New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INsTITUTE-FARMERs CLUE.

Meies read letter from c. MuHdy, Of New Jersey De
tailn his experiment in growing Japan Peas. tie shows
aetak loaded in manner which shOwstb prolific quality
of this lew plant One of full size requires twonty )ur
superficial feet for its growth 90.
He has also succeeded in growing the California Soap
Plant and raising the California Quail preserved
specimen Of this beautiful bird is to be seen al NO S'l
Broadway e,
sub soil pow gg inches long and others l3 inches IN cir
conference. These are produced upon very common n
Jersey soil by pulverising that the roots could 1d
lower down in the earth than four inches the
usual d. nth Of blowing below the surface Oh Inc eaih
The Japan oea bids fair 10 be valuable plant Tor cul
tiyation intbs country.
Mr. Randall a gentleman who surveyed the streets oil
the MINER par of This CITY in 1919 showed specimen
Of the fruit Of the Usage Orange which was curiosity 70
most of the members present 1T loot IN cGulner
The osogo Orange plant IS one o. not no W.. o0s
and half miles of hedge upon his farm in Maryland ne
also snvs he used Canal St. when engaged in the
survey Of the City, upon plank IN FOOT pain through
the moadgws
NJ. Megs read several papers, one upon The sable' Of
turnp dsenge called fingers and toes This o,iglna',
IN Scotland forty yeas ago. The bulbs become dSiGa'u
and grow into excresoences rendering me crop w' >.
ava od with Insects Sometimes the cxcrescences rese
bic was al over the bulb, drying the center TO brown
srungy mas n, solid matter Of heaIhy whiie tarnPh
II One Of these forms Of dease OF the turnpa
resembles the poiato rot and is doing great damage in
Scotland. ~
Iio aso introduced a report made before The Royal
Agricultural implement, manufacturer IN which he under
fk,s a. prove that renpny ma hines are not modern IN
,cnons hri they known and used by tho Romans
eul Gauis that illsgcy aud NotOrmcks Worlds Far
rsnavrei roayors nothing bit clumy limitations OF
B,ii's maehinc which i superior 70 either Of them
The chairman inquired Then how il that we ace &C
counts Co. tho papors Of 20 many OF the American INA
stines having been Ill IN England Last year
som, r,rrsn observed that t wa because they were
10Th eh,arsr md better than tho English machine lh.t
nn, ths original inventor the others were entedto
greater credit thor improvements and Introduction TO
s noifc Il auncrs than be for the n-inal Invention
s.en allowing that Ne l. entitled 10 The claIm
" Nea gca Hnothr paper upon the grape disease m
Tfsn~s ara 81 effected by the dgs; Of oil plasterng
fom rallied aown honse Upon the subject OF Aeepns
trrfssy - sams bette, Information among the people, 50
isf Ties shrui not crowd all tloir crop upon the market
60 gr,cn siaie oiien ,aaenns los instead oil gaming
psuf H. okc OF TIE inurn-e 9u-aIiy 81 peaches son
a -. day during the blight Of the p eca season and oil
,hs f.s.tlsy ~ ssnsns this Kind Of fruit rom the IA
go, Al, rnr.enl,d THAI the cultivation ~ fruits may be
f,ds tie most profitable II all farming the den.ni
GREATLY tie nfTsasc and is market not hali s1p"eu
~ oial psc,s Il anncp only understood tho at OF
M ~ Wes,chcs,er said that the important
thing about preserving apples for shipping TO pie them
under straw barn door and sweat them dry; lhen
70; ahycg II Sand At The bottom OF the barrel men MI
iii srr,ss aud cover Will sand ana head air tight The
latter 4 vefy important No business viii pay better thnn
growing snd shipping Ne"sown Fppns 10 Earope' they
arc ear uy put up The yellow Kind preferred TO the
green variety Of this kind Of fruit The Spilzenbergen
Arples gro also excellent ir shipping Apples should be
grown on high dry ground
Mr.. lavton spoke OF variety OF very small SQIzen
burrs. which are of superior havOr.
The Chairman said there ere two varieties OF these aP
IlCs The large kind are the Esopus spitzenburg The
flavor Of this variety of apples is very remarkable and very
excellent Mr. Fleet spoke Of old lady on Long Island
who very successful In preserving apples upon the
garnet 1oor covered with linen sheet He spoke of the
disposition of ui grow to put up fruit in dishonest
manner The reputation of some procures for them
The Chairman spoke of the trick of filling the center of
apple barrels with spurious fruit which prevails to such an
extent in this City. ,.,
members few specimens of most delicious dried peaches
They will almost melt in the mouth, giving the true peach
flavor To prepare this fruit take rich ripe peaches pare
and take out the pits and lay them upon plates on ine
back filing the hollow with fine white sugar This DIS
solves and forms with the peach juice most excellent
syrup The best plan would be TO place me peacnes on
drain down leaving the fruit to dry slowly IN the SUM- or
slow oven. A steam Pipe heated room would be better
The quantity OF sugar Is about one sA' Oh inc sesn VI
the fruit The process very simple ami easy ana the pro
duet both syrup and fruit very good and have no douo
NAV be made very profitable in parts OF the country Ike tue
WsbashV aley-yery productive peaches a: wen as c9r
where both are grown very cheapy and ted 10 the Inc
Chairman has spoken Of the value OF backbernes nave
never seen them grow abundany in any other part OF
the country in that rogion and preserved III the same
way ne these peaches are on IN Tch syrup there y no
dobt hut the business would be far more TenluerauNs
than raising at ten cents bu-he az when price
have bought and sold it in that State And nave seen i
sold for sx and fourth cents bushel Henry H. Ellsworth
hired three thousand acres cultivated one year Tor thre
dollars .year-the contractors doing az the VOTE Vi
blowing planting and cultivating the and-prodae.ng
ron ayeragng sixty bushels 10 the thus costing hs
nronretor five cents bushe Certainly these iaoorer'
might do better by raising fruit than corn at saen prices
The gentlemen present navins -anoarced bem superior
10 any dried fruit they had tasted before Pretrhs
then 10 gs raisns any Of the imported tfus iet We
allow tuns Of such fruit 70 rot for want OF care Ut A'"
edge how TO II.
Inc subject for discussion adopted for the next meeting
December il the frauds in packing and want of honey
o Information in putting M fruits in connection with the
cptinuation of the question OF better mode OF keeping
ffuits and vegetables. =
Robert L. PelI celebrated rs the grea,eh grove ol
Newtosn uppins in America, came in too late 10 JON IA
he Discussion He speaks in very satisfied tone Of hls
crop the present year upon 10000 trees lie yery oas
preparing them for shipment TO Esgiani and riA"'''
yhere thew are in great demand at high prices
His name UPON all the barrels insures HIN an aay
because he adopted the plan several years ago OF es.ap
.bing reputation for his run oy n% aber DER
son, world DO well to follow his example