New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-13
Nep1lprk daily Griba,re
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

MospAY, April I2.-President PELL, being unweD,
after calling the meeting to order, called WV Law
Ton to the chair.
The Secretary Judge Mics, read a Translation Of
q paper from 1.-THE Monthly Bulletin OF the Zoology
eel Socsty of France, upon The Adaptation OF An
mas to Climate and SOIL Inc paper STATES .nse .ns
eight thousand to thirteen thousand feet where the
climate in Summer averages about oO' ana 10 WIN
ter though cold is very dry. Another ANIMAL the
yak, inhabits the sane elevated range 10 2. s.
" dry region and will not prosper IN moist country
These animals are the Thibet oxen, ana may DC OF
service in other dry mountainous regions where Lhe
vegetation il extremely scarce. Inc kiahs, espec'ee
of the horse tribe, inhabts come desert mountanous
regions living upon the most scabty supply OF nero,
age and going to an elevation Of fourteen Inousanu
feet. -
Mr.. LAwrov-One of the most important things 10
agricultural pursuits is adaptation. IL may DC seen
by The Account of these animals that they are not
adapted to our purposes. however well they may De
10 the regien they nhabt; and il should be our ann
10 all our remarks here and we should hold TINS polns
steadily in view-adaptation in all things. grapes
NAV fourth well in one locality, Jet may De very
poorly adapted TO other localities anu % VI many
plants and animals -.
Goo,tJerries-SoLoS RoBEsos read from lete
the following extract: ~. ,rL.
would frst call your attention 20 the blight 0
mdew of the gooseberry, which may DE P,eSsn.e
by spreading literally under the biash 81 TUG Oas
horse manure. This should be done early IN N
Spring. r.. hx.a r,.n,,
Mr.. FULLER of Brooklyn-This horse-msnaI
uuIcbipg will not answer Salt hay ID mueh peter
Our native varieties too, are much less haoe ~ as
ease than sny ether from abroad. We can sso I'm
proye the native variety; and certainly we snouI
11row gooseberiies enough TO make our own cnsm
oaepe since much Of that imported 10 mace OF tni
INIT without drop OF grape juice.
Wv. L.wros-A Mr.. Shaw, many years ego, a.
nrsd me that all varieties OF gooseoerries can be
orovn Ia tins city or country without disease. l have
nnrsyed his mode, and do grow fne berries. The
wood never should be left over two years. The best
way is 10 train down branches and get roots, and
cnt away 81 the old wood. Cod losEy soil il the
hest, and never use heating manures. use fresh
cow manure, 60 spread over the earth twice year
that II serves az manure and a mulch. GOose-
berries are not always subject to blight, aud with
proper culture in cool soil, kept moist, the fines.
English berries can be grown successfully. have
watered with weak salt water, and found good re-
.ult cut away this Spring hall the wood fcom my
bushes Swamp muck snd mulchirg j. valuable for
goosebeiries and fell other berges. Stones psced
an und al small fuit trees and bushes Is highly bene-
ticisl.
Mr. FULIEe-I use charcoal drst 10. e. red OF red
dish fruit OF flowers with great advantage. IL en-
lsrges, swee.ens and hightens the color o, t'ut.
There IS netting Ike COW manure for t-u,- ,:sss. ~
| tba, sii old Gods that proda,e ;le INES "ans'
| tees sold IL our market.
Mr.. PARDEY-Tle Albany gL-d. ns:s 81 -n''-a.'y
su'c ssiN in grow Nc e Jsep'r:es meg I'' - ~"