New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-12
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
Tuesday, Nay e.-Jslge LryISGsTos in the Chair.
Judge MICS Secretary read several papers, one of
which treated of the slow progress of agricultural ini
provemont With all the weather maxims oxtant, none
can be relied on. Some think have arrived at
meteoric period that affects the productions Of the
earth. We can now by telegraph ascertain the APP
proach of storms, but cannot toresee drouth The
farmer needs certain means of ting the earth
with the increased speed that applied 10 steam
ing over the ocean.
To Prerent Gru6s Eating Coma Michigan
farmer gives the following directions to corn from
grubs He punches holes in the earth around each HILL
into which the grubs tumble and either die or are eaten
NJ BY the birds that come 10 pull up the corn.
About Deep Ploriag.-SoLos RoBISsos read ex-
tracts from letter from Connecticut farmer stating
that the writer does not believe that Prof Mapes or
Geo T.. Waring Jr. ever plowed lot eighteen inches
deep. He also commented considerably upon the fact
that so Young a man as Warng should pretend To
publish book upon Scientific Agriculture Mr.. Rob-
inson said this only shows the tendency OF the minds
Of tie old farmers TO discard everything but their
own personal experience. They cannot see how
young man like Mr.. Warng teach sex
peTenoea old men" anything about farming; and
because they ground plowed as Mr.
Wenng If plowng, with pillow mat welghs 200
pounds and three horses that weigh LOO each
they wont believe it can be powed foot and half
deep know | saw last week at Prof Mapes's
pillow running full that depth. True, II was subsoil
pillow, but turning plow might run the same depth,
and the subsoil pillow might run in the bottom OF the
frIow 20 a. loosen the earth two 10 three feet deep
have no doubt that Mr.. Narlng Il running his pow
10y the eighteen inches deep, for he said 1t, ana
believe him, and Others have seen and measured for
Themselves and know II. Perhaps the writer OF the
letter will call this all talk" but that won't alter It's
truthfulness.
Prof MAPS expect this sort of doubt This il
not the first time that Mr.. Warng has been sneered at
because he published book called Elements Of
Agriculture Il seems to be misfortune for him
that be not born hundred years ago since youth
SO Objectionable. But with all the cavs at the au-
thor, none can find any fault with the work. 1t is
little comprehensive work without any prc,ensOns 20
originality; but certainly the author has succeeded IN
compiling from more cOmpendlous works very yalua
he condemnation Of useful information Tor farmers
and il outsos any agricultural work published in
this country. Mr.. Narng l. Young man OF energy
and possessss an Inquiring mind
Mr. FIELD Of Brooklyn said he was not surprised
that the writer of the letter doubted since that the
style Of all the agricultural papers. They always
doubtsc, and treat accounts Of Improvements with q
sheer or a doubt of their truth. Agricultural papers,
as a general thing arr following after instead OF lead
Ing the mind forward 10 Improvement The editors
seem to have made no advance for II or 20 years
Prot. MAPEs-We want more facts s;ated-not dis
puies and qubbles. Facts elicit facts. A few years
ago the art of staining glass wac not known. A.
Club, something ike tss-only that composed OF
mechanical member stated a fact that he stained
glass blue with cobalt Another said he knew nothing
about blue, but he could color il red with ease. FL
naly, Others came forward with their facts applied 10
other eoors. and when all were combined the result
d Of facts that has produced the beautiful
combinations Of co0red glass cQualing the art when
iisff H., az fuf Iu
Europe Yet facts are sometimes dOubted-sOmetimes
disputed. The State Agricultural Society Of Massa-
chus. It's once published grave caution against aka
line WASHES for fruit trees, because some one, by
wrong application, had killed his trees. siill,it =
fact that soda dissolved in water decOmp0ses dead
wood and bark and cleans the aud destroys the
insects Now # fool should tell yos this iact il
would still be truth, and you might profit by IT, Il j.
a fact tina; loo bushels Of corn have been grown upon
one acre, and doubtin. denying it won't alter the
fact. Some won't believe H. because they cannot grow
a. much. They are Ike the man that won; believe in
deep blowing, because he never plowed so deep.
I'ransp'anfinr Trees.-The CHAIRx.s called upon
Prot. Maps to speak upon this question.
Prot. NAPEs-I wish somebody else would speak
talk 20 much il seems 10 BE- sort Of monopoly. But
il no one else VIII viii state M views Of transplant
ing such trees the peach ncctarne apricot &C.
Jusg at the surface i soft line called the cotoedons
In transE lanng Get this an inch higher than It stood
before Ii planted deeper. the will be sure ~
enter. In Persia. the peach l. native and Of slow
growth. Here il l. exotic. and very delicate In
transplanting | trim of all the limbs and let them
branch out anew evenly all around. b. careful never
10 break the top root. Die isrge holes and i'll with
rch earth. Transplant peaches in the spring. and ar-
pies in the fall. Always head in the limbs. That i.
the true way 10 prune peach ees. The coiOedons OF
pear tree are situated further from the ground and
may be planted deeper. Pear are great consumers OF
potash. IL Is good plan 10 place unleached ashes in
the bottom OF tie hole. Scraps Of leather aud bones
are also good. Always match tansplanied trees. II
good plan 10 bore with post anger in the bottom
Of tie excavation and I'll the holes with stones
CHARLES o.KLrr-In my youth peaches were abun-
dant upon hi. ISLAND and trees longived. From $40
to 1914 the trees nearly all died. In that year plant
ed sand-bank at the corner Of Bedford and Morton
tts. with fresh pits and young trees and was laughed
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