New-York daily tribune., 1859-05-17
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE.

Willamsbnrgh, was called toEhe Chair.
Judge Mics, the Secretary, read number of in
erestng papers upon miscellaneous subjects, of which
notice the following:
StyGuberr,es.-Fr rom The Prdirse Farmer he read
that Sqmuel Edwards, of Bnresu county, Ill.,, pro-
duced 100 bushels OF strawberries per cheap
an acre of corn.
Birds-The same paper says that some gentlemen
Of Chicago have established Audubon Club, for the
presery alien of binds.
Mr. FlOEers-The Reoae Hor,icoIe speaks highly
of the new flower, JdsmiR,ua GrdRfF1rIUm as q
very hardy and beautiful flower. Another new flower,
n new variety Of Araycica, from the HImalaya Noun
tains, is alo spoken Of as very much resembling rich
ELK in its appearance:
people in Chilli they live principally upon vegetables.
Tie country formerly raised great crops of Wheat,
az very low prices The Wheat grown by irrigation,
and when the snow fails on the mountains, the Wheat
fails ON the plains. Wheat is stored in holes in the
ground also in the skins Of cattle, out of which the
carcass has been squeezed, as il were, out as to
leave the skin almost whole. This is then filled with
earth and dried, and the skin thus cured. These
hides buried in the ground with the horns out to
mark the locality.
SoLoS RoBISsoS suggested that the plan of storing
wheat in the ground WAS a good one for ;he prairie
farmers Not, however skins of cattle; but pits
could be dug and cemented exactly like cierns with
only q small mouth, and there is no doubt grain could
be kept safely in this way-probaby more 80 than in
any otner way.
JupcE MEiGs-It is the oil Egyptian way Of storing
graib and very good way it is, too.
SoLoN RoBI>soN-les, in a country 90 destitute OF
wood as the great prairie wheat region Of the West:
Tie Curcuii0.-Dr. TRIaBLE Of Newark-What
will cure TIE cuIcno is an important question. DIR.
T. exhibited live curcullo and also some llnlbs
of plum trees with bla knots which he contended
were made by the same insect that affects the fruit.
This he SAYS he has proved to his full satisfaction by
repeated experiments. The plum rot he also thinks
il produced by the curculo. lie says the whole sub
ject Of curculio seems to be misunderstood He has
bred the insect from the larv@ found IN the black knot
,I,, C,,,,, T,rpl tlam ilnptt tpui la
thinks that the race may be propagated in the bark
and thus continued in existence when the fruit entirely
fails. By watching the trees at this season the com
mencemeut Of the black knot may be detected, and
that ia the time Ia cut off the branch. If the egg is
taken out of the limb fruit, will go to perfec
ton. There poison from the peroration-it comes
from the growth of the insect. He has never
found any remedy except shaking the insects
of upon sheet and killing them and by
doing he has raised hundred bushels of aprico's
year. The insect touches the apple AMI peach
as long as il can find plum or sprcois. For want Of
s dssc!ye a. Sspgeso g osSf as MS 94 I'd
qures constant attention for six weeks Ihe Trees want
shaking some days several times day, and 1t IS by
that alone fire plums and apcots can be grown some.
times il very drouh at the time the stung fruit
s falling the larya perishes, because unable to pene-
trate the earth. The sting Of acurcuo is known by
peculiar crescent-shaped mark where the peroraiion
Is made The insect has pecular-shaped and strong
proboscs, with which the wound is made in which to
depos the egg. IL takes from four or five days two
wee k for the eggs to hatch and IL i desired to take
out the egg it must not be neglected uuti it hatchss.
The insect TO have the nower Of secretng sort
c. wax which it cements over the egg. have never
found any advantage in the use OF all the hO,runs
recommended To prevent the cnrculio.
JoHs g. BERGES-l have apricot trees on my piFe
that are never attacked They stand trained against
the southwest side OF building. Ny plum trees' IN
omen ground are severely affected. Mr.. Steele oi
Jersey City stated here the other day that he saved
bis irnit by usrg whae-ol soap nelsnpof o' i,inc
l,atr hv th. aDulCatiDu.
sulphur added. He went mp ladder WIN watering
pot aud poured the trees, with such good effect
that be intends 10 apply It with proper syringe.
AsDREw :. FULLER-We have hai great many
remedies and some men want great sums for their
discoveries how To prevent curculio, yet au ia'i:
Whale. oil soap recommended 10 XII bugs yet nave
ttied H. and found ,hebngs would live In the soap OF
course II would no. kid them. Some simple remedies
will answer one year and fail next. remember when
could rot se green gage plums In Rochester at -
cents q bushel; that our trees We're covered with
black knot but the fruit hot Affected. ny was
this If the insect stings both limb ana fruit
don't believe it is the same curcnlio that s,pgs the
fruit tha. makes the back kno': The pea-bug IL a
curculo but don't think II would live u the egg WAS
iusert-d in pumpkin easily see The egg OF cur
culio in fruit and the cIescen-slape pnncnred but
never could see either in the limbs Of trees believe
that the same iG,ect stings the pun ana Moreh
cherry but i not The same thet stings the apple.
Prof NAsH-At what rate of advance over eonu-
Try DO the ourculio progress
Dr. TRINBLE-I don't know they fy rapidly, aud
go rm orchaId TO another, and always attack the
outside first, and progress into the interior o' the
orchard slowly. 1 have seen plum trees al II iison
growing on stiff clay, entirely unaffected WIN cur
cuo, while upon light soil around all were destroyed
To shake of the insects, make square sheet and
cut il 10 the center to stradde the tree, and se" on
sticks nron the ends carry il by rO tree To tree
few Jars Of the tree will bring them down upon the
white sheet wh,Ie they are easily seen and caught
This shaking must be done every day, except cod,
rainy opes, when the pests keep quiet.
J0Hy G. BERGEs-A neighbor got nd OF curcnlio
by digging deep and turning the larv@ deep INTO the
earth.
Mr FuLLER--I dug around tree IL inches deep,
and then put on thick Of coal ashes, and it dd
not do q hit If good toward preventing the insects
coming Out III due time.
Potato Rot Il. o5y.-PRoF. NAsH-ihave received
letter from a woman Binghamton about the potato
disease which says that potatoes aud pumpkin vines
grown together have invariably prevented the potato
disease Another persOn finds that coal ashes ID rem
edy The theory is, that the coal ashes are offensive
20 the bugs and that the bugs more fond Of pump
kin vines than potato lea res and they let the pota-
toe alone for more favoriie food.
JoHs @. BERGEs-It j. common practice on Long
Island to grow pumpkins and potatoes together, aut
vet the potatoes do rot pumpkins won't save them.
Besides it is very different bug that works upon po-
atoes from the one that eats pumpkin vines 30 tnat
theory wont DO People are too apt to jump q eon.
clusions from single experiments. The trafh V ttaI
DO theory hes been advanced about the potst"e
that will stand the test Of practice in al pars oi tue
country.
Ikf COZ Of fenffs.-lnc reucc uleftiOH
up and partially Discussed and continued t1the ren
meeting.
The CHAIRYAy sad that he satisfied about tne
inuiiiiy Of fences He remembers but few fenees ~
Scotland, except along roads or between PP 90
Ce,Ie ere kept by shepherds and their dogs sod iea
right alongside Of grain felds, With bat little oa mage
10 the crops. e.,.a; I. th., the
Prof. NAsH-My observation ID Scotlana - xc;i.
srce. We have double the amount Of fences upon ,
all our farms that We should have FOR perm men,