The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03

Farnora' Club.

TUESDAY, February l, IS4s.-The customary
seml-monthly meeting OF the Farmers Club"
took place to-day, In the rooms OF the Institute.
Although the attendance was not numerous, q
sufficient number oil practlc ii and Intelligent
agrlculturls,s were attracted by the announce
ment ofthe continuation ofthe popular subject
"Ploughlng and Sub-soilus Livingston
IN the chair. An article was read on the pro-
gress OF the Russian Agricultural Associations,
vt ons OF which recently hsd at Moscog spsciusns Of
flax hemp and wool varded the hi CHEST s and
general preferences gvsn TO s1oh articles osl
custed, In thsir growth and manufacture, to enhance
tho national importaucs OF the empire. Mt Wake
announced the preparation Of oil to be laid be-
fore the Senate for the establishment u agricultural
college read the resolutions OF ths New York State
Agricultural Institute the programme OF the bill, u
which the advantages of CON plate and liberal eduos
ton of the farmer snstrz him to appreciate the value
of his and .f,rd NJ: tbs general kuowegs nscss
sary to improve his lands and the science Indispensable
in its application to agriculture In promoting and Gle
vatng by sound nstru ,tion, the industrial classes
were forcbly expressed aud recommending the BILL -
worthy of private aud legislative approval Ths Score
read article this necessity of testing seeds and
modern improvements in agricultural pe onts; also,
upon agricultural education, by Columes, written
Ing manures clover aud yetchss on tho neoss
sity OF establishing school OF design also read wnen
ths ben ss OF such institution In Paris and Dublin
displayed DR.. Unaerhiii read an advertisement
which cd In the public papers, from person Of
srng his services for the pruning OF vines at this sss
Of tho and promising his system and season o.
doing so, ~ that adopted by Dr.. Underh at Croton
Point Dr. Underhi rsfotso the idea to the time Of
pruning, as his practice Is universally the reverse Of
that announced The dootor never prunss in January
or Februsry his time is March and April vines Will
start when pruued late than early-mere ssps
cally the Isabella and Catawbs. Foreign grapes In hot
houses, may be pruned early. Dr. u commenced prt1-
Mig tho FIRST Of March, aud generally finishes In bis
orchards by the second week In April Professor Smith
asserted botanical fact, that II you cut on the limb
Of tree in the fall, IL will heal Mr.. Poll
thought that people should bs cautious In placing re-
advertising Of this nature 1t was frequently
adopted from motives OF prejudice and personal mono
poly The subject Of thu occasion -" subsolipg "-was
then introduced. Dr. Underhi in reoapitulating his
remarks former occasion stated his theory, that
prepare field not in sod he would spread over the
manure and only plough deep as the soil went; then
eros, plough end mix the with the olay, and
thereby obtin nitrogen, oxygen and caroontc acid,
atmospheric illustrating his theory by the
process Of bakers in thoroughly and universally mixing
the yeast that 1t will bear equal pressure the
depth mix all together and when placed below, tho fer
mentation will pass through the vegstabl. mould,
and circulate universally by poughiug deep a nrt The
poor soil is mixed by pougbing cross poughing, and
piouyhpg again. Then the desp plough be used,
according the nature OF the soil Mr. Pike differed
widely DR. Underhil In the theory OF plouShng In
saady sois and the doctrine of capillary attraction,
differ, those who sdered the rise Of fluids to
surface while he believed 1t to be nothing but the
depression fluids in the ground the earth absorbing
attraction illustrating the fact by the coustrue Ion
ng descending qualities Of mercury wine In the
tuos This pro duo-d very valuable and scientific
remarks from Mr. smith, which, from his profound study
of authors Of chemical celebrity we'll from his
pursuits and experience In that science be mad
reached successfully, gave fresh impulse to discus
that terminated with the customary hour Of I'D
journment.