New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-04
Meeting OF The Farmers club.

A regular meeting Of the Clab was held on
Tuesday 81. Judge CHxEvERof Saratoga County 10 The
Chair.
RUSSIAN AGRIcULTURE-Mr. MEIGs read a
translation nom Freneh peyoac. parpcr.ug TO DO part
OF the proceedings OF the Russian society Of Agcurc
showing the in.cres there taken IA Agricultural Societies
and e,dencns the improvement which has been OF late
made In tnst branch Of lntusuy.
TAG MARROw-So Ussn.-Seeds OF this vegetable
were distrieu-ed M o. 5 FowIEk suoscgacully re-
marked Of this variety that II l. 'ha ost he his over seon
Its character and appearance thas About hi The
OF msus hat; taperins toward esca end color, rich
yellow ssh. very thick and free from hbre COOKS dry
ripens rather late the weight varies nom % 10 AMI
sometimes u ponnds-seeps vel.
UsEs or rHE SUNFLOwER-Mr WGkeman pre-
seated a communication from Alfred owen o. Ssfist,
requesting iaiorn alton the saolci OF tho Suahovsr On
accordance with which the instfe mad csuscd "a oe pie
pared statement o. It's uses, when WAS now submit ei
TO the meetiss. The ~ cC the plant u properly cuvs-
ted aud prepared. will for, u &c 90 not take ne
place Of all Others pat togehe great descsfeuin is
Its for mpst burns long. coar or even
more nriisnt hsht than any oher cNhNios no diss-
gteeaoe or auheshy odor no apparent smoke uNapofa-
ins from the weks. and consequently. leaves o
those dark and unsshty sooy features attendant Upon
even our finest oils nov In
The tsci q ne o appeared IN another mart Of the
psper rad is large. In 1910, Mr. Wm WcOf obtaioet
~ gallons OF good OIL from 70 blshels ~ slodawer utes
wtacu, halog. with hydran'iS press. he siso made
"a gallons Of OH from ~ bushels oi common pakinsess
All this Manufactured m the usu&i u mans. Ink
nAxseed except that the crushed seed not su oss
to much beat n the revolving cyiioder before % rSs
pressed SAID that nom 30 % 40 lbs q OF can De
extracted from Zoe lbs. Of seed.
As fod ror caas. tbs suNiowcr y excellent. moe
especially grouno with mixture Of gan. Nr fftI
remarked thar fowls are exrSvSgsny fcad q the SEED
-.Mr J. l.. BAKTLETr hsi heAfd teAt this on had oee
used much FOX icgndcroi horses sqfued bon
externally and internally.
GUrrA PKKcHA-A paper on Gntta ferchs wss
read M Joas K 81 J .sN sitcrsari remarked tosi
he had read many puosc statements OF ne Qualities e tbs
nrc and tie xtohty a. cront temperature ne o.
ssDgnx a. IA agd iuAs1.ble wbau cold lie hal col-
csyea from ih<sS sa,sneoa thzt Gaiia Fefchl Ehsts
would be an excellent substitute or ne mica usa a
ssaeonpxss cards Il would 10 lignt (n,2 beng go
hsavy) sod unchanged BY moisture. &c he has spp.ici
Ter ipfornaon on the suesct and hSd snocst Of 70
70 De convinced that II can Dc made Is st ortae thek.
nass repeseatsd Il would be most valuable suGtu e
for ire material now used Tor theso compass CARDS.
AaKIcULIyR.L ScHoOJs-1he ecretary read
extracts from Agricultural Address ci Prof T. SHEr-
MAP at Springfield. Mas he fcoes scr takes h's
groand favor Of the plan Of AsrculUr Cleses sao
gives cogent therefor AZ much l. m sni vita
nasil force Of Augment
After the adjournment, Dr.. FiEL arrived win
specins Of toe Br0sH Corn line nce presented 60
thu notice OF the Club lie advises thce who Po'sess ns
sssd 10 plant closer than usual La MS way mos
larger crop be obsined for every ftiuonal h q
adds n the AMOUNT Of the pr oiNce- The low
growth Of the stalks Of thus vsrisy adj ais OF s oSns
planted either in crs or hills. three feet spsfl
A. 70 The y<d, over 100 Bushels shsnsd have bean ee