New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-01

tue hkflcuiture OIL tue EouAns Dttp ana
shallow Flowing Cultures OF Cotton and
Corn compared-PetzboIdt's Chemisrry-
Analysis of Couon-in-olnble salts in Plants.
salt for Fruit Trees.
A regular meeting Of the Club was held on Tues
dsy-Cbairman. Col. CLARK. and the attendance
Of members fair, including Hon. DIToS II. LEWIS
ALE1ASDRE VATTrNAEE, Esq. and others.
Mr. MElGs read paper on the
LongerRy Of Oai0Hs-In the Belgian Horticul-
turisi II stated tina, HoULToS has communicated to
the MedicoB ,auic Society Of Louvsrs the item that
Onion which be had found 10 the hand OF an Egyptian
female Mummy. that had been en,onbed more thsn
1000 yearson being planted 10 garden reseaed with
great strength. Il did vary AZ al Ia appearance
qualities from modern Onion
In connection with this the CHAIRMAN said there
was no difficulty In establishing the fact, for We know
that seeds Of plants taken from depth Of seventy three
feet below the surface Of the earth and containing still
sufficient oil admit Of their negotiating. propsgsted in
great vigor II any kind Of grains therefore, contain
sufficient proportion Of OIL there will be difficulty
whatever in preserving them in safety for great length
Of time
Hon. DIXON II. LEWIS was here called upon for
some observations on Southern Agriculture.-In
huhNtflDE tlr Gait uuLothJit AHAAruM irtiAi AZ
that be had planted Corn for twenty years his crop
averaging fifty 10 seventy bushels per scre-though Of
late years it has been from thirty forty hveihe
ducton occurring he thought In consequence Of his
overseer permitting shallow blowing running over the
ground to the depth OF not than Eve inches by
which the land soon became, in mssSute, exhausted
To remedy This Mr. L. sent on to EewYork for Proutys
plows which when put IN operation on his plantation
he stated were driven into the ground with the full
strength of three horses sinking the instrument from
nine 10 twelve and sixteen inches In the earth that
the subso was cut up-sn important point and in es
timatng the proportion Of suosoi cut BY these ploTs
on his land Mr. L. mentioned that twelve inches plowed
depth would generally admit Of isehss Of rsh soil
being up eec,usy. His plantation consists of cane
land-back limesone-but the best soil he had
that thrown out from bitches.
In recurring by request to the question of piorius
Mr.. Lewis said that By long course Of cultivation land
becomes exhausted and that therefore, deep blowing s
requisite to bring up the subso in order to afford TO the
growing plants the greatest possible amour. of nur
ment-Corn is much cultivated. and with great IA
ciy that II rarely brings than 70 cents per bushe
generally about % 30 he would be very well con-
tent TO raise nothing but Corn a, the medium price OF
40 cents bushel In crib with good market
Cotton Mr. L. did not consider 50 profitable culture
a. Corn, unless the former commanded uniform high
prize. The sssd OF Cotton weighs ratr than three
os Of s plant and every 200 lbs. gives $50 Of the
picked Cotton. Pl0piag Affects Cotton In 90 much ss
this-thst 1t drains the land, makes II warmer, end
throws Il into good condition for the Spring He did
not believe that son land would do st ell for Coton-the
taproot of the plant running great wsy into toe ground
he had himself traced ii two feet, and had been in
formed OF greater depths i, requires and makes an
effort 10 fad tenacious soil (as clsy) 10 hold FIRMLY
aud If not succeeding 1t rots Of therefore, he acts
down rery rich land as bad for Cotton.
In regard 20 the uGHurilR Of ands Mr. Lewis had, he
remarked in great adopted the theory OF
PETzHoLDT whose Lectures he had read with great sat
issction Peizhodt holds that certain iasolubk sails
held by some plants and substances which go to-
ward the production Of those plants and that those ak
ceiling IN quality qusniity also excel in the salts
Mr. l.. believed also that, by means OF machine, the
shell be separated from tee pulp Of the coitonseed
aud that from the latter good gstabs oil bo Oh
tanned with little usucio and cf gr.tf us,fuinesshut
then he wanted 10 be- assured, before be made the
pertinent that he would not thus be robbing the
soil of what IL needed Hence the necessity OF an anal
ysis only Of the stalk but Of the boil fibre and seed
Of the Cotton Pan,-an analysis which shall bring out
such results IA shall lessen the cost OF msnures by les
SEEMING the bulk Of the material required for the produc
zion the plant Petzholdt holds that the bH OF any
article used a fertilizer does contain the principle
OF the growth Of the plant and that the process of in
clneraton s the very be. mode 10 which 70 get al the
sum and substance OF the matter.
Subsequently, the Club agreed on ordering a
complete analysis by the best chemists OF the Cotton
Plant In accordance with the suggesonif Mr.. LEWIS
would do them the favor to send from his plantation
perfect specimen including stalk horo, boil and seed
For this purpose Mr. L. ssni6ed his cheerful readiness
to comply with the reques, so-and there will DO al
tanned some time thorough kROrlsdgs OF this plant
truly useful and almost ndspenss ble-snd the planters
OF the South ascertain 10 certainty whether or not
1t be applied to stl greater number OF purposes
and whether the extraction Of OIL from will be
beneficial preudicia to the interests Of the cultSa
tor. Let US have speedy and thorough analysis and
report.
iSalt--A letter was received from Mr.. Colt Of
Paterson, N. J. in which he says that having hesrds
great deal about Salt applied to Plum trees he deter
mined to try it, and told the gardener of his fruit
give handsome dressing Of Salt 10 all his Plums Gin
which he did wrong, he says instead of commencing
on part only. OF course the gave fair covering
for , or feet diameter round all the Plum .trses
but as Mr. C. is an economist b. bought his Salt from
the refuse lots Of packing houses and in contained
much bone aud a considerable quantity of .ai,petre-
This dressing of Salt and Sspetre killed for him out
Of Of all his young trees-but the Plums that have
heretofore apays dropped thsir fruit show evident signs
that hey will mature portion This will be great
san-snd all says Mr.. Colt that we have hereafter to
do is TO Salt and not Sstpe;re.
After some irrelevant discussion, the meeting
adjourned for fortnight. Next subject, lump
Culture