New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-07
THE STATE FAIR FARMERS CLUB.
FIRST MEETING At ALBANY.

From Or Own Reporter
BY en- auargemfBt Of the Executive OF the S.s'e
Agricultural S.ci-y meetings for free discussion were
spp irted for each evening during the Fair a. the
safe Agricultural Rooms. The fret meeting was
called 70 order on Tuesday svsring by I. c. Peters.
]. Stanton & uld vas introduced, ard gave dis
course upon the subject of culivsed grasses. de
6,coly leuertsd Tho ignorance Of formers generally
upon the utect interesting 20 them, since grass is
lie foundation of al farm wealth. and the value OF the
crop in THIS Sts.e lie cs'c1sted a. go 100000. He
gave very interesting statement about the valIe OF
the different sorts of grass srd Of the great numbers
known, amounting 10 over 1900 kinds Yet out OF
this vast number the scientific men of England have
OILY analyzed AID given the chemical value OF
twenty one sor.s, AID these did not i1cnde come
Of our well-Erown end very valuable kinds.
Now, said he what is wanted here among farmers 10
Ivt chemical Analysis, bat actnsl practical tests To
prove what are the Hos. nu'ricous kinds and which
car be economically gown. lie also recommends SOW
il grea. variety If seed IN stocking down field TO
eIafs aid also n7Atg better preparation OF the sou
rtan USUALLY done, In May fields II ~lll o7 ooo1
tlat With all ire care used the surface csnpot be
CCfCy covered With any one variety, bat oy multiply
il IN. bLds vii grow IN the Darospo's by ano.ner
kid. He gives It bs tls oilIiin that the sreafest
cmaJ. { nut'nsIt OF sTass cut fr hsy Il obtained
wi ell the grass is 10 blossom ant therefore it Ia i'm
poIsnt tina, al the kids of grass sown upon one field
thC ND blossom at one period. Different meadows,
too, should be sde 10 bossom AZ different times
al At oIce viii be the csse Il 81 the grass on tue
term is tmoiy. This would extend the labor over
longer tine and make the work easier, while the pro-
ouction would be giester. As general thing, he
stated, tue proauct o' the sac does No, average
tnn per acre. The average Is greater in klngs
co-ny uch greater thar IN It's rlche. county Of On
oudssa. pu;nam he save az tie mos. productive
coUny in the Sate Of for hay per ecre Gee Of
the uts OF grass sowing Ia that Te do not snfcleny
Lnlyeuze the soil. /, should be thoroughly pulver
issd and the seed should be lightly narrowed in, fOr
tie seed ceeply so<ed will never germ mate. Inc best
way is 10 Sog just before q r.iD and .esye ths. 70
cover the Feed. The next beet method 10 20 drag
bush ever the ls1t. Matching, TOO he highly recon-
NEEDED Esr;h.OTms in old meat0Ss he thinks
bistly f,rizing and such measures only ehould bs
us'd as viii promote the iccresse OF thess nSnral
workers and improvers 81 the coil compost, or wen
rot ures the best. Bone dls. il also An
sbe for grsss lard and very Necessary where dairy
products are sold off the farm. Lane Is very nuca
3D. ruved for grace land when = u siskei with water
saturated With sat. Irrigation be spoAe otin the high.
e.t ;erus aid gsye :be farm OF Leonard ID Cliff OF
PuiL6m County illustration OF me 6ensds Even
Ii luIert spring water is found highly sfvatage1a'
I. {. Peters sad the mods OF farming 10 II ogs
County such that il would naturally produce more
s6.s than OLonjsgs; yet he thought !, would DOT pay
N the latter county 70 pu.sue the course adopted 10
kIgs. Mr Pe ers thinks the ,sdds VI Long ls.ind,
even some that are called "b1rers,' the uost valu-
cole IN the Sta'e. The Atmosphere hes good deal 20
90 with The production of gsass upon Long islssd tho
deHs there ere very heavy nct!ce5, ne si!d, 10
D1tchefs County some Of the beet meadows thst /
have seen in the State and they ave sometimes kept
ubbJOken thirty forty yesrs-occasonsly narrowing
the u.iace and soxing Oh new reed. fo alluded -
or of jonathan ThoTne's, which Mr. Thorle s.a,ed
owed portion Of its fertility in ;He hay crop 70 NOT
feeding u off in Autumn
Coarcecr hcCoun ssld that the method on Lo1g
IaI "a 10 Top dress sod With sable manure, winch ia
iuu 81 uId.r and the suifsce narrowed, ssd planted
with corr. Some fsrmers put the manure 10 the hill,
bu, The broadcast dressing the best. fJr il produces
al. - ~ and no cor ia a
so~ed to oats the Text Spring, or planted 70 pota-
toes usipg another dressing OF msna,e After the
cats pOta oes pow again a. soon 90 the crop Il OIL
ard mature sgsip ana prepare for wheat crop, for
which We use the roller and plOw ssso and Aiter the
lat harfoxirg and rolling timothy Feed il sowD, eight
quarts 20 the The feds are left 20 grass nun
Der Of years, ard il L nDon practice 20 Craze alter
moving. We top dress E.eaioss with 80 p utds par
acre Of Peruvian guano. The sou ia frsble, sandy
lean
Mr. Peters made statement sho~ing that the yiei
OF grass the past season had beer generally m1ea e4s
thar other years. The farm Of Mr. Kelly, II Dutch
ess County, only yields 500 tuns Of has assinss 30"
tuns generally.
Scion Robinsor-Yes; and the yied Of this year is
rex, year. vii be made up. New, VINO vii! get aty
reliabe fscs from such s,;istcs Il tsci, Goes any
body know anything about anything.
Geo. Gedces ssid that the year Ok the sta-
t;s,ics of the cersus just quoted was ous OF Ell
tIeme drouih in ODondass, and go could hot give the
tue facts Of its p'oduc.veness. The last year was
srother Of the same sort. | know that The produ:-
tious of Opondsga are increasing, notwithstanding al
that the census returns may cay to the contrary.
know, too, that have good grass fields upon lard
that never had shovel full OF barryard masure psr
acre. | cant live without clover and plaster for
feriliEirg.
Mr. Lyon Of Lewis County. in reply 20 the question,
said that lie would cut clover always when /. was 10
the blossom and II withou. exposing i too mu.h
~ the sun ard Wild.
Gee Clark i opposed 70 xsirg sSy graz, ssad sttiI