New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-08
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Connecticut. Instead putting grain first into the
open or Dutch shock and aerward into the capshook
or small stacks the sheaves simply set up their
butts near enough to each other TO prevent them from
being blown down, and allowed to stand 10 these
groups Of ten twelve until they dry enough TO
be made into now. Notwithstanding Whist the agrl-
cultural Journals cav about the sprouting Of Standing
gram tie ear, must, said the writer, doubt IT. Tor
after forty years experience with grain crops, nave
never known II 20 happen to uncut crops unless the
grain bad blown down and lodged. In order 70 grow,
grain must be than wet: II must be IN contact
with something to encourage the formation Of rosts,
and must be, to certain extent, excluded from
light. In the common method Of shocking, the clr-
cutGnces that favor spfOuung are all present as me
sheayes are in the first place left out because they are
too damp to be- taken in and in the second place the
shocks perfectly she'd rain so that u IS necessary
when grain j. in cap shocks frequently 10 open il and
get il out to DRY. Now. by simply setting up the
sheaves without putting the heads 70 ether, tue grain
is almost free from the disposition sprout e while
standing uncut The heads do not remain long wet al
any one time the wind between the showers dres
them in Q few minutes. Five sheaves are now gen
orally placed in q shock instead of ten and the dspo-
sition to heat and consequently TO spIout Is iOund 20
be ess in consequence and b. carrying out the pHn-
oiple still fuIther-ts having single steGres 81! upon
The J1gs near enough 10 each other 70 prevent them
being blown down By the windthe beet possible con-
dtOn TO prevent sprOutng in RAINY season secured
Mr. JUDD advocated the common method OF placing
in shocks.
Mr. ADRIAN said his method differed from both OF
the preceding. He places the sheeyes above each
other that tho straw Of the upPerheayes spreads
over The heads Of The lower sheayes down 10 Inc Dan1e
so as 10 prevent them from becoming wet during
slower Thee shocks were sometimes rs high a. be
could reach, the sheaves being placed one above an
other -
MIR HgynY :. club introduced the following COM
mu, ication addressed to TIE y. \. TRIBrSr relating
10 The prevention Of the usual effects OF sProuted
wheat on the bread.
yes In ihis country were och troubled with sticky running
douh N consequence Of the -four being ground from prutea
W. eSs5ai n nssing good s I'd BIZ putting from two 20
four lis Of liy into hI dough lssy ht gin 70 moderate
The scobo was ali driven OF BY the heat baking leaving ne
yeopes frf ,aoarns and then forms alcoholic mater prob
IMPROVE the bread As it seems we have quantity Of
certainly making Let various persons experiment cse
folly noting quantities used and publish their several re-
suits. u"
Or. WATERBURY contended that whatever might
be the practical rcsults of this method it cert ainly
could not be justified on any chemical theory.
DR.. BARTLETT thought the old lady must be fond
of whisky.
Mr.. CLUBB said he had received another suggestion
which was generally acted on by the bakers whether
the -four made of sprouted wheat or not. II ives
to dissolve alum in water, ana Use the alum water Tor
making the bread. The recipe IS piece OF alum the
size Of hickory nut dissolved in the water for three
loaves Of family bread
Rec Crop on Long IsiaHd.-Mr ADRIAN of Bergen
said that for some unacoOunable reason his average
TO about ten bushels per acre. He hao manured os
well, ard plowed better and could not account for
this difference.
Mr.. FIELD of Brooklyn said the remark
would apply to the barley crop on Long Island, and
had been discovered for this retrogresson
Dr. BARTLETT suggested the Of forty to fifty
bushels of lime TO the acre. It probable the coil
bad become exhausted of that element by the growth
Of grain crops.
the SoH Of Long Tsland.-NIr FIELD said: 1t is
remarkable fact that there is on Long LELAND tract OF
land ~ miles long and yaDn from three TO five miles
broad which, in consequence OF particular prejudice,
although within hours ride of New YORK City, has
been allowed TO remain as unpOpulated and uuculh-
waited as the deserts of Arabia He conended thai there
was 10 good for this prejudice, bat that with
proper cultivation those lands capable OF becom
Ing very productive.
Mr. JUDD expressed his views AZ length on The sub
iect He stated That there was much good land scat
tered throughout the Island while other portions
aching in finely divided PARTICLES necessary to form
tie medium Of grow III for the spOno.es and fine roots
of plants. These were 20 very small that they could
not grow among sharp sand there must be impapaDle
soil Tor them 10 lodge in. This more import tnt
hau The particular chemical constitution OF the SOIL
The plant grew mostly from the air gathering un s pa
buu through the surface of the leaves and free cir
culaon of sap was necessary that this food might De
carried down 10 the points where needed without fuh
sul ply Of fine roots this could not be had ana cay
which is an imphpable eartn, was tue very Dest
manure for a sandy soi The coast lands of Long
Island were OF superior quality for farming 10 many
csses but had lost their reputation, especially upon
would al any time pass by the proper seed time, OF
leave growing crop uncultiyatcd if fishing CHANGED
10 be good, the latter pursuit was orcn more
profitable.
Dr. BARTIITr produced remarkably fine speci-
men of oats in the ear with straw OF thickness
which could only have been produced on fertile
soil. Ii was grown on his farm on Lons Island.
He defended the central part OF the island from the
unjust aspcrsons usually east on II by those who are
ignorant Of value. The fertility OF those scrub or
dwarf lands he said il not Of theory or opinion
but Of fact, as these lands have been in many IN
stances cleared, aud with little trouble iound TO be
biphy productive. NJ Wilson Of Brooklyn bought
tact Of is much abused land for = $40 au acre
and in two years he has made II worth from so TO
SlOO an acre. His first crop was rye, which yielded
thirty bushels to lie acre. This year his clover pota-
toce &c are lu1uriant beyond description II any
ore doubts the fertility Of this scruboak land OF Long
lslapd let him visit Mr.. We farm at the present
season
Judge MrIGs coroboraed what had been said in
favor Of the land OF Long Island. He said commit
tee Of the Club examined II seven years ago aud
found In many parts least two feet deep Of workable
soil.
The Loi-foa BlaekJevy.-Mr. Field said he had
been Experimenting with the common bramble TO zee
whe her the improvements effected IN the olac SDery
bv Secore ana carried into extensive operation by
Law.on were the result Of change in the soil and ou-
tvaiior or whether ii could be traced 10 peculiar
variety Of the hramble He took plant from the
woods where il had grown in fine soil and planted 1t
in poor SOIL and yet it produced benies as large a.
IawtOns although only small crop. Several Der
ries measured four inches each in circumference.
From his experiments he was convinced that there
were distinct vlre'ies OF the bramble some Of which
we've more favorable than others to produce the hne
fruit now grown by Lswton, and that II Is 10 the r0rt-
g rather than 20 either the soil the cultivation that
lie superiority is TO be attributed.