New-York daily tribune., 1858-06-30
AMERICAN INST TUrE FARMERS CLUB.

sppear- it is adt up OF oomplete syste,n of nerv,s
extremely sensitive, ny ~hch II is abe to ds inguioh
the kud Of food euto to s taste AMI to every
thing Cfepsive. Advantage be t-keo Of this trutu
by the farmer IA il often sbd obstiu ons pIaca- in
the way Of toei: ascent Of ru trees. He SAID tha il
was only by toe study of tee siuple structure Of H.
eects that cOun,ersct the juries t. vegeta-
tCn. He also ustfued the structure of the lobs.er
AID how they breathe aud take susteusoce, and
showed how little men know of these animals WHO
have handled item all their lives. By dssected
lobster he showed several Interesting connected
with the structure of animals Of q low order
and bow those Useful nay be propagated
and bow tho Doxous may be externn .tsd
He illustrated by words anG diagrams the difference
betseon veiob'@ aud srtsu so ,nimals and insects
and the netamofpbeses If insec's, and how thoy
propagate their spec ard said tpat to extermn e
any one OF noxous class of iIsocts nust eucOur
age the Increase OF al unocept rece For instance il
would re impossi de to destroy toe srva of the IN
sscts that prey upon cur cty shade trees by human
hands but We could sge bi dc tt It prey I'D %
tEeu so as 70 get rid o; all their i'll effects And 80
OF great may Other L0xl01s things, if we koew
more Of them, we couli easily fud an antdote for
their depredations, by Hs If harmless insect
bird or animal the natural food Of which are the
things which Sish to Ct nd of.
Solos ROBlSSUN-In view Of the fact that DR..
Waterbury bas prepared biu self 80 to be able to
give great deal Oi most valuable informs ion t. the
people wish tais Club it they look upon it 10 the
sane light DO, wouIo p-es tue following resOlaLion:
Scientific Lecwrs for School. and Farmer CisbG 2esO,red
By the American Institute Farmers Club thst he lecqreE Dr.
Waterbury the aud fuDcton. of insects and sn
Of this nty they cnte6 matter th. h ud lear ed by
Of teaching by wserbury rarIdy BY any
mode IN coaoa use aud tiors II the opni "a Of ,h.
the oocof capable ofeSns before schools and az
gicultuIsi societies
This resolu ION was upat atimously adopted.
n Cur10ue Case IN Hog Choiera.-SoLos ROBIN
sOE-I oave letter detailing ouriOos oOonec cd
With the disease of hpgs called cholera that beg to
call attention to now, aud peroaps Dr. Waterbury
may suggest remsoy At auy rate it is subject for
thought. Il. &. Wngnt Of G. .llatn Co Ill ates, on
the suhoiity Of the Rev. Jobn Crawford OF Crs wfod
in that County, that the boues of swine dying with
what is called bog cholera, decay rapidly as the
esb ard that p0rtOLs of the skin outlast toe bones
He wants scientific to 81 attention to tn srAnge
copsu npfOD CT the sObdS, aud thoks that may be
the means OF suggesting 10 necy TOR the disease 80
fatal and pecani ,ny ds.reseing TO vast pumoer
of farmers in the West. Now, as we know that feed
ing bole mt al to snlmsls and pborphate OF lins TO
plsuts that iced it, has proved ben-hca Is 1t npos
sible improbable tho foedog 1t To .wiae sofforitg
from disease that produces the ehect described, may
not be the meas Of curing or preventing the disease
DIR. WATERBCHY-TDere are sonie Ie@ theories 10
relation to feeding phOsphs'es to aLimss. 1t is pos
sible hat this may effect There is an ioea
prevailing that feeding material that makes bones val
Increase their size. 1t is subject well worthy oil
more attention. 1.
Prof. MAPS When a calf i, defcsnt iu bone, that
ia too weak to staDo feeding bone meal TO the COW that
suckes tue ,f will uroio 1t VITO toe necessary ma
fer,a This fact ia well kDowu 10 many farners sou
that cows eat cid bones with G eat avioity we also
know that physicians are using q solution OF Pnos-
phate of time IN taeI prsctcs and toeie NO ;,s
equally rood If ct; and whethe,, in the csss p8ned,
il worked cure or ho: 1t 10 we'll worth trying. Many
things much more simple have produced wonderim
Ru,t on Hheat-a Prtcent'ce--SoIos ROBINSON
bave another letter that scnb's an easy Qreven-
tive of rust on wheat james Laurie OF w nite Co.,
Ind, writes that rust Can be prevented by taxing
a long cord between two men and sweeping 1t over
the Geld soon aer g, which he thinks causes rust,
hos settled upon it, the rope aglsates the gram aao
makes the wa or run to the srouno gus. ss ooes Wy
agitation Of vino, which he has noticed always pre-,
vents any bad effect from fogs or what are cameo
scaldi1g q sbo wers whenever tpey are followed py I"
breeze sufficient to shake off tne ~ater;
So.r,nP Corn for F0d1er.- Warren Hutchins wishes
me TO say to the Club that he does not soE corn aod
plow it in but cstteIs 1t in every third
where the two funoss come together wa,cn S 1ny
have the rows only ten in,hes apart scatter seed n
Ceyn or Ciorer to Plosr Uader.-He says; feel
much n-er, Ut in the Club discussions, and edoud
Eke 10 know why corn crop not cheaper and ostter
than clover for manure, as comes 10 mstuily INC
first year. Please tell the best method o. msoasiog
clover that is pJwed under, so as 70 have the seod
come nm and stock the lano sgain. j plowed undor
piece OF clover year ago last Fall; the text sprng
plowei the grouno and sowed TO rye, expecting noe
clover stock, but was disappointed. This SPriog
have planted the field TO coin and the ciover mas
oone up very tbckly and hnc.'
LEATHER Scraps for Manure.-Two years ago oo-
tanned wagon Oao Of scraps OF leather put !. IN
heap. have tai en- out some this Stniug, and put III
some corn bills II about he OF rotoed aod the
,est very tepder. should like to know the value OF
rotten leather for MANURE and the best metnod 70 rot IT.
p,of MAPEs-I prop, 80 that ~e discuss tne sSvsrA
subjects mentioned IN those letters Ieao ~ "'' A''
sop, at our next eetlg IL,
p.rorofr,e Hoyn--Out Lands and Lana co"ed
Bo1rtn.-Tois subject called up, ata tae houi
devoted TO the regular quest OBS, ul ~hlcn ".' 49,
mas mainly devoted 10 snowpg that Long isisho JANUS
are not paturely barren .. anu ,non .hs
prof NAsH-I have fow words 10 say upon !ns
60 Isiard Isnds II has been stated and oenieo
that the land is loan. ard not SAND or gravel haV
Is5.lv sne1 some DAYS 10 examination oi tnis So on"
6od that statement correct, and that II Is oeaut"tuy
sdsntnd 20 garden culture, aud capable oil ProouGas
yariors crops most pro6table TO the cIltivstT; @ n
lam mas pts uced and Is able 10 produce $a" 10 'po
scra in s,IawL.rriea l wish the rlanders tast nave
been spoken aga gainst the lsnos OF Long isiano couJ
be counte acted and their value better kuo~u euu
made useful to the world. Although not % s'on aI
praite coil it s well worthy OF the attention OF s,u
homes can be made upon the Wild aeds oi Lorg
ss veil 70 say toe least, rs IN tue west. ,
DIR PycK-Tbe lands ing upon Long isapu uo
No, need renoy atiDg-they only Deeo culiVsuch.
The vbole enter Of the island nAlurai cover 9
field There is scarcely an acre tha' WIZ not Pou S
strawberries Is well 90 toe pa'on SpoA'H u " "''
Nash. co,,., ..;3 bs v,hed
hyaly to cortoborste ali that Prof. Nasn end pl.
pscI have sAd sbout those lsnds winch ne hsa seeu
20, the frrt fine within q fsw days hnd II n.'u
al clover region, and ore Of the best na'ura srsss
regions know Of, not excepting my naive Pi''e-
i" s.s..I 10 X. G. Psrdee, NJ. VILLAS eaid:
The best neans Of renovsting our iano !" SsnoG -
County are drsinir aud plowiog IN over III S
DO danger " manure teaching away 10 oiains 'o "
can keep manure hom geiog up, you nSy " ,so mn
t. ar