
generated by light and thus the ar contains all the ec-
ments oil We getation.
Mr. Il. l.. PELL read valuable but long paper
on the History Of the Ok in which he summed up all
the to which that animal has been putconsttutng
great portion OF the wealth of the ancents, from the
time Of Noah down-elevated among the Zodacal signs
-reverod among the Indoos at the present dsy-used
year old in peculiar manner aud thereafter used as
hOrse-used as watch dogs pardon the bull and as
soldiers being perfectly trained that ell nteropeTs
get taste OF their quality Immediately. II would seem
that man approNnaes 10 the brute, the OK increases
in sagacty.
The Devons are undoubtedly the native cattle of Great
Britain Mr. r thought and subsantated his position by
arguments. These cattle will fst;en even Ia straw
yard and the meat is well marbled desirable point
The finest oxen In this country raised In Connect
cut doubtless from the Deyonf II is generally sup
posed that cattle descended IRON the NId But
lao race but Mr. p could scarcely believe that posi-
be-The subject of the teeth of oxen was next touched
upon An of years has 80 teeth and these are the
OF age better than the horns for frequently
the rings are filed OF the latter by cattle dealers.
Mr. Pell stalls his oxen Summer and Winter
and feeds them with much his horses for no
more than the latter animal, they work on green
food They must have at least meal per day OF dry
hay and shp-stuf or ndisn meelbe regularly groomed
--watered four times, and sailed twice every day
tended sttentively and always by the same man. lie
works his oxen on the farm every day from the ages OF
4 10 later that they are worked once week.
good animal can only be obtained by giving Il plenty oil
good food.
HUGH maxwell, Esq. asked Mr. Seely the eA-
tent to which animals may be iatened. MI s. said M
STEVENS could probably the inquiry better and
on that gentleman being appealed to- he gave various
Illustrative figures as high 500 lbs for an OK but
though, that the cattle Of England unduly and un
heslthiy iattened merely for show in smhhed Market
NC. ana gave AptiANhNN "
on the subject
The Cow book Of NJ. Guenon then came up, on a
opsstion by MI Maxwell and various opinions pro and
con were given ss TO the merits OF the work-sentemen
generally agreeing however, that there was this about
Il, that good mixers always have the escoAsoT' psiny
defined.
DR. GARDINER narrated very novel plan oil pre-
ssyriae Gropes practiced aud explained to him by
Mr. Mead who has always in the market grapes OF e~-
csllent favor in February April aud May HIS process
Il a. follows The finest punches OF grapes are selected
when perfectly ripe, and placed in common unsiS@ed
gsrdeppots with broken pieces 80 placed as not TO OBJ
sct drainaQe) with inch Of fine sand between tne
isvers of grapes which placed in the SAND upsat
o1 their stems and very close together IN sets mus
with LAYERS OF grapes and sand alternately al east one
h,Ta ri bushe OF the fruit be put IN one common
SsrSen.pot of the dimensions Of hall busheL when
hacked the pots removed TO cooi cellar ana wat
sd eyarv two or three weeks with pot having very
6ne rose- being necessary 10 keep the sand IN state
of moisture The rationale OF this process IS tnAt the
shrnkace of the grape prevented and the tavoI pre-
served Us il be by no other means even me hnes'
SAW dust
MIR. STEVENS mentioned delicious Domestic
Vino manufactured in Troy, n. Y. from iniNture OF
the Black Hamburger and Isabella srepes-on WHICH
lonr discussion arose finally terminated by adjournment
at 10 I'm.