New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-25
Lectures on Agricultural Chemistry.

subject Of tn Connect NJ Chemistry with Agricul
,ure. was deliver d "a Tuesday evening" ,. sore the
American Agrcs.sarsl slion At tbs Hal Of the
Pubic s-ho1l Society. corner Grand sui Elm 81.
The. Lecturer commenced with review Of the Pres.
ent Couditc Of The Art o. Agriculture lie ,sid here
(. no practical Art Of such vsue this-upoa which
Al nations civilized OF uncivin-ed IN great measure
depend i1r sgbsstence. ard In which 49, large pro
portion o The hole CsVis oi the country employed
Al the attention then. which can b bestowed uron IT,
l. develop - and Ike practice more in
accordance Nth Mature must b. p1rrsnt-especay
IN this Country. stretching from an int rtroy a
zion %. nav ~ say i1gd zone II comprises with
In iis-f the Flora O. every region Of ire word with
The single exception Of TIE Tropical lie advantages are
80 great almost 20 bepG@r re productions are
varied but 90. main lnd-strJ 8 that ~ Agriculture
The total vsue Il the products Of CAPITA and Labor
invested Ia the L : IN I-4s rppears from The Re
port u the Commssorer oi Patents or thst yesr
something over Two bAncns OF Doilars c1mprls NJ
beside The or1irsry proce is 1l Agrcuturr. various
Arts and Manufactures. let 81 ihis large amount
more thsn one half wss invested 10 Agrcu';u-e-Of
eighty xix and three0u SITTER mi ons o bushels Of Corn
Imported into Grest Brian In one year eizhryone
millions and or quarter wee exported from tbs c0un
try bile the remainder Tss inside ~ BY the products
VI iferent portions OF Continental Europe
From This toe speaker dreF 'oeicsl nforences ~ q
the necessity q this county tasng spec dy measure.
T. improve sti. farther her Agricultural Resources 10
lev years fhs undoubtedly be called upon for
larger explorations ci produce. Not only vii England
require H. be- probably many sthcr parts Of Euro2e-
for Tire speaker thou. SAFE p ssy thai IN 'eS years
they " al become importing instead Of exporting
countries End thst Importation must come from Amer
cs lie 1er-l that within tne space Oi eight ~
uinc years the total produce of Great Britain VII BE-
barely sufficient % supply hc population then exist
ing upon ihe surface OF England snd scotland alone.
snd she must then hecor-e IarseY importir- c0un-
Try Hence il becomes Amer.ca 10 be ready 70 supply
that deficiency, 80 the sid must undoubtedly come
from
DR.. 4 proceeded 70 estimate The future growth and
Of drfr
usua! progressive rate OF H. miles year that H. tie
cutv alton oi The land extends Westward A. this aver
age rate every year and the amount Of Western pro
ducts Of course increases in The same proportion. He
calculated that ga immense ar ,uut OF Improvement
vii In time be- accomplished both in culture snd pro
ducts-but a; present the Western states vel %
the Eastern vii have 10 ial back on "A unmpr0ved
system Of griculturc
How then can Agriculture be best promoted lis the
msln question 10 be considered. EdLcstion i no
doubt the but be 81 lse. u must consist of
more than branch. The pursuit of Agriculture az
An Art CON oines should combine, nearly every de-
psrtment Of learning. Il i not asingle Science
bat focus Of Sciencesall others tend more or less 20
u Hence the necessity OF Agricultural Schools Tor
the development Of the branches essential ia proper
exercise In Europe this want has been felt and ac-
know edged and steps have been taken by Govern
meuts o. rem,d y the evils gisringly apparent in
Germany snd 10 the North 81 France. SCHOOLS hsve
been established for the education OF the Agricultural
portion Of the community, and the amount Of niorms
ZION ELECTED By such Institutions has already been very
great From these premises Dr. A. took occasion 90
urge the necessity Of the csiabshmeut at an instltu
ZION OF the kind this country he predicted immense
benefits from The effects OF such an establishment and
the isbors ~ competent scientific men Wiling 10 under
take the task Of instruction within them. He went on
% detail the essential corrtstygs OF the study 81 Az
hcuture snd among these placed irst IN importance
a thorough knowledge Of Bef1np end TsgUabb Phgsi.
oosyto assist the Farmer In the choice and culture Of
Passing from the matter, oi great Interest
IN itself be des gnsied Nsf,or0B another important
study 20 the Acrcuiturist % bas Only lately been
l mod hat he fFUna rFaFn
portant Office IL does in vegetable lic IN conirihulns
20 the support Of plants IL "a % Liebtg we owe the
dscovery-or II the original discovery, ~ least 10
more thorough capitalization We have ufo"sg' a
subject Of great interest In itsc and q the agrcu
turist especially OF immense value enabling MN 20
a.cerain from The nature 90 the rocks and the soils IN
his p0ss-ssiou the appropriate treatment Of the
crops placed upon them aud the varieties OF pisNts
which will succeed the best whether the situation vii
require more 0r lrssmanure, en- what KIDD whether
certain substAncesarc Of importance "a him. OF whether
;ssgbhf9'f nav e co.'s .s E it1i u '.ry iii
give him their ng redenis aud this 10 H. SAID The Df
of which we shall particularly treat In this Course OF
Lectures-Nafuol Hstry too 'ho-ld no. De lo 80 ''n
| ia the Farmer e course Of pr, psrstory study
lis idle 10 say that Science 10 cumportantn
! the pursuit Of Agriculture but there may De many
which day not considered especially spphc.D."
| % H. but which hy the rapid progress Of ieienuhc
know ledge. may % morrow become o. me utmost I'M
10 the sfud NJ Among these sostrsct -clehs
the snesker partcuarzsd the Polarization oil Llsni W
s-ciderfnl discovery. the bensits which haTe grown
| from a. Sc and drew comparison between ths $40
| other. which although not specially spphrd q the
purposes Of the agricu'u,st may yet AZ some unis
De of incalculaoe service 20 him. lheuee NJ Pas'
ed 70 general consideration % ne relation ol 'hehs
try 10 Agriculture abiding particularly % the almost to-
IL lack Of proper chemical analyses ~ tnr Piou-S
| tons of The country. We have no reliable state
n1suts OF the ingredients a American Naizei nose
Of surengel Bous.ir gallt and Rasps, were oil ioI'
egn varieties probably grown on sois o. ulnsl
! ept nature and hrnce not 81 al applicable % me
| wants OF the American Farmer no gave interesting
| Il. TIs
rope the proof. OF the presence Of arsenic MAGNESIUM
| and oihe- minerals IN the soil upon when Torn =
grown impsriing Daeful properties 70 mat su'
.dverted briefly % the effects ~ cnncentraiel
1as bone dust upon the .osrd concluded BY sentF
Al summary OF the subjects % be treated o. IN the sue
! ceeGing Lectures Of the Course
The next Lecture will BE- Description Of the Pro
e.. Vegetation the Anatomy ofthe Organs Of Plants
their Law. and Functions, and Of Climatic lnnlenee''
TIE Prp1rc SCHOOLS Or NEw-JERsEr The
Report OF the Superintendent Of Public Schools in New
Jersey was presented 70 the gslsturs Of that state on
Monday From il we gather that there are loi town
.hps and 60 school Districts ia The state, Of which
rsport. were received las, year from L4io In 10
o,lv COL Districts were reported and The amount then
-si.a5 and spurooriated tor School purposes ~a'
s54f32. in las il was slOL7bl. " this sun ~ ~
g. spprouristed By the state Government -.
In i-45 the number OF Scholars vas sll32 IN i-f- u
g.. -; sos Tn. amount Of money raised Tor Schoo
purposes b. the townships i wouii seem las oFetrJt
the limit Of tee law, which % soJVJO l1t me "nD''
-tsta several townships haze peuuoned Tor PefiAl'
i'm 10 .v tax for the support OF Frre oehOos sh-
farther recommends the estsslsnment Al s1ue in'H'
but not lar distant day Il general Ffee Senoo -
tenn The advantages II District school LiDrsfes "f'
urged and the institution Of Normal school recon
mended Il. r.s.,i-,
The pupils supported b Toe state in tie institution
for "a. Blind and the Desf and DUMB in this City nave
been visited By the School authorities Of Ne~-Jer'ey
and very favorable seeounis are given y Them
Among the specific alterations recon nsnded N IN
1901 Isw, I. or- u authorize The IrusDevs u eA
! srnnt the children Of parents uBsol7 ~ pay HOE
hr,e. for tuition; and smother % sGtn0rIs me 70 ~
.hip. 10 raise by tax. for the support OIL 7choos ~
CO., a. much "a they receive fron the 5tste In-I
other good features In the recommeEdAIlons OF me
Report
Nov,RIE PKOPEkTY.-Mr. Faulkner, wei
,,f,,i member of the Virginia Legislature ron 70
Comfy Of berkeley recently made sp-een on IN ~
: sh,Iitv and embodying important aAd amaze sI-'
- fsets relative the causes % tne dlailhntyn
- Save population Ia that state Iae county Nnic
I - ,s9re.fuf. has be si-ns, lost, by evasons lnt
pr,ylvsn. in four months past ~ valuable sl-F 3
- rl.ntsr. ia Js 5rrson. Clarke and frecerck oA'
- - +-red con.ceruos loss-, IN the same ~sJ a.
= sxu ne annual loss O. the NirEnis "a eoo.u
? - = LEON nf me slaves al c.lyiN WIN SIC