New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-06
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMFR1cAN IssrIrrrE rARMERs CLrR

TUESDAY, MNch 1Preeident PELL IN The Char
The Sc cretary. Judge MsiGs, read several papers
Translated from foreign paper; one Of Which -ts'es
1a The Emperor Of France has introduced ,he breed
ing Of oetrches which spI likely 70 D. successful
SfeGrl Cultxre.-The Highland Agricultural Society
seem 10 think that steam culture Of The earh will ye,
become universal Boydells steam rsc.SOnengine
plow il Improvement upon several previous tnveo-
tors aid Is likely 10 be successful. Many trempts
have been made TO proIe plows during the last huo-
drsd yesIs. In 1850 James Usher patented rotary
digger, somelhipg ike thst perfected by Gioee and
Maps Boydells plan ia travelling sOgioe on
movable railway drsSng pIo.s.
A Grea, Crop.-I. n ,t.,ed that % tuus Of green
Italian Rye Grass have been cut upon one scfe N
single sessoD IN France.
Ming UhAt-Sow Jog seversl varieties Of vheat
together is hi.biy recommended 10 Frsuce. where II
has been proved bat the product is s'gey Increased
Air as a FertG:er.-AN fresh earth attracts fertility
from he air that il thought crops can be gr1~n
by fertility from the sir alone II the earth Is sufficiently
stirred.
Early Plo,rirr.-A correspondent at Sksnea,elee
says hs. some farmers commenced blowing during the
A Safetv Lnnp-Mr. Newell of Boston exhibited
of bis ssfety lamps made upon the prncipe OF s
Humphrey Dsvys invention, by Shlcn esmp1ene
avtry lucid explanation OF the cause of accidents with
| csmphene and burning fluid and their composition.
Cemphene is rectihed spirits urpentlne, and burning
fluid which il the article in most common use, Is msce
of one part canphene mixed vi four parts OF alcohol
bic and yspor which arises from Il, whs heated "a
quite explosive; bs. all cauger of accidents is svoided
by using wire gsuze eecuotyped with silver 70 pre-
vent sion to incose the WICK, ana sLso III tue
| openings of the filling can.
DR.. JACKSON the celebrated chemist OF Bos on was
present ano fully oOrOborsied the stsemeGt OF the
Iatenee He considers the safety can quite as mp
tant or more 50 than the smp He sad he had tired
to blow the flame through the wire gauze without De-
ing able to ace mpsh IT, and Mr.. Newell poured the
tuiG from the can into the fire TO shoS that there was
| no danger ct - igung.
Considerable d cusson arose bet een Prot M,PE.,
DR. J.cksoN ard Others and he conclusion arrived NJ
appeared 10 be that the improvement Is available one,
| both for city snd country.
hot Beds-.Iudge MEGs says one OF the necessities
| of be' bed cultivation is ventilation.
Prof MAPEs thought the sd gansge OF hot bees was
not cierty understood, and the advantage OF hay-
iIg them resCy earl was very important he man ire
must be very carefully mixed under cover snd brought
to an exact state Of fermentation II il Is desired TO
have the heat last lorg time, some other ingredient
beside horse manure must be used, suoh as leaves N
spent tow TIE glass must be rshed TO let on moisture
very carefully and if tue bed IS well made the plants
ytgeaie in very cold weather. MY Feeds ale now
spioutng. Toe lower edge OF each square OF glass
should be cut rounding The egg plant require, much
higher degree of heat THAI any other plant Ths ord
nary construction of tot.beds in England II by ire
heat. Here where depend upon fermentation, the
great secret OF hot success is in mixing the maeras
Cod Frames-The pan of starting plants n the fsll
in the earth and setting them in cold frames, much
preferred TO hot beds by market gardeners. The plan
| II very simple one The beds are merely covered
with OGDEN shuttee and the great object is 10 prevent
thawng not freezing The beds must be ssion Ally
aired, and in the Spring, when allowed 10 thav out,
they must not be allowed TO freeze again The frames
have in were built ten years ago. The earth
s carefully prepared before setog in the plsos, and
only slightly above the common level. i get plants
much earlier than by hot beds and plants sell four
five times the price of hot bed plsns for uauspsuting
Use II SO6s.-Sods are almost indispensable in the
competition Of bo-teds.
Lama Btdas m,y be very dvsntageously hasteDed
by provon sods in Autumn IN tAe cellar, IN boxes,
which should b. cut in squares of two inches, in each
OF e Of which pl1It bean and set the box the
cellar WINDOW and let them sprcut till tie we ,ther
warm CROUCH to put then, out which u done by lifting
the little equuts and planting them; and the vines
sbould Iever be allowed TO run upon long poles!
feet ia long enough.
BORIS 10 oorcr hills should be made beva. shaped,
six inches wide ten inches across the top aud twelve
lnclee tciOss the bottom.
Clumy Root ~ Cabbage, and inger and toes in
turiips, viii always be produced by the use of long
RsJuie or raw blood. Clump root may be prevented
ID part by splitting the stalk with dirk shaped knife.
Judge Mics said that II is stated in Scotland that
Swedish tuinips are hyords Of rape and common
tunip
Mr.. BERGLS of Long Island sad that cabbsges never
sbould be planted tao years in succession upon the
sane soi 10 this several other gentlemen agree AT
Bergen, il roll full OF sheHs, cabbage are grown year
after year successfully Onions grow best on the same
ground successive crops, but generally no crop does
as well second year upon the same ground except in
particular locations.
One of the questions to be discussed At the meeting
DeXt Tuesday II the planting and growing forest trees.
Members are requested TO bring reeds for exchanges.
Some seeds Of Sorghum were distributed day, and
Dr. Jackson stated that the tiIup OF this new sugar
plant properly refined, and mixed with very small
percentage OF honey, equally delicious ss honey from
the hive.