New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-11
THE STATE FAIR.
FARMERS MEFTINGs-MPoRTASr AGRICrLTr-
RAJ DISCUSSIONS.


free discussion, q, the State Fair. very largely al,
-fed by some Of the bert farmers in the State. who
considered one 4 ,he mot important feature. e the
exhibition The following il synopsis of tns sayings
vi tie principal sleskers:
Mr.: Van Syck Of Wayne County was called to the
T. C. Piers Of Darieu ". l., inquired whether
farmers found the cultivation # b.rley-gr less
pr,ftable and whether il was deterioratins sud likely
! 10 run out, wheat has in some districts.
! Mr.. Brown e OnandEgo gave hi- experience aud
recommended move in the preparation Of the land
to obviate seyaral difficulties that barley growers
complain Of lie approves highly the Of salt on
land and in the mature heap.
YIN. A. NILS Of Livingston County thinks hill land
Letter adaI ted for barley than frstrste land in
the bottoms He sowed bushels On y acres on the
18th Of September, and gathered b bushels. neigh
Dor who sOwed only ten days later lost his crop by
the mdge.
Mr. Vinegar Of Csyuga sowed 20 acres last year
and got only 10 bushels Per acre: With bim in ord :
nary seasons, the crop never fails good yield if
ground is in good order. His soil is loam Prefers
the four-rov ed sort. Has raised good crops
ground. Seeds wheat land to 2 small sort Of clover
and mows clover two years, then corn, wheat and
barley.
George Geddes-Our common rotation is two years
grass aud two years grain
Mr.. Dunning of Cayuga prefers tvo-rowed barley
II yields ten bushels more per acre than four rowei
Our rotation j To sod and turn il under, and
pant corn which averages fifty bushels per acre Of the
eight to twelye-roH ID variety. We depend much
on tue barley crop 1t failed lat year On account Of
the wet secson. Ir former years the crop averaged
forty bushels The lest crop only twenty bushels and
we found msggot il the straw snd therefore do not
use Il for feed We the Spring variety Of barley.
Geo. Clark Of Otsego has always found barley straw
good feed.
Mr.. DantfoTh Of Cayuga-We cant grow good bar
ley upon clay soil.
Geo Geddes, Onondsgo-Yet with use light
soil for oats and the most clsyey land for barley.
Mr.. Bailey, Kent County, Mchigan-I grow barley
Oh new land, and my crops have been 8, 10, end 80
bushels per acre. The two-rowed is best, and best
.oil good corn land.
MI Brewer Of Tompkins Co.-Our corn will aver.
age - BUSH per acre On clover SOIL which Is our pest
clover land for grain and seeding to any kind of grass
Clover takes well with with the barley crop. Plas-
ter don't help US any Pine leaves inlnre our iand,
where they decay and the mark Of old tree top can
be traced in the crop. My land is sandy loan, and
lime with me ia Of no rse. never let clover lay but
one year. then plow II under. That is my manure,
and cheaper than any other and the best for corn.
MY lard viii averaged bush. per acre, with NJ loads OF
manure. AN 900 feet above Cayuga lake. Plas-
ter generally is good sandy land. Ashes are best.
have used salt, but found no difference vii quarts
to 20 feet square | have read and heard much OF
deep blowing and subsoiling On my land ii is Of no
use / plow only or inches deep. In a trial Of al
depths q inches did the best 1urned clover inches
under and did not get AZ good crops "a WITH 5ineh
furrow slice. ! pillow deepe: to cover out stubbie.
don't say deep blowing won do on Otner folks land
only say it won't DO mine which is very sandy or
loose gravel
I. c. Pcters.-Iwant the gentleman to upset his
own theory by telling wha. h did when he planted
grape vine, for he grows the Isabella at his elevation
Sr Brewer-I dug hole feet by 6, and oiled
it with brckbats, stones bones and compost anu then
watered the vine with Drainage from the Kitchen
Lewis Marshal. of Orleans County, have sowed
Winter barley in the Spring with good resul,s |
slowed in March, upon land prePs ed III the fal and
Inn IAl. taFQ IFs n III eel
In the Fall is apt to Winter xii. Orr soil is what is
called stoncy Barley sowcd Sept l, If il does
not Winter kin, makes good crop. Spring-Sowed
Mir. Gowdy OF Lewis County-Barley does wei with
us if turn sod and SOW peas ani oats and after
that, bercy. 1t don't DO well ON sod We SOW IN
MAY, or III If June.
MIR. Van Slyck, of Wayne County, the Chairman Of
the meetingl, said: Our barley crops were good mr.
I'll last year which was very wet. think barley more
exhausting than wheat 10 the soil. Barley re fres
sirnr q soil IN as gnnd .ri.r for He used to
tnrn clover cod, aud plant cor, a~a s-u.-, --.h
wheat and barley. Now w. prefer Diet the field lay
in clover and row that under IN the aI tnsn lightly
spring pillow, and barley, aud get 70 or ~ bushels
per acre Turn under barley stubblc and SOW wheat
and get 20 bushels average per acre Barley has few
eneInes than wheat Seed clover with the
wheat II we sow barley after corn, we seed
clover with it. Winter barley is the most
popular, and Yields 80 to 30 bushels per acre, and
brings T. bushelmore than Spring barley Clay
soil * best with for barley, and very good wheat
NJ. Douping.-We SOW wheat a'er barley and seed
with clover and let that lay two years, and then turn
upd,r. az et,,
II. G. Peters, Dsrien-Shalow blowing OF such land
as live ON answers the tts purpose for corn say
about four inches deep, turning the 500 under III tue
Spring aud rolling and dragging 1t percy piantnec
1he lard is n slate gravcy loan. We plant 2tth OF
May four by four feet OF the eisu'-ro"e" 'ai'''' anu
get % bushels per acre. an . $500. ,h,,,
Geo. Gcddesi-I plowed 20 acres or green shabs
deep and got good crop. No rule seems TO answer
for al. / would cow xix quintals hard grass with
Mr.. Prewer, TomEkns County, got - bushels per
ecre ON two acres Of ny sandy laud; plOwed four
inches deep. IL WIS King Philip and eghtrowed
Mr.. Cornell of Tompkins-I spread 80 loads Of ma
nure per acre upon sod and plowed deep as could
| MATTED Duton corn three feet three inches apart
and thinIe 10 four stalks per hill and made ~ bushels
per acre. l made $50 bushels in four years upon
four acres siy best crop vas lJ bushels per acre.
weighed Ia November ut IS ID per bushel Vi sheled
corn.
Geo Geddes--Corn will shrink from Fall to Spring
fifteen or twenty per cent. 4.
Mr.. Carpenter of Chcnung-My SOL Is not on u
one sort. 1t il very variods IN ITS character, Gnu
6nd it bes to plow deep on some fields ana snauo" on
others. find corn thicky planted on loany SOL SIX
inches deep produces best though have some years
had tie beat crops upon land po",d oiy ircG 'no,
deep. Ny corn crop Is usually Aoou. ~ -.
.cre-the be-, Of IL 40 bushels OF ears-one ul1I
gave 20 bushels Of ears per acre wien nr't pp
I'D 100 bushels cry. This vas upon GluViaI SOIL eua
|, the variety, white dent. on, ~
| Mr.. Thomas q. Cayug,--We plant corn = ny -
feet usually piece Rla1ntea a.aI Id distance US
| Mr.. Mattcon Of Oueida-A piece OF st,h cay ana
cobble.tore ridge land near Oneida Lake plowed WIZ
four horses ~ OF IL inches deep, Win 10 s
900 bushels II sound upon I'VE acres anu neHi
| year ", had heavy crop Of wheat ana cover, Oh
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