New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29
Nem1lork Dailp Gribu,re
PUBLIC MEETINGS..
INSTITUTE WARMERS CLUB.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE WARMERS CLUB.
MogpAy, AprI 26-Wn. LAwroS Of New Rochelle
in TIE shsu. NJ. Chambers acting {" clerk.
lh,csLansoss Bussaesa-The CHArRsAs invted
tire member preesp. 70 call up any subject for oi-cus-
sov or in'vrms ion, they thought proper darog the
fret hour ii the mse,pR before calling up the suoacts
Ct tie day" Strawberry cutu'e and small fruit,
and The bet or mot economical method Of renoyat-
"irg vorp-out land"
selos RopIssos-I win read letter written by
H. l. Holbrook, dated Es~-York, April 10, the gst
ef which is that German philosopher ha' discovered
how lie control tie production OF the young OF sii
domestc snimsls 80 IS 10 produce males or females at
III. letter read gave the rule in detail, and stated
that il had b. en- verified BY experiments.
TIE Potato Q<,tioa.-Ancther letter resd by Mr.
RoBl,.oy from E..t Geoos, Csyugs County, N T.,
April 10, contains the foro~iDg statement:
:" For twelve yesrs psst Se hsve been ia tne asoit
Of selecting for seed potatoes A. near the size OF
black walnut none smsller may De, patting one 10
each hill ano during thi- tine bsye not had 81 many
o. ore in fifty affected with disease Except one ses
SOD, when digging in wet weather, We I'ed the ef,
into the cellar, when they rottei more at the bottom
Of tie hesp. We have usually planted the kind called
door ard wigdous, and on The same gro1od, year
after year. mar urpg once IN three years Otner va
retes have sso dore well for US with the same treat
m.p The rot has been so prevalent in the relghbor-
hood that the best potatoes are nov worth 10 cents
ger buebel"
The CHAIRMAN Notwithstanding the slur upon
large tuber is any better than one isom small ,u-
Der.
DR.. WArrRBuRY-The tuber of potato is bu:
cor tnuaIc Of the stalk enlargement, and tue c-
different experiments SIRE so varons tnat
il il IN, sfe 70 form theories. Nature has ooe nmu.
table law ard that is, that like produces ike, and
therefore perfect se-d is likely to produce per.
fec fruit than immature seed.
Prf N.sn-Apotber law Of nature is IL At the tuber
or reed furnishes cd for the young plant chest
LII. falling op barren surface sprouts and supplies
III food Of hew snoot Theory and science are botn
valuable but notbrg ia solely TO be relied up? a.
eersip As to cutting out eyes of potatoes 70 plant,
it is only theory that may succeed ou u Is not &C
cording to the laws Of science. therefore or
planting whole potatoes. Cut potatoes are moro is
Bile than whole ines to become diseased. With regard
TO planting smsD pc; stoes, have proved by expert
ment that email tabers viii produce as good crop as
larger ones would plant whole potatoes OF the SIZE
of English wslnuts, one 10 hul A friend 81 Nor
wch Comp. has tried anthracite coal ash two years,
handful in hill and that saved hi. crop from the
rot Yet this is but theory and may f.i IN other cses
opce raised good crop from potatoes oil the SIZE OF
NY little finger.
Dr. WArrRBuRY-I look upon potatoes az snaio-
gous 70 bop or grape vines where We only plant sec
tors tf the whole stalk. potato cut by the hoe
scsbs over and is not injured 10 ts eating or growing
quality.
important one, and believe they contain great deal
of very valuable feItilzing material. have thrown
such ashes upon grass plots with great beneht.
feId Of mine has grown very hue radshes oy tue use
of anthracite coal asher. Toe cost OF manurDg Ii
very important question, and ashes cost next 70
nothing.
always advocated cutting potatoes, and my eAPoi''
epce AZ alweys sustained the theory True tue CIR
cumstapces Of all experiments may vary the result
NV experiment. have produced me the best crops OF
marketable potatoes If potatoe IL cut IN the sun
or dry atmosphere, skin Immediately forms over the
cut part.
nave not tried cutting out the eyes, bu. do no;
see why they may not produce as well as fr ln wnoe
tuberr As to the size of tubers tried bushei OF the
lsrpes and four that they were earlier and pOduceu
better crop. The best farmers make three sizes,
rejecting the smallest, and plant two SIZE, together
seed find that they rpen more evenly ana tue
end always ripens earlier, whether cut or not. Ine
an object with market gardeners, who grow potatoes
for market and find it object to get the crop very
early-a few days making grea. difference 10 price,
SOLos ROBIssos read another letter from Yer.
genes, VT, April -, from j. w. Coe, which states
the following theory IN regard 10 preventing the Po'a'o
rot:
GAS soon as the disesse manfests itself by the dy.
ing Of the leaves, go INN ediately and pull up aud
remove all of the vines either to the compost heap or
to burn them. If any Of the potatoes come up with
the stalks crowd them back into the hill ana cover
them with earth, leaving them there to mature IN
quality until time for d. girg. DR.. lngham OF tais
place says that through his suggestion the past year
he has witnessed this experiment 10 ak different
cases. and in every with perfect saccess there
not being q single rotten potato In the row. thus
treated, while the othere IN the same heids sn as
us usl were almost wholly destroyed by rot-and also
that the quality of the potato does not appear injured
by tbis treatment" -
The letter also stated that it had been noticed that
the tubers growing nearest the stalks rotted hrst
while those furtbest removed reniaised SOUND.
DR.. WArERBgRY-The man might just - well dig
his potatoes to leave them in the hill, since they
will grow no more after the stalks are removed
The CHAIRMAN suggested that It was probably IN
tended oily to remove the diseased stalks.
JoHs G.. BERGES-There is fact in this stste-
ment worthy Of note-thst is that the potatoes most
remote from the stalk rot the least or not at all Nov
it il fact that the Ager potato spreads further rom
the etsk than any other vaDety, and last yesr When
the rot wss bad this kind escsped--was 1t because
key grow farther from the stalk as suggested IN this
letter
Prof. NAsH-Nothiog can shake my opinion 10 favor
Of planting large tubers for seed In my opnion ths
want of proper food in the sell s often, net always,
the cause OF the potato rot as we'll ~ poor crops he
then related snecdo'e Of nei1hbor VINO prsctcea
upon this rule, by using twelve bushels per scre 0,
this MIXTURE -Four bushels OF wood aches, one basnei
of shell lime onehslf bushel of plaster, one quarter
busbel Of salt The result Wa al excellent crop,
while, night along side, crop without THIS mixture
was net worth digging.
To Prerent tie Sprouting Of Potatoe', and ISerea'e
their NeaLness through the Spring and SammD'.
SoLoy RoBIssoS-Here Is an important little zen u
true, which cut from The Homestead 1t v stated
the following process practced 10 SCOTLAND 10 pre-
serve potatoes for food:
ounce Of the liquor OF ammons of the druggist to
pint ryer or rain water has of late years been sue
cessfuy employed for checking the vegitst,e power
Of potatoes and prolong their suhaoleness TOT 1904
Potatoes muered four or Eve days in this hqad re-
tain all their edible properties unimpaired for aweye
month" improved IN flavor and meslness. The enect
OF the liquid 10 10 consoidste tnen substance ana eA
tract their moisture Afer Immersion the po'a.osI,
should be spread TO dry, and Will then keep good
for ten month";; contributing IN TN, way not onlyp
the comfort of families but also TO the health OF man
rers exposed to long voyages at sea-
Tie StraTLerry QuestI0H -ooLoS hoBissos
on<n dscrs,ion unon this subject viii read the fol