New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-21

Ncs,rn con, EDITIONS and urged on The committee
Tho Society nvyts rujs.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE.
nfrsn,. June 90. 1854 Mr.. R,rrhr in tho Chair.
Mr.. SECRETARY Mros read a paper 10y MIR. BrRcn,Hp.
who has lately rc,uuod from Switzerland, where hc held
q Consulate upon the subject of Woon Gas. Eighteen
months ncc Professor Schoubcn tho inventor OF gun-coi
ten uroduccd cosmadc from wood which proved cheaper
better and morc pleasant than coal gas. 1t is five years
aimee the discover, Gr eadc At Munich in Bavaria.
nlcrcu, Aius oi wood Ncld various quantities AMI quail
N,S cf e0s Mr.. BrcSsach cuga ,cd IN this coHntr,
in bringing thc inv cnou into One hundred pounds
Of wood Welded IN % minutes dshail'n' consumin; 30
W pounds Of coke cubic fee, of pure gas anl 20
pounds Of charcoal The gas was 20 per cent superior t.
ccsl gas.
Mr. RvrouARp hcing present and called upon. said lac
had doubt Of the economy OF wood Ca II affords he
nu brilliant Gch and does not give OF the offensive cnii
V- vt coal gas In Germany coal IS scarce and wood plenty
and that is The IN certain localities in thus country
The process makes about - per cent Of the wood into
good charcoal. The attempt has several times been made
20 manufacture wood gas-a Is not new, bat u'e present
process is rev and improved In the City of Basic wood
is So 30 cord, vt there ihs gas can be manufactured
economically.
4 ccntcnan present stated TINT wood gnswas now
uacurtd in Newark. Mr. 8urchaTd stated that The Ger
man process mentioned by him not in use in ihs
country. The as no, entirely inodercus bat icf 50
ihan coal gas The temperature at which the gas gene
rated is about $50 and the rors are corrugated TO give
greater surface. .
M MtIas read paper upon the Of collodila to
preserve CUTTINGS by dipping he enls in collcdian, they
better than IS any other way discovered
SOLOS RoalNsON-I wish 10 add few words TO what
MIR. Mcss has said upon the value OF coloi'an-Some-
times called liquid cuClc, and which is made OF gun cot
ton ssovol in thoIoorm II Is the most valuable pre-
paraon ever made for all wounds any abrasion OF the
skin. Is il ionuS a cuticle the moment II II spread
uron the surface II Is valuable application for burns;
il shuts out the air and prevents all pain and lcaye' The
wound t. heal Ii is cxccn remedy for malig-
nan cyspcl~, and for preventing The pits by small pOX
il IS poiiccy Invaluable Dip little brush, or the end
Of roll Of linen in the coodan ard paint over the pu'-
tulo it breaks it viii save the most delicate
face iom the unsgh;y distsIrcment Of that horrii DIS
should be kept III every family and applied 10
every spo; Of broken Kin.
j. L. WrtiS-Moihers viii find il far preferable TO do
na up wounded fingers with rag, and far more healing
Surgeons ere beginning to collodian extensively.
better purpose ihan bandages in some Instances.
For gardeners and nurserynen 1t wall undoubtedly prove
a valuable article. 1t is good for wounds in trees
FRUITS ASD NEW PLANTS.
Mr. MrIcs read an extract from a Paris journal upon
The cultivation Of fruit in a, and Of the great success
attending the cultivation. Pears graicd upon ounce
stocks are almost always superior to gratis upon pear
stocks. Never dig about The roots OF the quncethe roots
always upon the surface and injured ny the space or
hoe The Ldpgo. focmecs' Nqgs:.as says that animal
guano is advertised in London made from the flesh of ani-
mails slaughtered n South America. new indigo plant
has been introduced from China which is far superior to
the common plan; cultivated in this country.
Another new plcnt is mentioned that contains per
cent OF tannlng-doube that OF the oak. 1t Il c''ieu
.Sfot,co.
Three new and superior kinds Of GaS are mentioned as
being cultivated in Russia.
GRAIN AND GRASS.
The subject of discussion taken up-What is
the proper time period Of growth for cutting hay and
grain
SoLoN RoBINsos-A great many farmers contend for
their theory and practice Of letting grass stand for
hay until the seed is nearly quite ripe because it is 50
much easily cured and also hit Is more nurl-
cou the seed being equal to or oats The straw,
however cannot he any better than dry wheat straw In
perfecting its end all kinds of grass undergo chemical
- aud tho afaf
experiments with stalks in The manufacture Of sugar.
The seed permitted TO remain he stalk and rpen
il would not make sugar 10 undoubtedly II wonll pe
with cane which d0es not bear seed IN this country nay
If il did the would have TO be cu before u rpenei
In eating crop o grass tor hay 1t WI uniNol'aoy nap
zen the some o viii mature and therefore ailrmrr wno
has good deal oft 20 do should begin soon "a his eari
est fields have attained nearly their full Growth a. ne w"
lose much less By tla course than by waiting ,r 10
mature Grass should be cut when il is the sweetest and
then, if wei cured The sweet will remain in the nay ana
will be eaten crcediy aud afford more nItrmcni iih dy
stalks and seeds.
WI ch product of grasses cannot be dissolved wafer
but it be in sui hurc ACID. have maze sugar Hoh
corns,alks and know tina; ,hc change acidy easily
takes place and that when thus changed grass cut Tor
food OF animals cannot be good. Hpened grass con
tans more slick ard woody fiber than green grass, ana
cannot be dg,stod easily az The ha{ OF green gs'
rpons Sugar developed by stirring hour and wafer so
that when worked, the water has sweet TASTE as noun
ii had been sweecncd Ii lett alone l. would be unPaia
table food. N experience goes 10 show that all plants
should be cut in that when the saccharno principles
the most fully developed and then cured for hay III ne
shortest possible time and housed from the weather with
as little exposure to he air possible, whether dry or
wet. Grass grown upon properly Iahl cAh ns
more easily cured and makes much better nay than that
grown upon poor soil An animal will choose sra" grown
upon lands well supplied with the proper organic cons
uenis sooner than well-cured hay from poor soil
soIoN R0BiNsoN-The remark OF Prot Mapes IN rcia-
tion to Grass from sweet soil keeping better than from
different one, is fully proved by the grass OF bog
meadow which i. the most difficult kind OF hay to keep
sweet in stack or NOW, because it grew upon
sour soil There is TO douh that great additional value
be given hay by feeding the root. Of the grass win
such constituents as Will form rich food
The next mcctn. of the Club viii be held july when
the subject will be The relation between an ncTelsc OF
crops and an increase of national prosperity. THIS
question was proposed by Mr. Warng who, with others
viii endeayor to show that national prosperity IS de-
pendent upon an increase of farm products and thar me
of every ow fuIrow in the United States only
one inch would be productive of greater increase oi
ealth counted in dollars than the whole national income
from customhouses and and-cices, including all the GOA
products California II the depth OF all the blowing was
doubled all the products would be more than dcaOl'd'
and tho national prosperity quadruplcd.