New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-11
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB

The 6tteI dance OF mem bers aud -tr ,ngsr very good
the subjects for oi.cu .son beng Fence Po.t' AMI
how to propagate foreft trees from seeds TIE Ciso
meets at u ocOck aid Usually deyotes about 40 houf
question.
SorRhrm-Jidge Mics, Secretary r'ai the hsn'-
s,iops Of soe notices Of this sugar IN rance
aid among other tbiogs Lotced the qi'n ~ oi 80
uuep the st.k. II Il stated tbs, the violet c)iofei
comrnop sugar cane viii yield 900 pouods oil sst 70
the ACE, ard that the Sorghum Plaoe give larger
amount. ,..
c.iyed from Mr.. Wrsy Of France who has hsd large
e,ne,enc in Africa the cultivation OF the variety
OF Sors bum kr der the name OF Im2ee an who
intends to sit this country this Spring to tFy to intro
duce il 10 more extended cultivation.
Jjosc0,,n B0tatas Judge MEIGs read pspsr upon
the cultivation OF the much taked-of Chinese yam
1t VAS fret iooouced into France 10 1872 soi siace
tbs it said has been grown Algeria at the rate Of
10 co 10 t%r acre. ViImorn sa il msy be sde 70 pro-
dice - 700 ID per 10 France and III A. il i. very
hardy plant ADD thst cattle very fond OF eaog tue
tops In August which very nutritige feed. The
plant may he propsgsted a. rapidly as Morus Mutc
lis and tic agart prices that have been Oh 1rge1
for setd are, soy the least Of it. sheer humbug an
ust has tended 10 bring the plant into dsreoIte. II
is stated ihst houshes best In France ia unnanure1
soil Of Bot the richest character, and IL easily dug if
planted ID dee p ridges.
Forea T1ees-Dr PICK thought it an import ant
question that farmers should have information upon the
subject OF growing forest trees sCce native forests
are rapidly being swept away from the face Of the
county. The maple and locust are essily gro from
The seed. Young tree ante easy killed by cattle
end that is Ole re.son why woodlands do no, readily
grow up again.
HoRAcE GREELEY Il have tried the white pine, aud
tbirk it is easily grown from the ssed. and thst we
too much neglect this tree. planted las. Sodng bit
only few reeds came up my opinion that pine see Is
should be planted in the Fall Seeds ave bee plated
Oh NANTUCKET TO ave the land from drifting. No far
mer should allow cattle to in thu
off and keep all cattle II this dooe sparse
wooded lots would soon grow up with vaiasbe trees
Mr.. PARDEE said, due regard INST be had to the
kind of trees adapted to particular soils In some
places the chestnut will not grow. No doubt white
pines can be grown to advantage upon the hill land
above this city. Trees well whest are adspei to
PARTICULAR locations advise far TO try expert
ments with various kinds Of forest trees.
II. GREELEY-Tbe chestnut will not grow on cold
wet soil. But there are CREST many graveny hills
Mr.. PARDnE said that in Wayne County, New York,
chestnut would Not grown upon just such soil bat did
grow upon bottom land.
DR.. PEox-My object in bringing this question up
was lean how 70 reproduce trees where they have
bee II DESTROYED. In sOme places there is complete
change in the growth OF trees. Upon one spot in
Greene County that was covered with henock the
land DOW bears thick growth of sugar msple. The
yellow pine of Long leland repro1uces itself from
reeds. He ipstanced a cutting "a the railroad that
bad grown up with young pDes. have been SUGGEST
full in rowing They should be lightly covered
in Foil coon as they fall.
MIR. BkRGEs of Long leland said he would grow
trees in shorter TIME from seed than by trsnspantiog
Young trees froIa the forest Black walnuts grOz
rapidly upon our sandy SOIL On the Island ~e cut of
variety of forest tees and leave the ground to ITSELF
and becomes covered with red cedar, ana that
growth is not esteemed as 1t prevents other kinds OF
tin Der from growing. If we should plant seeds We
might soen get fins groves. lplanted black wanuts
moist from the and they have grown 10 or 90 feet
in fifteen years. The white pine Is also rapid grower
on the island. But no kind OF Trees can be grown
nj cattle are allOW led to run.
Dr. PECK relstedA fact of 70 adelra nuts planted
80 years ago that now producing good crops every
Judge MICS said he had an accidentally planted
Madeira nu. tIee 25 feet high, that beUs nuts every
year in his garden
DIR. PECK said that the scrub oaks of Long Island
make trees in any coil Upon such land tle yield of
roots 20 tuns to the acre aud these are gru6oed out
and sold TO bscksmiths for 81 80 wagon l0ad Of half
tun. don't know Of any place where forest trees
The proce is to cut off woodland every 20 yesrs II
Lot dsur bed by fire, other dostru tive cause Ths
is the crop of many farmers and their only pro lucVe
ore and this s .hy such large usce are Kept Ia FOREST
by The old ph sbtants
Juf pe MrIGs-I took the sugar map'e seeds az they
fell from the tre,s in the Fall and drl d them like p9a'
in the garden and they grew a. easily as peas or aay
other get ids
growth of forest in ANY field wss to keep ,ts off
Of il and let the trees grow sp 'nt.ne isy Lad THAI
bore ttmOck never Ieproduces t-oei % and mipe
are the successors The plan of fastening loose sand
by planting tees is good one, for 1es the soil for
higher order OF trees plants to succeed the hrs.
planting.
all in VOWS. that had grown TO large sizes the land
alongside was almost WORTHLESS, while the planted
forest Of great value.
DIR. PEcK-Tbtre is no more difficulty in growing
trees from seed than in goxing corn from seed II
the seeds are planted when nature Intended the I,
be planted directly after they fall from the trees, and
in the came manner, lightly covered with soil and
leaves
SoLoy ROBINSON said thst members were, as Us 1al
Inclined to wander far away from the iestlon These
historica "reminiscences Of Long Isl and may be very
interesting but they do not tell farmers how TO make
the seeds Of forest trees vegetate have heard G.
great difficulty in getting locus reed - vsgetate
have entirely overcome this difficulty by soaking the
seed ia boiling hot ley of nod ashes poured ato the
dith of seeds aud allowed to stand till cool There IL
no danger Of destroying the vitality OF seeds by scad-
ing with water or ley.
DINNER 6s planting all f.Tes trees in nursery rows 10
the FALL and cover about six inches Rake of nearly
all this earth the Spring and the seed will 5000
sprout. In the Eell cot the top roots WIN sh12
pour on boiling water, and if they quite hard re-
peat the operation treat pe1 and other garden seeds
In the same way, and never knew seed. killed w,th
hot water keep rose seeds 10 sand during tbs via
ter. have succeeded in producing many seedns
roses Of rare besay and have no officially IN keeping
reed. -
Mr. PEIL-I use an ounce of eialic acid TO gal.
Son of water soak ODD seeds and have ths vegetasd
some very old grains of wheat and other seeds.
Farm BmldiAgs.-Mr. JoHS jar, who hid been
appointed Chairman Of COMMITTEE upon Farm bupd-
ings being present, called upon for his report
which be read. He deprecaed the great want OF good
farm buildings in this country. Toere are few model
bsrns but generally good farm buildings are only 10 be
found upon the lsEds of a clsss called - gentisnen
tanners One great difficulty is that farmers have
lie ready Of procuring suitable plans for b.ra'
ar other farm buildngs aud therefore the Com ntee
recon mtpd liberal premium for new plaus-ssy
81 coo in three prizes. The scope of the plans should