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

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
TUESDAY, Dec. 4.-Judge LIVINGSTON in the chair
The Secretary, Judge MErGs read paper trans sted
from the Ffencb, upon the subject Of raising troubles
which proves the old sdsge fase that troues cannot
be cultivated. An artificial bed was made by mxisg
seven parts Of good garden soil with two parts Of well
puvensed claysy sill, and one part oak sswd dust
Decay ed oak or beech leaves wOult be better than
saw dust. The natural soil was renched two feet
deep and all stot es removed, and the other nsredi
eLis added. About oIeenth OF all the soil was made
I'D of Powdered sDsi.sbes. northern aspect was
selected al after soaking the bed for day or two
rOws half foot in depth were made, and sound
troubles planted six inches apart surrounded by saw
dust taking TO marx the rows accurately as this
yel able does all its growing under grOuDd. Care
was taken in dry eeaher TO keep the bed moist, and
O good crop Of these costly vegetab es produced.
Troubles have never been grown in this country, bat
by ibis process probably be, TO very great prodt
to the gOw.r since there epcdres here that Will
pay sDy price for such costly Injuries.
PresTring Ere in Lime Water.-A discussion
here arose uoon the subject OF preserving esgs In LINE
water. The suit OF the remarks OF several gentle
was, at eggs, If sound aud fresh, poc "a In limo
wafer, ill keep fresh If quick ne 10 used, aud the
water saturated egg shells are liable to be % far de-
sro, ed Sc 10 make the handling Of them difficult
SoLoS ROBIsses reco amended the use OF Stacked
lime, and the toe solution will not be strong enough
to destroy the shells
Mr.. JUDD thought the solu ion could not be made
siroI z enough 10 affect the shells.
DR.. WELLIsGTOs ,sid hat he knew from expereucs
that the shells would be affected and that II there
single broken egg In the barrel, 1t would injute
ell the eggs the shells of which had become thin
Mr.. JUDD s'a ed that the importation OF eggs into
this city was from ninety i've to one hundred eod
five millions q yesr. That would give the concumpnon
at two hundred for every man, woman aod cnnd' VIZ.
Ii strikes US that this pretty large egg stoy' "o
don't quite believe II.
The SECRETARY presented some potatoes raised BY
Mr.. Bell Eoento On, n. j oy .ne use OF po,aso-
1~~<k ..ala
cooked but We cannot recommend them for human
FOOD, however good they msy be for other animals.
The USE oy THE CAMEL Is THE UNITED STATES.
Nj DIsTURSLL Of this city read paper upon this
,ub,ec. Thirty thousand dollars have been appno-
praied by Government TO purchase animals TO be used
by u military Of the Cnite1 States. Tae Bey Of To-
nj, prestrt.d tao very valuable ones TO TOE agent,
Mrior Wsip, ID toeee aud oilers are on shipbord
TIE question Of adaptation 70 tue country is Jet 70 be
settled by experiment.. company has s'so besn
chartered in this STATE to introduce camels into tho
country for comuerci. purposes. Mr.. ID. Of oPin-
ion that there IL DO ci ,uly in point of Latitude, Do
The came, In in use IN Asia and Africa 10 lst'
tudes between l50 and 400. Mr. ID. thinks ths camen
can be used in sl the central and southern pOrone O.
the United States. Arabia is the original country o.
the bore ana camel These and the gazele, and tns
bumied oxen, all flourish there now. The Gamers
hair lie valuable as fleece. O1e spe lies valuable
for d. aft, ard asoher for speed and ability TO enda
fetigue, hunger and thrs on which account they VIZ
10 10 uhVei across Tue kIcoL ocecfs w.
esst Of the Rocky Mountains. Mr.. Bartlett, the suf.
veyor of the boundary line across this region speeks
in the highest terms In favor of introducing the esne
as beast of burden between the Mississippi ana
Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. EDWARD NAGouRAs of this city said BE- bad
paid great deal of attention to the subject Of intro
ducing the c.mel into general In this county. ne
ssic OF al animals the camel Ia the most sborsous u
arrives at msturi at five yesn, and lives III iofy
years old. Il will live upon the cactus plants sno
drink brschiA vs'er l. dses beet upon dry, sandy
roads, and sors ia moist clay. 1t will cary 500 o.
and pair viii draw 5000 lbs, and travel 80 nue.
day. lis tallox, bones, aud hide ale all valusos
the arts 1t Is free Of dssase and lives long Was"'