New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-16
PUBLIC MEETX1NG&
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE

Mr.. Secretary NEIGs n al an eAtIaos 'U'" 'i'
History OF the King Bro, which proves that ms ou M
no crop and the story Of taxing oes Ou' OF
the hing Bird crop Is fable 80. -,,.,,~-,.
Mr.. MEIGs exhibited sample oil WINE h"oA0"e'i'''
grown III tennessee.
Mr. CowAS OF New.Orleans exhibited dsa"lngs @. d
portable CINE Tor farm purposes-0ne oi sne Pc
cu,ariiies of which is the driving "hce,s, - 'oe.
diameter by which he thinks viii enable MN 20 cunt
ys:e crops the body of the machine u so Dsa II uoe
not interfere with growing corn or cotton o. sI In
until is over six feet high The machine - also cicu
iated for APPLYING 10 the purpose Of ocomoton on eo
mon road or city fire engines but ms grand ogec
is 10 furnish steam locomotive engine Tor plo"ng mar
yestiug threshing, and ordinary farm WORK; ne uso
e1hbted drawings of gang pOws Ia be worked by stea
for cutyating crops three rows al time. Also, gang
that will turn the earth four inches az time 70 sy
depth according the number OF plows IN the gang
maxine a furrow two feet deep at one operation.
or course this kind Of machinery can only be operated N
large fields, such rs may De made upon tnr sret. ee
prair;ts Mr. Cowan talked as ismhaTy OF pi9Nin7 Two
.et oeep asstnos farmers do of two inches lie Also eA
hibiitd plan OF machine FOR rotary digger soewna'
upon the principle OF tie one invented oy uops, wen
was exhibited last spring upon the iaTm oil Professor
Names He also exhibited pew plan OF boiling sugar,
nv irving more fire surface 10 his pans, without IN" least
dauge burning the sugar as IN the present node ..
boiling in open kettles directly over the furnace his
ulan is 10 place his FIRE furnace surrounded with resh
en ui. and by dampers shut OFF the lire before strk-
ing The charge from the pans The plan seems 20 DC
cheap. economical one and great saveroi tuel.
Another plan of a machine was for digging ditc1es,
either bv steam or horse power, winch is different from
its the purpose nasmuch a At digs
only part OF the depth once and deepens by pass
ing bach ana forth.
1AwroS IMPROVED BLACYBERRIEs.
Mr. WILLIAM LAwToS, OF New-hocheue eNAlpted
some 6ne specimens of the blackberry OF that place.
which ", 10 eaten with much gusto by the members aud
bush loaded with fruit in It's various stages was admired
m surprising anything in the blackberry ine ever seen
By of those present IL c0ntaned oOO berries Inc
cultivation of this Kind Of fruit gardens Is something
rev in horticulture. Mr.. Lawton stated that all the val
liable qualities of The original plant are continued IN ms
,rtar TAM Al. 4hA
shoots which increases the sIze OF the berries Ihose
which grow in the shade more perfect than those
grOwu in the This rieiy affords more shade than
any other known. The vines continue bearing III favor
able seasons months. The three-year OLD roots he
the fruitful They bear few the first season. plen-
tiuy the second year and very uil the thrd year he
plan. I'd ast year )OO plants that will produce Two 10
four quarts tie sta this year. Shoots rom Old r1ots
will average gallon OF berries Single ems produce from
500 to OG0 berries some OF which nearly inch IN III
ameter. Thirteen OF the berries weighed two ounces.
This not the common high NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. does
not improve that. This is n new variety-tAey never
ripen smalthe seeds covered IN the pulp, quite un-
like the common blackberry. Their shape Is more IKE
the berry or low-runnlng blackberry.
They sill continue IN bearing all through August and
till the middle of September The demand for these Der
ries greater than be supplied at 37 cents quart,
about aud halt OF Mr.. LaStons vines and
all that raised b. others Iney are just now IN full
bearing This blackberry is an accidental seeding,
discovered few years ago New Rochelle ab twenty
miles of New York the New Haven RailfOad. LIS
remarkable appearance induced Air. LAYTON 10 take pans
cultivate ana propagate pidltS W
own, be has sold good many roots so THAI It IS likely
soon to become pretty generally dIhused Mr.. Liwton
says that his grow upon n rather most rich piece OF
gr und and the berries acquire the largest size under the
apple trees. This may be- but their flavor Is not as
good, satisfied, as when grown in tho san-i
The propag alton by o-shoots each Foot producing
several only retained for bearers next sea
All the old wool must be cut away, as tue same
shoot never fruits but la setting pantauon OF
these berries Mr. LaSton recommends that The rows should
be twelve feet apart.
Prot MAPEs remarked that If suitable used
the land could not BIZ made too rich or the growth Of these
berries They will not grow on poor land Oas OF tue
shoots exhibited it win be- has grown ten twelve
feet long this year We should DO very glad To thus
end many other choice varieties OF extensively
cultivated There 10 no doubt o the heahiaess of all
ripe ltL and none Is perhaps more 80 than bdckOCres
TOP DRESSING OF GRASS AND GRAIN.
Upon the regular subject of the day, Prof MAPEs made
the following remarks:
my excuse if prolx in my remark, but when We rcoem-
Der that The crops which be improved by ress
capital the Union added to the value of all the precious
m.ak, it may plead my excuse for pronty Indeed IN
ny belief The advantages to be derived from the udclous
opdessBg of these crops will be than equal to any
one of the crops now grown, and would be very much
greater than the value OF the cotton crop The value of
the live stock OF the United States at thus date not less
than 5000 GOO 000 and this will be increased by any in
OF the grass and grain crops More than
bushels OF wheat annually grown, 1000 900 bushels
of rye $50 600 900 bushels of OATS 100000 bushels Of
barley, 1000 600 bushels of uckwheat 800 900 lbs.
of butter lO5 600 lbs of cheese, tuns of
hay and these, it will be remembered, IN addition to
the crops Of Indian corn potatoes and many other crops
produced nearly equallng them i'll value.
The effects derived from some kinds or top,dress'ng
now in common use among our farmers are observed,
but the of their action is not clearly understood
Thus the tOp-dressDg with stable supposed 10
be OF material value from the manuria property of the
material thus thrown the surface Of the ground This
is not true the beneficial effect simply arises from the
action of this litter mulch and might be produced by
much cheaper means. 1t will be remembered that the
organic portions of the thus placed are wasted
during their decomposition, while the inorganic por'
Ons alone find their way into the SOIL and these mght DO
supplied tenth the cost Of the carriage and handing
Of the used At least 80 per cent Of The true
value topdessngs manure waen used
The nearly the same results would be attained
by covering the ground with any other mulch. lhs
practice is well known among English farmers wnereh
receives the name OF GarHeys, from me nae ol !ne
operator who first applied it. We far from dispuung
the value of mulch SUCH but such valuable c0nsu-
cuts in the decomposabe portions OF stable
manure should not be wasted while adding very small
portion OF the inorganic constituents to the SOIL coat
ing Of leaves from the woods, salt marsh nay, sedge, or
any other substances which would protect the surface OF
the gre und from sudden changes OF ana pre-
vent it, freezing at early date in the fall, or losing s
and heat by the too direct contact OF wnd would
all the purposes to be derived from topdresng
of stable manure. All will recolect that board cover
the grass during winter and be removed in early spring.
that the grosh of the grass on the part so covered
during the following summer will be much greater than
in any other parts of the field Therefore, whaeyerop,
dressing may be used muchng may still be appealed To
by those farmers who have cheap materials 10 use or
such purposes Ali this however but Incidental to the
subject ftopdressng The OF dressing may
be thus stated Young plants unable to avail oI the
inorganic latter the ubso during the early stages of
their growth. The surface soil may have become de-
nuded of these inorganic constituents aDd without their
presence and appropriation by the young plant, its
organism may not be sufficiently perfect, at early
stage to healthy growth In addition TO this
fact the organic matter ia the soil ceases late IN
the season, to decompose for want of sensible heat
and in early spring, from this cause the supply Of
organic pabuum may be insufficient Hence the necessity
for dressings containing both inorganic materials in
soluble form and organic smuans their pro-
pation. From the position they occupy the surface