New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-17
AmERIcAN INSTITUTE FARMERS' CLUB.


ny MYIcs, Scereary.-The Secretary resS several eS
aes from late foreign and domestic journals OF Agcs
turc Horticulture, end Science.
TIRE GREAT TRYE or CALIFORNIA.
Asoston of Which, % feet in circumference. exhibit
ir il; n. CRYSTAL Palace has been estimated by counting
tie circles Of growth. to be upward OF two thousand yeas
old |; WIS 325 feet high.
Tie section in the Crystal Palace has been followed ont
large enough to drive pa OF horses and wagon through
A tall can stand on aacthers snoolaess 'ns'ae me
cavity.
Dr. HooErR Of London. says that out OF more than
ten thousand experiments tried in the gardens OF Now
10 hybrizc plants no, than seven hundred suc-
,ben 100 plants would CROW IN natural s;aie by perfect
garden cultivation 2oo00 have been grown.
COFFEE LEAVES.
A Brazil paper which has come to hand since our
last meeting contains further evidence in regard to the
substitution of the leaves for the berry Of the coffee
tree This rapcr states that Brazil exports sjo,ooo0os
s of coffee Per and that the leaves are really
valuable than the fruit though not yet used as an
article of export The infusion of coffee leaves moro
cious and more inyicorating than and Is preferred
hy all who have tried TO an Infusion Of the coffee berry
The leaves treated IN the same way as the berries by
roasting.
Layard saws that these plains produce some OF the
finest u, in the world very delicious peach has lately
been introduced into England, which has caed good
dcal of excitement among nurerymen. The plans N
H. Srrng Of the year are covered with gorgeous flowers
Trues grow their great abundance and are quito ex-
tonsively used Il article of food.
The hanging gardens of Babylon iayard says were no
fiction. He has found pictured representations OF them
in his researches.
AxIrr.s. ii is stated. all come from Japan. They
were sent TO Europe from Batavia By the Dutch settlers
there.
GlBps's ROTARY DIGGING MACHINE.
Prof MAPS illustrated this agricultural implement
bv working model. The inventor has improved the
original and is about 10 add one of the Mapcs sub
soil pows 10 loosen the ground forward of the teeth ANA
Leet them steady without much weight. Prof MAPEs
thinks this machine, judging from experiments with tho
rough machine. will do more than three times as nue.
work plow, ana more thah tree u"es "S "o"'s"'~
The row requires Just as much propeng power to over
come the friction of the land side IL does to turn ovr
the frrow slice and all that friction is worse than thrown
away-it compacs the land and Injuries It.
There is no power lost in this Implement IKE
orking over the soil and will work three feet VIDE ana
fifteen inches deep with pair .o oxen rendering the
land more pulyerulent than dozen piowngs. -.
Mr. Mechi said the plow is doomed, IN speaking OF
Samuolson maohine Yet this is much more perfect In
his machine much is lost by friction of gearing tins
there is none;he weight of the machine trips the teeth
and throws them His machine requires six horses,
this English farmers pay 4o an acre tor spao
ing and 2O for blowing, and find their account in the ex
cost of the work The Harsmus gardeners, VINO raso
vegetables for this market pay SO an acre rent Ihey
could not pay half of that if they depended upon the pow
alone By the spade they get three or four crops IN sea-
son True. they manure high but that is not ALL Unless
you render your land pulverent, you migh as well
yt vonr manure in the garret to raise potatoes in tho
cellar Land that is well foked up will produce moro
without manure than poorly powed land viii with It. -
Now if we find that this machine, as l predict u wl
can the work of the with FORK rapidly ana east
y the grand dederatum has been reached ana Tor nuon
of tie work Of the farm the piow doomed but not a.
Mr.. Mech thinks, for ALL
Soloy RoBSsoS-I stated the other day how we tried
that subso pow in compact hard clay road, and that
yoke of oxen walked right along tearing mp great cakes
of earth If this machine had followed the pow the teeth
would penetrated the dntegrne mass and rendered
the surface of that beaten path fine enough tor any or
dnary crop. No amount of blowing would have done a.
much and the harrow would only stir the c'ods about
These statements and explanations were received with
marked attention by the gentlemen present.
| SUMNER TREATMENT GF GRAPEyfsEs asD SMALL FRUirs.
Mr. MEIGs read extract from the transactions OF tho
Imperial Society of France stating that grapes have been
preserved from mdcw by covering the vines with cloth,
at such times in danger u, the great trouble of
ALL in this country is the destruction ~ leaves and fruits
of all by saw last Saturday on nearly every
lea of the linden measurer, about eighth Of an
inch long find the best way 10 destroy oaterpars nests
il to shoot them of the limb Insects Of al Kinds destroy
millions of dollars worth every year. To prevent this,
must attack them IN the egg or before they are grown
In drouih n plants if watered in the night will pay for
the labor Cabbages may be watered with saltwater II
yon do not touch the plant.
Prof MAPEs-Pu gE~ves in November but never in
the spring. In summer, ~ the grapes se pinch
oil all the shoots three eyes beyond the fruit. These will
sprout again, and must again be pnched oh three eyes
Leyond the Junction Again they will sprout. Let
these Young shoots grow and when the insects they
VIII those tender tWlgs ana lei inc rest hone.
Never cut of leaves let the In 10 rpeD the fruit It
viii rpen faster with tban without the leaves In sum
mer grape vines stop growing. Feed them with weak
QuanO water and two days after with weak potash water
IL.s will give more fruit and better havor Grape vines
are rank feeders raspberrcs and backbees Tho
best food for strawberries is tonic acid IL gives them
rich flavor All the favor Of strawberries on the out
side.
WASH FOR TREES
Heat pound Of sal coda TO redness in an iron pot,
and dissolve il in gallon of water. This wash will take
off oil the and dead bark and kill all the insects on
oil fruit trees or grape vines and make them smooth
though polished and make old trees bear anew. Never
--fitewssh tree
TO PREVENT PEACH WORMS
ntransplanting trees them inch higher than they
stood before.
Mr. WARIsG-I told by Mrs. Thompson Of Bur-
ington yt who il of the best horticuurists there
that he had succeeded in getting rid Of the peach worm by
wrapping black cloth around the hole next to the ground
under which the worms locate without boring into the
wood and by removing the cloth they exposed and
early killed.
Prot. MArEs.-It is surprising that ounces are not
sell for AGO. They usually higher than oranges
ia this market.
SOLos RoBSsoS-Dr. UDderhll sells his great crop at
s. hundred for tie good Ones and much more for the
roor ones he works the latter up into ounce slrup
have upon bis place with round bushy hean
feet in diameter that bears bushels OF greas
ur dquinces.
The next meeting Of the Club viii be held May 80, az
noon at No. 357 Broadway Subject: Potatoes-the
4" best varieties and best modes Of culture
THE BOARD OF TEN GOVERNORS.
Tho rel.r weekly meeting Of the Governors OF tho