New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-19
PUBLiC MEETINGS
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLun.

Iud-c Nrias the Sccrrtnry laid upon the table somc
of tho PRODUCTIONS Of tho sorub oak lands Of Long
Island n, IN the farm OF Charles Wilson OF Door Park
There ~ specimens of very fine Iua' bagas' from
field of eight acres, also Carols OF good sze snd
tomatoes Of mammoth growth, though nniipe; also
pcppcrs ord several other things oil equally good
quality. This land last April was dense growth oil
fhIub-oaks which were cut doSn ana the LAND Plo~sd
and cross piowed and manufed with horse and co"
stable manure composed together. The procuot
moves Tim, every acre Of this kind OF condemned land
csn ,asily h, made fertile and cultivation prom liable
IL is pity that such vast uac'S arc Pei'''u ~ i0
SoIoy RorIysos made the following repor. of
A Vist 10 a Ioung FdrnQer. Agreeable 10 invita-
ton 70 n Club, made Of half dozen that en-
loved The hospitality Of friend George f. WarinL
Jr Al Chapnqus. the other cay. These pleasant Tar
uer ysts ere not efficiently often lDterchanged. We
can awh,s learn something by seeing what others DO
apc how they do I | learned Row be plored eight
eel inches deep ard what the effect of It was. IL Is
product Of al least seventy bushels OF corr 20 tns
sore with very large growth OF stalks, valuable ior
fodoer upon land that before 1t was drained by hr.
Greeley was bog swamp. II was plowe1 by the big
plow described here by Mr. Waliog, of which our gee
about Connecticut friend liz scepucal, aud manfred
ore half with poudrette, aud oDe-haa with MaPess
super pt crphs'e al the rate Of Sl2 an scre BON
paI good, but the phosphae WI give the great
Get Yield, and if the season had been dry one, the
crop would without doubt have been one hundred
bushels acre ! here IS me Eel1 Oh CtIIoto o1
smother art of he swamp that will give, in the opn-
ion of the visitors thousand bushels al acre, not
witbstanduy the we. season. But the greatest crop
is three quarters of al acre OF Luna beans, tnas
~ estimate Of the par: gathered, wui yleln
four or five hundred bushels in the pod.
They sell for IS cents and shel out eight quarts per
busbe and are without Dispute. the best 10 MARKET
this season. These are grown upon upland, but they
are the fruit OF s~amp muck. Other crops, from the
same cause and judicious mouey-maklpg apPlca-
ton Of iertilizee are equally fruitful hc'ed the
oIy good tomatoes that have eaten this year fro
y nat where scores % bushels deceylng becanse
the Who'll, sale-mind the whcesale-prce Is so low IN
this MARI Ct tpat they not worththe picking M
NaIiug sent down, the day was here, load oil ex-
celfnt cabbage, large, white tender heads tnst SOFA
for LEES than one end half cents apiece Consumers
will pay elk 10 eSe for The same owing TO the beauty
Of our market system. The Harlem Railroad System
is equally beautiful Tbs Company charge sucl high
fIfgn.s thar Mr.. WarDg finds II to his advantage,
notwithstanding his place is within few rods of the
station 10 wagon bis miles TO the river,
aud he can even leave bone in his wagon at the same
the start and drive tie seven mules and reacn t'e
city by the Hud-on River Railroad ahead Of the ono
direct. Ibis is mot all he fault with that old
fogy managed road. On Saturday he picked
Iorty bushels of those fine beans to send
by the Harlem freight tr-in Sunday evening
They were all ready at the station but the officials did
not think proper 10 be accommodating enough toput
them III The cars Perhaps they wanted to punish him
for tr ing get part Of his freight down at cheaper
rate So the beans ley over tl Monday evening. On
TUESDAY morning his agent could ave cold them if he
could have got them In market but by rule OF inc
Company freight il not delivered until after 10 o'clock.
The beans having laid three very hot days shut Ia
co.e sck ages were found 70 be lust in the condition
of the management OF this unsccOmn0dahng com pany
"a GOOD deal rotten at the heart 1t Is to be hoped
tina, the time will como when railroad officers WIN
Learn that way TO make their roads prohtsble
10 INV one beside those who receive salaries. is to offer
every accommodation and facility within reason to the
farmers along the line.
A Coarenezt Farm O. e-I want to mention a
&c. ,nNh rtpV Ind nrApfD
on the road that leads OF the farm TO the railroad
station which, of course requires to be often opened
Ii is the patented by Woodruff of Newark, y. D.,
who exhibited model to the Club some time since,
which was then admired for its simplicity. As you
drive up TO the gate upon either eide tue wheel passes
over two iron rods connected with the latch, wllch Is
tipped and Immediately the gate opens upon ITS CEN
ter post like "a turn se aud swings half round ald
catches on post. 1t stands up aad down the
road, with a wagon. way open upon each side. AZ tie
whees pass the other side they 80 over another
rod that uncatches the latch and the welgnl Wuioh
OPERATES il carries L forward and closes the gap IL
has simply changed ends the next wagon VIII change
it NO ain and 70 on till the wei ght ruus down ms
wound up again by reversing tue motion aud giving
the ate a rapid whirl by the hand This little farm Is
Fill IN a rode state, but II will be monument to
Horace Greeley, long after the Green Food marbles
have gone 10 decay. The swamp that mas peen
dtai1 ed aud made like q garden-spO VIII never De d
swamp gaiu; and the barren h-rdes that nave oeeo
blackened with muck ana had their rbs broken "lih
big pillow will long remembe. theTean-utong aitef t1e
man who ret lis neighbors such all ex ample as sole
10 fertzs farm ONLY ee5 by six where II Is 10 Dc
hoped his spirit vi grow ana inuse itself INTO the
owner OF thousand hills and useless yamps tuI the
frogs will rise up and not call them blessed
Preservation of Fruts.-Dr. PARKER read paper
upon this important subject, and gave DESCRIPTION
of his patent ce.hOuse and fruit preserver, which mas
the reputation of beiog eficie1 to preserve fruits
fresh for all indefinite length of time. lie SAID
Apples put in oak bbls. a'ed in the observatory,
v i'll Keep twelve months. If possible the 6Lo0" oil any
frpi should no, be taken off This and other reasons
might be given to show that frui of all kinds never
will be preserved perfect except by the farmer IA
the observatory meat 70 a. all the proceeds OF tue
dairy eggs fruit, &c, may be Kept fresh ana II, ioi
use al all seasons Of the year: TINS cannot De done
.xcept the air be col5 dry, DARK and sweet CONSTANTLY
kent at 400 to 45o All This can be accomplished by
the preservstoIy, the cost of which less Tor the
amount of fruit preserved than aoy other method
| WELLS PREvosT presented specimens oil Spratt
patent fruit cans ny which trnit can De presetveu
nearly in its frtsh sta with or without sugar: Ine
operation is very simple one, and large quanuues Oh
fruit and vegetables preserved III TINS CITY, Oy
| them and Others by the plan o. hermeucany Seains
| the cans. person connected with their establish
ment gave III explanation OF the process, ana sAIeu
tina, be could put up fruit in this way 50 as not 10 lose
ten out OF hundred cans. Inc cans must oo Pc.
fecty exhausted Of air aud if they are and air ught
| the heat viii swell out the bottoms which wall col.
! Lapse when cold They introduced several cans oil
fruit Of various kinds put up last year. which were
| opened and found entirely sweet.
! DIR. WELLISGToS-l have had some experience In
The air s ht preserved fruit have used t~o hundred
gallons of such fruit year. Tue principle Is that Al
the atmospheric dir must be driven out and peTicc'
vacuum formed. sm very anxious TO ses tais process
succeed do not use these ANS bee suse ,hink tue
urce too high The price of 81 so dozen for the cans
| is extortionate. | cheaper kind equally good
and only half price With the ordinary e1 Jer!enco OF
people question very much whether frult can DC put
NJ 81 loes Of only ten per cent. neighb1r OF une
ls, .vctfv fVe ne cent OF the fruit rut up Spra