New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-31
rarwers, Club = special Meeting.

IN. s.c,rr..v read short article relative to Bermu
s.., facilities for Agriculture and its prodoc"
,y.s,.s from late number OF the Royal 6a'tff' Inc
,.m.,ss that Bermuda need no, eoye the silver
-, ofMexeo "A better than these she has in her own
-, Her acc phieal position her climate, her SOIL
esr Proximity large and rapidly srowins cites give hsf
40 savsnt.ss in dis2oslns Of her PssvIs
a. anites In remarkable degree perhaps more thsn soy
esrtson Of the globe ehsraetocs OF the tofiid and TEN
s,s iS's row IN her soi Truly il nay be said, that
While uesteorins rsons bound with ICE ana cover
.s s,. ~ the earth TIE writer chiefly in mind
ths ffuit. thst 90 iaio the kehengreen peas green
sou ana every kind Of green thing that ohers eu,vae
I.see. ssaaower cacumbers cabbage, turnips, beets
gallery asparagus potatoes Ssions me.Vns ave-
sso \. savsnss Of The Middle and Eastern States Der
muas re srs and gathers. when they SOW and psntIsone
interesting statistics were gwen me shsys we're s.e
erops Of arrow and onions Amounting 70 more hsn
double the worth Of the lsndor 81 the rate o. se
acre he ought rot TO grumeie ana mere an
eve, sevss 80 RAD from MI DOUBLEDAY, on pettonng
consrsss Tor Department Of Agriculture In the oPn'
os. Mr. Ssnnsr soc he writer heartily agreed
Mr. HsesrN likewise communicated paper on the
sp.nish Merno Incidentally treating OF sheep 10 gene
5a,s rsnsr owiue 20 its great length, wss not read
save q very small portion, conveying no'h'ne pe"
Mr. sSrxxrx being absent sent to the meeting COM
usnicaion dated At Philadelphia, in which ne trea' IS
viii be SEEN Of various matters pertaining TO the Cino-
Of the osteu,be subjects Of the day IL was as fol-
i0ws; rhLAphlf"Ni '.ae 80 wv
10 "a, Chairman Of As Nssr- York Farmers Club
.oss.n call tskes me to Bsltimore-ess would have
been " agreeable /. edyios TO hear the views ., .ne
rsnSe a. IL seems to mel, Hsg far European works on
Agriculture may be applied IN tss country TO is an n
yoasl Nor 10 1t easy to ace how me mover him'si,
move peg farther until he S o,fs N on some pscu
lar SUBJECT and thus pre,enis the inquirer
81, vhsf DO YOU think of tsings in general II
he mean Agricultural Chemistry on botapy, on
lie Princp 60 OF Vegetation the Breeds OF Cete and
Sh.sp and Horses on the constituent parts OF al the Fer
ssrs soa OF Grains Grasses aud fanIs are tney 10.
the in ens country as 10 sno,he, Du. ne Inso
snds particular crops not suited % our mske OF 70
which climate Il i, adsptsc then snoI no., nave
have somethins tangible to exsnlne apo
10 and responsible for the questions ana proeeedngs
v hieh appear in their name, then most respecu9y, 10
their behalf as practical men, would submit whether
tbsse should be propounded after due deio
GRAFTON snd the proceedings hsd upon them be 80 lar re-
ne .ecsS.;s md reasonably fn Would not
=. -i 10 appoint to consist Of at least two
ana. practical farmers to decide and publish series
81 s.,on, for The season for each Of which particular
days should be assigned and all published At once ano
thea st the Cns conhas tos .n 10 o as
For instance what has become Of the Stock, and par
tealary Lambs assigned Tor former meeting. s~d
year between hay and grass as the srrns, can
" Tie Of Stock, and particularly Lambs Well wa,
sock Of az kinds, dairy stock !-grszlng
este the mountains or fat csts IN the
calves at the cows foot, what AZ for the care OF
Ismbs the first care one would think, should be to keep
th. clear Of wolves and dogs then from thieves IN some
States that bre Ak in and steal The care OF stocs
ana particularly Lambs" does it mean Winter OF sum
nerin the house the fed With the utmost deter
snce would ash leave suggest that questions thond
take pracrcsl specific shape 10 be understood
and considered by plain, practical farmers. -.,,..
We sns what 10 said in the ofhcial report OF
European worts Thst thse be errors In the best
Of them only ssy hat erybody knows Toeir hhu'
Ian The bes wheat free from chat but Science
apd European Science thshss demonstrated that even
it, value in combn nation with hax-seed and other
mend modes Of pToyemen in Draining beyond the
of American Farmers geneIailybut that proves
II they could accomplish it. Look the Hudson at
the Jersey mesdows-whst a mine OF wealth, II iheir
Holland Would 1t be reasonable TO reject valuable
bob 1t contained some thing: not appicable
a IL SouId 70 refuse to pick up walnut chestnut be
they covered with useless bulls and Prcfy
which have done 90 much European Agriculture and
for the Of their authors let us rather stimulate
fser Sas es ile,r Profession to exercise their adg
men; and hold on upon that which IL good ,,, :.
Always anxious learn, for which the longest lie IL
shoft have taken the liberty expsin the cause Of
What Otherwise would SSs . nave been sKiNNER 40
P.S-shoua the question Of an .Agriceitarai College
ssain may respectfully refer TO an eIeeeulng
vevIi.ten enassnst,es, paper In the monthly Journal
bic Secretary OF the insltAe
At the conclusion Of this letter, Mr. MEes remarked
that he liked hear members speak out their thoughts
plainly without fear fsvorbut he did not like to have
1t undsrtood that the writer Of the communication last
read knew Of practical Agriculture than any one
else He (Mr had lsborsd a. hard with his own hands
any other man, ard might eaim to know something
Aseutufs-of the nature of soils-and Of
eutivred The Tomato the tomato, and ate under the
name Of toma,o-and any gentleman knowing anything
Tomao-t only in this market about Is years.
Mr. continued for some time to reply to various aser-
70 be insnuated that there were very few any good
farmers present the study Of Asrioultord Chemis
isnsr who can read our language can easily gain tnOw
edge Of thsma that they essentially necessary in
MI. wsxssAs moved ths, the plan originally an.
nouncsd the formation OF the Club Be resd to the
Ing wherer Mr.. MEics TOOK observe that
the conduct Club involved great labohs had him
set corrected or written out from notes 500 pages o.
MSand he he'd before received such compliments ~ had
jas submitted 30 the meeting that all this 10 OF no
sys.tbst they have .rrvsd At fey useful iSsss-.hs
propose questions snd were no farmers Against this
Mr. n. bitterly nyeished Remaining that disinleresed
and pensed ahorious duty was generally mscou'
siuea BY some.
Mr.. wlKsMAS followed In q similar strain; the Club IL
not body Of scientific men; 10 not proper for them to
decide any qusston-fGmers like the variety of its
msstnss, and sdopt such shall best agree with their
own experience, which they md applicable to their
means Of cultivation Ii would be improper to decide at
once on any question up before mseinsor at the
bsxt might be many and their opinions
might upset the previous decsiou This 10 the they
no on this 10 the way they ntend 10 proceed Ia
Been considered the most always carried
without dissenting voice MT w. was fully aware that
Mr. tepdered advice from good motivss-ba he eefsin-
~ knew little OF the sdsrs Of the Institute he is OPP
posed 70 the College Institute thankful for his sd
vice. follow IT. the subject has already been fuly
discussed and fully Understood.
Dr. UxpEamLl Observed that, he had understood Mr..
Simmer had appealed to his judgment The subject Of
DsSinase be would trouble the Club for but very few
moments. Amer predatory remarks highly com
pmsnary 10 Mr. s. the speaker said he thought the as
ssftou within bouads that the swsmps lying entirely
useless 10 the State Of NewYorkyet readily recaimsbie
by thorough drsiuns-w amount to as much az half OF
Rhode fsznd, the whole Of it-and nom this he
pssssd TO brief consde ration Of the subject OF the day
fsrefn agricultural works lie remsrke that the older
States Of this Unoneomprisins vast surface OF the
cosntry, perhaps euariy Newly ofk
kswJessy, Delaware, and Marylend-in great proper
sion do net quire draining prscced In Enes the
carrying out that drainage would not be
compensated ey the poht There 10 tar less rasa too
ksaf greater In the United States than 10 the North
Of Europe tale the Middle and Southern portions OF our
country and they Isoeh warmerthe evaporation 10
io6nitsy srsatsrthsn In England The speaker alluded
more paftcuary England, because shs hAs pseteed
this ,hins the Thoroughly aad most Of the WORKS
ths subject ssus foa the Brtish Pres and draining is
mos foowsd and prseesd In England than on The Con-
finsut Of Europe: comparison he would say
hst be would lac every swsmp and every qass.