New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-23
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

AMERICAN INSllll IL rAh'i""7
TrEspAY April p, ls5o.-Mr. President FhtL IN
the chair.
Judge MICS. Secretary, read paper, tTansIa'ea
troithe German upon the utility of hybrdS IN plants
bv Ob;.b new and valuable varieties hsWbeen gwen
"a the world. Flowers have been, or may oe multi
rTed 70 n almost ennsS xteGt by cross iecundailon'
Some hvb-ids sterile and ncapabe ot tIr nef
crosses but tie greatest number OF plants he hyoT-
.f;zatiou can be continued 10 al almost endess eA-
tent Among this class raDk the eacurbta family-such
IS melons eourds, squsshes. pumpkins, &c. Among
animal hvbrids the mule i most common and- a. .
well known they are almost totally incapable ot con
tinuirg their species. The writer recommends 'he
hvbndizstion Of timber-trees. IN the hope that new
ard valuable sorts msy be obtained.
Plums and Curculs0-Dr USDERHILL sent iot
of scons from bis plum trees that have been exempt
from II, ravaees OF CurCulO for many years, because
they stood on the bank of small artificial lake, lean
ing over the water. The Doctor recommended the
same pan 70 al fruit culturlss In many oca les The
excavation for AXE would MAKE vaiuso,e Ha'moS
for the upards paying al the cos. Of formation
IrrigGii0n-4 Nec Pump-Mr WEST read a letter
from Harvey W Vail of Ishp, l.. L. stating that be Il
u,ing sue # Wauer's Pumps by wind-power, by
which be i reservoir that supplies Il. taTm'teai
with water The advantage of the pump IL cheap
ness SIS "a s25l AID durability, and sdaptaoil'y 10
well Of ary depth. Tie plunger IL 80 constructed
that II serves a. air chamber l. is also free o any
ffcuv OF zing. Mr. West also submitted pan OF
puup ii lie own invention. NJ. West recommend
these pumps and wndmils TO i71ga;e lands. tie aso
recommended double acting waterman oi ms lnVeh,
ton that much more eectua IN ihrowin water ana
more simple in IT. operation. He thinks Il VIII throw
20 per C. nj more water than the rams now IN use MI
Brewster lays be viii make wndms suitable to oper'
ate Waruers pump for $50, and raise 200 gallons a
minute. Several other gentlemen recommended .IIs
pump hghly A gentleman from Long Island SAID ne
( al one in well ~ feet deep, with when ne cOud
throw barrel of water minute over two-story
louse, operating II by hand.
dgr,ctNvre m Iora Mr.. ArwILL Of Iowa said he
hid IT. and rnk AZ
tine when emigration to the West cArlcaturet by
a sleek wellto-do farmer. on fine horse gong W est
I'd another, the very picture OF misery, win motto
Il ave been 10 the West The picture might be
rev,rsed now Mr.. Atwill thought the publ" aboTed
under a mistake in supposing Iowa sicky. He thought
that state muca free from fever and ague than
tfo-e on this side of the Mississippi. He spoke for
s.ne lime IN high cOmmendatOn of the soil aud CHI
mate Of Iowa. In fruit b. said, no State can exceed
this. He gave description of the manner OF plant
ing the frs crop of by dropping II IN the turrow
a. the prairie sod Is turned over, and stterward leaV
ing il 10 take care OF itsef Wheat Is nearly all sown
10y machines, Gu, by machines, and threshed by ma
chimes. He once counted 200 wheat stacks at one
view that would average 40 bushels to the stack
Davenport has 10000 inhabitants and 10 churches snd
some of tie finest school houses in the West. There
are now four railroads touching the Mississippi from
Chicago opposite Iowa. Opposite one OF these termin
il the new town of Clinton, Ibid out last Summer an
now containing many handsome, valuable buildings
aud 800 Inhabitants. In laying out the town the pro-
prieors set out trees along the streets, and also re-
strict the purchasers from ever selling spirtuous l4uor
Building m 4terias are obtained from up the Nj lSsls-
sppi, and fuel from the earth. Coal is abundant
The water is all hard that i, affected by the abun-
dant limestone of the country. Adobe houses are
built to considerable extent.
garden: and Trees.-Mr BERGES of l.. |. says the
great error of farmers planting trees is that they cut
away and bruise the roots enough to kill the hardest
res Ie has fine walnut trees the seed of winch be-
planted with his own hands. He urged the beaut
fyirg If grouncs by planting tree' aud related an
odOte to show how persons are attracted by shade
trees before TRANCE house.
Dr. WELLINGToS related the advantage of cover
ing the ground around newly planted trees with stones
if 10 other mulching can be had.
Planting POt0tOcS-Mr FIELD Of Brooklyn said
every farmer on Long Island las fouod tha there is
point beyond which be cannot go in raising potatoes,
however much be my manure. The land will
grow vines but tuber. The potato grows best in
rev land. IL old highy.msnured land the potatoes
are apt to be watery and poor and upou any land We
cannot rase half as big crops were grown by our
fathers. About 100 bushes per acre IS now an
average crop In our fathers day 300 bushels per
acre was very common.
d. WELLiNGToS said that If the potato follows any
crop that produces much starch the ubers will be apt
TO be waeTy.
Cuttings and gratis were distributed, and will be
again next Tuesday.