New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-02

80. - .or.e ss,nnI.- were almost destitute OF any
Of The real article of West India arrowroet.
Iare r sdEltsrat>d With wheat -four nme ana o De'
suh-tsncee a. unlke ard chalk u unllke eoeese'
In short almost every article that enters in's inc
eonsur ption the British pubic eas been authorlIA
,iy.ly proved 20 BE- sduterutsd ia The A-t sosneiu
manner. Il any one stupid enough 70 'eyP" Ia
the,e fraud. arr prsetced -oiey in Lcodon' -,mi-
lar commission here would reveal some Astounding
wonders in articles that enter langley into Toe dAHy
consumption Of the city.
4 Bug KtHer-W htsker's Patent Nermn trter-
minhior was exhibited TO the Club, by which al tie
bug, and worms that poster the farmer are to De e1-
terminated by putting very offensive Fspof oorh
then throat. upon the same prnclpe ths s'De cute
fellow got nd Of bedbugs by pnehIng them on We
back Of the neck until the mouth opened, into wach
he thrust a pinch Of snuff The pan u sinpy su m
proved method OF blowing tobacco smoke or the Vapor
Of spv ether burning substance through pipe upon
the insect ss has been often practicef with coolon
,ab.oco pipe, with funnel--hsped paper over the
howl thfoug hich the resth = blown upon the hre
by which the smoke forced oct OF the stem upon any
object aimed at. -. T..
Question xas then taken up ami the following remarks
Of gro. Z. " ARIsG, h were hstened 70 by ne !srse
number present with much attention. The h-t 9ue--
ton concerning the preparation OF the soil snouId De:
How can strengthen it, 1t hos srduous tax -
perfOrn, and unless | fOrtry Il IN those part vhcn
are most subject to the plant, It must be weakened
This weakening may not be apparent at once ou' N
one YEAR or In ten or more years. II must De very
evident The treasury of a nation may Withstand the
drain Of an expensive for long time without re-
ceving the least revenue, but II must De very Wen
filed treasury and even then it, rnal mpoVerisnment
/, I<yitable A coil may rAI-c good crops without
manure but II must be q very good soil 10 endure tbs
eOur-e for ong time and in any event It must sooner
later suffer from the practice. lts los J. a. POSITIVE
that Of the war-draned eIchequer. Tins Deas the
case. should manure every neId on which We eH-
uec to raise CROP matter whether i a. rich a.
the De.Efeid meadows or as poor a. Bear kldse' In
app wing manure should bear constantly IN MUD
that all undecomposed orgsnc matters produce, IN de-
caying fertiizng gssee whose invariaole tendency
To escap into the air and that to secure their great
est action they should be powed under the soil
when these resultant gases WIN be absorbed anu
manure, on the contrary, such as lime
and plaster have a tendency to settle IN
the roll and shoud consequently De applied to Us
surface after blowing. Having spread our organic
manure over the soil should proceed to plow il, and
in this work have certain rules for our guidance.
No lands, except very light sands, should ever be
powed while wet, as they work more easily and are
le in much better condition when toeraby dry. For
Spripg work the more completely sod can be covered
and the smooth the surface can be left the better
viii be the plowlng-other things being equa be-
the obeet being to produce an even aud Unable
surface free from grass weeds, the course " De
pursued il lust the opposite Of that which should be
employed in the Fail, when the object OF powing Is
simply 10 leave the surface rough that the largest
possible amount Of soil .haH be exposed 10 the action
Of fro-ts.
In Spring-plowing the surface-plow should be
nun as deep a. may be without interfering With the
nnoo,hness Of lis fuuow, provided in case the subsoh
much poorer than the surface SOIL that 50 much OF tbs
be- not elevated viii interfere with the early growth
OF the plant. When this marked distinction exists
between the surface-sol and the -ubroi the surface
fuuow may in oil cases be run one or two inches
deeper than at the previous powlng with advantage.
The gee-sbost system of blowing, supposed to have
been invented by Mr. Levi Durand of Derby, and so
lucidly described by him, may be adopted with adj
vantage at alternate powngs, ss prevents the con
- Il. - hn
loosening Of the subso by the use OF the subsol
pow may be made highly profitable in all soils not con-
tanning excess Of water. The subsoler should fol-
low in the furrow Of the surface-pow and be run as
deep possible. This will insure to any crop fdll
supply of water and will greatly extend the feeding
surface offered 10 lis roots
In no should the aggregate depth of the surface
furow aud the subsoil cut be less than fifteen inches
when this depth is attainabe. Narrowing, as a
means of attaining even surface, Is on majority
of sOls, condemnable practice. Still, as nearly
every farmer in America employs this means and as
they can not be made TO abandon II by cOarng or
driving we can only recommend that the surface. of
the soil be left in blowing a. 10 require as little OF 1t
as possible. The wedge shape of the haTrO" tooth
causes the soil to be cOmpacted below the immediate
surface which is puverzed, while the necessity for
passing repeatedly the soil to complete the oper
alton causes further compactng by the feet OF the
team Could the harrow frame be furnished with Gull
tvator teeth, il would become q more sensible imple
ment The cutivator teeth, being large at the bot
tom. elevate and loosen the soil, like double plows
while the spaces between the teeth are go small that
once going over the ground in most soil. will complete
the operation. The harrow, however even with
this improvement il Il primitive tool and must in
time be radically changed. Perhaps cheaper
modification Of Crosklp- Clodcrusher is destined to
occupy 4. place in general use. Having our land
MANFRED, powed and narrowed, It is in condition ID
receive the CROP and when in this state of preparation
il Is usually esteemed perfect. Many sois-indeed al
that not either very wet or very susc-p
tibe of still further improvement by the use OF the
roller. Thi having broad surface of contact does
not compact the soil to any great extent while 1t com
plttey psverlzes the upper portion OF the soil wach
receives the seed completes the eveng process, and
presses all small stones into the soil, that if the land
10 be moved, no impedinent will be ohsred 10 tue
scythe moving machine. Ii the roller can be used
after seeding, it hastens and nsures the termination
Of the seed, because it congresses the earth more
closely about il and excludes the air more perfectly
which tends TO aid the process Of sproutng. Ny Ow1
roller is preceded by heavy rake, which assists N
pulyerzing the col and the fo0ttracks Of the
team. This rake is supplied with ootOrake, so that
the driver may it at pleasure 10 pass stones
or TO and from the field. consider it very valuable
addition.
Mr.. OLcoTr thought it a very important matter that
farmers should good tools and not leave them out
oil winter laying in fence He advocated the
use Of carrots feed for working ANIMAL and d-pre-
Gated the practice of not giving hors~s uu feed apon
off days fiom their usual work.
Mr.. JUDD-1he flint principle is 10 have soil sziii-
cieLuy puiverized for the Of plants. The best ma
nure for sandy land clay. Iron in soils Is poisonous
TO nearly all plants. De til!age is matter Of the
hghest importance TIenching for gardening pur-
poses is very important, and yet fnd there are many
persons IN this country who do not fully understand the
meaning of the term It Is deep spadDg, aud so re-
rising the soil 10 make the ground for two or three
spades deep Of good tith.
SoLos ROBINSON said that what wac wanted mosf
wss to convince men thsS t7Eneing almost any land
would be proftsble that the increased product would
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