New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-22
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB

1t the regular meeting, Tuesday, Dec 90 Judge Lv
ncston occupied the chair Mr. Megs Secretary read sew
e1L peTtT aud extracts from foreign agricultural works
One upon the subject of the vine mdew, mentioned the
greet increase Of that disease in England which bids fair
10 become speyelont as the potato rot The author re
cnmeIds eTal substitutes for grGpCs IN wne making
one OF The hest OF which is found 10 be the stalks of rhu
barb the common pic plant They said to contain
more of tie substances which found in grapes than
any Other plant.
AnoIber paper spoke Of the increased use of Indian
Corn in England aud that is rapidly gaining in favor,
and that larger quantities will be wanted in future years
than before This ia important to corn growers in
Ills country Ii is also important that shippers take more
in preparing corn for export as much OF II that Is
sent fl, this port England is injured 50 as to be unfit
for human food.
One of the late plans adopted in England to eradicate
hoe GRASS and moss and groWts of drained swampy land
was to food il with water saturated with manure This
ohanged the whole growth and sweet clover came in sp0n
aneousy. The manure destroyed the acidy of the soil,
which had before produced anything but sour plants
The subject adopted for discussion tho frauds OF trait
packing and huckstorng Mr.. Pardee said that he had
had considerable experience in the fruit business in Wayne
County He thinks that County raises 100000 bush. of
ut for market including that used for drying the sales
of dried apples and peaches about $4,000 bush per
The common price of apples in the orchard is fifty
cents barrel in fair fruit year the purchaser hndiDg the
b6rres The apples shook from the trees and picked
up and put in barrels without the least care
Many of the orchards produce the best fruit but the
mode of doing business offers no nducement to be honest
in putting it up for market Generally the common re
max is barrel OF apples is barrel of apples and
that is all those who buy for Ii is not fraud but
the farmers.
Mr. Fleet thought the farmers spoken Of who put up
their apples without any light double the price OF
them by selecting all they put in barrel and branding
THEN the barrels to make reputation such
for instance Mr. Pel has got for his Newtown pppns
Mr. Pardee saws that Of the best apples cultivated
in this latitude for late keeping is the Northern Spy Ii
holds its excellent flavor through May and June II is
very essily kept winter. They yeew and red
shiI cd apple somewh hat cone shaped ridged the
face Of coed size, averaging about five or six ounces
weight The most perfectly favored apple Is called the
Melon apple this is seeding apple of East Bloom
field Y Ii has the jucness OF the Northern Spy and
haN of the SpitzenbeIgeh combined. II has golden
skin striped and specked it'll pale red is of medium size
oval sbaI ed thick STEM deep sunk The Spyis
seeding of the town The BALDWIN appein Western
New York is superior to those grown in Massachusetts
Few better apples grow in the Eastern States At the
West il is moi good The Baldwin is dark red striped
oval shaped apple very crisp and rich flesh.
Scion Robinson said that the frauds in fruit packing
much the fault Of the growers the system OF
trade The country is with fruit spectators who
buy the apples the trees order them put and sent
forward rapidly possible and in just such order
they think viii afford them the quickest sale at moderate
profit. Small ia cannot send their fruit 10
ket. ard they have interest in putting il W to keep
wtI they get no credit extra pay for extra
Tie question for discussion on tuesday Jan g. is the
economy Of fuel generally whether wood coal and the
frauds in the messUrtm ent OF both.