New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-15


MoSDAY, March H.-RoBKKT l.. PELL, Chairman;
Henry MEIGs, Secretary
During the first hour, several miscellaneous mst,eTs
were discussed.
Nee Elementary PlaHi.-The SEcRET.RY-A
French Journal states that the new aad wonderful
gray beard noticed time siGCe "a attaching itsel
to the grapevine, IS not natural production on tne
vine but grows as parasite when attached aruh
cisly without injury to the vine, but rather giving
a curious appearance. 1: may prove valuable fla
mentaTy plsnt
Black Sr0t Corn WV. L,wToS-I present some
curious specimens Of dark husked corn. All the
leaves and stalks are purple. and il the cob, while
the grains are white. Now, this dark color may have
some effect upon the Tpening OF the eeed on account
of the color Gbsorbpg the reys OF heat more freely
Other exhibited, the grams OF which were
dark which grew upon white c0bs and Waite stslks.
RockV Mountain Corr.-Mr. DOCGHTY exhibited
spe nsns Of the with every k,rael covered vita
husk, aud alec ears from the sauce seed, grown on
TIE same stalk entirely Tree from these superiuous
husks.
RIG. PARDEE-I grew the black sweet corn ten
years ego and found Il much Ticer than the Old SORT
don know tina. Il has spy other advantages and ts
co or is Objectionable.
Tenaers' Vase for Manure -SoLoS RoBISsoS-
hold in my hand letter from Samuel X Eel.s, OF
Northampton, PeLn., VINO waits to knox II Tanners
scraps l.kvingsD, are good FOR MANURE snd how to
use them Aso r. horns ana horn pitEs or csn be
used 20 advantage lie save:
81 receive great many good IDEAS from your Cub
through the columns OF Tar TRIBUNE, hence my apPi-
cation"
Now sav. that the information tLat msy be given
here 10 this individual, may be beneficial 10 great
maDy other people.
Tie CHuRNiS-When f.st used these tanners
scraps found they blurred the crops. N0S consider
tan Cthese scraps properly decOmposed oy the ara OF
oil of yitiol and comp0sisd with swamp muck worth
As much as thr,ecurtLs 4 tun OF Prru' an gdanO
The horns ard pths are also very valuable, a. they
contain much phosphate OF line Bone earth y 60
valuable that II applied 20 lot covered fltn nve-
f,tra vim X1llr III
tive. ANY way t. dscOmpOse these lanyard sub
stances vii make them very valuable more 50 than
any farm yard manure, and they are casiy managed.
Prof NAsu-I have seon some wonderful Te-uIls
produCed from apple sti0n Of bones 20 the earth.
have seen the gic,es cling around bones IN great
masses 10 extract sustenanc.. 1 believe that crops
Will use up the substance Of bones, IN time, without
previously dissoiVing them 10 8Cid or otherwise.
The CHAIRNAN stated a very pointed result from
tho burned boues OF animal in causins grape vine
10 produce fruit.
The SEcRErARY-Columella teaches that vines
should be planted ia prepared tteneaes, with stones
and boues particularly skulls OF snimsls. TINS was
e. ancient custom.
Mr. PARDET acquired wis. depth bones shoald be
plsced around grape eines.
The CHAIRMAS-SO matter how far of the bones
are the VIE roots VI. fed them # /. csn get no phos-
pbate from sly other source. All crops must rave
phosphatss, and grapes cannot grow without supply
Roots spresd abroad in search OF food If they cen
ind II ST home they yll not spread.
Lnuid Maanre.-Dr. HOLT0S read letter from
d. Brown # Wisconsin, inqglring about the MODE OF
sending Equii rsnure from the vats = the fed, aud
whether il was IN fl condition 10 apply TO crops ss II
would naturally exist 10 tue vat.
eTbe CHAIRMAN stated that liquid manure shold
rly be ussi IN ytfy oil1ieI state. All m.rnre
should be Equetei before applying Il % the land.
ions G. BERGkS ssid il vas utterly impracteahle
70 apply LIQUID mature upon farms N general lie
mai heard great deal about this thing, bit lie nai
no faita in r. Tie best way wss to put the manure
on the land ard e. The rain cssc.ye !. Just Were
was wanted Il would be impossible 10 give piece
Of growing wbeat msnuIe snoGgb IN a very dndted
state without danger Of Washing Il out OF ne sfo1ao.
81 as RoU1SsoS-I az satisfied tins; the correc.
method OF treating s manure IS 10 pc; Il IL solution
IN tsnks 81 the barn and send it 10 the he'd by stesn
poser iust as las beer repestedy desen5ed here a
prsct.ced by Mr.. Aechi snd others IN EnsAhd. po-