New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
TuIspAY, asy i-RoBr L. PILL, President OF 'se
Y, ..;,r.a Ia .hs On sir

which. sn extract from he fs,ert Once h@PUef ie-
lated 70 . cherry common ia ihis country Some
trees in Rhode lsls.o Known - De over 200 ysaEs
old spc a. Yorker. ;here ar zone trees stu oder
Lrdiey says sppts will h1zrish Ia All borSheEh
oou1t,ies bui are not n De found 10 any s'athern
cour,ry except one kiDd in the Sandwich lsl&ods.
Ia Europe some Of ihA cotifsrs naturally eograit
their roots together. Several natural gfAaose VI
ho6i,s Of frses usre mentioned
HORTICULTURE AT TIE PARIS TNHiBITIoS
Atte Paris Exhibition the yrest show OF roFers
srd Plsrs viii be IN the hiy,sh s.s', 'I'sas s,e
rense tsve pfepsrsd garden for exhibition OF hor''
culture.
NJ Nvrcs roticsd new machine :or Fee1lnS
onions, xhtb Sss exhibited - the OAno' IL u sAi"
It viii Go The work OF Zen men.
TEE AIR FERTILIZER.
The pressure Of cir upon land Is IS pounds to toe
square hch il the earth $ solid ar csnoe' pene,,
trsfe If ocse i, can and vita il goss moisture sdf
an uora 70 the roots Of plants This IL proof 81 n
eieri to ,ho- how valuable 70 the eulsvsos IS frA'
bic surface.
In Scotland il is nov settled tbs: the msrGre mpie
or the farm II DOT sutToieu; TO msinssn its fertility;
snd that success depends upon introducing arnHc.l
w.srE LAND AROUND CITIES.
A gentleman p'tfeut made some remarks about the
waste lsrd around all iowps and ssked II no wiy
corld be adopted by sbich such land msy BE- msie 20
rroo uce food for man until neeced for hssi'stion.
Solos RoBISsoN-There WA bu, one way. and OF
l
prset'ee bsibarIsm &orse hsn ttst Of the North
e.s,ern ssvsses who keep open large tracts OF lznd
for The bufals b. roam Over No long "a IN the ek3r-
Csc Of N free democratic notion thst every man n
community nsy do jos, what he plesses, without any
reessd 10 BIZ noeh bof. mGs, sxye;t to have our
eyes psiued BY the SIGHT OF these waste lands, b9-
| use the Orner will noi fence them and tue mar
/ Who would gladly plant BE q oauno' afford 20 build
free and II be could il would probably b. stolen
fer ffswood. aid he cannot CQlqyste bill of cora
because Bill Sykes or Ton Iith has co iha, must
ruu at larse getting Der living tie T6ers doat are
where. 20 thar they cst the II K. Ina IL why these
lanes lay waste and reproductive. Il Ia owiag to our
| isolifh fashion of letting COWS ran Al large.
! Dr. PECE-I0 show tue cue Of su "a waste land
| for cultivation | will sisfe fact. tfisad Of moe
| owl ed five sores Of lsud on TSeotythri - w1ic6
Was occupied msDy years by d g,rdeoer Who psid
/ 500 year rent for many yesis aaa male money a.
/ isa, Why shouia 90 al oar vsoant City lots ~
/ made equally productvel SIMPLY FIR me reason
/ stated by Mr. Robinson. Look sr0und Br,0klya
AID see vba; vsSt ,rec's Of vscsDt land are lylug
iole and productive. Why, sir, We CacnOt r.is3
| stIub or vine in fr,nt yards ~i'b sny ordinary
! lerce because some fe~ individuals choose & feso
/ lOa's-a very soFtbless class OF shimsls-ehich VIII
/ mount tire 'eocs, or even porch and "a up every
,re.I Ting II il GOT 10 be wondered az taat h
| state Of s0ci-ty sh uld be csssed As barDaranI
| Within sit'y niles Of Brooklyn there are 100000
/ scrss Of idle sLJ al Of which could be made pro-
/ ducrlve-and yet potatoes are - q oushel!
/ A gentlensh thought We hal d lay now against
| animals ru1LiUg 81 large.
! DR. PECK-Pern-us rave 0ut I You elOl1 -
tempt TO enforce H. you would be ia dings OF having
your house burnt sucn IL toe determination OF mtuy
people to let snim-l- ct large. Voere il no sag
but tor the City authorities 70 be compelled by !as %
abste the uussrcs.
sEw sPE'sG FOR GATES.
/ t7Dr. PEDK mentioned N exysri neut he bad tried
successfully in sppy ing che ap spring 20 iron g'tes
n at is far preferable - any t;htr or 20 c1an asd
| weight Tske piece Of Injisrubber, eight inches
/ lor q two inChls vice aud incl thick Sni ia-eo
IT by staples to the bsck Of the gate and post srd
/ ph,n lbe gsie opens y bance up bu- the dspoaon
10 stra hen is great tns il Sll push the gaze %,
/ and never fails 70 ~ork sumner or WINTER
1HE VALUE OF WATER TO TIE FARHLR.
Prof MAPKs made an instructive speech upon
weier sno s constituents snd its presence 10 almost
l all known substances Even Dry sheet OF psper, If
| freed entirely ircm wster, would crumble - dust
Water composed Of hydrogen ard oxygen, srd that
is ouad In oil minersls DRY and sold ~ they may ep
| pear Water, combined with csroon, gives the dll-
| mond as Aresult Water il the grsst Ia 1rica'cr #
| all nsiure. II is wstsr that mskes TN plant 20
The breeze the vegetable pilstabe 20 tue tase OF
| n I'D or hesst. Without water no sol csI be cult
yated-ei b sD excess Il il unproducive. Water hes
/ the power 10 ofsolye and render tb- hardest sub
stances ft food for vegetation Look to-, s, tue
power Of water. b, lis expansive force l. iesrs
Ger the strongest, rocks. Hot or COLI i, ezpta3s each
wsy from TetiiDg int a, 40 OF Eanfenrei'.
DEEP PLowISG.
gro. +. WARrso, JR-Ons Of tho advantages Of
q. go cultivation H. thai The earth, shsn dntssr .'ei
las the power 70 coo6enss the water II the A. nos
esIis il The coil fgnh food for their gfO sth Tna.
is the advantage Of deep posinF. an turning uy
land full eighteen II ches deep. Use ore OF Rlgges,
Nourse & MLsODs NJ = pl0ws, with thea nors=s
that sill weigh l2l cw, each, aud r.oT an scge aad
half in {, hours
A gentleman made some remarks mon the sub
ject of
IRRIGATION.
Prof MAPLs-Rscsnt experiments 10 this country
and Europe, have fully settled the question ths un
dercrained and subsoiled land s Iways benefited by
irrigation. because water csIno stsgnste. Sush snt
all give two tnr-e heavier crops gr,ss thar, be-
fore II thus treated il would give one mOTiog.
GRE ABOUT ~ FLOWING
Gro. L. WARISG, JR i wish 20 give credit 10 DR..
Peck for the suggestion shout geeiDg aoou' 10 poE-
irg. VITA my big gl9E' ma l. admirable a. !,
saves al the heavy lifting that Is Necessary ghen
hsw about.
Or PEcK-Tle plsn is to commence in tae very
center of the felo, and pOs square, or parallel
gram piece, ACCORDING 10 the shape Of the lot ead
keep going sroun1 that until you reach the bound
sres.
Mr.. BERGEN % Gosanus, objected 10 the plan, 20
ttnoipe 20 carry The col, by coButuAl pl sdsc from
" sides 10 the center. | pow ten inches deep and
end go arrange nay dead burrows as 10 keep my land
level. | have followed with second f1rroT 10 the
ore just turned-that is the only suos3iliBg have
dope.
SOLOS RoBISsoS-TurLing land ssay from the
fence il just what want 10 cone 10 get rid
of that rich bsrk occupied by elders and srsrs.
Ike the gee about sy.ten % that account.
IMPORTIsG EGGS.
Mr. R0nINsON said that One Of The strOsgest sryu-
euts he had met with Ia favor Of increased )roiu,-
ton in The country, psoer that he asld IN his
hard, Il stated that Miller. Having s. Co produce
dealers in this City, bad just received from dsvrs,
France, aibOUsaLduoLen Of hens eggI Nov, is Il
possible, that With al csckiing sld great in.
"prcveusnt in poultry. we are importing eggs
! II II p.OrBCe sEOuyl uDOn all our nYO-i