New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-19


While We recommend these improvements to the farmer
MT Chairman We must hot forget that the same laws
which ALE Ct him individual their influence
over communities towns. counties states aud whole
counirlee The internal government OF each vi these
must In order 20 economy exercise the same care
over the constituents of the soil is required Of the
former The General Government affords true proec-
uon 70 'Ie interests OF the country. until keeps at its
ports strict watch Of tie gongs and comings in OF
ma,eras which may affect fertility. Not only are the
senehs OF our coil exported in ;ho shape Of grain etc.
OUT Nese every week load with bones at our sea ports
ana LOWE and carry them to England where they are
ISL a manure. The great republic "strains at gnat
rom duties foreign goods while il very fcobly lets
nines ITS revenue slip through its exported
P:S aIo wastes, which its proper protection would
AVOID The loss of valuable fersng materials is carried
on 90 nnpereeptby that escapes our attention The
CUTTERS and vaults Of NewYork City alone dqy
receive animal and vegetable refuse worth as manure.
over oOo being 600 per snnu wasted by
single city, This is at the moderate calculation of two
sns yer uay Tor each person. without allowing anything
.or norseS ena other animals Nneenihs Of this waste
could ard should be prevented Were TO make strict
correct Calculation of the Of the whole country
hattie asy lun. 49,
What iwe must have Sir is such protection from the
Ne'onai ana state Governments will enable us 10 stop
inns no Ia the nations pocket The Government i the
voice OF majority Of the people and before we can hope
tor national Improvement arouse the people TO
fusppreciation Of the importance of our agricultural
mserests we must educate them in the fundamental
principles which govern our ationa success.
Ispeak now not fol- the farmer alone but for the whole
people agriculture, underlying IL does other
branch of industry and being the main support Of every
man in Amerca whether he realizes il or not must in
ITS success or failure carry with all other and pro-
LESSONS Had the time might prove this by statistics
but every man may learn from the Census Of 1850 that
my assertions correct
an aware. Sir that in cities and towns where political
FORCES manly originate the idea of Governmental protec
on to agriculture treated with The well
retailer OF ribbons and aces looks with competency on
me custom House statements of the immense value Of
those imported, and feels that in selling them he is benng
10 SVEN the revenue Of the c0uutrybut he would dcule
the oee Of expanding portion Of that in arresng
our unfartrke wastes even though that would double
our wealth His calling when honorably pursued is one
which does him credit but ii should not so engro.s his
attention as to prevent proper appreciation of the ART
winch enables his customers to pay for his merchandise
have been requested Sir to refer to the means Of
restoring to our lands the properties which they have lost
Inc most direct and available of these, is Of the
purchase OF guano phosphate Of lime bones all other
refuse matters To arrest the sewerage of all cities and
towns and apply il to the SOIL and import from other
countries much of the mineral constituents of food az
we have sent to them duties which will sooner or later
be perform There natural processes by which the
soil has its fertilsing parts develop but if this is
eventually become worthless
Those matters which go into the sea, however are not
two years ago. when Professor Mapes explained some of
the means by which these returned will need but
few remarks to recall that explanation and with your in
diligence will briefly state Of the important
points.
All soluble movable constituents of the earths sur.
face arc liable to displacement by the action of rains,
OF rivers So great is this apparent waste that is said
that sufficient quantity Of ferzng matter passes the
City of NewOrleans in twenty -four hours to ferlize
county In the economy OF nature this is restored 10 Inc
requirements Of vegetation in many and different ways.
Marine plants contain large quantities of inorganic mat
ter and thcs are often used manure while the en-
poyment Of their ashes in the manufacture of kep soda
and iodine is of their being restored to the soil
Many fish such as shad, herring, mackerel. ETC. live
near the mouths OF large rivers where the foreign matter
is so largely present TO afford them support and they
yearly migrate to the upper parts of the rivers where
their These fish caught in large numbers, and
thus reach the soil, while their eaten by amphib
animals and through their assistance become vaua
BILE to man. All fish caught aud used food return to
the soil matters which had been carried to the sea III the
water of rivers.
Shells are another source of return are birds that
live fish, such as the birds which frequent the guano
islands Sea foam and spray are sometimes carried by
winds to distance Of sixty miles from the shore and at
this distance leaves have been found with salt them,
it having been carried there in spray and crysiazed
the evaporation of the water.
The evaporation of water may be another means OF
return. Cold sea-water may absorb twice its bulk of
chlorine and when it is deposited in locations 1t
gives up. The putrfacton OF sea-weeds and marine
animals is fertile source of ammonia and bonc acid.
The deposit OF sediment where water becomes still con-
tinues often until the surface rises above the water level
The Newark meadows, containing many thousands OF
and the Ocean and partly by the wash of the adjacent
country Old ship panks spars etc., collect many of the
impurities of the water for instance wood floating at sea
aggregates large quantities Of phosphorus.
The large manufacture OF sea SALT the formation OF
coral rocks which gradually form islands, and even large
parts of continents the southern part of Florida being
coral ormatioD the use OF sea sand Tor mechanical ana
domestic purposes and the formation OF marine rocks by
the CRY salzaton of the impurities OF sea water are
sources hch return the soil ncalculabe amount OF
it's former constituents while the uheavngs of the ocean,
forming the Islands of the Tropics are wholesome means
of restoring inorganic matter 70 the service ., a, hmo
islands in their various agricultural productions repay us
in a slow manner for the losses which we suffer to
cor nue. - -
These causes are probably not sufficient to restore all
atters washed from the soil but they do so IN aconsder
able degree and prevent the deterioration from peg NJ
rapid as i. otherwise would be-
Saye mentioned these facts in the economy oil nilure
Mr. Chairman that il may be recoected that we nave
much 10 assist us in renovaiing our wornout lands by
following these easy suggestions OF scen'nc nNeSn
shall find many sources from which to obtain the mate
rial required and farmer need plea OF ignorance
to excuse himself from performing his duty TO ms own IN
tsrests in this respectno nation need quietly see hef me
blood oozng at every point without at ieas, ee
ing that she could prevent 1t If she chose 10 make tue e
fort. u,
The Club appointed Scion Robinson, John Hooper and
Henry Meigs as n Committee to examine and report upon
new work by Mr.. Warng upon the Elements OF Agri-
csure. designed to be used as scho0 doom report ~
he made al the next meeting of this Club Aug when
the subject of discussion will be the Advantages OF Asr
cultural Education.
MEETING OF THE CLAY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Clay FESTIVAL AssocIATIoS.-Our friend and associ-
ate n BowDITcH BLUNT, Esq. has been suddenly sum
moned from among His acknowledged zeal ana ae-
xoton TO the principles and objects OF our Association
seem 10 demand from bis fellowassociaes more than
passing tribute of regard and esteem; 80 ~,
Won are therefore invited 10 assemble at the City oie
Garner of Broadway and Howard-s on this Tuesday
evening eth iDst, at O'Clock precisely, to adopt such
sssa M may Be appropriate *
Agree ABLY TO the above notice large meeting OF the