New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-18


vbe.. s,e 900 barrels Of -four, vsessA ~ rs essa'
Trou 1899 10 1927, -four Wa - barre. = i'ss,
ths e,no,fs OF beef and pork were l34 o0e barrels.
In 1904, 2I5, 900 bsuela In ls43, l2o ooo baI1es.
AcRIcpLIURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The ,ubis,t Of Agricultural implements was nov
t,ksn no, The pnncipal object in discussing this
question was 70 bring out nee facs about improve
nepts that have been made 10 cultivspg the earth,
or In farm machinery.
The syopet Hoe of Judge Buels invention w.s
,hov ard commented on. It sshaped like osyonet,
about Elk inches lorg, and Is undoubtedly useial
gsrdeI-oieser
up ssldebs had gone by. The fashion Of fencing in
small square Tor garden, ina. cannot be po ve1, was
decidedly old fogS i.h. All coarse vegetables should
be planted IL long rows AM tended BY horse-hoe.
MAIHENsTIcAL PLow.
Poi mAPEs exhib; cd the model Of p.ow, msde
Spon such ice principles tn It straight ick touches
all the way from heel to polDt OF the mold AMI
as the frov slice rises 10 the tor OF ths mid board,
crool a. the bosrd sppeas to the eye tie straight
stick Will touch all the way. This 10 the u1s m.he'
u stcsl principle Of coDssrusting plow. 1t my be
termed anti friction, little does /, resist the sn01th
passage Of the furros slice He then exhibited the
model Of the improved SUD soil plow, aid rem srkoo
that DO wi hstsudiDg the subject hst been ofea on'
cufsed, yet the importance Of the subject warrants
continued discussion. the objsc. Of powins lana
TO cs btesrate the PARTICLES Ihis can be done jus.
&c well by moving them fraction OF an men as oy
Il ppi gpoitions oi the soil and carrying u sEay 70
sIo,beT place. TIE Wurme, ploF lifts up aac turns
over he surface In some cases tba. ~ necessary
In others it is crest waste OF power. Lfoa h.is
below the surf4ce i Of en- UNIT 10 turn over weiu
be improved BY lifting up and lo0seoiny 80 tnh ne
air would circulate through It That wnat tais
plow will DO. 1t ia like mole, eres pias along under
The surisce al leaving AL aooVe loose eod i17'ie.
You rec II ia like An inofed plsne, rsleg osIy one
men. We, il run foot and half deep 1t will sir the
esrtb TO the surface aud two feet vide. Common
ser se will tell any farmer h beneficial that would
be- One yoke Of oxen viii draw II as easy as turn
- % h.pA GatCl ~
tpii bound meadow or old pasture to run this plog
through IT, So it ia in tbs bottoms of farroTs for
corn 1t locst ps and drains the land.
Prof MAPS then exhibited model s5d described
Gibbs Digging Machine, as improved By attaching
the cub soil plOx.
The largest machine with one pair of oxen. will dig
fifteen inches deep with az much esse as they would
pillow in same soil. The 1bsoer will go deeper, if
required II will entirely the surface, just as
though forked over by hand. 1t will work in any
laI free of fast stones stumps. II is not appro-
pirate to sod land but TO making tsble lands mel
low and 1ne. The only objection is the cost That
Is OF yet ecertaned as the inventors have been ca
gagged The last year in perecDg the form of the ma
chine. The cost Of using will be not over hslf that
Of blowing and it leaves the land better fitted tn 40
when 1t is plOwed and harro we'd.
HORSE HoEISG CORN.
Pref. MAPEs Gays that man with one horse and
the new horse hoe, 10 vented by Knox, do more,
and better work, than forty men with haud.1Oes Ii
is very valuable III culuvsiing carrote. They ara
bushels per acre can be gro1n as corn. There s no
more healthy food for man or beast than carrots
Carrots the most healthy food for children IN sum
mer, % they prevent summer complaints.
CARROTS.
Mr.. WHITE, of Staten Island, said that his aoces-
tors were much in the habit of using carrots for food
in Eugsnd, and be does now, aud finds thsm very
nuuicious. He also feeds horses with carrots, and
finds them very cheap feed. He can make it very
profitable crop.
Mr. LEE works horse in this city and buys carrots
at 60 so barrel, as a cheap feed-chssper than oats
or coIp, ana keeping his horse healthy.
DR.. GARDNER thinks carrots used freely in soups
will prevent indigestion. Soups, usually eatsn
here are great of dyspepa, becsuse 50 rich,
and carr Jts too nutritious for weak stOmachs.
For those who labor in the open air they may DO
good.
same other quality in the soup that makes it injiges.
ble The carrot 10 correct rather than increase
tbs difficulty. Nearly all physicians co0cur IN this
opinion to the advantage OF using carrots for hu-
man and animal food.
SoLOS ROBINSON ssid the poor of this City are psy
ing o. so s. bushei for potatoes, while they do
not contain more Duiriment than carrots, at good
de less than ha the price The reason Is that It s
fashionable to eat one and not the other. Carrots
good, cooked IN various ways, bat seldom used, ex-
sept for soup There is another value OF carrots that
ous BIT to be known. They are the most healing veg
etable thet grows. Crate or cut carrot fine, aud
stew it in lard until all the substance is cooked out
and then strain il, AID you have salve or ointment
of the very best Kind for all sorts OF old of man
or besset. 1t is excellent for backs of horses
The value of the cano for curative purposes ought
to be universally known.
A number Of other subjects were talked over, and
TIE subject of Pruning TransplanJg agreed upon
for the meeting next Tuesday.