New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-07
Meeting Of the Farmers Clab-Tbe Rose
HuH, DC.

regular meeting Of the Club was held on Tuesday
MIR CAHrrR OF Long Island In the chalr
Mr. MxIos presented variety oi oiintcresting nsiier.
from which We take the following On
Early Tomatoes "A communication was received from
Mr. Jacob Crosvonor Of this City whoren he states that
there are here many rooms and places 40 near bot
house temperature that with littlo careful manage
ncni, Tomatoes may be sown In January and by the
lat II March may De iranspanted CHS four feet m
length and ola inches square which may be placed tier
above tier on racks, Ia room Oi moderate warmth
and by the frat OF May they viii be In hight at least
eighteen inches, aud forward that The hfst VIII be-
produced u month Elk weeks earlier than usual
Three thousand plants will M 375 boxes. They are
trsnsplsDisd four cet spart, requiring one and one
a .hin Of lADf In this way, they ought To yield
900 bushels OF fruit Mr Grosyenor remarks BE
your own Judge OF the price st which AN article pro
duccd thus early In the season be- sold.
lie Observes, farther that Tomato culture Il but
part OF what may be accomplished IN This way II u
indispensable 90 have many boxes twelve eet IN cngu
by four wide and two decp-mskng ~ perfect Mash
room bed possible Each year u by the bret OF jon
uary the said beds are properly nlcd with manure
raise on this all the Tomatoes wanted by which time
the Mushrooms will begin 10 appear, and II properly
filed and managed, will bear pentiiuly Tor ono year
They will cell says Mr. q. Tor whatever you please "a
sk and ought 10 pay every expense Tor themselves eno
Mssicsa Corn from ne Ssrrs N-rada MIR George N
Snow sent 10 the Club Tor distribution specimen OF
Mexican Corn grown on the Sierra Nevada in tslior
hher by Mr. Parrot L. :. Consul for Nszatlan. li'
pecuisrttcs very small cob, rarely more than
iour inches Ia length, and remarkably large grains. II
10 said To yield abundsnty.
Some conversation ensusd. Tho CHAIRMAN thought
this variety OF Corn would yield aearly mach NOR,
Eoar that ordinarily cultvatc here.
Mr. Mrios considered that very remarkable results
may be obtained from culture, ia the valleys of grain
grown upon the mountains He thought the appear
snce Of this specimen very similar To our common
Horsc-tooh. yet combined with the hardness OF the
Flint and therefore valuable
Tas Rose ss--This regular subject OF the day then
came up. Judge VAN WioS detailed his experience
He had tried the remedies OF snuh snd sulphur with
no success. and bad finally fallen back upon Or Under
hills plan OF placing tia pans under his grape vines and
swreping the destructive insects into them by the
They were then summsrily dispatched he pursued
this for days thinking be would be sure OF get
ting nd OF some; and killed ia this way, finally nun
bcr OF quarts OF the destroycrs.
He described the appearance OF the Bug as about
third larger than the common horsehy Beautifully N"fi
egs,ed Others said Il was brown, and others agsu
had seen oi another color But all agreed ss 10 It's de
strucu,e powers
Finally by suggestion OF the Chairman, Committee
was appointed 10 make ohservaiiOns and render he
port upon the subject and IL continued over ioI
discussion at the next regular meeting The Commit
tee appointed were Or tndeThln. Mr.. Wells OF Long
leland, Judge Van Wyek, Mr, Meigs and Mr.. Ross.