New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-16
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.


TUESDAY, April l5-RoBERr L. PILL in the Chair.
Judge hEIos the Secretary, Rad paper on
Port UiHe.-From a communication Of the Consul
at Oporto, We learn that the grapevine disease
very prevalent last year, commencing early in the
Spring In the Fail ii impors bic "a end vine not
affected and the grapes nearly all shrIvtled and dned
no and the Juice sour aud unpleasant Much OF
tie vine made was from rotten grapes. The prodact
Of Douro only 2C0 plpes which l. but mere rao-
ton Of the usual crop.
A Ne,r D,narorlefer.-W. b. LEONARD explained
the construction If new Dynamometr r, invented by
him. The advantage of this machine over all others
II that esieI- accurately the amount of power
used for any given length OF tune. For instance, when
applied to a number Of posr, drawn over an equal
space Of ground this instrument will register the exact
euount of power e1erted upon each pow. The same
form Of machine. upon q larger scale may be applied
between locomotive and train of cars, and vii show
not only the current power exerted upon each mile OF
the road but the total amount necessary 70 move the
Il ain the whole road well the increase OF
row er upon ascending g AIDES.
Mr. LEONARD also prOpo--s to have the Institute
offer premium for the easiest running wagons, ear
rages canal boats, &C. He also says that he can
easiy arrange a machine that will measure by weight
the quantity of rain falling IN each month or year, or
the strength and OF wind blowing at any time.
The same plan can be applied 70 measure Croton
water drawn through any pipe Attached to the log
Of ship il can be made TO register not only the dis
tapce run, but the quantity of power used. IL can
also be used 10 measure the amount of steam power
used where red At much lorse-p power.
ImDroreneRt Country Seats.-Dr. HoLcoaB
exhibited specimen of new aIchit. ctlral publ'ca-
ton and landscape adeDing, edited by Glider mioster
and Benque, that Il well caicuated to Improve the
taste of the country laying out country seats Plans
ard views Of pam, actually laid out, are gwen In
well executed Autographs.
Hasd Cuh,rator.-Mr. GASrz exhibited his garden
cultivaor as improved. TuIs machine Is admirably
well calculated Tor hand cultivation Of onions carrots,
&c.
AduLeration az Food, 8.c.--Mr. PELL continued his
Article from the report OF thu London Committee upon
tie authorizations OF food and other matters
use. OF the adulteiators of drugs the Committee
found SO or - samples OF opium adulersted Some
OF The samples not worth half that Of others, aud
the Con mtee thought it must be very dilicult for
ply sciaIs TO practice with any certainty, where al
drugs are more or less adulterated. Many persons
have been seriously injured by the Of sdulterated
81 uff. Lead mixed with snutf has been largely pro-
ductive of parslyc affections. One Of the most per-
feet things for discovering authorizations, Is the I'M
proved microscope. BY this, many things can be
discovered that are not practicable by any other
.
Mr. PELL proposes that the American Institute shah
institute Committee analyze substances IN most
common use in this country.
Cultivation Of Oats.-Upon this subject Mr.. PELL
remarked that white oats usually sell the highest IN
this market and are decidedly the best for oatmeal
lie does not approve Of the Poland oa but thinks the
poatOe oats q good kind for strong and. tie thinks
the quantity Of SEED usually s"sn not large enough:
He recommend three or four bushels an acre, and
thinks the crop should sixty bushels and that
il need not cost over sixteen cents bushel To the
farmer In this county March is the best time to SOW
oats. Mr.. Pei always grass-seed with oats, and
bushes il in. A to change ct seed, he thinks It bet
to improve own, and never IA any but good
seed. He docs rot recommend Spring feeding OF
sheep upon oats for fear of their becoming too rank
He rec mmends the Of we-rotted stabe-manure
only a fertilizer for oats.
Prof MAPEs in aDswer TO the question, said that
the largest crops grown lately rad been by the use Of
superphOsphate OF lime. SOne farmers have practcod
planting of carrots through the growing oas and
making good crops of both. H. THINKS the use of car
rots with oats for horse feed, Lghly advantageous.
Il enables ii stomach to appropriate all toe strength
of the oats that part of the oats is voded in an
III digest.d condition. The Use of carrots, too,
high bebe fetal to the health OF ell animals.
Prof Nash said be believed the putc acid of the
carrot did promote digestion, and be inquired whether
the same acid was not obtained from oil other rooD
fed TO cattle.
Prof hAPEs answered that he believed all roots
beneficial but thought csuots the beet.
At the suggestion of SOLOS RoBIssoS, the subject
Of garders and their benefits 10 farmers added 70
the other questions be dscsssed by the Csb at the
next meeting. This question will not only embrace the
advantage of garden bgt the best mode OF planting
one for farmer 10 adopt and the kind OF plants 'haS
should be grown in that part of the farm premises.
The attendance still continues Iafge, ahDia.4ns
several ladies.