New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-23
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

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may be obiectionable If not the cost will. They are
not equal to tie plan mentioned some time sgo for
hemetcally sealing by pressing the edge Of the
lid into resinous composition in rim around the
top Of the can.
Mr.. GoUTz presented machine for clearing the
weeds from garden vegetables 1t is great improve
ment upon any hand implements Two light iron
wheels are fixed upon an iron axle that carries two
knives which do the work of nice hoeing. 1t is not
harder work than hoeng, and one man cnn do as
much as five with hoes. The retail price il -. The
inventor il the Rev. II. ID. Goutz Of Freehold, " j.,
son OF the exhibitor The implement is good one, but
Ike all new patent machines it is held too high. 1t IL
called truck-cultivator. A more appropriate name
would be wheel-hoe. Jerseymen say it, use will
largely increase the cultiva of carrots and other
root-crops which require great deal Of hand-hoeng
The CHAIRMAN called up the subject Of the day:
The Root-HEsRY c. VAIL of Newark said he was
sorry to find so few persons ready to speak upon this
important subject. might be said It was hackneyed
but knowing a. he did the value OF increasing the pre-
duction roots he wished he had the ability to impress
its importance upon farmers. But he came to hear,
not to speak Yet he thought it was the duty ofevery
one to lend all his influence to increase our supply OF
food He was satisfied that oats could not be raised on
land worth $50 acre without loss to the rover
English journals jus; beginning to concede that
this is great country and yet we, with all our fertile
acres are upon the point OF suffering for food. No
root-crop be grown but by deep culture and then
great products may be obtained. Every root Il sur
rounded with mass Of fine roots that feed the main
root The soil must be rich. Coarse manure Is I'M
suitable If the soil is deep and rich root-crop may
be grown upon reversed sod if plowed deeply Cattle
be fed cheaper roots than any other crop the
farmer grows, and they are more profitable proba-
Ion, iaf hat .sru
DO much better equal amount OF money in
vested in oats and carrots than when all oats My father
has raised and fed carrots extensively and Is perfectly
satisfied Of the profit of the crop and economy OF Its
on the farm as well "a Tor sale.
Mr.. JUDD doubts the value of carrots for feeding
horses. He wants information from more persons
who have used carrots. He has no faith IN them.
Dr. WATERBURY, said he had fed 500 bushels one
season. and be had faith in them.
Mr. VAIL went into minute calculation To show
what an immense sum of money might be saved by
substituting carrots for part of the oa's in feeding
horses. Carrots can be raised for $50 an acre, and
average 600 bushels, including all the items ofcos
The tunIips beets, rutabagas and parsnips are all
equally profitable, and would save immense sums OF
money if more extended.
Poiatoes-Mr SIMPSON spoke of the value of the
potaio-orop only camehere to learn. j wish some
BODY would tell me how TO plan, potatoes.
SoLcS RoBISsoS-I would pillow 10 or IL inches
deep, first spreading the manure on the surface. L
would then mark off the rows three feet apart with
small pillow and if the nature of the surface would adj
nit always running the rows north and south. IwOud
use large potatoes for seed dropping them foot apart
III the dril. would cover the seed by two small fur
rows turned each way. | would aiterward cultivate
upon the level system. The best soil Tor potatoes u
vegetable muck have seen good potatoes grown by
dropping the seed on grass swad and turning fur
row each way TO cover strip OF sol with the
seed under the flnow-sce. If the Summer is wet
one they will grow well; if dry as los. season you will
get no potatoes. The cheapest ps,hod of feTlizing
land for potatoes Is TO turn down clover-sod. Inc
.,,Is. IL. tho .iutfa anil
ground is kept mellow. You never can raise good po-
iatoes any land, however rich, unless It u mel
low. The ubers must have room to expand. depre-
cate killing potatoes except by turning two burrows TO
the row at the last plowing Our system OF hiilng
corn is derived from the Indians, who had no plows
and no hoes better than sharp sticks or clamshells,
and were obliged to scrape up the loose earth arouni
the roots IL is heahensh old fogy practice adopted
by our foreathes and followed by u without snai-
ow of reason or iOta of benefit
alr. JUDD-A friend of mine has cultivated the
same variety of potatoes in the same way FOR - yea
with good success. He always plants miidc-size po-
and always in hills. He thinks thai good plan
of planting and believe in il beth Tor corn and poa-
toes.
Mr.. BURR Of Washington City related an irish plan
of growing potatoes by covering the vines AZ last az
they got about six inches high. The potatoes KEEP
forming and the bed was fairly filled with tubers
Tie CHAIRNAS-What sort of land was il
Mr. BURR-1he land was rather swampy and the
season sufficiently wet.
SoIoN RoBISsos-I have seen the same plan pur-
swampy piece in beds and set the seed thick all over
the surface and covered 1t with earth from the dtches
and cultivated in the same way by throwing up earh
on the vines The frst season was wet anu the crop
good. The next season there was droHh and the
potato-hed would have burnt like pine wood.
Judge MIIGs-I have planted potatoes IN the same
way with the came results.
H. C. VAIL think mediumsized potatoes best
for seed One word more about carrots Know
from experience that mixed with oats are better
than all oats and believe they help the digestion OF
any grain that it is not rs likely to be wooded whole
Stk Cn!ture-Mr GRAY OF Virginia related some
interesting facts in relation TO travels IN Peru IL
never rains at the capital of that country, and strikes
me that on that account II would be very excellent
place for silk-worms, they could be made to spin
| their eocoons on the mulberry tree. think the
same thing applicable 10 California, as Il never rains
| there during the season of feeding worms.
California Prodzcts.-The land is extremely pro-
ductive as you all know. When we acquired the coun-
| try the only revenue was hides and tauow. have
seen ten thousand head Of cattle belonging to man.
and they were fat beef in April having wlntered on
the range: they lived upon the wild oats that grow
perennially | have seen land producing over leo
| bushels Of wheat per acre. l have counted ninety
stalks in one stool Now il is very important ques-
ton for us 10 know what makes this sod productive
NV opinion is that it Ii caused by potash IN the soil
Query, would that produce the same effect here 4
man with less than thousand head OF horses thought
he had none to sIeak of. When visited Col. Suffer
he had 500 OF wheat This he had harvested IN
! one day. -Four days from the Sacramento reached
the elevation Of perpetual snow.
Grape Culfure.-Judge Mics read paper upon
the subject Of Grape culture in California. The pro-
duet of Los Angeles County last year was estimated
at 1900 900 pounds. At Bangor Me-, the Isabella
Grapes ere grown.
A grape-grower in Missouri fesh COW
nure and tobacco and salt to prevent the ro'. lie
poufs u gallon of this mixture in ditch at the root
of the vine Sidney Weller of ~ f. thinks i is a
mistake that the scuppernong Grapevine does not
need trimming.
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