New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-20
NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 90

garden Of Baron Rothscii'd at Ferriesa-he prnc'-
pal point of which the Of the grape disease
by placing sulphur upon the hot water pipes, oy
which the sIhaIaton is gradual that sulphur re-
mains upon the fruit or leaves
Another paper treated upon the effect of draining
sour swsmp-hy which the soil converted into
sweet garden soil-upcn the land OF agricultural
school, the practical experiments OF which were
producing valuable influence upon the surrounding
farmers.
PREVENTION OF TIE EFFECTS oy pRoUrs
Upon the question of the best manner of preventing
the effects of such drouth have lately ex-
perienced throughout this country Prof MAPS said
when we fnd an absence of moisture from the i'm
mediate surface. as in drouth may Of all soils not
props rly prepared, naturally inquire where the
water is and conclude that the moisture Is in the at
uosphere. AL this readily recognize by noticing
the condensation on cold surfaces While the ground
il thoroughly dry the north side of stone wall early
IN the morning is wet. How are we 10 cause the soil
70 represent the cold oblectf Wherever SOUS are
disintegrated TO sufficient depth, they viii be
fouud 10 be colder than the supernatant atmosphere
and hence when air circulates IN free col, 1t
will deposit moisture every particle OF esrrs ca Ter
than itself Ii is for this ason that thoroughly unaer-
drained and SUBSIDIZED lands never suffer nom droutn
Water condensed from an atmosphere through winch
rain hiss not passed for long time is highly charged
with the fertizng gases During drouth, the air be-
ing highly charged with ammonia than at o'her
times, plants growing in deeply dslniegrs1eu SONS,
frequently stirred. grow with undated vlSor during
a long drouth. That not one plant could De iound
which had suffered from drouih on my farm IS dis
Dctly due TOME fact that the whole Is
and subsOil powed and the surface kept well slrred.
All shallow plowed land in my neishborhood and else
where has witnessed a material deterioration IN the
amount OF crops while in all where the suosoll
pillow has been freely used the drOuth has not Injured
the products 90 any observable extent. The same
preparation which viii secure land against drouth Will
protect the crops from the Ill effects OF too much RAIN
n ~ as1 hath Of mi
SUBSIDIZED this portion Of field all treated
otherwise alike; upon the SUBSIDIZED portion the crops
were good, while upon the other part they were
almost worthless.
gro. E. WARISG. Jr., said il an enemy from for
eign land had come here destroying crops
half much the 0rOuth has, II would arouse the
whole country to resistance, and the expenditure OF
millions to drive away the destroyer. What will the
country expend to prevent another such destruction
of crops as we have experienced this year lie
referred the advantages of the Ellington wind en-
CINE, invented by Halliday, pumping water from low
levels to higher ones for purposes OF Irrigation lie
stated that he has observed great many fields this
season when the increase of crop much more than
paid the cost of the subso blowing, and this benefit
will continue several years.
Mr.. CoucH of England brought to the notice of the
Club Cycloidial Digging Machine.
SoLoS ROBINSON said he very glad that this
gentleman had undertaken To bring this subject OF
digging soils before the American farmers, and he
hoped he would be succs ssful, because then they
would discover that we have Already 1alkee IN
vention as much superior to this as this is superior
TO hand potatO-dgger.
Prof MAPEs said he supposed the speaker referred
to Gibbs Rotary Digging Machine, and proceeded to
describe it, The improved machine now building by
Mr. Gibbs will cut three feet wide and fifteen inches
deep with two yoke Of oxen. The cost will be about
sl50. Stirring surfaces with such machines will be
beneficial in drouths.
desultory conversation followed, in which the
subject of stony su Races was alluded to.
SOLOS RoBISsoS-I know something about stony
land | was born in Connecticut. | saw it once
proved that upon the surface protected crops
in drouth. Ii is now debatable point whethei
clearing land of stones improves its productiveness
| Upon the subject under discussion, what we mos
need is law in every State to promote irrigation
general law TO authorize the of running streams
! TO make corn as well "a to grind it. We want thai
old fogy law abroga.ed, which was made before the
invention of steam engines, and which forblds the
owner of farm TO divert running stream from it
channel on his own land, whereby the volume o
water may possibly be lessened at some antiquate'
old grist mill scarcely worth three fourpence pen
nv pieces at some dam below. Ii is that law tina
eifectually dams all efforts toward general system
irrigation in this uth-parched land.
A special meeting of the Club has been appolnte
for next Tuesday TO enable Judge Van Wyck to de
liver himself upon the subject of bugs.