The Washington union., 1858-02-18
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION.
COMPILED TOR rm wAsnlScros UNION.

Pcnnsy lyania avenue in this city.
The N,w York SUITE agricultural Society, at its annual
meeting Wednesday last elected William T. McCoun,
OF Queens county president for the ensuing year, and
decided that the next fair should be held at Syracuse.
sgar iron. Tie Soyyho Of various grades from coarse
brown refined loaf has been successfully manufactured
by Joseph 5 Lowering, esd. of Phadc'phis who has
sent samples to the United States Agricultural society
which exhibition ut the secrearys ohice No
356 Pennsyiv avenue
Sodpes " F@ Experiments have been made during
the past year III France ducks to prove that the lat
may exceed the quantity which could be referred to the
food they were supplied with. Some were fed on rice
substance which contains only few parts Of fat In
thousand Others fed on rice with certain amount Of
butter added At the end Of tho experiment, tho first
were as lean as when first placed the diet the lat
ter in few days, became positively balls OF tat Other
experiments were made pigs 1t WAS found the
suit of several trials that there swaS sometimes fat
produced than contained in the food which they
fed Food which, given Alone has not the proper
ties Of attening when mixed with fatty matter,
quires it in astonishing degree and tening articles
of food which do not contain much fat always abound
with its chemical constituents the principal Of which is
azote, and whence the fat acquired is derived.
pyaa1e Gordsn.-In choosing situation for the cu-
tre of vegetables that which affords the most shelter
should have careful consideration The best situation
aud aspect is having southwest slope, backed on
the north and east points by shelter of trees sufficiently
distant to break the force of winds without interfering
with the crops This is perhaps Of importance than
culture will constantly tend to alter and improve the
soil. free loan will be found most suitable, and If
resting somewhat cayey subsoi II will produce
heavier crops, and require less than where the
subso Is of a gravelly sandy character. Draining
will he Indispensable permanent foundation for the
gruua Improvement and aiheloration Of such soils.
cayey soil also teques more care IN Its cultivation, but
this will bc more than counterbaanced by its capacity of
production A cayey loan, well drained and sheltered
will be at least carly sandy loan exposure
and the great superiority OF the former for general purposes
is such to render it the most desirable. principal
feature in the management Of cayey soils is to turn them
roughly exposing much surface possible to the
action of ross This has the effect of rendering csyey
soils capable of being cropped early those where sand
predominates.
Planting 7yees-Thc system of removing large trees
with balls of frozen earth is frequently pactscd and
cnonally may be recommended but is very expensive
process and by no means uctiablc general system
No amount of soil, frozen otherwise will compensate
for the destruction of roots and to all the soil
cupicd by them is simply impracticabc Tho larger and
older the tree, the further will the roots extend and
consequently the fewer Of them be secured in lmi-
ted space There is great want Of discriminating ndg
ment shown in this matter Of lifting large trees. 1t
to be opinion with many that, provided they
lift ton two of soil with tree be GER
tain The stuned appearance of such trees if they
live ought to convince planters that the process will not
pay. To healthy growth the branches must be
reduced in corresponding ratio with the destruction Of
roots 1t is roots then and not soil, that ought to be
removed and the roots only be traced and secured
amount of pruning that the branches require must be
left to the Judgment of competent and experienced
planter. During the process of removal he will
tain the amount of root mutiIaton and he will be further
guided by the kind age and health of the tree that is
being operated npon all Of which will exert special in
fuencc In controlling his future management and
Occasionally meet with instances where has
been all that could be desired but all practice not found
ed upon principle is empirical. Such practice may be
successful because it may, by chance be founded upon
natural law but this being unknown continuance of
success can be secured and all the future is uncertainty
Cuttings Of Fruit Tees. Cuttings may be preserved by
fastening them in box by Stats running across, and
then placing the open side of the box downwa with its
contents in the bottom Of pit dug for the purpose,
dry spot of ground, and brying the whole with earth
The Stats keep the cuttings from coming in contact with
the earth below and they preserved in proper moist
condition Or they may be packed in slightly damp
in large boz placed in cellar Very carly in spring
they should be set out Every cutting should be cut off
just above bud at the upper end and just below
the lower end Taken off closely to the old wood, with
the base attached, they of growth They
should be set out in rich mellow SOIL which to be
packed or trodden closely about them the trench fill
ed and afterwards mellow surface made by drawing on
little more Garth The length Of the cutting should be
eight inches to foot, and two thirds to nine enths
buried This is the mode of raising ounce trees,
rant and gooseberry bushes, grapes &C., but will not
for the larger fruits generally in the northern
States il is cheaper to bud graft than to procure
the few which may be obtained among many failures
in this way Scons easily be transported by express
from Oh the packing them
in deep AT the present low rates Of postage they
also be sent by mail if they first wrapped In oil
silk. When they to travel distance it is well to
dip the cut ends in melted sealing wrap each graft
in oil silk. tic them all together with thread, surround the
whole with little cotton and enclose in envelope
We have known packages prepared to be sent from
the extreme North to the extreme South and though
month on the journey they arrived in order IT. by any
accident scons become dry in the transportation they
should be buried in common garden soil rs
ceived in ten days they will become plump
Useof Le1ces for Hot Bah.-A correspondent of of
leading agricultural papers thus writes the subject
of hot bcds very useful aid to early crop of vegeta
bes. For hot bed purposes leaves (oak best of a are
preferable to tan, especially in this country, where it is
difficult to find sample Of real old oak tan, il being
nothing than hcmlock bark that used in most tan
neries Good oak an-bark ems wonderfully ine steady
heat for horticultural purposes where it is rightly
ged and il wanted for pits the like, well adapted But
said before for framing hotbed purposes used
occasionally with little manure if heat is required
leaves in proper condition healthy means of OBJ
tnning artificial heat for the growth tender plants In
Albany at the Patroons great deal is often done in win
ter by their aid We have fine radishcs lettuce and
other Salads &c, along in the depth of winter secured
thereby STILL we are bound to confess with extraord-
labor hardly sufficient being secured compensate
therefor and We go in stoutly in climate like win
ters for small houses for the growth of winter vegc-
tables IN preference. In these, pit we'll filed with
properly prepared leaves would he an acquisition in
supplying a moist and otherwise healthy atmosphere
for the growth of vegetables, if coupled with Aue or
other means OF securing the proper heat This docs not
affect the legitimate of the hotbe i'm spring. for the
raising of the young plants for future planting Sc there
fore may well state that be useful that time,
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