New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-10
Meeting Of the Farmer CIab.
PLANTING PorArogs AND MONS OF PsrvESTrSs lHx
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CArrIE
An extra meeting Of the Club was held yester-
day, for the purpose Of discussing iheresular sub
jet not touched upon at the last meeting FRED
BErrs. Esq of Orange Co presided and there
was fair attendance OF members.
A communication received snd read from Mr..
VAN EPPs on a new s0rposi mammoth heap Of which
he had observed and thought j, very eurous !, had
been obtained tor application garden land. and con
sisted Of 40 tons OF drdrR BEEF from South America con
tanning the dried blood OF the estie with much tAiow
II cost = per ton composted with street and other
manures. and mixture Of lime
A gentleman who gave name sent note eonisin.
Ing query as to the bee; mode Of Klndying Corn and
other grains
A communication from second hands stated that Cor
uslius " Nelson. of Phlipsfown. n y having eoncud
ed tia, the Disease in the Po,a0 nigh, proceed from
insects moved OF the tors OF the plants After con.
siderable quantity had been moved or SAY Oneihrd OF
the whole held u would be better 70 observe the erect
before proceeding farther. The portion moved was
the diseased but was entirely preserved while the
residue utterly worthless.
Judge VAN WICK said this shows the esprcous char.
scter Of the Potato Disease He had observed and tried
the remedy for it, and eorroborsted the testimony
of Mr. Nelson.
4 GENrLENAN present though ii would or might be
well to recall TO members minds the old story of the
Vermont boys who in revenge for sncisd s'ront
broke into ueishboFiug farmers field and cut oil the
tops o. All his turnips and not satisfied with that alter
ward ali his potatoes were treated in Ike msnner-sni
that farmers crop of potatoes that year tar exceeded
those OF his neighbors.
NJ MEIGs made remarks on the advantages Of deep
planting the Potato. When deeply buried in the earth,
II both escapes the rot and is preserved during the
Winter az the time He attributed il 10 the fact that
the freezing process ia undergone in slow manner the
potatoes never being thswed OUT more than once
Judge VAN WICK corroborated the remarks OF gen
nemsn who having taken part in previous discussion
this question, had stated that potatoes accidentally
le the ground the surfaced during the Winter had
been found per ecty sound in tho ensuing Spring and
when planted terminated readily any other tubers
Mr. }. l.. HrDE said he had never known potatoes TO
sprout after being frozen and those which have been
frozen aud then ,hawed By tho direct influence OF TIE
sun never will sprout But he thought frost could be
taken out by other than warmth. He had known
potatoes be frozen extremely hard and yet rendered
dt for eating By taking the irost our slowly Ia rey cold
cr'r
The CHAIRMAN ssid-Pc,s,oes will grow sitter being
frozen Frost properly thswed out does not inure
them Every farmer knows this
Mr. MEros mentioned for the consideration OF the gen
emen plan for preserving the Potato by cutting out
the eyes.
In answering thi Mr. HYDE thought that the eye alone
did not afford sufficient nourshment He had tried this
method but had found that those vines with much
ygor which had some portion OF the 'uoer attach
ed.
Mr. PILL said he had planted portion OF very large
u POTATO obtained by Prof Mapes from Lake Superior.
about ouehird only OF which was roiied The eyes were
cut out with piece OF the tuber attached TO each 10
the number OF seventeen distributed and planted Inc
seventeen ewes produced bushels, which Mr. Pe sup
posed equivalent to LOO bushels 10 the acre.
Mr. LoDGE said he bad used coarse sedss as proven
tive agans, frost leaving Of his potatoes In the
ground and throwing the sedge over them
GENrIEsIAS said that Staten Island potatoes are
planted in February and preserved by thick coating OF
straw.
Mr. LODGE made few observations on cdseAvdsaiHg
potatoes by exposing them the air wind and rain II
tire Potato exposed frost in the ar during the Win
ter IL will be spoiled II IS not frost tset that ss 10
but the Winter air
Mr. LANMAN sent up memorandum OF large potatoes
growing about Lake Superior the tops being feet high
I -tubers proporticnsbly large.
The CHAIRMAN made remarks on muck as used 70
Orange Co is put in the hills with the potatoes ans
, prevents their decay He has used II Il years Ano
l knows rs value.
Mr.. LopsE mentioned that in blowing bis land ton
potatoes and other crops he pows very deep 2 inches
In order 10 reach the subso and give the plants proper
: and sufficient nourishment
Mr.. WAKEMAS said few words the topic OF the
planting of potato eyes and thought high manuring nurl
Gus 10 the potatoes Experiments with 1nes have gone
c 10 show that muck (the Chairman bad spoken OF
II frssb prevents disease in the Potato this important
e 10 all farmers living near the seashore
Judge yAN WICK spoke inpraise OF linz ascsleolsted
TO have generally the effect OF anudote Tor the seidy
which has been proved TO be cause oil me ro'A'o
disease.
. Mr. IopcF said lime should not be- used lsnd In
= Stacked state at all but taken directly from the Kiln to
|, the field where II is 10 Be useJ Whenever he uses
II himself he sends the kiln and draws dree'
D. ly upon his land
N The CHAIRMAN mentioned the mode in which lime
D. pits are made the line Of the canal IN fennsS ANA
In burning them anthracite coal and lime are used 10
gether which gives them the appearance oil coal pts
Stone lime can there be obtained for or 3eens pound
The whole pit j. covered Ike the common charcoal pts
: MIR l.. PILL here concluded the reading OF mi
T, r.,sr ON Lime and lis Ises We make such extracts
from {, q. are Immediately practical and n'erestn.
\ 10 the farming portion Of our readers lie say"
IF you lind your soil contains on washing any az.
,a1ny or that L produces in abundance scrrel "hlei
indicates acid an application Of cdustic lime WIZ be YER
r beneficial it will lately combine win tne aei,
10 and neutrslze titus At once remoyngt Athoisi
10 AZ rst il will probably inure the grass or oner croI
there may be on the soil still the benefit derived Will D.
Y very great Sometimes coil may contain coppera'
which will render IL unfit Tor agricultural producuohs
n this found be the although the land may con
tain all the requisites of growth application OF caus
: tic lime will decompose the sulphate and render 10
e land liz for tillage.
he M on the other hand il be found that land contain
an escss, Of lime you may TN be clay soil overcom
20 the lne By an application OF sand and II u be san
2 soil an application OF clay viii have the desired effect
II the sandy soil Is excessively light and Is carried abou
IS by the force OF the wind which not unirequenuy Ia
~ case peat or muck might be applied with immense 90
a. vantage Il would consolidate the soil, prevent me
* effects of the wind render ii AZ fertile and II Ia
IL muck should BE- applied IN sufficient quantity pef"'
uenty
II your soil contains mail qnaRfny Of rfSHae'
vi ,baanee 10 grow good crops, il may with all ease %
All suuped By the usua. mslures. II i0D iGr9e
- The excess may be removed thus Plow the ana nofu
% ana south Tor instance. then East and West ~ "
~ doing you will cut the sods into squares tnSy nu,
70 then be drawn into heaps and burnt ne n :
ID Der contained in them ley cacineo n',n ,n ,. a
he form of ash in which shspe Il must be sprs owe
We ,hs reid inorganic and saline matters VIII % ~
Ia a.ed 40 the seeds aesrwsrd so~n An apphcsuon 0
a - t,s3 t,Ndsr Will extsrminats BY cecomposluoi
h root. of the weeds wild grass &c not reas ned ol
OF .h ~ and the whole field will become remarkably
,re and capable Of yielding almost any vegetable pro
DC ducti0n.
ed After heightened description Of the different kinds
r. sc. Of lime Mr. Pers paper closed BY the following
of Rules for using Lime BY which he Is himself governed
es l. Never to any lime containing Insgnesis