New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-11

"a lent, ~, ,,nr,e n re. good c,o-- -fsr to 'ari
s brought, by training INTO proper connTOh- 'Ap"
eioDs shes sDoud DC sIecis1 eisl - hs~y ca ." ",
tired a. ne farm would beer. Thy shoah b. vel
fed with oleske srd nis- NJ. only ~ - men, I'm:
20 give IN abundance of s'Tong IiT"g>n"l@ faaHorr
me .be4n "a md lie I'D WITH cakr sDd tomlps snd
keps n frsi--, fe con1,on, ana ~ many stP y c5usl
be 81 yeuicnt'y cared vi.
TIC drsfrg sboud 10 tie gfehieT pJrsin % tie
farm be a: BOT than to RODE Epaf because II
inc tenacious raiurs ~ TIE sn which D0ii a lsrls
0ual try a water ard pa IT. Temperature c0ne-pon!-
ingy reduced. There f. .p.eDiij fall FOR drainage in
three diYec'is Ie-'oWad ihe public rOaf, deep "a
vine ;tai skrs the sufn-ry sde Of the f1r n and 20
sard the lake. Al9up-ide the pn1ic ROAD, the sale
rock "a react cd 10 -hor' dsiarce from the surac~,
and tie drs D. vatsr cgud b. -aly e' upon this With
GU fear # wearing guies ~ such an ext-b ~ - IL
juTe the road Obviously Pc bes' plan Of Procedure
would De for Dir Wsrds 20 commence with s,nal
tract ray u one hab0red acres snd drain thai thor
oueb,y. Mr.. John rays th- sho1d be on the sihe
ne1t the public road al ihia would b. g ~e az any
q Ter poTiion f1r each small drain cDuh rrvr its pf
QUILT and The construction II lerge mains woud N
gIeet esure be HlHece-sary. j, - always vel J."
avoid making usins where possible for not Only IRE
We likely To Inske jJiJ,s with the Ia'er.is, On
tie ua5s being '1osen for the admlrrlon Of the IaDf
ais ere 10. uBitquepfy sO1r'e Of great tT0u0e ID
he mater o. reIars and the flow Ot water IN them
beoonirg impCdeG, . woke vp 70 TIE surface ec1
CAUSES much dsnsge 20 the crop growing above me
break Or the uOlDns soil If the fsym u may DO a.
well 10 have the drains 20 feet apart but inns sn0ni1
be token an exception 20 Tho general Tuie Of tao
rds. Mr.. johnston recommend. thst III inning
c.Inmeucf inert should be made By applying not le'.
titn - bushes per acre. lie acgnes very justly,
tbitb ihs- 81 81. dOsrs f.eQ1eniy applied are oi 20
We the beLtf!t being bu, mail ana the aggregate
qusu,.iy sppied being large in the enc. good hrst
application vii fbog ~ cleo Tor many years tni
from y very nrst be made manifest. s1sl pOrtOn
Of The ar ii. ud be kept poor u = for expeT-
re,ts with various fertilizers and crops. Unless thus
b. done much ncOnveu may be i~lt hero after IN
determining tbe temporary ana permanent eieo,s OF
special maDures when may be tried.
A ruu.ber ~ donations Of farm implements have
beer made by liberal manufacturers. Among them
are Ieapipg ard moving machines, BY Wood a
Ha.,ey; th.ssaer md separator, by Emery Brothers
tie OHIO com cuiigat0r, portable CIDER NIL, Grant Z
ureiduIn fanfirg mi ara Sir. Burial ~ Geneva, has
siy.L lem Gro, sbil clod crn.her, made by himself
The ciusher came ju-t n time 20 prepare field for
Sprug wEca'-a very lIUpy, hard ciay that had been
pOseo vet and nardtIed ~ about the consistency OF
an adobe Passed the land, IL crushed every
lump ITO small fraEue r:s, making ah even seed bed
thr, uglou and now when the crops nearly ma.ufed,
col ~ eveDness aId luxuraDce the beneficial
e1ecfs If Tie erea. Ins, tcstOr Of clOds.
The water Tor TIE bulldog l. 20 be conducted for over
mile from the source Of the perennial sprng through
pipe- uede on & priDcipie-Dew for pipe-msklng
mean FOR il j. scarcely in other pects II being
almos identical with the gravel wall used by Fo",ef
fr houses. The pstenfee of the pipe, Mr.. Mason X.
Pierce takes 1T OF good wateT-l lie 20 Three OF
sand and coarso gravel which he mixes together dry.
When each particle OF sand and gravel has become
coated VIII Tie line, t'ldS Nhtrf 10 ~ Inc
j. gTcJeufs 90 the consistency Of mortar, when u PIT
Ito proper pipe.uOd with core, and tamped IN
81, liI BY band. Nhcn bis pipe becomes suhclcntly
hard lac pulls a catcH, the mold opcus by spung the
pushed ont and the ppeis laid on the groul u
let ana harde in the sunshine 20 which Is exposed
for q week and ba, then become as nard "a bTlck.
To lay Iipe for connecting large body Of wafer dr.
Pierce spread q bottom ct his trench layer Ci the
gravel Ia which the ppe IS nbedded; over and ABOVE
tie pipe other Layers If gravel laid and over those
icW inches of oD. He then avs another sheet of the
gravel with a view Ia preventing the access 81 frost TO
The pips and the itch is then n.!ed 70 the top with
the SOL Eat had beer removed. The Trustees speak
in high terms Of couIneIcaliOD Of the pipe and thpk
D. can laid for about sx cents per TO, Tor twohch
bore. not IDcIu ing the making and Ming OF the
trenches Fer draI pipe he uses smaller preparation
of lime lot above TO seven OF gravel and saOd and
the pipes are of not laid IN bed Of gravel.
The inventor has great hopes for the thing for draining
land and the Hon. A. B. COIger Las decided to test u
upon bis estae al Naldberg, Rockand Co.. but il has
nj been practically applied, and am not prepared TO
than that IL may possibly replace burnt tile
if it cen be furnished at Q much smaller price.
would be sadly dne!ict II duty were ! 20 withhold
nv tribute 70 HIM and them to bonn The successful in
itiation Of this important enterprise is due. While
the part OF all the Board of Trustees, with Gov. King
at the head Of the list the utmost zeal has beea
shown 70 make good s'ar' and while MI. Nelly and
Gel JOIN son have been identified with II from It's
birth ne OF Of them any person st all acquainted
With the progress Of the experiment, viii deny that
the Hon. Henry Wager OF Rome has been the life
and soul II the Thing IRON the very commencement.
He las written and Travelled and talked, and worked
with heart purse and hand 20 found the Agricultural
College and for several months has spent nearly
half his time on the gr md experimenting and direct
ing every department from the sowing Of wheat-heds
TO the layg Of carpets AMI even less important mat
;eTs If he farmers of this State were Ia act toward
one Of their gre0test beueiscors a. King Ahasuerus
I'D toward his, the voice q. heralds would make the
nanc OF this bardworking, Jealous Trustee OF their
State Agricultural College known IN the remoteSt cor
ner Of the land. This duty | willingly assume, and
thus publicly pay TO him nyiespects.
The day mas been most ausplclous for the ceremo-
nes Tie cool weather of the preceding two or three
days has lowered the temperature 60 that II = very
comfortable even with some exposure 10 the Gun.
This and the liberal arrangements OF the OwrcTs OF the
beautiful little boat that plies on the lake. tended 10
draw out an immense cOLcOurse of people. should
think there We're hard upon 5000 persons on the
giouud very large audience 10 be collected IN so re-
ilred a lOcanty. At the Trustees and invited
guests assembled the farmhouse, and formed IN pro-
and headed by fine band from Geneva. Arrived at
comfortable places under canopy, and after music by
tie band the following order Of exercises was followed
PYsver by the Rev. NJ Hunt Of Ithaca.
The SecTet6iy Of the Board read the contents o the
box 70 he deposted under the Conner Stone. which are
as follows
Apste witt the following Inscription:
NEw-loEN STATE ASKiCvLTuEAL CoLLteft
July 3, as
CORNERSTONE LAp ~
Hoo JorN A. KING Chsirnn Board Of TrlsceS.
Ctsutrrd APril -, lass
DFiAFfFLD, Ii PTcsldtrt. ti'd October -, lthl
S.Ntsf CurEVEE q President. resigned June -. 1855
TEtsrFEs, july = l659 Johu A hiz, william Kelly, B. T.
u ed urrfH 4 rfs -