New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-18
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
july l7.-Mr. RAPELYA acted as Chairman.
Errors IN Farming-SoLoN ROBINSON read let
ter from a farmer in Cumberland County, Pa. The
writer says:
cit written with the hope that It NAV attract the
attention of some person-perhaps member Of the
American Institute Farmers Club-to the greatest
evil that exists in whole system of farming, and is
subject worthy the attention Of every who values
the agric ultural prosperity of our country.
have watched with much interest the call on the
farmers and the response which has come from many
sections Of the country 10 farm one more Ii
il had been to farm one acre less aud give more atten-
tion 10 what they did farm more wonld have been
cOmpsheO The whole system of farming has been
III on this principle of planting more acres, aud as
: ecessary consequence our lands are becoming ex
hausted. Where one farmer is improving his land nine
are practicng upon the plan of gradually exhausting
the soil. The consequence is, crops fan; too much
rain produces rust and mldew, ver1nin destroy the
veal and feeble plants, and hard or soft Winter is
alike injurious. By farming less land well an1 man1r
ing well more can he accomplished; one crows
much wheat ten acres others grow OF twenty,
yet in dtence of practical experiments, farmers
persist in sowing many acres and reaplng small crops
A rice through the interior Of Pennsyl vania Maryland
and Vim mia at this of the year would convince
any of the peTncious effects of this system OF farm
ing, and have doubt the same remarks apply To
osiern New-York aud Michigan.
Earlier il the when the fields look green and
luxuraai farmers iatter themselves that the late rams
aud "A favorable viii make up for the deficiency
Of manure, but the rpening crop tells different tale
Wheat that should be turning yellow remains green,
the meadows are waving with sOnel and bluegrass in
stead Of timothy, and the corn Is stuned, short and
yellow. They are perhaps members oil the County
Agricultural Society have sowed choice seed, have the
most approved patent pOws, and pOw IN the most ap-
proved manner but all won't do. The crop Is shorts
thew TO suspect that tloy are farming more
laI than they are able 10 well, and therefore
rrsoce upon the old system and grow n1tercntcrops
When manure can be purchased this may not gen.
orally BE- the bot in the country at large It Is TOO
the. Then if by chance field yields bouniiiul crop
Of wheat instead OF sowing II IN clover, as should be
done, many farmers induced 10 SOW 1t IN wheat
again and the consequence is that they have crop
inferior III quantity and quality, aud the soil lett IN
IN exhausted condition TO produce poor cropoi grass
But in no way is this grasping propensity fully
deyeoI I'd by farmers than by the quantity OF cattle
they keep; more than they able 20 feed; often
twice many and they are consequently always poor
ard hungry. Everything about the barn Ia the shape
Of ed is eaten up by the LIST OF May, and then they
are compelled 10 turn them out to pasture, whether
the feld- are sufficiently forward not. The young
eIass is soon off aud tho cattle are driven from
field to ieo, destroying but never satisfied, until be,
fore midsummer such farms are more barren ana
desolae in appearance than they should bein Noye.
Der. Untitled barns are followed by barn-yards con-
iaI ing little manure and that Is spread over extern
sive wheat fields us grudglnsy as possible frequently
only upon the high grounds leaving the low iand 10
take care Of Itself In Ibis condition thousands OF
farms are placed by their owners, TO contend WIN
every variety of season, and every form of insect
lie Tie sou exhausted ana unable Tor any o nc
Lumoi Gus evils 20 which the best soil and e most
proved system of farming will, to certain extent be
exempt In IenDsy lyania aud Ohio Tor several rea
sons among which may be enumerated the higd prlce
| of seed gram less wheat was sOwn last Eau than
usual As il respects and oats, II Il different.
| Tie excessive drouht last Summer destroyed, 10
great extent, the grass crop, and many farmers were
| compelled 10 plant and oats than usual IN
order TO procure feed for their cattle The EVIL speak
of is not in farming TOO extensively any one season.
| for which there may occasionally appear TO be some
necessity. bui is IN overlooking the land continually
by system of excessive cropping which is gradually
aid most surely eXhaustiDg all the productive powers
Of the sod and which the sure forer unner OF uca
! cuablt evils in the increased amount OF laoOr re-
quiIed oproduce the same amount oil crops and the
tuoTnOus high prices for tie necessanes Of NE, "hlcn
Ills wroicle system OF farming has imposed upon the
! consuming interests of the country.
! Dr. WATERBURY said that if thi, country was de-
pendent upon manfred land. the People would perish
! Tie .rtat crops come from virgin soil.
G1pts IN On ckeES.-Mr. R0BISsOSh bald: must
lrng this subject forward once more. \ correspond
ont AZ New burgh who writes through The newspapers
becGust lis 81 biography is so much Ike our Geeabou
| hiid in Connecticut that be supposes could not
leed il except in print SAYS: There something ludl
cfCus in TIE fact OF lawyer writing about the -apes IN
chickens; but so II IS AID he eau scarcely keep ms
face strail bit while cong And 20 he treats the
whole subject of worms in tie throat as ludicrous
As ucv cannot Get any thing 10 1--we on there, and
ttey prevent the chickens from getting anything To
| cot, they worse than the dog III manger, am
| der. lie gives many good reasons in support VI hs
theory which is that wha' your correspondents aver
10 Ice worms IL the windpipe, causing gapes, Il nothing
more nor less than coeSuiated blood, extravasaied
into the wndpipe, and caused BY the too early aud
great exposure Of the chicken 10 damp. cold weather
or in other words the chicken has taken cold ana hns
nd Of Group, the exravasation filling up the WIND.
| pine making It sick and preventing Its eatlng AL
| besides this is nonsense and unI philosophical.
MARKET GardeniAg-PortiOns OF lengthy article
were read repaired by Col. Devce Of Jefferson VI Az
ket which give condensed history OF the hrs esIao-
hsiment OF markets in New-fork.
TIE policy OF the City in 1850, when the hrs mar
kci-place was established by aw IN tins City, seems 10
have been TO give all who produced food Al opPoru
nit, 10 se direct 10 those who buy for colsump oh;
Things have sadly changed since then. Under date oil
! l656 we ind the following proclamation;
The Director General and the Councillors Of reg
nds persons who should these preent OF nes
read-ueeing: HAeoas and then the Ps'pe iro
out 4 ibe habit Of brr into The CITY di1eten. -
e. such veal pork butter cheese nrnps TO- -
end Other products the land the purpose Of selling 70
and II frequently happens particularly here - w ~
now locate between Whitehall sRd Broad 'ts AMI Res 'a'