New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-11

bosket, which y feseeHeo 70 oecn snns s0pefstciy,
cos6nine them firmly IN their places & that point"
They Gro 4 sds q fbrm 20 1t into each oehsv, Ike
our peach baskss end gagged 10 accurate measures,
and being manufactured tof course, Yankee fsshcu)
by machinery arc sold at about the price Of bss
kets made in the ordinary way and said to be more
durable. They are to become article Of merchandise
as - the machines cen grind out grist Of Yer
mont timber few have been put sale in this city,
and can be eeen ct any Of the wooden-ware stores.
THr Value OF MowIye MAcHiyrs.-Pemberton
n J s grsss-growing region, and although farmers
know the value Of making hay while the sun chimes"
they were not able to do it until moving machines
came TO their aid. "On farm" writes friend in
that section, Through the use of Msnn's Machine,
1--WE succeeded during nine days in cutting curing and
"puttpg within doors seventy tuns of hay, the pro-
Leeds of 81 acres; while one Of our neighbors IN
fourteen days. with the use OF smlar machine, cut
and housed over $50 tuns the growth Of 20 acres.
Similar instances might be produced, but those men
"toned are sufficient to show the value to farmer OF
"a eod moving machine'
Satisfy, on VEGETABLE OYsrER.-In answer to an
inquirer, we have to say that this root is some what
more Ike oysters, when properly cooked than chalk
is Like cheese, but not much. Still it is an excellent
vegetable which every farmer should cultivate which
he can do just a. he does or should grow Parsnips,
bees or carrots ard the roots may be dug in the Fall
and stored in sand may be left in the ground
Winter with just covering enough to keep from thaw
mg frequently after once frozen. They are best for
food in the Spring, and may be cooked plain boiled,
cut up and sewed in -four and butter gravy or mashed
and mixed in batter and fried frtters Yes, Sir it
is good vegetable.
WBEAr--To PREvESr SPoILISG IN BrSs-Attiliu
Burline anne, farmer of Cortland County, N Y, who
writes us that he is n years DID, and Of course has had
rome experience rays that if farmers will put one dry
blck to every five bushels of grain put up in bins or
into the center of barrel of wheat -four or meal it
will not grow moldy or sour. We have never tried
bricks for this purpose but have used and often rec
commended others to use q stone Of few pounds
weight in the center of barrel Of corn meal with the
assurance of its being beneficial and we have no doubt
the use of clean dry brick would be So as il is
better calculated to absorb moisture than stone.
The PorAro PEsT-A RENEDY.-In many places
the potatoes are infested with ravenous bugs. Mr. j.
Myers writes from Whitehall, n Y, July "a, rem.
edy, as follows; .s,,,.,
in the same Manner and Immediately caused them TO
be thoroughly busted with slaked ime and plaster,
which repeated two or three times while the dew
was on which has effectually cleared them and the
tops are now looking as fresh and green as ever.
Ashes no doubt will answer good purpose IN the ao-
tepce of lime. Plaster consider Of less IMPORTANCE
have gre at faith in this experiment and advle every
one to teet it Immediately who have potatoes affected
NEW Material FOR BALLAsTING PRAIRIE KALI
ROADS, Gravel or broken stone in many places it is
difficult to get Experiments have been made by the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company with burnt
clay for ballast The officers Of the Road are now sat-
s6ed that clay, properly burned with coal screenings
will prove the BEST as it is the cheapest material. II
thought the Ohio and Mississippi Road can be thor
oughy balasted with this material, which raises no
dust, and costs but so cents per cubic yard
CHINESE SUGAR-CANE IN ILLISoIs.-"A Farmers
Boy writes from McLane County, Illinois, July IA,
that the growing crop Of Chinese sugarcane in that
section promises well.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT IN THE GRAPE AND WINE
CULTURE IN THE UNITED STArEs.--Ihe Commis-
eoner of Patents has set apart portion OF t' iunas
Last appropriated by Congress for agricultural purpo
ses for obtaining cuttings Of all the native wild grape
vines of the United States, to be placed in the hand
of practical cultivstos, with view OF testing hei
ADAPTATION to the soil and climate OF the other section
Of the Union, and determining their value for tail
use and for making wine. Major II. e. Wllamso
Fairfax County, Va, has been chosen to select tn
cuttings Of the vines of Arkansas and Texas. and
the neighborng Territories, and obtain certain inor
nation connected with Their growth and locality
which are to be employed in carrying out said e1p'n
ment IDdiumoro oun'
DRAIHIEG OF CAYUGA MARsHEs-An examination
of the Instructions which preveat perfect drainage
of the Cayuga Marshes and lowering the waterlevel
Of Cayuga Lake, was made last week, says re An
burn Advertiser, by q surveying party from Ithaca.
There were discovered in this exploration three or four
artificial and two natural obstructlons the removal of
which is regarded as entirely practicabe and, when
removed, the Seneca, Cayuga Owasco, Skane stees,
Oneida, Onondags, Crueso and Cross Lakes VIII De
able to carry off the surplus water which overhows
the low lands on the borders OF the Seneca and sets
back in the negbborhoOd OF Ithaca, creating insau
brous Marches The lands lying under the water are
valuable for cultivation being among the most fertile
tracts in the State. The ithaca Journal states that
detailed report Of the surveying Committee will soon
be published.
A wife and mother originally from New-England,
but for the last ten years resident in the West calls
attention to what she with reason esteems the
master evil of the West-namely, the restless, un.