New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE

| TUESDAY, Aug. 1S--WM. LAwTos of New-Rochele
in the Chair; Henry Meigs, Secretary.
Judge Mics read several papers translated from
late French journals and English agricultural papers,
one of which treated upon the subject of much in
teres to this country as well as Europe-the increase
| of human food by means Of artificial fsh-breedng-
by which many persons here might soon grow wealthy
upon favorable locations and in the mean time give
the cities much better supply OF food, more whole
| some and cheaper than 90 much pork and beet.
Piscieulture-lFrom The Journal Of agriculture Of
Scotand Salmon fry leaving river will return to it
in fifty or sixty days. large enough for eating. In
twenty months the salmon grows large enough for the
table-say two to three pounds weight Some in two
| years grew to four pounds, and in two and half
Years some had grown to six pounds 1t proved by
actual experiment that artificial fshbreeding may be
made ,Ss
box three feet square holds 10000 eggs Another
article in Paris paper, states that an artfcallybred
salmon, nineteen months old, measured foot and
half long.
ChtrtH.-A Dubious root called by the French cher
Ri. is highly spoken of as an article of food. 1t
cooks quick and may be served in all ways that pota
toes are, and is more nutritious.
It0-Java tea is reported as quite inferior TO that
from China. Tea does not succeed in Al geria
Horticultural Exhibition is now to be seen in the
late Palace Of Arts and Industry in Paris. 1t is re-
Disease Of Pear Ifees.-The same disease that has
affected the pear trees in this country is prevailing III
Frarce. 1t is like the grape idiom, sort OF white
fungus, like mold.
Potatoes an Fraace-This plant is evidently degen-
Grating in France even districts where the rot has
never appeared the plants do not perfect their seed
balls and the ubers are not as nutritious as formerly
Tubers from New Granada were Introduced, and the
first crop was great Improvement upon those long
grown in France and it has been determined to im-
port seed potatoes largely under the impression that
the rewy-imported tubers lees liable to disease
than those long cultivated in the country. The idea
sd, anced the that entertained in this coun
Try that the potato is losing its vitality, in cOnse.
quence Of being long grown from the roots instead
of beirg renewed from seed.
The Potato Disease ia this Counfry.-This having
been adopted at the last meeting of the Club Of
the questions for discussion at this meeting, was now
called up, and elected very spirited and Interesting
dice CUSTOM Of which We can only give few facts
Mr. A. BERGEN, of Long Island said that the
alarm prevailing two weeks age about the potato
rot is somewhat abatirg There is something
very mysterious about the spread Of this disease
field with only fence between and both fields treated
alike think the manure affects the disease; it is
lch,eet in the poorest sandy coil. Growing pOta-
toes is not encouraging We cannot rs,s good crops
II is equally difficult to grow oats upon our welma
pured soil on account Of their tendency to lodge.
have field now 80 fallen that men have hired to
cut them have given up quite 9h s iaey can
scytbe We subsequently inquired OF Mr.. Bergen if
he used lime on his land and found that he did not,
and have doubt if he did that he would find his
oats crow with US stiff stem bunch exhibited from
Pstchogue l.. L. the stalks OF which were as large
as pipestems and strong enough to support remark
| ably heavy head.
DR.. UsDERHIL Of Croton Pont-l never have had
any rot in nv potatoes, and have grown them from
seed grown many years upon the same ground Some
of the tops of the Mercer potatoes have been killed.
The Western Reds Of the long variety are never
affected NV potato land has all been dressed with
swamp muck in which there is good deal of suphate
of iron copperas) and tarnc acid have put upon less
than 100 Of dry sandy soil 80 GOO loads of au-
vial depos think the Mercer and kidney potatoes
much more inclined TO rot than any other kind.
MIR BERGEN said that on Long Island the MERGERS
rot worse than any other kind, and are the sort
moetly cultivated.
The CHAIRMAN said upon his ground he had Oh
served the same sort of potatoes badly diseased in one
part, and healthy in another spot only few feet
distant His ;o contains sulphste Of iron where he
grew potatoes.
the newest kinds of potatoes are most free from dis
ease In this State, when the rot first appeared,
affected all the old kinds alike. One man had sown
seed Of fine, white table potato derived from Mexl-
can seed which il then SAID never had roted. Ii
has now been extensively cultivated, and do not
know that il has ever been affected. Some Of the
new potatoes produced by Mr. Goodrich Of Utica are
very superior III quality and are certainly much lees
likely 10 rot than the older varieties.
Solos RoBIssos related anecdote about his ex-
pefieDce with new variety Of potato, said TO be proof
against the rot About sixteen years ago be lived in
lbdiana, where the potato rot had not appeared,
though feared and expected and as our potatoes
were all Of the Mercer Neshannock variety, which
il was said uch liable than any other TO the
alarming dice ase and therefore it great object
to get kind that would not rot; and as the Carter
potatoes newly originated variety, were SAID TO be
that very kind be procured and took some Of HEN
for seed TO Indiana, and every OF them rotted and
70 other them, and that was the hrst OF the dis
ease in that region. This is simpe fact, out what
does il prove Simply that no sort, new or old,
free from the disease.
Mr.. PARpIE-Ths il an important fact, and IN ctn-