New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-27
PUBLIC MEEIINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB
rUysDAY April 25, 1885,

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAhMEk, CLUB
TUESDAY, April 25. 1854
Mr. COLEMAN in he Chair
MIR. Mrles read an exuuct from French paper which
states Tat in qutnoe Of the grapa milidy much e
brandy was made year than formerly Bat the distlsrs
have that they very good brandy from
tetroots II il said that the quality Is not quite a. good
The erspe brandy bur it viii produce drunkenness and
hei is tho grand object With all Alcoholic i4or of
peI'r prepared by Mr ByLLocH upon the saoet o'
Iotato,s breaches tie idea that the potato like many
othe plants is running oa and in tine VIII cease 70 DO
grown ps human food .,.
Prof MiPs said the difference in the distillation Of
liquor from cano or gIhpe that "na giyes rum ana the
vet the reason of the difference generally unknown II
The beet sugar gives alcohol VIII be rum and MT brandy.
because the sugar crystalizsble one in the bea aud
Ism through charcoal This makes pure spirits. which
nay be coryer'd by tie addition Of the proper hsvoring
Gil, into rum, brandy, gin whisky, &c
the round picket fence mentioned last week, and the ad
vonogo ofihe machinery for masiosit IN making LADDER
oCcer racks and many usefu things which can 10 maze
in tle same that fence Il contracted.
cULTIvAIIof OF SPRING CROPS
Wedding ard tending and the best tools to work with.
Judge MilG sad that b. had discovered that all plants
NUT have chance 10 grow free from interference OF
weeds or thcy cannot become productive lhe best way
lac has ever found TO keep garden plants free o weeds
10 pIaut all in wide drills and keen steel hoe The
weeds in the he pushes down into the earth prefer
&c to pulling them up In planting onions he covers the
seed by s1ng taHO over tlc Dou H1' 'eisoi
ibis City sixteen feet hight inches around the at
a. the base. .
# weeds by horse power and at the same time work the
crop 10 advantage cutivaor rskes the weeds out OF
soil that has been made properly palyerent before
planting Well stirred soils produce fewer weeds than
is badly Elowed Six bushels Of salt per scre
will destroy weeds The proper InaDufiog OF soil will
sweeion H. and prevent the growth OF weeds burning
the suace with slight coat VI straw 10 good plan to
yet rid of weeds Mr. Reed Of Ezabshtown has cleared
fis ground by working the soil till there were
10 weeds TO 30 to seed.
Prof Mars thinks the hoe about the worst sort of
tool TO destroy weeds He recommends all plants in wide
row- the LsDgdon cutvator Or horse hoe.
Ike thst made by Ruggles, Nourse y Mason o9s Of
these toos will weed much ground forty men Isow
urrips till frost on ia the fall which, the winter
il mld grow that the leaves serve mulch for the
land
NJ WaRryo thinks the borss hoe is defective in not
being made TO expand 10 suit different width The
ntous substance Of one kind Of roots ks othe
Fer instance turnips viii kill witch grsss. Some Of the
farmers in Maine link that weeds beneficial, they
serve green crop when turned In
Prof MsPEs said Il is well known that one plant fur
rbes pabuum fo the growth Of other plants Substance
taken 6p by cabbage will manure btets, while the same
IS III Mi another cabbage If put around the growing plant
Solos ROssoS laid the bes. way cultivate any crop
II prepare the land before the seed planted and then
f YOU do wish b. grow weeds you must not SOW them
H. Il ordinary mode Of mangng land the seed of weeds
is sos n broadcast noticed the other day aarge heap
AK bin whether the seed Of weeds ia that pile will ysge
tate No, one in hundred" thought So IL farm
W0ul1 MAKE al Lleif op'inPSb
tspg power Of os OF the seeds viii be destroyed by the
use OF proper materials dec0mpose the and retain
III ammonia instead Of driving Il of Then the nee Of
conceB,refed fertilizers add weed seeds 10 the son
Line plaster super salt soda inter, potash,
poudrette gusDo aCd any weed seed TO the sol
Is that virgin soil such as the western prsres WIZ
produce weeds it Is plDwed and they are 81
ways can be eredi eeied ran so"h %" sfs
GOOD 10 clear land Of weeds for spring crop
Mr. WARIsG said thst il b well known iact tnas iann
dsttpte - ,a,ssb viI no. produce such plants "a viii
gyow upon lana which contains that substance in sbun
dance. - -. A.. -.
ID ~ tbi Vicinity and stated that some Of them VIII
o1y grow IN clay while others are never found growing
ANYWHERE excp sand Among the latter ne mentioned
stIrry and ihst he man lately inquinng for the
si.d OF thar plant which generally considered worth
less weed On inquiry h. found il was wanted 10 SOW
upon drifting sand to hold tsgether where nothing else
would grow.
The questinn for the meetiEg next Tuesday IT, "n@
are so1ous veeds and the best method Of s1trpans
,ten, &c