New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-27
FARMERS CLUB.

| Judge Mics, Secretary.
NEW KINDS % POTATOES
The Secretary read o paper fron the Rerse H'rs'-
cole upon the new edible called the Chinese po'so,
on yam. Diascoria Japoaica is the scieni M ID
of this new plant The root contains al aouua ince
of ruiIicious mstter. The propagation Is only oy
rect cuttings by seed.
| THE KoLsA Plant.
Another paper stated tha, from IN ordinary crop Of
Kolsa seed 200 pounds Of oil can be produced.
HAND CORN Planter.
Mr. JONES exhibited hand corn plsI ter that eau
be mad. Tor So and is sold for $40. Il is spereny
good machine, aud would SOON come in'o use IL SOFA
st a IeascIasls p'ice.
SoIoy ROBINSON said desire to csli the stteH'
t;on If farmers 10 ali the country 20 the price OF po-
ta.o.s In this City l. II possible that We c+ncos
rsise supply sufficient TO keeo the price below .
a bu.bel Psrhsps shall be told they are not sofa
AZ that r,ce for hold in nay haId on extract fro q
paper publishes in THE City, tths editor OF vhlci -
tor; If oracle OF agricultural wisdom which 1SSs
the Editors Of rHE TRIBCHE TO task Tor pnplsnlns
that provisions of all kinds are enormously high.
TIE article in The rRiBUSE s'aes:
who essie; retail 50 ger eea hisher 40 "a aSa -
to 80 cents pcrrd sI ckole STEAKS sold Os Is 3 ssn'
Upon bi. the sapent editor Of the fsrcsr's oracle
max, rhs following remarks:
lie s,iisI .uO. mach out oftha way IL HE price:
g.. e Gu ti..us roer soil GOd Msrer ,sd SO,
sesifa e1ua have been purshs.ed his tims or
soad Be- u per babel ia.t Al 81 Fi-qos dssrsn:s
liz iht pee siv.a ecsf he ass srsas-r nesse"
We'll Sir tsad Mir. R. doa't know bu. potatoes
could have been purchased, st some line at - %
sirge barrel; bat Go know, and so docs tina. editor
ibs' they could not be purchased then ond cannot be
puI ssoc now a. any such prica. fe teriay was
told iha potatoes lower than they had been they
Coz be boUa ht Low a. 81 - barrel kuov largo
re,siler who he's latefly psd - barrel. ID, you
think be 7, tails them By The quot or h1fpscS 81 a
rate less than g hushel don't; nor does any
Other msp, with seuse enough % tell pampkius snd
potatoes apart Nov, how many baahss are con
taiued IL barrel, pot>ioes usually sold Tbs
wiseacIe Gays Two and three fourths. sgo, a. %
barre, they 81 "a bushsl. Thas IS ntcrlna-
ton for farmers. Wish 1t were worth anything.
buh Of potatoes IL the country s tyo halt. BUSHELS
b.aPad about IS long as any Will lay on. Not one
barrel II thousand IN tue city, VIII measure out i've
such half busf.ls. D.aler- have say % iooseOiog
them up so tas. tao cu'hels and peck all that
you count upon 10 MEASURE out of an ordinary
barrel. Ii this is Lot over 81 bushel, an bad at
figures And iii worse at figures if this Is not
such pIice as viii reIuuefa farmers better than
any other In regard TO ire statement 9oout the
price of beef have only to say 1t 10 the simple f.c,
Now 90 lot perceive The ys1ta ge 70 aDy oae who
pio.sses to give Information 10 toe pubi,, trying %
cheaper thepIice OF farm produce belo gha. sell
ing ior, and | hope this Club will take an opposite
course ard gse facts to GrulsEs aud thus enc Jursge
them to neke forts for increased production. Is there
any reason 10 suppose that K spring will nos witness
the same scr. Of starvation prics unless cease 10
kse si,hin our Coy limits half mil ion Of sarvoy
human beings want farmers u know that pots
Toes are hgh very high and, in AL probability, will
coniirue 10 be co. Ito. there is great induce-
melt for them TO " plant one more scre.' nave
word mere of comment TO make upon the te0dea3y OF
ths sort of information 70 farmers given 10 tbs article
III d. r consideration. The TRIBUNE said:
neIe oo das ned IN ali Connse,i:ut that rsey
ret lie made ie pFoeuse Tns' YIN S5e proq. tn,a usa
there 20 hold the seed end tnat oil that waited Science
pon,s the proper secsns TO eppy the grain"
No fcyr al . ~
eIs to cultivate their land-to make them under
stsld thar poor sI may DO made fotie-that price:
of proc high erd will likely cootinus high, and
that il 10 an oil ect for them to plant more pillow deeper,
and D,ar ure better. But Sir Oracle s,ys
we regret article iss the one below, in li' ei
to,a dsg aItnent Of go d.y circulating aud Joa',
Of lhs soil ana Tie eo0.Onsfs OF their p, oucs'
Why Goes be regret to eeeh Because the cultiva'
ton OF such old daisy field would result 10 oss-tey
csI not b. improved
such ruIr, .ss similar Ia Eao pc devOssd'
Precisely the came argument has kept the Hemp.
;.s"d rl~in. .h-r 'hsy srss 0sslsre yned
central part Of Long Islanl. 1, wss only lit for
hone for tbbits and foxes. Now see what
scieDii6c guilty alton has done. JOst such words of
oscouregement were poured into his ears to prsvsut
him from proving thai these lands are worth cu,iva'-
rg. / hope this Cub Will never ndorse this do
trine II IS dcy het We owe the copntry sirca the
reports of our meetings widely read, ID encour-
age better moces of cultvetion and Increased pro-
duc,ion.
DR.. P.cK-It is amazing that potatoes obtain such
llices. DO not uDdersaud Why this i5-Shy farmers
co cot raise more. Hs mentioned oaa man Eho grew
four thousand bu-bes ser yeir, toe hts two tnou-
sand OF which be cold S. SO bushel rhey gro
at the rate of oDs hundred AID sky bushels TO the
acre. He mentioned another who raised a large
crop at the rste OF 260 bushels per acre, which he
sold at 81 rs bushe for the entire crop. Dr.. Peek
mentioned some inter- facts IA regard to tue poo
ductiveness Of the barren lands OF Long Island.
Prof MAPEs-I AN tired OF repeating that poor land
CAP he msdo fertile and productive Of paying crops
Lara il ew.JeIsfy tba; was eoDsideIsd worthless
has been made % produce nifty bushels oil wheat
Der acre. Facts to be- found oil over the county,
where poor ole wcrn on, hsts hove been rased ID inc
bebtsf condii0 If fsrsUify Witness toe farm OF
Msior John Jones of Del.ware that he bought Tor
$40 on scre ana has toade il worth 500, while pro-
duelne eree. crops all the time. His p9lc3hlo 80
b,,n lime sLd lusuo. Potatoes c.n be grove on tls
poorest H.. do of Long IslaOd, at groat proh ~
"a ior al mode of cultivation That vas proved ong
$50 by william Goblet. James Poole can show say
men fufieient prof Of this fact kaoS Ns7-
jersey farmer ho rsised 300 bushels al aero on poor
land at ouilsy OF sla so an acre Tor ierlzers. IL
il lopa er gu, ston can such land be .de prodG-
tive Ihe only qUssliGn is-Cln II be mae proht-
ably eo1 tbiuk thai Is equally wei ssttled. tns
Duplication cf the principle OF science id Do t. True,
bed of pebbles cabot be nade 10 prcdu5a crop.
Plants must have place f0i thsf roots, and air and
moisture ad such food as thEir nature rsl ifes, 20
produce the part th.t ii yslasbe. CGr9onaee)ui mat.
ter muet be present added 70 the sOiii 30 must
ober il grecientg. II JOu fsten oxen and sea- taem
owsy they caTiy oil Po9'posfes. las' n.lss oe re,
STORED. In many cases phOs phetes ana potash may
be found yipg inert ard useless IN the rubsol. IL
teds disturbing 20 thu, roots can dad IL. Almost
opy lsrd can be improved by sdcins tbs proper IL
ertdients so ga 70 produce profitable crop My Fn
practice and that Of thouslros who nave Dl) vei me
same il New jersey, ptovs this assertion Is easy
! 10 derY facts tut they STU remain true.