New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-02
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAHMEhS CLUB.
TUESDAY, Dec. Iva LAwToS Of New Rochelle
in tie chair The attendance MOI large owing to the
exciting election.
The Secretary, Judge ME,cs, read several papers
fion foreign journals
From The Loadon Society Of A,n Journal
F0uls with black bones are common in India; the
flesh white and juicy. The feathers and combs are
also block.
Cotton nethrd of the exports of England are
cotton goOds. The imports are $1,000 900 pounds,
and 700 900 coo pounds come from the United States,
and h asserted that this country alone produces cot
ton in perfection. 1t requires irrigation in al other
countries t. produce fair crop of cotton La India
as pounds per acre considered good CROP IN
America 400 pounds Without irrigation, the quality
OF the crop in India is rot good In India there are
DO good roads. The cotton is transported upon the
backs of buocks 400 miles, taking months TO perform
the journey, and TIE ANNA often die on the Journey
No private person own the soil thai all belongs
TO the k;rg and hence no Improvements, ard conse-
quently the cessary dependence upon America for
supply Of cotton. The only objection to cotton ff0
THE country is that il is produced by slave labor
CkeSnuS of the Hmalaya Mountains Mr. FOR
tune states that be found chestnut trees on the Hma
lava mountains. one small and one large nut ike
The Spanish. These nuts were transported to lover
India in Warden cases, in safe manner, vegitating
OF the journey. .,
Mr.. PARDEE ssid, these cases are provided with
soil On purpose 10 allow the seed to ysgetate.
Chinese Cane in Froncs.-It is found difficult TO
rpen the seed Paris but the plant esteemed ior
forage. II does not afford sugar.
A Blank Melon, from seed from Portugal, weigned
fifty pourds and was esteemed yery delicious.
DR.. WATERBuRY-The term new species OF fowl
should not be applied to the fowls with black bones.
1t is variety, not specie, Inc bones oi Oh! au''
nal may be colored by feeding.
Winttr Feeding CorS.-In my own practice have
found it the cheapest plan let the cows cut their
own food. found by feeding turnips in excess that
COWS would eat up fair allowance o. uncut nay.
much hay ss the cow would eat Turnlps are worth
in the interior Just what costs to grow them, as they
will not bear transportation. Cows will consume food
in proportion to exposure TO Geld. Ii s not necessary
TO but up cows so rs 70 allow them TO turn round.
would fssten them in stancbons, and have very
warm 7 ON. II il question whether Ii would not be
cor nomicsl 10 warm stables by artificial best. did
rot use artificial heat but did fill in the sides OF the
stable with tan 20 1t would not freeze
The CHAIRMAN said that he he'd found that COWS
commune al immensely diiproportorse quantity OF
lay to the value OF the milk. He has always found
great economy in chcpping hay For three years past
cut hay two three inches long, and If any Is len
upcors uIped am careful TO clear out what is left be-
fore putting in feed. lie OF great importance to
feed old upon cut hay and so 1t is for all stock
when hay s worth, as IS with me, that o.! cents
per cwt
solos RoBIssoy-There is one very important
matter in fee ding cattle in Winter that e. Dr. ster-
bury suggests is entirely lost eight of by the feeder
What is given TO tbs amin ais Is not merely what IS
necessary 10 keep them IN condition as regards fsod
but it is slso to keep the proper degree OF animal
heat during the iLclemency OF cold W inters. IL
we put our stock in stables, tae heat OF their
bodies is bot dssipaed II is in the open air; or II
we put many animals together. they keep each other
warm Bot let US think where they obtain their heat
Ii derived entirely from the food they eas-it the
woody fiber OF the hay and the oil OF the corn burnt
As fuel in the stomach of TIE animals that have con-
sun ed the articles food. Now the question of al
Others worthy Of consideration is this How much OF
this food Is necessary for sustenance, aud how much
rtceeary for ue-that s TO keep up the heat OF the
body 70 about that Of mild Summer heat And then
cones another important question: Whether It would
TOT be more econoncs 10 burn anthracite coal at 3
tun thar is TO bum hay at $50 tun In other words,
20 warm the stable lust as do our donicils, 20
that the beasts would absorb heat from the fire, instead
Of generating il all in their stomschs from food con-
sumed. My opinion is that il would be not only
economical to make stables warm, but TO heat them
tiaton. There Is certainly food for thought in this
rev proposition.
Eis CITY question OF economy as 10 which Is the
cheapest fuel. bsy and corn, or wood aud coal.
Or WATTRBuRf-AlmOst every one gives too much
ed at opce. II is better to feed cows four or five
Tires cay.
Or. ELLIS6ros-Three quarters Of all hay cut for
milk cows IL cut too ripe. have tired the experi nent
fully sn5 End that hay cut before the grass was fully
b bloom was much better than when cut in rper
ststa IL orc duced much more milk when cut in its
,ruyp ,rd tender state. This Il more especially the
cass perbsps with clover than with timothy, though
would never let thst mature before cutting The
ssed never should approach maturity. l never would
feed in boxes. The COW should be fed On level,
clean foor. Cows In Massachusetts, are KEEP. In Sta
Mes. confined By the bead With stanchons, and no
where s,e COWS more eccnouesly kept