New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-18

recolCs KEEP by De!stcrr IN tbs ci'li 81 CON
aggregate average Temperature OF ths n,St Ii.eJS
Ss9s Of MAY eince 1919. which beng oivueu " 80
pyes the ersge Of the temperature OF .ne pc
roc IN each year. which shows a. d g'ance "V" '"'
year compares with soo'her; a. 6,,, rfo,., Dav, IA
fWLr q Average Tempsratgye Of ne ~" 'V'''" ~"
1910 1870 Sjo. 1851. 1872. 1853.
h;;5,:.s, I Ss..s 5: Wis Sc 81 q 81
N'''''' - 1854 1855. lsJ6 1871. loJs.
a,:s..s, ,s,ss' s: 10 20 81 50 81
Tb:s .hov, an average Of temperature Tor the fret
half Ct this May 2 above tne s Ts n1s sWeS
P IcutS ,semsrkabe crops and are apple trees.
Pias ne have had considerable wet weather, the
Ia,n has rot ia en- sufiiclent 70 inlure anything;
~barrv trees az valuable: May Duke, Black Esgle,
P-sseif'e Black TartariD, Pum-stone Morelo, En9sh
Morel!o, the Napoleon Bigaraw. The Ox.heart is a
good Cherry but NOT certain to produce Bloodsoods
sonsy cherry is good sort, and the tree very orna
mental and grows very large. cherry presented 70
ne under the name OF Musgrave Ia a good cherry.
have another the Eeshe caerry, that IL very curious
n al tie limbs grow in serpentDe form. lie de-
nounced the old Morellos and black Mazzards az nui
ssrce. On any place. l advise every one to select
such Iees they know succeed well in their neigh
borho0d.
Mr. PARnrE said that the Early Parpe Gugne'
u the esrlieet known variety OF cherries.
Cran6evies.-SOLoN RoBiSsoS-i hold in my hand
al nteres sting letter upon the subject of cranberies
" hich will read. 1t Is as follow:
"BARsEGAT, Ocean Co., n. j., Mays, 1888.
"DTAR SIR: notice 10 THE TRIBUNE at late
meeting Of the Farmers Club, that the subject oil
franz ting cTanberries brought up Could you
put me in way TO find out whist The New-EnsAnd
cranberry growers consider a good cfop, natural
growth ard transplanted
There of acres in this vicinity ths yell
uften 100 bushels per acre from natural gro 1ta
ting is here thing aud not been carried
an oDg enough 10 know how successful u Will prove
The heaviest yielding cranberry bog IN tins secLon Is
Que in tho woods 20 miles from any hsbtation,
(txcept oabips) which Is SAID 70 have yielded 3o'
bushels 20 the In the vicinity OF TINS
bog hupdreds of acres OF land which appears 70 De
naturally such as at your meeting was described as
fhe be st adapted for trsnsplsn.ng. a., this and H.
held at only nominal price iron y To - per acre.
void dGuses Is pay Try eush to pay bes than
New England land for which, in ADDITION 70 the h9ner
trice Of land heavy expenses sometimes nave u DC
incurred 20 make it precise i&e TINS naufay Vut
shore people here neary al seatarng men, put OF
late some few of them are turning thelr attention 10
ihe soil their experiments thus far prove tina. though
our land nay not BIZ good as in oner secons yet
III prove profitable 10 till, especially as we are 1ut
a DAYS Journey from both New-lo rk end Pailade-
ph.a markets. :,
perirneDted with the mud from salt water rvers,
BAYS &C! thorough gong farmer, the most scen-
c in this section and who has iarmed most OF his
lite tie Western States after three or four year far
tis with tIe mud from the bay, asserts that loa1 OF
n after living in the barn yard over Winter, Is super
or 10 the same quantity OF mari. have SEEN enough
of trle5, prepared thus, to know that equal TO
mari. .,.o
much use of SHELLS loysters &c Is IL not their expe
lieboe thet burning shells Is wastei The indlan
shell teGs IN this section are our bestneds In FORMER
fine the Indians from the Della ware would come nero
and after catching and opening CLANS ana oysters
would string them around their necks To carry DacK
with them; the shells which they stre~eu around
gradually crumbe, and the fields where they are are
avsys far ahead Of any lands around. Shells crushed
quite fue will last life time, but if well burned they
lsst Only a season or two.
% Berg anxious to obtain some facts IN regard ID
Transporting cranberres, ho~ they yieli, &C., 10
places ventued to trouble you win tas isser
Mr.. RopIHsoN continued-Now what chance is
here for any one disposed to make money ont OF aoor
ppon land Let him go and buy tract OF this mar5hy
ground and plant II with cranberry vines. AS 10 inc
weld Ct tIaDsplanted vines, Dir. Pardee states tha
one piece produced 80 bushels the i;st year OF bear
ing 100 bushels the second year. 20O bushels the thrd
wear; and another gentleman reported here snort
time since crop Oi 400 bushels In reg ara 10 tle
Use OF Mud ana pulversed sh Ills, propose that we
lake that up quest tor discussion 81 inc mex.
Mr.. PAnDrE-I want to have the Club continue to
dscuts the subject of small fruits and 10 "ers Nov
there is the cherry; cu;raEt Vt as large snowy
fruit but il il any better than the red grape or whlts
craze curYant? Except for making jelly, Is tbs new
variety Gil Improvement /. Is very acid, ana per-
haps no better than the old sorts. About rapoefiles
have no doubt that all will yield double ii protected
ia Winter. think the orange aud tdstAh are tue
best scItr. The Allen raspberry appears to be hardy
UougLtou's seeding goleebeny never mi dews,
and th, refore it is preferable to tho p'rtel sorts;
The country is Aooded with seedlings OF all sorts OF
fruits that however good are rarely as goou as Ola
sorts and frequently If had bu; one cherry,
would choose the old black Tartar an: The May
duke is good cherry and rpens eary, bu. as 1t is
red long time before ripe, 1t is apt to be eaten wnen
yery acid and really Unfit TO eat. When it fully ripe
it remains but very short time. should like to
have the club devote day particularly 10 flowers
1t was egreed that this question shoald take the
lead at the next meeting in preference 10 the other
subjects ON hand.
The meeting was full to-day, as it has been every
Monday Of late including the sex that loves h'Sers
aud 1t IS ped they will be present. and I'D something
interesting at the next meeting. IL Is an excellent
piece for eeope from the country to drop 10 aGd rest
an hour or in the MIDDLE of the day. Ine hour Is
noon hon6ay-the place Sol Roadway up stars