New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-09
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

MOSDAY, teb. I, 10y.
The Club having voted TO hold their meetings here
after on Nc ndsys the lst and ID of each month, we
shall generally We hope, find room or synopsis OF
their sayings and d. mas.
Tie meeticg to-day vas well attended, incadiog
several practical farmers, one of them temsle.
RoBTRr l.. PELL, President of the Institute, called
the Club to ORDER and Judge MsIGs, the Secretary,
read nber OF interesting paoers ooe OF whlcn was
n letter from Texa', from b. F. Shamard STATE Geoo-
gist which states that Efforts will be male to organ
ize A State rcultral SDcrsty in Texas.
From the Rerue H0rnc0S, article states that the
New Zealand spicage IL oi very superl quaty' put
little difficult to grow, but wheu once started II con-
tinues to grow, year after year.
ANDREW s. FULLER sad ne hat this new article Ok
food in bis garden Brooklyn. lie confirms the ac-
count of its value.
soskirp seeds in warm water. Mr. PELL said ordi-
nary garden seeds he preferred TO plant without
soaking.
fully ripe would grow without soskiog bat If fully
riDeneo the seed must be- sksd before planting and
So Il is with Seyera other varieties.
Corn. gro,rtsg in Maine Jldge MEIGs read an eV-
tract from the Ianac ios Of the St,tv Agricultural
s. ciety Of Maine. j. c. Clements OF ksndnkess, Me-,
raised 1851 bushels Of sound corn, OF the eghtroSed
variety to the acre, by be use of compost made 10
iauid manure tauk. He planted in drills north TO
south two feet apart and lett the surface VI the heh
quite level He aso says that subsOlog is absolutely
Necessary, and uBderc raining With hun pays vel.
The quantity Of water ascertanci ID be drained tron
WV LAwroy The evapornt on Of water from
draned lsrd has the natural effect 10 make the sou
cold THIS s one reason WY drained lard IS warner.
Grdgts IN P0is.-FfOm The u Irdaers . Gazette the
Secrttsry read article upon grapes 10 pots. A w.
Mitchell mad 100 6Le buGches oi gra IN his winery
PhDadepbia this year, grown with great ease,
snd in perfection, ia pots
ToD6 Elazd CronB,, ries.-WN. LAwroS-Dr. j.
H. Niles writes letter upon Long Island Cfan0errles.
He has proved that they can be grown on cry garden
coil with much success. lie has a lot OF purchased
a in aurn ep1 Y
from Brooklyn, which are growing hnely Upon ONE
eighth OF acre, three years old the products were
$l 20 clear OF al expenses, commission Oi sale IN
GUIDED lie is satisfied tnat acre Ia perfect state
OF bearing will produce 800 an acre. Inc SOIL on
which these grew is the ordinary Barren lands Oh
The is and. Another person took up vines from native
beds or the island and set them on dry land with good
success.
Cera from Irigo' ,on.-The SECRETARY read an
account Of crop of IN North Cirolint that pro-
ouced 200 bushels per acre by means OF UNDERTAKING
and lnigson.
The Los of Fertiity By sending OF the Produce Of
ts SoH-Ths was the regular question OF the day,
and upon this subject the President read valuable
statistical paper cOntaiaing among other things tho
folio wing suggestions:
Great BrItail maintains her fertility by importing
fertilizers and consuming her products at home. Ia
this country we are Tor behind Russia IN Agncutora
Schools. Suoh schools are alone capable OF giviog the
people the needed instruction upon Agricultural
Science. IL oil the excrements of the animals OF the
United States returned ~ the soil, 1t wo1ld do
mucn OWhru up lue Oi tuo
waste Of soil by gram crops. Carrying oil all
the growth Of wheat crop, year afer year,
will soon render the soil incapable OF producing
wheat Wheat is decreasiog and rye increasing,
compared with acres cultivated in former years.
Corn, too, is largely increasing and we are exporl1g
considerable Quantities, and OF course carrying away
the needed ierthty Of future crops. rno cat crop is
OF most important crops, because ls pfinci-
psy consumed at houe. Barley, too, is usually con-
suued at home and both barley aud oats as well as
corn, grow through wide range OF latitude, and do
not dete1Orate soil ike wheat Tobacco, go largely
grown ard used in this country, Is an undoubt.
ed exhauster of the coil, and its exporston
carries away en- immense duantlty OF fertzng mate"
rial; and no crop ever exhausted soil more rapidly
than tobacco for every part OF the plant removed
from the land where II grows. II qaires strong
soil on immense quantity Of manure to rase To-
bscco. The less Of fertility by the export alton OF
crops is matter OF calculation, and the tables resd
by Mr.. Pel show the proportion Of all sorts and the
great amOuLt Of fertllIZDg nateIals carried of by
ca b crop, Gom actual analysis Of such crops. Com
paTatve tables ESQ show how much more rapidly
lands must deterorate by growing AMI exporting
grain and other crops than by growing baiocks and
shsep, or by consuming the grain and grass crops On
the farm.
VIZ. L.wTos inquired if there could not be created
from he sOu and air power OF recuperston to oa-
Lance the less C expectation oil fertility with gram ana
other products. He said: I believe that a simple
process would restore fer itJ 10 waste places. lie
even thought Canada tb.tles blessiOg rather than
curse ard that gro.th Of them would serve To
restore fertility 10 worn.ou eds and when necessary
10 eradicate them, It Is easily done Wltu sdis.
AsDREw y. FULLER-I believe tbat II is q principle
Of nature for ell plants to deposit upon the earth
enough to keep up fertility. Look at forests. Tho
frat growth wss upon sterile laoo, and e9nrnuou:
growth has enriched the earth. II We will keep ard
apply all tie to the ano we can take away tho
grain. Tue excIement Of any animal will produce
more than the animal can consume. This has been
proved By experimspte and so IL has 10 the groah Of
trees. think can export all that others will tsko
from If the proper means 10 keep up the fer
lhty VI our land.
lie SECRETARY said taat lands in Virgioa and
Moth Carolina ttat had been rendered barren by
senoiDg of ell the crops aod restored by merely re-
stOiug the straw TO tbe land and carrying of thirty
bushels OF wbest per Gcre.
X. g.. PAIDEE- One of the practical points Of this
dtcussiOD IL, how can we beat retain tae waste or
usetss parts of crops 10 the soil Is by comp.c.
ing the straw, consuming il by cattle, by xh,.
nears Which 10 the best course
NJ. NnEDER-Eyery resource that is at hand fnd
important ard necessary 10 apply ~ keep up fertility
everything ~ increase the bulk of mature. Q1sntfy
is more important than tie time Of application. Any
vegetable matter ADDED TO the ind prof, sbIe
DO Gg much from the swamp, AID have made On
accumulation Of nearly Three fee deep Of good com
pest in one Sc asOn in ny barn yard. 10 some ssody
coils plants fGd 40 substance 20 live upon yss
viii grow well when the necessary psbulam ~ added.
ThehA e It nCt worth while to traaser the muck from
worthless swsmps TO worthless sandy plains 10 ensbso
them TO produce usefal vegststoD.
BEsJkxIS i. PiSE--I have used all the mnck snd
sorapibgs that can obtain 10 incfe my compost 10
my barn yard, and cosiect all the drainage water
from the road that can and hold in eistern 70
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