New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-29

in -rtat perfection cold grsPery Is slaHary that every
ore may indulge N who osns garden, al very small
o0'ity Of tine snd money.
RO-Ts
'ir NTso reid Psris pert upon TIE forced culture Of
r"sVion .' % lisnis IN garden, al ander glass
vlh sord L0wtEs a times of the ysar IN ne eAes'
yr0uon One of The curious practices Of this gardener
l. that be waters his towering plants in winter
Nr FLiLr REMINDED he cub tfat hey hsd heretofore
sed 70 collect ,acs sid devote day every quarter
10 tbs 'uteot which he considers Of very great import
sIee.
NDIsS cosS.
TIE subject If Il day taken up-the planting
tua crfi,ahon q Indian Corn. upon which Professor
J.EIsJ MATS EdioF Of 4It Hork.Hs FlraerJ made
tie foiow remarks
Tte suhec for The day Tndsn Corn y by fII the mos;
important which has been presented 10 ihe coasde
ration of ths Cub IL msy BE- ssd be tbs ispls and
peculiar cI,p cf country TO It We are indebted in
very great degree for our preeut property iae e1-
port of this crop Is fast becoming the Hyira of famine
l7ou honi d world Nhonever Europe Is short OF food
AUe-Ica s;erds ready 10 suPpy toe deficiency with the
excess Of her corn crop; and every Am Tcsn shonli
feel a reverence for TIE corn plant beyond ell others
No Ilsnt beautiful and 50 well suited 10 the
vsiities Of climate for anywhere between the 43d
degree Of north latitude ami corresponding parallel
south t may be gruwn in the greatest peFee.ion It's
Of Ly bTdaOu has produced unumeruble vare les
suited 20 every kLd Of soil sud ever degree Of tenpera
ture We ha,eit the time enduring had corn Can
sds the Sove seytrgeen io boiling IN the aarpe state
We have It s1ied 10 summers, varying from hr - SIX
months thus find 4 10 the North requiring bst hat
The tine for Is growth that Is requisite IN the South AMI
t m each locality end kinds appropriated % the if
feioIt l,re,h of summers We may say II the Indian
Corn 0op cf Americs what Mr. Webs;e. sai OF the Fur
nip crop Il Epglard, that its ia.ur6 for three sue
ccssiye ye6is would nearly bankrupt the Nation.
Fortunately howtver by the recent nq -ovements IN AZ
cuure ensblec in the growth of this crop almost
10 DEFY d-ouh and 20 render every variety ot s' sua
be for a., Induction OF maximum quantities Is the
od Of both nan and animals snd even itsstak' by pro
ue reRntu have been rendered equal IN value 70 the
ri,l, Ia or ard a the lp
Indebted for fine beef plentiful supply OF pork AMI -
itself article Oi 0od BY il every trcem'n IN our
breed country j. enabled meals zms freely
the sLi,t citizen snd not Ike the psisan'ry Of IN
rCIe, cor fntd 70 use 90 a gseat degree Vegetable
fooG alone We can obey the comnand' at
10 muzzle The that trcads the corn
Tie Iudisu corn crop Of the United States az this time.
exceeds COO OF bushels per sunum and when we
rtmcuher the fact that the average cr"p OF the country
dctf not exceed - bu-he per and that frequent IN
stances are o. be found in every State where by lIdcOls
treatment hundred bushels per acre nave been
produced It r,udy be seen that the value Of this
crop instead Of beiug sJ3A0OOOCJ per anaUn 81 az
III tine may be increased by proper culture that it,
tlt ray set ut nought the necessity trnew Dofddos
l. M ,ta trrf OF onr country aud the olive branch might
with Irotri,iy BE- taken from the claw Of our naoli eu
b,m aud he Indian plant substituted in T.. pa,e.
jcei Barlow ael said IN hi. ode 10 "hasty pudding
Ny sor re'onuoins in is sratsfl' slee.
No nei, claius VTai'e u',elf IA thee
~ i ~. .,oI ls. 49, .re shaded or 9TH m,s
rIcm thee what h.anh, hat visor ne p'ss '''et
Ten stardy ''esmsn af.1rs 'rom h.'a .i'''i
AId All ms boucs wtIe r. ids OF Indian corn"
VIII not tire the Club wiki enumeratng statistics re
lcirg e. this crop II u sufficient 10 know that the nn
Ter Il hoes ned in the Cnted states 'ca-ce
Is cs than the number OF i,s inhaban's au1 that the
quantity Of lord oil BOW eNoorted TO Europe and am
SONY TO IL again returned % Us m large quantities ~
olive oil after puGo alton, is 50 grta' as - t'm asape
export The sugar estates If the West India Islands
and elsewhere mainly sustained by the use vt Amer
can corn meal When our Congress, Genfemen shall be
come convinced OF the necessity of Department Of
Agn,rlure, the farmers Throughout the United
few Of their humber are enabled To raise foAr
times the average crop OF tho country per acre.
On the present occasion propose to enter fay into the
best mode of culture these oi course must duer IN d
fertut Ports the country The same culture which VIII
answer for tie sma farmers oil tn Atlantic seaboMd
would be mraccatle ia the immense corn fields ot me
far West for there the amount of labor Which may be
iud.eicusy and UrOighy applied would be inpracuceoe
rp end hence it IN be necessary T. state tine metho is
aIIcable 10 different districts Laud az zoo per acre
ala az g per acre cannot generally be incurred
qlike even although their cOnstiul nts and require
mCLis may he the same; for the cheaper lands
are % far from the manufacturing districts tdat IN
some Gases the nece sary amendments 10 pe used az
nenlre iar the soil cannot be obtained and the scarcity
and h price of labor give rise 10 the necessity Tor me
e of tools by horse power ia place of any other mode OF
culture and that OF tho simplest ana most e1eI'uous
kind It is known to those who have observed closely
that tho root Of the Indian corn plant IN sou pplrei 70
admit their full rSmhcation, will average IN l'og'h .
e. aud hence he necessity of deep aud sub5J ploging
for this crop must be evident 10 all When the con
stifutns This plant ehs be spoken Of viii he evident
tbat It's IN rgGnic requirements received principally in
nspy soi. nom the subsoi render deep dsiriegation
uocoisary II will also be evident that soils habitualy
cannot be proHtGby employed IN the growth OF corn
without thorough drainage for until surplus water ceases
20 occupy the spaces between the particles of earth, 6
mo-Ihere canno- enter Nof can The pulveulent cond
ton Of the soil result from this disturbance by the
plow during the growth Of This crop, If partially
INN er ID in water. for thor surplus water acting
a, a ubicntOr 70 the PARTICLES causes them To set
lie in so compact form that the corn roots cannot
travel freely 10 search Of their proper ament The differ
modes Of culture adopted should always embrace such
.yft- tho afo.f pf
bauct to the soil with the s amount OF abrasion to inc
root. Of corp hence the original preparation Of the soil
before planting should be such AZ Ia secure the most mel
Low condition and tO the greatest depth Ihi' "u DO
perert security against drOuih for wherever air can
circulate snorg particles OF soil colder than i.eli y
n deposit moisture therefore, corn grown on SUBSIDIZED
land irec from Of water suffers iom drOuth
The aer ouiS during the growth OF the crop should
Be uCh a. render the surface at all times peneabe to
tie amos Lee and free from parasitic g'o"ih Inc I'M
rortance f our subject, Mr. Chairman must be my et
,u.e for entering thus minuteiy into detail Ot what IS
the IrGan corn plant composed Whence are these con
stiiueIis Obtind What means can be adopted 10 sup
Div such as are missing from the soil IL IS well known
YOU that have full reliance in the do ;trine OF adding
10 The soil such constituents OF crops as may be missing
Fl, n and by Vrontng the proper conditions and ne
ces-ary smuens for their appropriation thar they "i
be taken I'D by The Icnt and that success Is certain un,
der such treatment You also aware that received
from you ituon premium for corn crop raised on soil
b had the ear refused and that this crop
was raised by the % amendments costing less than
uer acre bat which had b. analysis been found to DO
eb.en from the soil sad required by the crop Ine ae
s of that rnent have been publshed many times
will therefore refer ia brief 10 the analyses OF the corn
crop You al aware that these are different IN di
lerent sisgc # growth and ihey have been 80 oen pup
lied lei wold be unnecessary to treat OF them sep
sra.ty IsLal therefore, speak Of the necessary con
,ttue;s Of the o for the entire completion Of the corn
crop emhisciI al IA stages Of growth on are doeo
swse that the surface Of the corn stalk has coatng
of ,,cs which gives strength 20 the stalk Indeed II
10 he found throughout the stalks eayes and grain and
yhfn insufficient in quantity, perfect organism Of
he fne attained. 2