New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-29
,vypICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

Sences upon the subject Of FLsbeI Japan, and eK
l;bi,ed the drawings Ia the volume. which snow the
snscjes slnest wholly distinct from fishes of this Con
tiaent. some 100 kinds are figured aud tescloed.
The volume IL very curious oue, aud well worti tho
attention Of the overs Of nsture history and students
of the Malay language.
Another paper read By the Secretary upon the
growing Of peach trees which, II s sail 10 France are
found 10 do best set in November snd Pf0tecSed with
straw the ground.
a discussion after whrd fOioTed upon IlIo fle5uon,
IL wi ich teveral persons joined -,
Prof MAPEs-i always plaut peach trees carefully
with points DOM. 10 .ak og tree ron t9e nursery
eut of all the limbs ard set II An inca higher IN It's
pav tl4ce than il stood before. i shorten 10 all the
limbs next year t.o-.biros the length by cut9g oil u!
ways at a leaf bud, and rot froit bud and st toe
frees branch from near tbs ground Natural seedlings
are longer lived than bu1ded trees. IL positively nee
e,ssry to 0isturb the ground early AZ possible in
The Spring. All psach limbs should be shortened in 30
rs not 10 be pendant. No organic matter will answer
for pesch trees. Bzn.yard manure VIII Kill toe n.
NOtbiog but inorganic manures VIII answer. Trees
should trimmed early in the Spring, as soon as the
weather is enough 10 make the limbs supple
The Peach Worm is frequently destroyed or rather
prevented by using TIE caustic soda wAsh-sn spph'
cation accidentally discovered by New.Jersey gar
dsber few year, ago be the best thing ever sp-
Ili.d. 10 xiii insects aud make smooth bsIk.
WM. LAwTOs-NOthipg but sharp knife TO cut
out the xOrn after well seated will cure that difficulty
Prof MAPEs-This remedy is something like the
Frenohnsns flea pc gjer. The OILY easy remedy IS
boiling water. Pot cloth arOund the tree AMI pour
boiling hot water on, and the steam will Kill tao
worms find no difficulty in killing peach worms 10
10y trees with hot II would not hurt the tree
~ apply let Of ste direct to toe wOrm-aiectet
part, bat it will hurt the worm 1t would be impoS
sbe pick ont the wOTm5iu orchard such as some
10 jersey, Of 81 900 trees Toe best cure for the yei
lows ia 70 give the trees ss vigorous gro Nth as pos
sble by TIE use of Inorganic fertilizers.
SOLON RoBISsOs-Wil Prof. mGpes please give the
direction more tor making the csusrc soda
wash 2 have had many applications for 1t lately
Prof MAPEs-Take common cal soda and put it in
III iron moi or n ner ~
IL hot into water one pound TO gellOn, and let 1t
stand till cool and ii with brush or sTab TO the
body limbs Of the trees you wish TO clean, ami 1t
us all insects it comes in contact WITH, and makes
the bark assume a smooth, polished appearance. IL
will not njure any gro Siog pl.bb
Solos ROBISsON.-JOel Parker OF Cambridge,
Mare vants TO know nov much Of the lime and salt
mixture 10 apply to strawberry bed and when; ard
another person wants to know how much to apply to
grass land.
one peck OF salt prepared az directed, to piece 80
feet square two weeks before setting out the plants.
Prof. MAPEs-lf soil is very full Of vegetable mat
Ter and tonic acid, that quantity may answer. Upon
grass land six to ten bushels may DC applied. But
Understand lime and salt separate, merely mixed,
sre not the mixture that II three bushels OF
line take ed with water completely saturated, with one
lushe Of salt, ana left in pile until the ar produces
On efiorescence and light Chlorine and soda powder
On the outside which being gept off, is the article TO
sppy TO the land. Then the air produces more on the
outside and it may be necessary to tuTa the pie sew
trAl hUef, ana wall Weeks TOT IL du W Cubbbcf uuS
that the substance that produces such marked effect
npon coils which deficient, as most old fields are,
al chlorine and coda.
Liquid Manures.-R L. PELL read Lengthy paper
upon the subject Of liquid manurss, giving details OF
several extensive applications Of them IN England lie
raid, among other things, That the time is com
log when only liquid OF ssm-iquld manureS
will be considered valuable. Formerly farmers
thought nothing was manure except substances
that they could handle with FORK. In time,
taey vii count nothing ss manure that they
cannot handle with scoop. Tine practical oisad'
vantage Of lud manure ~ the change OF all our n1-
ing, for saving manure and hauling to the field. 10
Belgium il often carried 20 the field IN Casks on the
backs of lsborers. BY the aid Of steam engines ana
pipes liquid manure can be pu5 on the crops az less
axpense than by any ether process whatever In En-
gland 100 tuns of liquid manure have been sent 10 the
ned at less than hall cent tun There IS no dlih-
Guilty in pumping semi lqulned manure Even our
stre,t dirt can be hquhed and sent by steam TO
cover the rocks in the Central Pork at very tring
expense. The power OF simple water as fertilizer Is
hut little known ia this country. Where ground may
be watered by small eXpenee, 1t acihtates the Eork-
ing of the soft and will be OF great value not only IN
saving labor but ID increasing the iuct OF the land
by dsolving 1t can IN many places be gent 10
tie field by hand pumps ana hose WIN lIr less IapOi
than by Osding the manure lLO Carts hech says tua1
the secret of usirg hQu manure ls ~ dilute " sum
GENTLY say part Of manure to fifty OF water lie also
fsys that hss greatly increased his crops ana saved
ah immense expense.
MIR PELL also detailed the application OF sewerage
water at EdlDgburg, and the value OF liquid manure
applied by steam in other parts OF Scotland, where
Inc result is highly satisfactory. The coet OF the
hines laid down upon one farm in Scotland was only
sl2 an acre. Some meadows, irrigated with nver
water at 80 cents an acre. gave Tour heaVy crops Oh
lay. Many other details were gwen, ana the paper
was listened to with satisfaction and profit
Sprtug HOuers-R. q. PARDEE-One OF the
Ieadest and most useful liquid mahures for ho"ers IS
soap Euds, Suphate OF potash ali ounce or TWO ols-
solved in pail OF water, makes valuable hquld
manure for flowers. Hen manure should always be
dissolved snd applied in liquid form. Gov manure
should be treated the same way. lhls IS the Desl
vsiden but LIQUID manure Sach things as l can buy
md dissolve, such az suphate OF potash, nitrate OF
DO sash nitrate of soo8 glsuber salts gnaDo, Nc :
almost every thing OF the azure KIND may be put IN az
cid cask in the ground, and used upon the MOVERS
ard plants Of small garden. Only dilute 1t VEL ana
tLere ia no danger or trouble about liquid manure Kill
Elephants. s.-. Ill,
sbout flowers. She asks-Is Tue Dlyua nardy
plant
the POena.
Judge MxIGs-Win the HydraDge grow from cut
tpasi Yes but every cannot make 1t grow.
VIII common garden soil grow crsnberrles
r. g. PARDEE-I have not been successful. nave
ZONE doubts about cranberry. growing IN garden sou
being made profitable, though some persons succeed
Pretty well.
JUDGE MEIGs--A TrGasp trent Sfrdr5eTTgis spoken
at by the Horticultural Congress OF Lyons. IL 10 SID
10 have come from California have some other ques-
tons from the lady about flowers and trees Nlthe cur
rant be ar beat in the shape Mr. Pardee aud MI
Prl saw tree shape Mr.. Fuller says the tree shape
will want renewing every three years. WIN the Holy
grow well here Several gentlemen snswerei les,
lac American Holly. 1t grows back Of Brooklyn.
Vitality Of Seeds.-R. q. PARDEF Much inquiry
IL made as 10 the length O.; time in Shoh seeds may Dc
safely trusted to germinste. properly sept Ispy