New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.


MONDAY, Feb. H-koBERr l.. PELL was called to
the chsir.
The Secretary Judge MEIGs, read several pspers Of
interest, one eff which gave brief history OF tie
Angora Goat. These goats are scattered all over
Asia, yet they entirely unknoxn to the ancients.
Its natural color is pure white There 10 no similarity
between the Angora goat and common goat Tho
mass Of the feeces grown in Angora are sent 10 In
gland for manufacture. The Angora goat was early
introduced into Spain, with Turkish sheperds. In
1919 Dr. Davis of Charleston introduced the Angore
goat INTO South Cor0lina.
Pumpkin Meo!.-An article read by the SECRETARY
recommends the manufacture of pumpkin meal. The
fruit is dried perfectly ground into meal ana In that
condition it keeps WELL and is actually better than the
pumpkin IN its green condition.
r. c. PARDEE said that he had tried pumpkin meal,
and approved it very highly.
Pe0ck TTte Fbei.--ADother paper proposes the
growing of peach wood upon the prsiries for fuel
Drainage Prof. NAsH-In relation TO land drain
ing we cannot say too much There Is no donbt that
definite rules for draining cannot be made adaptable
10 al situations sch case has It's own specific rules,
as much esch physicians case. The prescription
for each field to be drained must be made up on the
spot. We want draining engineers capable OF giving
these directions. The why farmers do not take
hold more readily Of draining Is for want Of these
specific directions. Even in England the general rules
laid down IN the books are not strictly followed Ia
order 20 drain wisely you must adapt the kind Of work
10 the particular state Of the field Lsnd that s clay
OF top and sand below may be drained by boring fire.
quent holes and filing the holes with pebbles-say one
feet deep with pebbles will drain four square rods
joins g. BERGES--It strikes me that all land does
not require draining in any way Long Island lands
in general, do not require DRAWINGS that IS it won't
r. G. PARDEE-It will be difficult 10 find land in
quantity where such dracing ed Prot. Nash has de-
fcribed will answer as good purpose as tiles.
Prot. NAsH-Of the three millions Of square miles
OF land in this country, there large percent age OF
H. Of the character have described that will pay for
draining in the cheap way that have described and
which would not pay for thorough under draining.
Mr.. BERGEN said such clayey soil, based on gravel,
was tie character Of much OF the lard on Long Island.
Prof. NASH recommended draining some land by
deep blowing and filing the bottoms Of farrows with
sms all e.opes and then turning the soil bsck again.
This is one method for cheap system OF draining,
where the land will not pay for q complete system
OF understanding. In maturing sandy land. would
mix muck largely with yard manure. The soil
that does not need draining is that like some of the
New England hills, where tho soil is bedde1 upon
rubsoi porous that water will run down soon
the is broken through. The aerstion Of sandy
soil by draining Is not Of suiicieDt benefit 10 pay the
expense. There s very little snd thst would not be
benefited by draining; but the question is, will it pay
TO drain all Some OF II certainly II viii.
Fruds, F70rers, Sesds, 8c.-TBi. was the regular
question Of the day and discussed by several per-
soDs, who were attentivey listened ~. There was
large audience, including many females, WHO were
deeply Interested in this subject at the expiration
Of the our desired that the question should be
tinued and iscussed again next week.
K. 6. PARDEE-It is important in selecting trees
10 get healthy ones. kut that vii succeed In one
place fails in smother. There 900 kinds of ap-
pies, and 5000 sorts Of pears, and yet dozen OF
twenty sorte lie al that WANT There are ~ VI ~
sods OF cherries, but hall dozen is all that woaid
recommend any one man TO plant. Lsrge varsues
kept in nurseries, because there are people VINO
are foolish or enough to have thus gfeas variety
A NeD-Jersey friend who desired TO st'ck place oi
some four acres with useful fruits, shrubs and flowers,
asked me short tine since 10 make HIN out LIST Of
such things az would plaut myself for family
Nov Is suppose that some others may be similarly
situated will re.d that lst IN their b. Reft. II +
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