New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-16

IotdOu at De- IS. steztiag--62 osats esca s7d seam
fAeis 10 be ss pepsisy tEeTe as herr.
Mr. PARDKE-Mr. Usdersil OF Yookers, saYs - ~
this il tee & Of ell btsckeefries when tns
bsrries never should be pulled from the bush bat su
fefed 10 hstg G3t1 tips enough ~ IA bJ Lite
shske.
Solos RoBrssos-Tbess berries should rather he
tick led from s5e bnsh and theu thsy yiu tickle thu
pslste. There is TO blackberry grosn Ia the word
mat ever SAN equal to the Lsw,on or Ne Rcohese
Vsnety. TOey ore very rich sod sweet az Vol as
C,oLJef on PosotOei -WILLIAs LawIos-In regard
TO what the Secretary has said about Goblet Pcts
toe. bis stToog aod truthful assertion vas that no
nation cout prosper where s people we're confined TO
q single article OF fooo.
Solos RoBIssos-Cobbet also propbesisd that the
famine would cone opop ireland as II did fepever
the potato crop happened to taii for single year
have several letters from persons wac read the pro
ceejIpes Of the Sc meetings Of which vi read.
Tbs first 10 from @ teeker after knowledge.
The Horse Hoe "A j. Ho6e of Sharon Springs has
read go much aoout the Horse Hoe" tnst he has
beer at last awakened su GENTLY 70 inquire whether
it will hoe and ia it capable of noeing as
"effectually ss nan with hoe 7" He is evidently
astorsbed at what is sad here about ls capaoty to
do the work Of twenty men, aud wants to know what
is the price Of this sborsaviog tool IN the im
proved art Of farming and where is it 10 be had
For his benefit, aid the benefit Of ten thousand
other beDigbtsd Ame rican farmefs Will answer these
inquiries briefly. The implemen. was contrved few
years ego by Mr.. Knox, psttsrn-maker for Noorse
Macon g. Co., the great implement manufacturers ct
Worcester, Macs the greatest in t6f country--per
nBls Id the woIlo), and is known Is "Knoxs horse
hoF." Our correspondent may rest assured that it
VII hoe sDd every other crop, all that is needed
exc ept picking the weeds from among the plants and
it sill DO (If not the work Of twenty msn) az good
work as the hand hoe just as fast horse walk.
And this invaluable Implement irdspensabls TO any
man who plante al acre, c0sts oGIy ~.
Considerable discussion sprung up on this horse hoe
question, but all who have seen the implement at
work cODcuIIed in the above statement ofi;s value.
Ground N~ts.-SoLoH RoBIssoN-Here is slstter
Of inquiry about plant that never saw cultivated,
but hope il be- for remember il veil as one of the
pleasant "reminiscences of boyhood life in Connecticut,
where 1 Was taught to dig and roast aad eat the
Indian gIouLd nuts by an Old squsw. Toe letter
hold in my hand is from Jackson, Michigan, which,
after speaking Of the satisfaction which the reports Of
these meetir give the writer inquiries " il any
"can tel bin whether the ground nut that grows
about old neglected feds along decsyed gs or old
decsyirg fences or on the borders wood tracts,
" can be cultivated" 1t is commonly about the size
of nutmeg, but round, the outide black; when
roasted the Dsde lie white and nealy sod resembles
boiled chestnut, but more savory The plant shoots
up little vipe which quirs round weed or hazel,
or whatever it sy get hold Of and reaches mp, 10 its
gfovth, a foot sDd q half or two feet; has near
resemblance TO what is called cornbind.
ANDREW S. tULLER-This plant ia the Aptostuber
osQn and il can and should be cultivated. have Il
growing in my garden, and it does well. grew min
hon the seed and have tubers an inch ID diameter
was attracted to it, by reading Of Il 10 Eaton ano
Nllgbt 3 OLD Nt1k on DOLoDJ, WHICH
highly, as a muco neglected American plant.
SoLOH RoBInsOS-I recommend those who try IA
cultivation to follow nature as near as may be- ano
use wood, mold-leaves and rotton wood for manure.
CuscuAo Rernedy.-Judge MLIGs-Here is an srti
Gle that gives recipe for keeping OIL curcuho: Ons
pound OF whale oil soap, ounces of sulphur, mi1e
10 galloDs Of water half peck of Lime in four gallon.
of ater; pour off the clear water after the lime Il
dissolved and add it to the other water, adding gal
Ions Of sropg tobacco water Apply the mixture Will
syringe.
Henry STEELE, Nev-JerSey n1rserymsn, saic
that he had prevented cnrcuLo by the uee OF oisos
SOAP from the tsloW-chsndlers dissolved IN water and
much diluted, with which the trees are syringsd al
reoty after the blossoms fall after rsin and repeated
if necessary in col sequence OF being wasIed OIL.
Z. G. PARDEL-A person present assures me that's
ne hbor OF his yarded his hogs around his plum trees
and that saw Cd them from the curcuiio. MIR. Pardes
said that he thought that fresh COW or pig manure,
dissolved and the water sprinked ovsr plum trees
would prevent cuTcuiO. They dislike any strong
smelliDg substances.
WIN. LAwTON-YOu may apply COW or pig msnurs
raw to all fruits and berries, but not horse manurel
that never should be used fresh-Inake it hrst into
compost. ,,.,,
of bee.hve-the principal feature Of which is that the
comb attached to Stats in the hive so as to take out
any one frame and sheet OF comb without disturbing
any other part of the comb. Old comb can also DC
taken ont Of any part of the hive The cost OF hive
is about SO 80. One hive in room in this city msds
co lbs. of fine honey one season. This hive oiffers
from other slst bves in this that the frames are in SEQ
tions 90 TO divide sheet OF comb into small squares
he also exhibited very Ingenious protection agalns
bee moths. ,..u
Frg Eraminers.-Mr. Clough exhibited little
Continuance called the oouiscOpe, to detect bad eggs
The egg is placed in hole OF box, and the lght re-
Aec,s on mirror inside sndtells unerrngiy the true
condition of the egg. a little practice enaoes ans
one 10 discover whether eggs are fresh or not.
A Aetc Flv-C atcher.-Mr. Ciough, who appears rs
be genuine Yankee, exhibited new oontrivsnce iOi
A Uhaol ia
clock work and cages all the flies that tgbt upon
imolafses covered surface. The csged are use1 to
feed hens wi h, being valued as high as corn by the
busbel. cp
sos-Here Is an interesting letter from John c. Pol
lev dated Dewitt, Clinton County, Iowa, Aprl :,
1859 giving an account OF the origin OF the WoNs
potato. The writer sage r.
Club Of March 81 published d rHs TEsvhS pSs,.S
edps often the Jenny Lind potato bal
did not know S Sa sls sn ne IN the hoT, Of tss
potato and intimately acqustnted with IL viii give
e o m. ia sbs Fs Of sa5 or Is s.SeTed sw poo
from vines Of the Pesebbow potato and Inc i39Sil,
YEAR The top. bearing very little resemblance TO tn Of pot,
os In TIE F. he sSoa' ss9s were three dns
varieties th fst Toe foloTit spring he aned them
no., Of them Of large sze The two other yielded very
ne and Preserved the former were carefully s2ea
,se wIs the to-day; and seemed mature then
a. year. Of outyson 1t haa the same rough sP
p,arApce n en- II The numerous spo
dep, year. be cut these ninety pounds Of seed In
sueh leave but piece and put three
.ece, an bill The hills III feet apart way, and
~ he other Seeding in this be had enough to plat one
fnrth Of an acre The ground dry and sandy and highly
nanp,ed say several times during the season, and
have never growth OF tops than on that piece
tel BY the toPs which the rows went
even while they aDdns and before they were thrown
SoxSn nv the and their weight he harvested rom
49,, ria lS0 ku.hes Of potatoes Of them reurfs
Nv ys. froua pounds he used Of tai,
t. snly