The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-18
American Agricultural Association.


regular meeting Of this body held last enine
at halfpas seven o'clock, at their rooms, New York
University House.
LUrHER BRApIsH. Esq, in the Chair
The Oh me last meeting were read and approved
counts stated that they would report At the next meet
ins Mr pxrn offered .om. ,.m.,.. ., -. .,,,..
ing animas-the horse for instance The horse was the
most noble of animals The Bedoun horse when foalsd
was taken in the arms and nursed ss IL child These
horses roamed at liberty the plains-horses were
20 nave been IN existence sixteen hundred years
0s.ors s birth Of Christ The best breed Of
duced IN the time Of Henry the 9Th. The sort Of food
given to The horse was material to consider
them when idle Carrots he Considered were an excel
dry food should be gradual also Selling il not contnu
a. should at all events be occasionally prsctised
cavalry soPsss psr horse
SOIL ana 1t was sscertainsd that one horse consumed
daily consuming when horse refused to work a.
showed disinclnaon to work, it onght to be allow
ed to rest and the cause Of it's complaint should be
tanned Potatoes end soft food good for the horse
The stable in which the horse Is kept should always be
dry. and there should never be more than FIVE stalls
Stones should never be used in stables He considered
that the stables should always be paved with wood and
the practice of keeping horses close each other should
ought B. more than six nails used in sSo
ing horses and by good care horse would be made ser
Dr. STEVENS read letter from DR.. Drayton. with sne
cimens Of the peach grub known by naturalss as the
eeeria erosa which he had picked up in July last He
would here take occasion to mistake made bv
the gentleman who had reported his remarks at former
neeting-who made him to say that lime shaken at the
foot of the peach tree would destroy the peach grub
He had very different opinion and wished to say that
he considered prepared coal tar would be found an
ectual remedy He took occasion read the following
extTact:- Friday, July al this day found pair Of
insects which deposited the eggs from which reach
grub is hatched. They united in population and
rested the broad Leaf of lilly the leaf of with
the insects and carefully deposited the whole under
paper, the day being cloudy and showery." The ex
the grub came to maturity. They had $50 eggs.
Dr. D. P. GARDNER remarked that the article referred
to by Dr. Stevens, and procured from Messrs. Black
wells, the refuse from the resin gas house in Canal
street, and had been submitted dstilllon whereby
quantity Of very fetd nap.ha resin napha removed
That coal tar altogether different article derived
from the destructive distation OF bituminous cea and
contained coal naptha which not distilled subsequently,
That napha very indestructibe substance, and would
be, without doubt, injurious to plants. IT, therefore,
Messrs Blackwells' tar were beneficial, it might arise
fromethe separation of the naptha
Mr.. JONES remarked that salt and sapetre when dis
solved and the trees washed with the same would de-
stroy the grub or fly.
Mr.. GRoss called upon and made some remarks in
relation to spaying cattle which was operation that
q female donkey. He intended to spay COW in a few
days, and the effect it would have, on COW that was
operated upon would be TO increase the yield of milk
committee appointed to be present at the operation
After the disposal of routine business the meet
ing separated.