New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-20
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS. CLus

upon
he Wu X Prince Who, II ~ll be remembered hss
ICED for sale and some people are unhceFi re eAsga
10 ssy that ths paper INTENDED IS an sdVerr<nens
Of his own wares. The paper opens with as,eyx
China ana seduenty With tbs. OF the Chinsse ysn;
but upon the whole wss more dull than interesting.
II states that the Dio-cores Vas introduced n 1870
into France ard Mr.. Pine contends tnst g. II esns
from tie roth OF Cbns, K vii tOGElsa IN me Northern
States Of this country He states Rat there are hay
varieties OF yams cultivated IN China. snd I've ysns
tee IN France snd that oi a. The Naneles me Dns-
Bststas Is the mos: Preferable, apd la u }. nos
perm snenty Introduced INTO The cultiv alton o. France
aud Algeria. Its primary constituent sTe stated 70 be
the came cummoJ pJlato-S0 lGst~ .hscrosEn
though richer in nuniment In Chns he roots are
cut up ard dried for preservsion; ou NJ Prince ~
that il not affected D, roe, spd keep vel N
this climate. The psper sso sfses ,h. Prof Descaine
and others thai they have found ~ leagth more
than Equal subst ate for both re common aod swecs
posto srd that il pr dGree 40 blsne per Scie, ne
French Institute is ~ alO stated, Gas devo Ell tvsny
pspes 10 recountlng eIper nts And Successes N tne
cultivation of the DioS nIes- We believe Aat'weoiy
psces Of TIE TRIBUNE might be devoted 70 expert
M. nts made in this country. bat twenty nes would be
.ntci,nt 10 chronicle all the success Tai hiss - yet
attended the aforesaid e1pern ms. We ser oiy 81.
wise farmers 10 continue the experiments -, nc: De
dipped into paying $40 agsn for very ca 81 par0a
OF seed.
Co,a9ian Hor,es A writer 10 Csnads ssseTts th4
the pure Canadian horse il tie mos, symmetrical, most
hardy most strong an0 by -. tire most vsnaoS breed
of horses for that gon sny otner on ne Continent
There horses have gro~p scrubby by bad usage while
the breed tas deere ssed 10 size ~ bal breeong Tue
pure bred Can aGian hon It'll sells al her orce Than
any closs upon Ameccan r0r,ee, poi"1tnsfsndng inc
cross may he improved in sEe and make a pet'S
show.
JIIsat m Canada epdures the Winter, but s aiwaye
kill,d BY fIeeziog end tiRwins IN the Spnug
Chinese Sugar Cara French paper states thI
Sorghum will caeJ "a Algeria, exec ~ rrgs-
ticn The seed affords very lzge PEI &c ot sIcS
ho As well rs the syup the stake 1t u srst>d hat
THE So,ghum YVES introduced mo Italy $40 years sgo,
and after Years Of cultivation twas uue'iy aoAndobed.
What will be its fate Il, this time
Jnprorfd Hoyse sAOss.-C. L. Parsons, a. Felton,
vile Mass exhibited soue very handsJms mschlne-
made shoes that can be nanustured ,'he rsIe OF ak
per mrute on machine th>i costs - 5N OF cost OK
cent pound over tie cost OF ron HE nschne
is stated 10 be capable Of makl0g just a. many sizes as
desired The sheer alters he form snd sdos c,Tks ~
may be desired; viii me inventor reconmends
should be- a. some exhibited made OF very hard
stetl aid screwed into the bar OF The shoe.
Forest Tras-Mr PELL made ieogthy address
upon this sui 10 t. iu of vtlusbis s'atsicAl mater,
sfov ing that VI e devote 70 att htor 20 grow
ing forest trees III consumption by 81 Am eng mes %
great that untry will soon be denuded oil forests
in the vicinity oil railroads snd na''Saoe water. Ina
cutting away great forests occasous great drou'hs, aud
dries up Summer streams. Mr.. Pell denounced the
ailantbus worthless, tee, aud grea nuisance
everywhere. In usnsplso'iog ueee, nstuie shouid
be more closely studitd aud followed. Trees a. Well
a. animals are organized With lungs ~ bres,he, and
orgsns 10 drink up ws'er AID obtain nutrmar'. Mr..
Pell Goes not recomms nd cut1og away tn hrs o.
laree treer when traDsplantDg. AZ to shade ses 10
pssuros, he Conterds tIat however oesacisI 20 o'k
at and howe grateful 10 the stock shade trees are
detims ns to beeves or milk cows Shade 'rees seem
10 have the same efec. upon quAdrupeds ~ oipedss
they induce lazinees
Holes eroscs, toais and birds Mr.. Pell ssys never
should be destroyed became they es rse s that vii
destroy trees He also thinks hst hornets, dragon die,
and several kinds OF beetles should be projected, As
Al 49, fvGxla
He thinks thsts cold Winter does DOT destroy insects
and that building fires for the destruction Of toose that
are noxious likely TO destroy frieads as Toes.
Wash for Trees -Four pounds Of soh sosp. ono
pound sulphur, one hal pound strong tob1co, Diluted
with boiling water, and applied with common white
wash brush.
Oregon C,dar.-Mr. LAwTos read q letter rom Ore
gen. descriptive of the red c-dar Of that county, ana
distributed email qusntity OF seed.
DIR. WATERBURY, stated that he had been suceeSiuI
in .ranspsnilDg trees in Summer by plscking OF the
leaves.
Dr. PICK thinks that planting OF forest-trees may be
made profitable 10 Oh ldren II not Ia ourselves.
The great elm of Boston Co nnOn VA planted oy oOe
Of Ihe ancestors OF John HsncOck
Disease of Sycamore T,,s-A considerable discps-
sion upon the subject Of he dsesse OF syca-
mores. IL generally thought TIA! thus disease was
on the dfclDe.
Mr. P.aDEE thought that he sycamore disease, A.
we'll tie black knot OF piuns, II contagious, and as
epdeuica az cholera The only cure for the b.sk
sppesr; reyer sufIer to remain 9ment after It is
6LcOverec The green gage plum ID tee onginstor OF
the black kpot, and most lisolc ~ the diseases ana
spIesds from farm TO another very gradually, nom
diseased districts. The disease " supposed 70 come
from the poson Of some n;ec,s. II necessary TO cut
away Ibe whole tree, tie whole plum orchard, conO
spare them, but cut away every knos have never
been able 70 find OF these iDsee supposed 70 ere
ate the dis.ase and have saved tree oy pruning n
the immediate vicinity OF tree entirely covered Win
black knots. II it was insect that caused theHi;
Why was not my tree cOntlu 2ally attacked ~ sS a.
cut away the diseased -, 4.
raise children A. % TO plant Ioes tnst tsse many
years for growth He though me treee oc"1ai vuue
your and rowing, "a wells TOE cnioren het,cugu.
we should plant more seeds Of i0est Iees' shd We
do No, want them Ourselves they will alssys be found
Dr PICK tbpks we should p sat and nuts where
we want trees to gov Wnst ssr and result you'd De
produced if every emiersnt 10 the West-rn prslries
sbould plant quart Of acOrls. Hos soOn toe whole
eIpuse wcuc be dotted WITH grpves; and 10 twenty
wears there would be sn abundance Of fuel and nun
timber.
Ne,r Corn Plan,er.-Mr. HAsFoRD exhibited
comp sbter, witch is arranged ~ very SIMPLE con-
trivsnce, to drop corn IN squares or rows both
ways, with unerrDg accuracy Inns IL dJne by mount
ing the dropping sppsrsta on two iron sness,
Il may be desired to drop the h'lls spsr WIN "a.
piece Of metal upon each periphery that marks sp@
exactly opposite where the grain falls. On ple fe'nu
rev, by starting the uscker Of one wheel 'ne W..
made by the other on its way down the hs' ro", the
.eeds Of the second will tsl eIsciy OPP ere those OF
the frat The width of the ross s1at tgalho ~
st ing the wheels on the axe By o'sening s.eiscrew
and the number Of seeds 70 hil 'egaSeo 10 .se
wsy Usual with other planters, oy ecIeF IN t'e
feed vice.. which i on The axle of the travelling
wheel. 40 tbs, there no occasion for band gesr-
ire covering share and roller follow the droPpet,
covering ard pressing the .aa On ,ns sss5 H.
~ 81. -; H.. dsnth On the beam fJr1a-S Of TOE drop