New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-17
THIRTEENTH DAY.
NEw-HAyEs, Feb.

NEwHAyEs, Feb. ID, 1860.
Prof Brewer opened his TIbacoo lecture yesterday
with III sketch Of the history VI the imperial weed
ard referred " the pains and pen nes winch attended
its use III der successive soyeregns. The ehemi ,al
composition Of the plan: is very remarkable and
worthy Of serious s,aty by present and Prospective
grou ers. Nicotine the deadly principle 10 which all
the III effects of tobacco due, Is, as every one
knows deadly posen. Beside tois the plant cJnta
q humber Of acids, re-ins, and volatile ola The
strength Of 70 oacco is determined by the quantity of
nico;ine the flavor by the ole and realms Toe ash
ia OF all The most Important 10 he tarme for this made
up rom his available plant food-in other @ords
bjs farm capital. The OILS IesiDs and acids FROM
TIE arr ana hence cost Us Do.hiag Take gwen quaa
ty Of tobacco al burn IL TO aches, aud We nd that
Il proportion enormous The roots give " ~ per
cent Of ssh the dled l6 the leaves IL 10 "a
per cent Az The leaves tue grea, bulk Of the crop
the r. bbe of the soil ID cOrrespondnsly great Que
thousand pounds OF tobacco lakes average OF 2JO
poun0s OF ash; and 600 pouais which may be re-
0a ed ne Iarse crop, 40O pounds Of ash. No crop
Of wheat Of 80 bushels the ,kes but 80 pounds
of atb fium our arm. In ether words It wou'd re-
que eeotn crops Of wheat to do as much injury as
sp.le crop of tobacco The compos.ton OF the ash
variable in districts vi the Leading ingredi-
trts ben. replace by other. In IN ayer
axe OF samples ties ed by Pro-. Brewer, potash dts
formed lhnd part Of tuer weight AID 20 ~ 81 per
oelt Of the solaoe 20 lion. Soda exs but al
Tins III France aiong the iver Garvnne tue tobacco
has this peculiarly aid il po'eo for its mdness. In
American tobacco, tho potash salts predominae, and
most In the strong or kinos, which grow BOT.
stuoy OF the census will chow ur, thai LII any
bbcco district, the production start ny at notairg,
mounts rapidly TO "A sxinam, turns the corner, and
never Iegaips its higher hglres. The reson 8, thai
land can only bear maximum crops OF tobacco for
short time and once the deelihe comes en-, power
on earth cau restore It's huifulnsss. by high manur-
iss " can with other crops, actually improve tue
ferilty OF fsrms, or at any rate guard AGAINST m
DO, crlhlnent. With tooocco, If We manure highly,
we NAV Tor tiue avert the dies r6, FIR bulk Of
crop js concerned but only NJ sacrifice Of quality
Or. a. as destroy Irots New crops have cjarse
quality of structure, and fankness OF flavor; while,
Der contra The tobacco Of the finer brands is gotten
from lands long cultivated. thin Leaf, with sm al
plant VEINS, is most esteemed aud OF tus character
are the tobacco of Holland ano CONNECTICUT. The
season Of growth is ordinarily crowded into 80 diy.,
AID The larger portion OF the soluble salts be
this headloI speed, supplied TO the spong'oes. The
crop is 70 render, that Of al those We cultivate,
l. il the most subject 70 desiructi IN by hail.
Iu Germany there are g Hail losuranco" compaules
en- the mutual plan. IL 10 notorious fact that had-
storms extend very limited at u time, and
hence the farmers Of whole untry uniting in small
annual payments toward mutual fu1d, II will bs saen
that even the most disastrous lai rsyages could es,y
be recopp. psed, without fear Of eXtngaishiDg the
grand capital. In coosi5er ny the ADVANTAGE aud
disadvantages Of tobaeoo-cuture, Prof Brewer thus
stated the case The role advantage il that an ind-
vidua may grow rich from raising t On the other
hano, nation never will for the mans gam is
obtained ., the cost OF bis ron aud sons son; In
getting bis fortune he his taken from Ills children tle
means of future lain. Like the owner of the goose
that laid the golden eggs. The crop terribly exhausts
the so it Is very preearious because Of weather and
insect enemies the lab reis who cultivate il suffer in
health and the land, which must al ways BIS OF the
beet quality, could DO employed in raising breadsuffs
~ more general profit.
7, day, Prvf Brewer lectured on Hope, which he
said WIS crop OF growing importance. In l8iO, We
raied 2S 700 pounds in 1851 4,4y70 900. He traced
Ii hutoIy Of The plant ana rho wed that Il. general
can be dated only 800 years back. England uses
rty mill pounds payi q 10 the duty
OF over million dollars. Ii onl, tue hop DIVERS are
taken from tho farm, the crop is not Of 30 exhaustive
all. From tun Of hops we may get i7O pounds of
ash, Of which pc.asb lime and ammonia form princ,