New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-03
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB
TuEsDAr June 2.-Mr. IRA b. USDERHiLL of New

AMERlCAN INSIIlIIE FARMERS CLUB
TUESDAY, June 2.-Mr. IRA u. USDERHiLL of New.
Yoik in the chair, aud Henry Megs, Secretary.
Dust protects Fruit Biossoms.-The SECRETARY
read frC the Rerere Hofteoie article, that states
that the dust Of common road fully protects from
fror the blossoms Of fruit trees, where IL is blown or
tails upon the trees andi is suggested that they may
be preserved by artificial busting
lmpTOTed PGrsnps.-A new parsnip from the Island
If Jersey, is highly spoken Of. 1t is shaped like
II is very valuable for cattle and il s also used 10
pro duce pure French brandy"
A new and valuable beet is also spoken Of but hk
not stated whether that is any better thab the one
long used 10 make French Brandy.
a great Agricultural Fair was opened in Paris May
~ from which the French agricultural papers expect
much good TO result.
A ner kind Of Lalh-Prof MAPEs exhibited q
specimen Of newly patented lath-the advantage
consisting in saving the edges bevelng in reverse d.
rections by which the lath may be- nailed upou
sheathing boards and still hold the mortar perfectly.
much firm than where II i pushed through a.
10 cliuch in great Jumps. The invention will both
mortar and Hath, and, though very simple, is immense
" valuable.
Hopr deep 10 Plant Seeds-Experiments in France
with wheat show that il yields the best when planted
l. inches deep. Flax and ruta baga turBips half &C
inch Barley and oat- viii do well planting two inches
deep Corn, half inch; and but few plants should
be planted over inches deep.
The best drilling machine in France was Invented
by lawyer IL weighs go lbs is drawn by horse,
ard sows ten acres a day.
Mr. A. Bergen of l.. IL think farmers generally
plant too deep.
Judge MEIes-f have noticed that shallow planting
corn always is the most successful Comstocks great
secret Of Terra culture is simply TO plant all seeds
rhaow-in fact, no deeper than nature would plant
Ih,m. II is this shallow proposition that he has been
boring the Institute with for years, and athoughs
great secret" don't feel bCund to keep it. nE
this that be wanted Legislature 10 give him $Oo
on 10 disclose is this that he is ecurlng upon ssd
huubuggng all who ere simple enough 20 pay icI
l. I,., n. f..plf
shallow planting, but as universal rule wont
Mr.. JOIN G.. BERcsS thought it depended very
much upon the season whether we should plant dsep
or shallow. We plant cucumber seed half an inch,
corn AN inch and half This year should prefer II
half an inch Seeds are more often planted too deep
10 grow. then they will rot. If planted shallow they
will crow at length when il becomes moist enough.
MI A. BERGES-I should Ike 10 know if some ono
If lie market gardeners can tell me how 10 my
vines from the bugs and insects that destroy them.
have 10 difficulty in planting seeds the right depth
the thing to the plants after they begin 10 grow
HoN to Treat CUcU1bT BDRs.-JoHS G. BEESES-
Cucunbers are great crop with some Of the market
gardeners near New-YOrk. know men who grow
ten acres each Of cucumbers on Long Island, who
don do anything to Kill Of the vine-bugs-they feed
u hey put IN 80 or 10 seeds in one corner oil ths
bill week and many more next week 10 anothet
conner and till they get three or four s0mstnes
five, paintings on the same ground. What ,nS ous,
don't eat are finally tbinned down 10 five stalks "a
bill. IL is the cheapest and most enectuai mode on
getting I'D of the bugs. have tried to Kill them VII.
srufi but only succeeded in killing the plants, no.
the bugs II Will keep the aphis Of of cabbage. NO
doubt cuesmbers are a very profitable crop when tney
cut right There is one large grower near the N1-
rows Who has sod 81 go to :, 800 worth Of cuedm-
bers sday in the beet Of the season. from crop zPoa
ten acres There are two OF three farmers VINO zen
$1,000 10 $4,000 worth year Of market garden
crrs from 40 or ~ acrts. Some make good dea o.
nom, ard .one none Much of the skill is in sell
ing a. well a. growing. ~
Prof MAPES-I used TO grow melons and kept @
tie hug by boxes covered with ml1ennet' Az p,,
xsrd found that the millennet did good-lhe box
was iust as good without. Make the boxes OF pias
board larger az bottom than top so a. TO rest tegeh
whe piled away. They are great safeguards irOhs"
bugs and grubs 1t Is good thing 10 leave the oof o.
Al let the vines grow over the top. never raise w
eiourd for hills OF cueumbers or melons, or N ias
Iytbirg che. -, ,,,slv
Cam N EgsR.-Tbe CaMRNAs-i nave ia' ~,
been IN Egypt, where ouI Irdian corn aoes HV' "'e