New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-26

/, Iii. and snyea5s aver the surface, Just az l1mE
of ,alov does noon q moderately heated IRON, se'
Ike that it seems 70 incorporate nsei WIZ ~.
fsee OF the iron and 10 malleable while hos ous
cold ia 40 hard that no file can touch IT. Inc eorss "
borseshoe 10 which this Fnnknhe me'ai nae NJ;
applied are as hard as glass. The importance VI sa's
great good, cheap improvement IN iron ~,
for farmers, il wholly mcaieulaDe. we nopo WI
will not abuse this discovery by negiectmg 70 pron'
Now. lest YOU should gay that / abuse my subject,
by subecting it 70 too long trial OF your patience,
will barely alude TO the greatest OF All abuses Inat
non IL ever put TO about farm, and tben hoiu UP ior
som one else TO go with the subject. go
This greatest of all abuses is IN tn. form OF brd-
numbering shot guns, which expect 10 near popping
al round the country, few weeks hencs, JSs s e,o
little soDgsers are pref arng hes@ ioi 'n' P''Pe
ton Of their species. IL a.;
Now, in an old settled farming country, like tins
around NewYork, the beet possible use tnae IRON eau
be put 10 in the form OF shot gun, Ii 10 bhooe every
pro& ling vagaboDd thar comes upon yo s,b0 treas
blazing away al your BIRDS yours as much as tns tees
they Gpht upOp-yOurs as much AS the surheys'
% ere ducks chickens, doves around your Darn,
Tor you bought them with the land-and none out q
villain too base TO live will come upon your PreSoo
TO destroy your most valuable friends the BIRDS Inc
NE OF run for their destruction IA the worst abuse
WAS ever Put to on farm. Ii is worse than using
wooden tbait and crank to a shanknng oio
or a wooden trammel 70 hold the dinner POI o'er 1e
wood fire in wooden chimney.
JOHs G.. BERGEs thought there haa oeen very Bro"'
abuse Of iron at Lawrence, Mass, lately. . A.,
WM s. CARPEHTER-Mr. Robinson spoke OF KIM
of iron pump for farmers. He says that thH pump WI"
MOI freeze. wish he would tell why it will not
i,eeze as that il great difficulty with me-.
Mr.. ROBINSON replied-Ihe pump is liked below the
platform in the WELL and as cold weather comes on d
little plug pulled of the bottom OF the pipe that
sends the water up TO the spout 30 Thai al Aoo'0 s
platform runs back. .. +,
: DIR. WELLkGToE spoke of the great benefit OF iron
10 the farmer in s nee in fruit growing The scales OF
a blacksmith shop are highly valuable, simply placed
around trnit trees He detailed several experiments,
not opy in producing fruit but improved vegetaofes
&c He thought all the duet and sweeping OF founde-
ries could be saved add applied TO all kinds oil stone
fruits to great advantage.
Mr. CARPENTER sald that he had witnessed some
very remark able results from the use OF iron dust upon
fruit trees. ,.
Ur. HUMPHREY said that he had found an apphca-
ton of iron TO grape vines highly beneficial, and he
thou ait that the value Of iron In agriculture was very
little understood. 1t is great abuse OF IRON not 70
apply all that can be conveniently obtained from
smiths shops or other iron works TO our fruit trees
Mr.. QUISs thought that the results witnessed from
the use of iron did not arise from the plants taxing up
the iron bot from the ammonia which the plants OBJ
tain in consequence of the application of iron. >,
DR.. WELLIEGToS, urged that eXperimenters shoulu
mix with the iron finely puyerized ENC, 30 as 70
produce a magnetic action.
The SECRETARY said that iron enters INTO the com
position of all things animal and vegetable grown
upon the farm, and is OF the highest importance ~
know how 70 use it as fertilizer. 90
The merit meeting will be held at noon on Monday,
Jan 80 when the subjects OF " Hot BEDS ana
"SlIlng Cultivation" will be IN ORDER also the SUD
iect OF Iron in Agriculture and fruit ana fores'
Trees"