New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-20
Meeting OF the Farmers Cisb.
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REsovAIIos OF sNuausrrD soIts-Lxr
rhi. hcdy held regular meeting yesterday. a, NJ.
Rooms -Jndse LIVINGSTON Chslmsn
On the table noticed rather 9 novel mode Of .,ss
psintnsbens e1a iron letter., iastesd Of wood Which
makes them f superior to ordinary ssas and cbviss.
toe RISK OF oresksse removal
M. WAyEsAS mentioned that IN snswer 10 a leste-
he bad written James Anderson OF Lcuisye he h.i
received communicated relative to process invented
for se9sa.zs Hosp sssmists 1; to Flax snais
thus be rendered durable sad Of better quail
~ than the Russian. The machine BY which the pro
cess is undergone can be worked By horse power
The same gentleman remarked on the Petition u the
institute TO tie Legislature for grant Of Land An
sgen has proceeded TO Albany 70 exert his naueuce Cor
the Interests Of the Institute The petition WAS read
the Club and executed ey the proper officers
The regular subject came up ~ the reading Of p
per BY Dr. Field On the iupEos smens Of Soils Tee
paper 10 be published entire among the proceedings
We mske few extracts from H. The conditions oiua
productive lands are 50 varied ihs, q almost imposs
blc 10 describe them. suppose for sake Of Illustration
that farm consists of hclds No. J. u eovaoa rns
.ozs should be treated thus The surface stouss snoali
be removed and used IN walls. bGildings, dTsns SC
The Doctor has farm where thousands u dollar
worth OF good land IN this msnner reclaimed AMI
subsequently cultivated while the stones used above
recommended sddci much the value OF the farm by
rot De hauled awsy by oxen they were Pltied.
Ands which 0uczrprs bg bashes fRd rstfs SEQ
orally wet and should therefore be thoroughly dI0ned
nrsi then tbs bushes s1Oud be cut on and stroos
pow used several Ia the course OF the season by
which means the land Is brought into good sisis 81
tih and the mostly dragged out and destroy
ed This land should be well lined and manfred and
crop put in the Fall Mr. GoGyerneur Morris has
BY plan somewhat similar. brought the most NsGeless
lands into immediate state OF fertility The Doctor
considered the improvement Of such lands OF the rrst
t.,f liz to
bors-lor they generally hsrbos noNiogs reptiles and m
secls and frequently cause the whole surrounding ecun
Try TO be unhealthy.
Lands csld oai ar should be immediately and Tho
roughly drained The mode aud cNtoai OF draining Of
course depends upon circumstances
Those Org and dsd require treatment directly oppo
site 10 the latter. Dr. T. for several years unsdccess
fully endesvored 70 cultivate piece OF such land until
h remeded the evil by commencing with the srplcs
ton OF plastic. clayey muck, which Was deposited IA
the latter part OF summer aud spread and powed In IN
The spring after which peas sown broadcast and
slightly narrowed in TO Leave the surface rather
rough The peas grew dney sheltered the ground and
kept IL cool through the hot days OF summer Ia SEP
TENDER following rye and timothy sown.
In land erAansied BY eroppts the soil must be
considered In Twotod light In reference TO its impcr
lance 10 growing psnts-hrst as airing them. and se
cOndy, furnishing them their daily iood the quantity OF
which however, varies IN different localities.
Nj HAc0gRry said he was an old man but young
farmer and had there to hear what valuable sus
gesons might be made BY those present Bat he wished
20 relate experiment he had made with -acs drawn
/ from pond which drained for the purpose. The
muck was laid IN wnnows after being drawn out on the
nclds aud compos, heap formed by lsyerlne iron
six 10 eight inches Of the muck two three inches Of
lime then stable and 50 until hesp OF rom
to feet In hight was formed-no particular measure
being used This compost was spilled TO 10 acre
field and from It Mr. III raised more than 800 bushels OF
wheel 296 bushels OF which were OF excellent quality
and sold to the miller at good price but we did no,
catch the figures.
4 GENTLEMAN who declined giving his name, stated
that he had had some experience with muck. and mwt
dissent from any idea previously expressed that mix
ture Of lime with muckis injurious lie had drawn ont
upon his land 1900 loads muck made II up In ranges
English fashion and aiterwsrd mixed with 1t one bushe'
oil lime the load. while the lime was IN nor state.
each range being then turned overNow, lime nos
mixed with the muck until has become cabonaceous
1t will not answer the purpose nearly 30 well The gen
ueman went to state his tor this opinion and
said he would prefer load of muck thus prepared 10
tro ofcommon stable manure. By It's use be had been
enabled 10 digging potatoes and sending them
market the 18th OF Juns and BY the last OF July
hyeaere field was entirely dug the product amount
ing $3.50 clear OF all expensesBy the use OF bones
dissolved In gphuric acid he obtained from the sams
field 200 bushels OF turnps, ar the potstoes-has
forming second crop lie related several expernienu
made we have not room for more. but the foregoing
viii show the OF proceeding all the nelds yield
/ log abundant crops
| DR.. FIELD disspproved from his own experience Of
using Plaster Of Paris In stables as had previously been
recommended
r. L. PILL, Esq read portion OF elaborate paper
ON Lime and Ia Uses. Lime must be- considered "a
! essential part OF all vegetable substances Limo
found in wheat rye barley, bat straw, rye straw,
course in small proportions in the ashes OF the oak ofpop
lar hazel mulberry hornbeam. &c. lie did not believe
any soil could be t for agricultural purposes II totally
destitute OF lime Properly used IL Is remedy fol- he
Potato disease, extlrpatng tho insects which are nov
proved to be the chief cause OF the injection The read
ing OF Mr. Pells paper will be concluded at another
meeting when we will endeavor to give extracts.
Mr. MEfSs read note from MI. Williamson. accom-
panying which were some potatoes Rom bogots. 200
miles IN the neutrality-suspicious. being distributed 10
members.
On motion the Club adjourned-next subject, The
Mode Of Selling Cattle Meeting tho I'd OF February