New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-15


| l. that when the pows on one end OF Che
/ machine lowered 20 their work the opposite sI
4 tremiy s elevated into the cir, like the bow Of
| ship. The conducting pownan sits on tho working
| end Of the machine, and. by means OF wheel and
rods directs It's The power j. der yed from
stationary engine fixed at extremity Of the field
| and the plow is moved by wire cable. which pass
over heel on the engine, and. crossing the 6eld
pass round two drums on heavily-iaden carriage or
truck on wheels, which IA OF sufficient weight %
sis the tension of the cables The poYs being r,idly
attached to the frame, il is not possible for them ~
| work when passing drpressOns IN the ground.
IT,. force Necessary 10 work the lOs .-an engineer
an assistant NJ the engine with crOwhar 10 help :e
rolling OF the cable and working OF the drums; boy
| 10 bring incl; man riding upon anu directing the
plow; man attending {" the rope, AMI on" ohsr 10
| move the anchor at the heGdlsnds. The plow does
the labor oil siN men and twelve horses, bat, he
| ind by calculation, Il would do no more. There
are sundry drawbacks TO the profits of the operation.
The wire cable is very likely "a break II any sud len
strain brought TO bear upon II. The fuel and water
are bulky materials To transport The heeiland,
| rot be powed by the machine, but mus. be flushed
| by horses.
| Senator Harlan offered resolution That the Pres
| ident be requested To confer with member. If the
| Committee on Agriculture OF the House and Com
| mttee on the Patent Office OF the senate, with the
| view of peree'ing proper plan Of cooperation by
Congress with this Society, in aiding the objects
| d" its organization.
| Col. B. p. johnson believed ,ha. steam plown,
would be profitable. No comparison can be made be.
tween go inherent IL SOli anu agricultural
practice are Great Britain aud the United States.
| Il was a wellknOwn fat that Fowler was az This
| time making contracts with gentlemen in England 10
pillow their estates by steam. at price actually less
than il costs them To- do i by horse power. He had
seen steam machines Of Fowiers patent laying drain.
| ing tile much better and cheaper than il be
! done in the common way II therefore such pro-
| gress had been made in Great Britain already,
| what reason could there be why Amer
lean genius should no; at no distant. date
give birth to steam machinery ff soil culture equally
excellent say the least that already produced in
| England We might beat her on her own coil at
| p wing, as we had already az reaping. The Ameri-
| can pillow he had entered for contest with English
| pows in lsJl and the best proof of our triumph is
the fact that considerable orders for pows were & ven
To the exhibitor on the spot. The English plow lays
its burrows fiat and heavily that il requires heavy
team and harrow to b eak them up, while our Mchi-
gan pow puverIZes the surface 40 that see,-bed Is
| ready without narrowing. The form Of our pow had
been adopted by English makers. and the result ID
that their agricultural press rings with encomiums on
the ERgiih D0av pi0T IL il a mere question of time,
for surely the Western fields will be cultivated by
steam.
Col. johnson presented letter from Gov. King OF
New-lork resgning his post on the Executive C0ul-
mittee because of his onerous official duties. The
Chair paid tribute to the valuable cooperation ii
Gov King, who Ind since the organization ot The
Society. been earnest in his labors for its welfare.
The Chair presented computation OF the cot OF
steam blowing. which he had found in TIE L1ado"
G0rdcHe,s Chronicle. /, is az follows:
Heary Sod.
81 acres per diem Of 10 hour; ~. s.p,h N 3 e. ~
% acres same conditions. dcp;h 6. ID
= acres. ,an.c time depth 4, Cd
quality Of work equal to hand forkins or sp,dins
Mr. Pierce of the District OF Columbia presented a
model OF j. J.. Klergles steam pow for which
patent is now applied for. Mr.. KeBge IL resident
of the District Of Columbia.
Dr. Antsel, Of the Patent Office read very able
urssA % s s OF Safis at
which give you the following abstract:
Dr. Antisel addressed the Society upon the I'M
portance of having new series III chemical analyses
performed which shall have for their end to show the
relation between the mineral matters and the food ee-
mens found in plants. Hitherto, chemical analyses
have been performed wthl,e reference to this sub
ect, and the consequence is the little utility they are
to the farmer. The analyses OF soils, from which 50
muc has been expected have been found 10 be OF little
value TO science or TO practice. They are but recital
of series of figures which the farmer canuo Use and
which the party recommending q manure takes no
notice whatsoever Of The use of special ma
| nures is based upon supposed knowledge
OF what plants require, but if w, take even
the most commonly cultivated plant, wheat we may
safely say that do not know accurately either tho
amount or the nature of the saline matter in H. and
Ct Qiher plants Almost nothing is known Of the con-
necon ind dependence OF the gluten sugar, starch
and other food clements in plants upon the saline mat
Ter in the plant. The important, questions, How can
sugar be ncrcased-gluen. starch, the vegetable
acd-are 10 be answered and il IL possible 10 answer
them II experiments DE Devoted specially 10 Lhht end
Il il therefore desired that such should be carried out,
and the Society Is hoped, will take it into oonsid-
c,rstiop and indicate the proper course-possiby by
obtaining portion of the grant made TO The Agri-
cultural Department OF the Paent Office, set aside tor
| that purpose.
Mr. Calvert OF Maryland, Iauded the ability with
which this interesting question had been treated, and
concurred heartily in the views therein contained.
He protested vehement!y against the immense irauds
which are regularly practiced upon our farmers by
a
aev into the published analyses If these scamps and
| humbugs in general There were honest manures,
truly, but many worthless ones.
Dr. Loring Of Massachusetts, offered resolutions exc
pressve of the sense Of the Socetys bereavement IN
the death OF George Washington Parke Gusts OF |ir-
gna and Thos. J. Rusk OF Texas which were passed
unnnih ously; and there be ng no further business
to be transacted the meeting adjourned over 'lI To-
morrow when the whole subject of the Chinese sugar
Cane vii! he dssected aud examined. This discussion
will be by far the most important one on the suoJect
as yet held. for evidence will be presented from all
portions of the Union. The Yalue of the lmphee or
African Sugar Cane will be thoroughly debated ny MI;
ID. JAY Browne OF the Patent Office, Mr.. Leonard
Wray Of Cafrrara, and others, and whatever dec-'h
il arrived at may be relied upon defnitve. nave
in my possession samples of fine loaf sugar, coiiee
sugar, brown sugsr and nlOasses sent by Mr. Lover
| ing the celebrated sugar refDer OF Phliaieipiia,
which are severaly good AZ any cane sugar that
ever have eaten The members present manifest t,e
greatest interest in the approaching discussion on e
| S"Tgho and Iuphee, and large attendance may Nc
| expected.
THE PorAro RoT AN OLD Dr.TtsE.-A fnehd