New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-24
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

TUrspAY March 23-President PELL in the chair.
There large audience present to-day, lncud
ing servers adies-a good many Of those present be-
| ing farmers galdners from the vicinity, aud tue
meeting was uausualy interesting throughout.
Secretary UEIGs read translations from several
foreign papers and also translation OF letter just
receiv ed from Alexander Won Humboldt the curious
original of which he exhibited. The following is the
| translation of the letter:
| Later from .ihzander HamGoidt, dated Berlin,
Fee. %, 1853.
MIR. PKEsIDEST Through the kindness of his
Excellency, Mr. Wright the respectable mister OF
the United States at Berlin, have received the in
terestng volumes of the annual transactions OF the
American Institute, and beg, Mr. President of that
noble and patriotic institution TO accept the assurance
of the gratitude feel for the honor done to the by
this benevolent remembrance Of me. Devoted az
am to the interests of your beautiful and powerful
country the time OF Jefferson feel sens
bly, this mark of your remembrance.
''Condescend to accept kindly this assurance from
| an old msn-alnost an anteduyisn-of the homage
and respect of your very humble and very obedient
servant, (Signed) "A. l.. HuMBoLDf
This letter addressed to Judge TALMApGE,
former President of the Institute, who, the writer had
forgotten, had passed away some years ago. At ripe
old age.
l)onest.catdng OsircLes il spoken of "a worthy of
trial in French paper and large premiums are Offered
for success.
F.h Gu4aO.-A sample exhibited, aud an ac-
count given by the Secretary ot establishment for
its manufacture On Long Island
Tie LaDLo.-LLONARD WRAY, TIA. person who in
trOdued this variety of the sugar into this
try addrersed the Club upon the subject. He thinks
that the richest land, such reclaimed swamp,
suitable for growing sugar cane but thinks the lnphee
will succeed al the North.
Prof hAPE-With Inc the Chinese succeeded
well, and the lmphee failed. The seed trom a
Mr.. Reed. who gave il 10 the coming from Mr.
Wray.
Mr.. WRAr-I planted ab out five acre. near Brant.
ford Canada Oh the low river bank, upon clay soil
where the og rests TIL lO o'clock. The stalk. grew
ten hight and if il will grow there certainly will
here. The varieties best suited for Northern yrowth
those tist named on the catalogue issued by A.
y. Moore.
Caltigation Of Street Potatoes.-SoLos RogtysoS
read the following interesting letter from practical
sweet potato grower, A. ". Hilmsn Of Sharpstown.
Salem County n. j., for the purpose OF enabling the
club hot only 10 OBTAIN the valuable Information con.
tans but to have il published in tle transactions for
future reference. Ii Is addressed 10 him az sgricutu.
raj editor Of THE TRIBCsE, as tyllows:
"Sweet potatoes are rai.ed very extensively along
the eastern shore OF the Delaware the light candy
81, il that extends 80 nile. southwark from Camden.
The principle markets are Philadelphia, New-York
Boston, Wilmington, Delaware, and Baltimore. The
varieties cultivated, are Nansemvn nds Early Yorks
and Bermudas. The first named grows large, long
snd roug her than the second, yields abundanty but
does not suit the Philadelphia aud Wilmington mar.
kets ss well ne the Early loIks which are marketable
earlier and grow more smoothly and compsotly and
are the mOet generally cultivated. The third a new
variety received from Bermuda, Of light red color
cOar-e and rough, IL Inferior 10 the first two for the
table, but ATTAIN ma ketabe SIZE earlier than they
do and produces much larger yield.
Sweet potato seed is all sprcuted in hot beds
which is made about the middle Of April nearly a.
folows: In sheltered piece of ground with south
eastery exposure dig the ditch for the bed one foot
deep by tive wide, and about two and half feet long
for each basket full hve-.ghths Of bushe Of .eed
stake boards al the ends and sides 10 make tue whole
depth about two feet put Coarse hay il the bottom
go that when well trOdGen will be one third fall Ii
the hay dry it pust be wet sufficiently to make II
heat. Next, put on good horse.stable manur. tnat
ha- not ferinented nor been watersoaked; have tue
manure thrown along eide OF the bed shake loosely
on the hay walking backward not to pack il, t
the depth of rI1 inches more. Then take a broad
board lay On the manure, and walk gently on it to
give IT uniform surface Upon this put layer of tine
sandy SOIL about four inches ia depth which the po-
taoes are laid not to touch each other small oue
being generally used. Cover the potatoes with the
.ane kind Of earth that was put on the manure 20
deep that when your fore. finger is thrust through il
upon the potato, the earth viii ceme 10 the middle
yoiL.. Cover the bed with coarse hay twoxar three
eet deep, 10 prevent the lest from and the