New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-03
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.
IMeet. a DE Ceoper In.tItute.l

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from the Journal Of Horticulture, Paris, about dis
ease prevailing in almost all the nurseries OF
France and Belgium This disease is even worse than
the one now prevailing In this country In the OLD
orchards.
n Cured Bridge-Judge MEIGs read anothe-
paper upon the construction of bridges upon the prn
cpe of arch up stream to resist the force OF hoods
lie thought this an important matter 10 farmers VINO
generally construct the country road bridges without
much science II built upon the plan proposed IN this
French paper the ends firmly fixed in the banks, with
the ard opposed to the current the bridge Is capable
OF resisting the force OF great Hood lie thought
very proper subject TO bring up before Farmers
Club, since thought upon the manner OF building
bridges is eertaIn needed.
AgrieulsraI Soe,eties.-The Secretary gave list
of Agricultural Societies in the several States OF the
Union amounting in the aggregate 10 seven hundred
and extraordinarily all in the Northern States.
Seed Potatoes for BeIgiam.-An inquiry Is made
to the best kind Of potatoes to send to Belgium Tor
seed.
Wx.S. CaRPESrER-I would recommend the Prince
Albert as the most exemp. from rot of any Of the many
varieties that | have tried. The Davis Seeding Is
about the beet potatoe have grown. have raised
sixty varieties. The Peachbow Is good potatoe,
and so is ths Dykeman. The Buckeye, with me, Is
apt TO grow hollow.
Solos RoBISsoS-I have found the Buckeye potato
one Of the best early potatoes grown IN oamy SOIL
moderately rich.
whether ice put in in very cold weather would keep
the best.
Prof NASH answered that the eastern icemen prefer
to put in ice in very cold weather.
WV. s CARPENTER, in answer to the question, SAID
saw-dus is the best of ali substances for packing ice IN
Salt hay is next best then rye straw. Ventilation Is
important excude the air as much az possible oppo-
site the ice, but in the top give free circulation.
Mr.. LEONARD, agent of the Institute have lost
NV ice twice for want Of ventilation, and then after
fixing the two different ice-houses alike, my ice kept
perfectly
r. G. PARDEE-A great many Of the failures of ice
1 g.. Ir.fn md
stone is used in the bottom it should be covered with
sbayngs sawdust or tan bark. II the ventilation and
drainage are perfect ice will keep almost anywhere
above or below ground.
JOIN G. BrRGrs-I am glad to hear something said
about drainage of iee-houses because i! IS with them
as with and-all do not want draining. My ice-house
has no drain, because the ground does not need It,
Many lce-houses lately built in my neghborhood have
hole dug as deep needed, aud lined with rails set
endwise, and the ice keeps well. The cost Is mere
trfe.
Mr.. CARPEsrER-Ifa an ice-hosse has drain it must
have trap to exclude the air or IT will melt the ice
The SECRETARY stated that non-conductng sub
stances should be always used in connection with the
ice. Pine boards good non-conductors. Saw-dust
and charcoal are the best non-eonductors
Prof. NAsH-A hollow wall Is always preferable to
a solid one for ice-houses as well as for dwellings. L
would recommend the construction Of ice-houses on
scientific principles If the land Is very porous, like
Mr.. Bergens, it needs no artificial drainage Ar Is
undoubtedly the best non-conduetor OF any substance.
ice that you must have ventilation and drainage must
be provided for, that no water will stand in the
bottom.
joins q. BERGEs-This is an important question,
and should be careful not to befog it, with teehni-
calities about ventilation The degree OF temperature
when ice is packed has effect but must be csn-
side1ed that there is difference in the quality OF the
ice. / am in the habit of packing my ice with the
thermometer at all degrees from tbawing to zero, and
in Eaap - 4
Prof. NAsH-I built an ice-house in a shaded side
BILL ten feet square, at an expense OF not exceeding
s25 which kept ice perfectly. The cube Of ice was
about ten feet But | think if | had built
beterhouse | could have kept smaller cube Of ice,
and il would have cost me much less to fill it.
member stated that ice should be sound and newly
frozen 10 insure its keeping well. If made up Of part
snow or partly thawed 80 be full of air-bubbles
when packed il will melt in the ce-house, no matter
what the temperature is when it is packed But solid,
firm, hard-frozen ice may be put in the house IN a
warm day and kept perfect.
Solos RoBISsos-I have found, as a general thing
that cheapy constructed icehouses are the best ice
keepers. i know of one built in the side OF bank
where the soil porous OF rough hemlock boards the
cracks in the sides open, and the door opened every
day. and almost every hour, where the ice keeps better
than in some very costly houses.
boiling Potdt0es-1he Secretary readthe following
rule for boiling potatoes: Always select potatoes OF
equal SIZE and peel and putthem into cold water, with
spoonful of salt TO dozen tabers. The water Is to
be poured off before the potatoes are finished and
made dry by steam Of the moisture being driven OH
Seeding Trees and PiaEts.-This one OF the regr
lar questions of the day, called up and Professor
Terra Culture CoNsTOcK introduced who gave an
exhibition Of his dried roots and explanations just far
enough 10 invite people to comet0 his lectures and pay
for any information they might obtain AS to answer
ing any questions that would give TIE Siub " MS
secret that he utterly refused, but Mr. PARDEE, IN
spite of the Professors opposition, expalnedthe whole
subject as he had in OF the Professors lectures
heard several years ago. The whole secret Is, not
70 plant seed OF plants too deep. This explanation
the Professor utterly objected TO, as unfair, " be-
traying secrets" &c Some gentlemen, who had
urged the Club to hear the Terra Culture Professor
begged pardon for the act They said they really sup
posed that be had something TO say, but now they We're
convinced after hearing al that he seemed able 70
tell that be really had nothing valuable 10 commune
cate. Mr.. PARDEE put number Of questions TO him,
which he either could not or would not answer and
the Club came apparently 10 the conclusion that the
Professor was an arran humbug and refused to allow
him 70 occupy any more OF their time lie aiter"aTd
attempted TO offer explanations Dat the Iluo "ouiu
not listen TO him. and he probably left IN disgust AT
any rate the members were Gsgusted with bin.
Prof NASH have learned this week about terra
culture that chestnuts will be most likely TO grow II
planted upon the top Of the ground where Is very
bard if simply covered with leaves. III planted IN
mellow land they are not half likely to grow as
where the nuts fall upon a hard path IN the woods
AsDREw s. FULLIR-Seedlng forest trees can De
prohtably grown at dollar thousand, at one year
old Naples can grow for % cents thousand L
have seen seeding naples threekears old, two inches
in diameter Ii the planting Of seeds OF forest trees
was practiced extensively, we might have m ie"
years an inexhaustible supply OF wood and TIMBER;
HE seed of silver maple npens in June, and
must be planted Immediately or they VIII not
vege,ate The whole OF the plains, or barrens, a.
they are called on Long Island, may be planted with
maple other forestTee seed and grow mos proIs-
able crop have no difficulty IN ransplanting hiek-
DRY trees if the top roots cut one or two years be-
fore move the trees There is difficulty IN trans
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