The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-15

Farmers Ciub-Am.,1c.n In.,,...-

Farmers Ciub-AmsvScan In.,,.,,..
TUESDAY, February 9-Mr. Barr, IN the ch.,,
adjourned meeting OF the club was held aaco,San
tics Yesterday the primary object Of which wa. 10 d.
ing =" The 5oiling Of Cattle" The first hoas a. us~i
was occupied In desrtory remarks the reading hv
from Mr. Eppes silk culture and the Character of tho
compost necessary for the purpose raising ths
Of cattle whch. mixed with lime. he considered an Ell
fectua substitute for the present process Another
bers Of the club should institute inquiry into the best
mode OF kiln drying corn Also from Mr.. ]. Webb
aud strbufin. the disease insects lie cd the tops
of IRON third OF his crop and saved IT, the remainder
was ruined. Judge Van Wyck sid the expert
Mt had been tried without success which shew cd the
ceprcious nature OF the disease letter from
II: Hale on the effects OF brick smoke on Vegetables
The Chairman thought that all authentic feots upon
subject of the potato should be ateptivsly considsr
by the club. member remarked he lad employed
and have them ready for the table in February Here
discussion took place the subject Of potatoes acoden
ing out sound crop r MsisS sp0nneSu;y nTow
my oil the eye ulono with the smallest portion Of the
uit. r rsI IRON the produce Of one potstos. which
nc ootained IRON Lake Superior by planting the sy o In
pots, and in three weeks lifting them from the pots into
open ground obtained from seventeen hills 10 which
hey were transplanted, three bushels and those onlv
from two'hirds OF pstaoe the rate of 100 buah
els to The acre Planting IN February warmly advo
Gated while covering the seed with straw was aso rs.
commended member from Orange county thousht
that the heat from the sun was deeteious Herr an ar
gumen, Incidentally occurred the merta Of ALT
muck over the common inland muck and the
given TO the former Mr. Pell was here requested 10
finish the reading Of his Essay Lime which was nsr
rupted at the lost regular meeting 1t would be deuN
to follow minuely ,hs experienced agrcultnr;st IN the
comprehensive he EXPRESSED this occas;sn and
up;nst towards himself more especially n. hs w.n.hI
theories must come before the farming Community in
moro form than casual report n v;Ii M sun
Giant 10 say that laid down six imnort.nt vi. or
the guidance OF farmers IN general the use Of lime
from which all his gsEeIsi deductions were drawn
/ Never use any stone lime, Containing msgnssir
o Never use caustic lime upon dry sandy Upland
g. Never use any description upon undrained land
a ALWAYS put 1t on III summer whsn ths wss,hsr is
dry In palpable powders plough IL under al osn and
shallow as possible mixing it Thoroughly with the sur
When calcined to plough II under n, once IN oraer
that may slake in the SOIL instead of tho surface only
by which many Of its valuable Properties arc lost In the
TO place large quantities of caustic lime upon lands
overgrown with obnoxious Weeds coarse useless herb
raedstey decomposes and converts into vaiusbis hu
mus, readily soluble in water.
MIR. PxLL asserted that lime njudiciously applied
duces the organic reans of the soil. and that s1cs; In
this article should be avoided Here tho petition for tho
tue attention Of such members as did not sign H. At
late hour the subject Of the occasion up the Soil
showed the ADVANTAGE resulting from T. whle JUDGE
Van Wyck, traced to tho growing population
in Europe the necessity Of circumsori6ng the bounda
res OF pasturage, and limiting Thorn to sustain BY
the produce those dependent upon 1t for subssence
There little advanced in the advocacy Of the soil
ing system that has not already marked tho discussion
frequently before tho subject. II unlvsr
sally admitted possessing in every respect merits that
equally universally ackno wIedgsd by practical
experience conducive to the health and strength Of
tho cattle az to the profit and Of the farmer
announcing, The proper management Of kitchen gar
dens, as subject OF discussi for the next meeting
Foreign Extracts.
EXPECTED SUPPLY GRAM IN FRANCE PROM
THE UNITED SrATEs.-The MonteM contains ths
following letter from New York, Of the 18th Decsmbers
THE stock Of -four on our market, according to hs
returns OF tho week ending the l3th OF December,
cal quntals Of -four from the west and IS barrels
30 800 quntas OF flour from the south The stock ut
Boston was about lso goo barrels or IA 10y aTinta,
tails The stock at New York last year ut the same Pc
Rod AIS 900 barrels sos 400 qutas and occ
barrels the year before The Of -four from the st
the 18th Of December amounted to la TAT barrels
oo659 quinas and that Of grain a7s s6a bushels or
ss bo hsctoliIos They write from Odessa, on the l2h
10TH and 18th Of December:-'We have at this
in our harbour 200 vessels great number OF them not
having been able the channel obliged to
main IN the roads Fifty of those vessels have competsd
their cargoes and are only waiting avorsble wind to
put to The price Of wheat varies from laf o5c to
l4f 6Oc per hcctre according the quality the price
Of freight for Marselles Al Soc During the month
September ia hectoitres of wheat we're export
ed. In October, upwards OF 400 0VO arrived
at Odessa and the expiration for want of vessels only
amounted to 31o 600 The stock OF wheat Is considers
BILE, aud one third has been already disposed Of The
sales continue, but there ia very little business doing,
although the holders be very anxious to sell" Tho
Donifeur, likewise, quotes the following letter from
Constannople OF the ash and a6ih ut =" We have at
in the Bos horus upwards Of 900 vessels laden
twenty days for norihery wind TO sell for the Meditsr
Tanssn. The sales of made this week amount TO
1886 hectotses, OF which 1874 COZ TO be furnished
by the harbors OF Vola Xeres, and Enos. The prices
remain stationary, Notwithstanding the extent OF these
purchased Our stock amounts TO 5000 hecolitIes
Forty vessels laden with grain cleared for harseillss
between the 22d aud the 18th inst 20 had left for
that destination, between the 18Th and iph-in all seven.
tysix vessels in fourteen days" Another letter dated
Alexandria, the 29h u also published by the MoniteSr,
states" Commercial transactions calm. Not more
than IS 900 hsctores Of gram OF every description.
sold during the last ten days The quantity DOW
lying In the government stores amounts to ut least
$50 900 sectoIres We have very few vessels now In
our harbor." zssS
FRENCH REVENUE The Mnsitnr publishes
the following table of receipts Of Indirect taxes for tho
ed