New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-06

BE Rfinostorc man cent me, spd whGn, nov tlss
hrow hs c<nvensnce, coald not do without its
wonderful bow any family live witbou. grind-
sone can only be accounted for by their ignor iocs
sfHs use. Hence the abuse Of natures good gifts
ivIrg without ore.
Don't imagine th.t I am a new convert ~ the re-
vivsl movement in favor of eripdstone~. No, Sir my
convictions date far back. In proof of this the fsc,
that when moved the hrst lite family o.o :hs vii
derness of woods aDd prairie that makes the north
vest county Of Indlans about tsentyour years ago,
where | buil. house 10 hive in, without single
saved board aboa: t. not in the table s'e at
vas able TO hve very comfortably and happy fifteen
miles from neisbbors Do you ssk how will tel
you: had grndstoue. Yes, Sir; snd my neigo-
bors uted 10 come and use it, Think of that. To get
up OF cold morripg and find dull az sni no WOOD
a. the door, and no gnndstone within dozen mles
Such man was almOst as badly of a. sno.ner OF Gy
neigh bors who got up one morning ana a',,ousn ue
found sharp AZ and plenty of wood found that the
fire had gone out while he slept, leaving not spark
behind match flint and steel snd timer 10 tne
house and be had TO walk sx miles out 10 nelsn
bors ard six miles back before he could roast his
version for breakfast.
After all going dozen miles for FIRE, or 10 grind an
az in 8 country Ike thai, is not hall a. osa as
gCipg dozen rode IN an old settlement 70 ooIIo' '"o
use Of a grn1stone.
To borrow man may be tempted 20 borrow; and
so may man be tempted to steal But why snoui9
you lend Is any man too poor 70 own gnnds,oIe
One don't coet much; and here hold In my hand ao
advertisement of Connecticut manufacturing com
psy-of what think you Why OF cast-iron frames
and troughs, mounted with shafts, crsnks, tresdes
ard friction rollers al fcr g. for the perfect hanging
Of q erndstone. :,
Now let us never hear of farmer again disgracng
his profession by borrowing Rrndstcne; ana save
U.s. We pray from the sound OF squeaxng, grosning'
old wot eden sha and crank, and frame to match, sush
as Low stspds as monument OF fouy ana sha"e,
hardening in the be ling sun, upon many farm, mSk
ing the shihless, thriftless character OF ts owner
Here s cut of this frame, which gives good idea
Of IT, and informed that grindstone IN operation
la.-a Ia.n kara fpr
arrived little too late. There IL no mistake, the
world is improving, and hope the happy time wiu
come when every man has a grindssone, mounted on
lust such frame "a the Stone Manufacturing Conl-
papy Of Plantsvle Conn.,, would furnish him..
Change Of Day Of Met!ng.-On motion OF SoLoS
RoBrssos and after considerable discussion of the
subject the day of meeting Of the Club was changed
from Tuesday to Monday by 8 unanimous vote OF the
Club At present, the meetings are held weekly, and
the rex, will be on Monday, April 3, at noon.
Tie meetings free for all persons and are largely
sttended-frequently by ladies who appear much IN
terested.
TIE Grape Culture-Dr. UspERHlLL of Croton
Point addressed the Club at some length as 70 Ehst
grapes best for cultivation IN this latitude oo'n iol
wine and table use He said that be thought the lsa-
bella and Catawba grapes need no Endorsement, SINCE
it has been pretty well proved that they are the most
reliable for this latitude, from the Atlantic TO the IA
cihc New varieties are coming forward every year,
but few have yet superseded these two old standard
varieties 10 any extent notwithstanding the known
value of several sorts for the table such ss the Della
ware, Diana, Rebecca, &C. Still, for outdoor culture,
| know of none that have generally succeeded as
these two truly valuable sorts.
The great secret Of making vineyard IA III ths
preparation of the ground ltmust be deeply renched
ana well drained, and made rich with vegetable
manure for which | have found swamp muck the
cheapest and best manure. Owing to the nature OF
our sO, have doubt that we shall be able to pro-
duce abundance Of pure wine, tt for medicinal
purposes. With US here the grape blossoms IN June,
after all the Spring storms over and We do not
suffer much danger of after blight, the land ls IN
good conotion. In the Fall the crop can hang weeks
without jury, very unlike peaches and several other
kinds Of fruits. train my vln,s on wires. strained
between posts twenty feet apart. l have not lost
crop OF grapes in twenty years, and have iound no
difficulty until last year in ripeniDg the CROP and sue
ceeded then by extra care My ylneyard now cover! covers
forywo acres naturally the wash of the hills and a
composed Of mineral matter, and hence needing a
good deal of vegetable matter. Every southern hill
side properly prepared in this vicinity can be made to
produce profitable crop Of grapes. Here are samples
Of wine that make--one pure juice Of Isabella, one
of puro juioo of Catawbs one VI the two combined.
No sugar or alcohol il used.
These samples were tasted but not highly appfpved.
They are too acid. In fact, those who drank most
freely thought the wine but little better than cider.
To our taste It was decidedly vinegarish.
DR.. SMITH spoke Of the value Of pure and we'll
femented wines fer medicinal purposes. This osledup
Mr.. SsoDGRAss and the discussion OF the temperance
question.
Wa. Lswroy thought the discussion of this ques-
ton very inappropriate, and tor few minutes the
opinion such wine the samples will never nJuro the
temperance cause materially
The grape question will be further discussed next
week.
MosDAY, April 5.-Tbe President, X. L. PLLL, in
the chair. Henry Mics. Secretary
Steam FI0r.rg and PuIueriSdfion Of S0tI.-The
Secretary read from the London Farmers hsga-
zine" for March, which states that new patent tor
steam plowing has been taken out for moving gang
OF plows by traction to a stationary engine. Mr..
Mechi thinks that the true art of manurlng is deep
cultivation He has every year increased the depth OF
culture. He had one field dug over with steel forks
and found it more economical than plowing with
horses. The men had FIVE shilings Isl 25) day.
He is convinced that horse power on farm "a the
dearest Of all power.
Mr. FowLER an inventor Of q steam piow, admitted
the superofity of hand labor steam, spading
could be done for about s. acre. although he hoped
vet to be able TO compete by q steam machine with
hand.spsdng.
Mr. FULLER, hortcukurist, Brooklyn, stated that
he had proved the advantage and economy Of hand
labor horse machines, in preparing ground for
trees.
Mr.. PARDrE-It would be impossible for our market
gardeners to pay the rent they do If not for the
advantage to the soil Of hand-labor 1t is absolutely
necessary to pulverize the coil tor many vegetables
finer than can be done by horse. power.
WV. LAwIOs-I have no doubt that the turning
point in the success Of many farmers in this vicinity Is
the cost OF keeping horse-an unnecessary horse. ]
think the cost sf keeping horse anywhere in West
chester County Is sl50 year.
In regard 10 hand labor and the remarks made here
by Mr.. Robinson about threshng by fail, and for
which he has been attacked in = newspaper, would
say that he did not advocate the dsuse of threshipg
machines; he only recommended the adaptation of
labor to the end in view-remsrks that were highly
appreciated.
Mr.. PARDHE-I am reminded Of q Circumstance in
relation to the Of the spade or fork. have found
that by using fork with long prongs instead of 9
spade q man would do more work in one day
al. . Aaxa thaa do r$ to