New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-25
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FIRhERS
CLUB.

We notice the following:
Prospects Of Fou,f.-Wa. s. CARPENTER s'aFu
that lie lad lately mace tours Though The rrsoh
nor1h cart II this ci " and fuds remarkably iar
promire of ali kinds Of fruit. Other members cor
roboraIed tiis statement.
Prtseyriag tender Erergrccns.-Mr' CtkPtHItN
stated that bs preserves tendee eyereens by iooeeu
ing the roots upon one side aud turning the ueo
down, su0 covering il with earth. .
prair,e Grassfs aud otttr Wild Pidtfs-MF.
MAseUERIgR inquired If any experiments had been
made to cuivstc any OF the wild grsses or goOd ior
age plants Of the Western praire' tie alluded 70
particular sort that be had observed III Missouri ne
slso called attention TO Iosih weed thar fsows
40 common on the praires; also a wild pea that Is
greedv eaten Nv CATTLE. lie sirO spoke favoraniy
Of the wild fax found st OF TIE Missouri, 40
hardy, ibrous plant. lie also exhiie cd specimens
Of fiber Of the common milk weed (0scIeDiHsJ which
he thinks valanbIe nd probably worthy of cuitva-
tioo not for the lint of the pods, but the st"i@s
which would be treated in the came way as lax or
heup
Corering Sfrar6erry Pianfs-Mr. CARrEsrER
called attention tho sube OF covering strawberry
psuis lie lad tried oil tOrts Of substances, sDd
had come TO the conclusion that covering docs not
pay. Ihics mulcbug is spt 10 destroy tue Dl'nts
One an tried covering with turip-tore, and iounc
them 20 answer better than anyt lug ele. Forest
leaves Mr. C. considers better than straw or bny,
but they mus. be b,ld on by brush.
JOHS r.. BERGEE of Long Island snif that ne
conld not understand why the green tnruip-eaves
sboud have proved better han any hing else uuless
i, mon the same principle that 0bserve IN sew
ersj other cssea where grreu llaus he beet ma
nure This ID the case particularly with no gfaps
vine, the green boughs being tue beet oi al ier'''
izsTs. 4
As "a covering strs wherries be said, J obreryed
lie other day in Mr. Eulers garden, that those LETT
uncovered acre in as good cuditiou as those COW
cred. excrJt uoFquite 10 forward. Winter before
ti.e lat uiauy strawberry plants were Winter hhieI'
gnd observed that mostly ~ Were they were Gov
N u.fa Pa. ri q D.
very we'll and equally 30, as geleTJ thug, "het1er
covered or not.
Tbe CnaIRmas said that, in al Lis experience, be
had Of been able TO see enough advantage to iay
for covering.
Doct. TRNBLE-I protect my strawbrrry-plin
bv putting wer Hted hOrse-.t4ble manure around
the laus In TIE Fall snd rsking II of H. the - InR
WN. 5. CARPEsTER--l should Ike 70 have il al
rSked of i, is the wont sort OF manure Tor t'f""
berries
The Berq,a Peor.--JoHS G.. ByRGEs prcsented
gratis Of this pear for distribution, which 10 cou-
sidered as one Of the best grown on Long l,iaaj,
coming tile later than The Bartlett, anc be'ag
aniost equal TO that IN good quzliiv.
TObqcco Cuii v0ttDn.-SOLuE koBitsoF read
lett or Of irqury upon tos rnble. OF tobacco cult
vaion which eiciied Iitet discGsslOn upon Tue
question If growing q ylsnt tpat h0s done 20 much
! injtry 70 the world. Mr. Roilson conlended ihai
the cultivation was curee ratheT than Deneh'to
CorLeeticnt
| Mr RoR,Hrs sa'd that he waI oppossd 10 tobacco
ia ell csses but niue, contend that msny tonreccnt
turns have been grestly improved since their ownsn
have pui sued the tobaccO growing business.
SCION ROBI.sOS-Ies i acknO1iedke AL shat, /
bpt contend that the same degree OF induftry AZ
pcd 70 ,on. other crops would produce better re-
sllts in every respect | consider everything con
nccted with tobacco bad, md wish the whole OF II
aid tue art Of rs growth were IN reputeI NOS
Citce.
Judge LIyrscsros-I grow a litilo OF II IN ns /
suruen every year. for use in nv hohOuso, a.
,ider it worth cultivation for tha' purpose.
Dr. TmnHLr-i'efhs, IL may b.a useful and
prohtstle crop, but hOpe lhM Club Won't gave aay |
information suout ia cultivation.
Caeqp S.rQcbsTv Bdsk,if.-Ihero we're tbres /
sreciuens of Nberry box Or baskes before the
Club to-day part OF which have been Noticed 0c!Oru
TO vi;, ihal OF Mr. Mel ish OF Wal, ole, y. H., /
shaped like flower -pot-S1 Rro,s for two-qugrt .
tlc aud III - tor one quarts vety hsnds0me, but
not very slroug. IbOse Of lie" OpeidS Community |
a. Oneids, n. y, made Of u a'cp nailed tose.ntr
without lidp NJ 90 thousand, arc strong neat
looking aud very cheap. Tnr new Que exhibited
to-day s made by ID. Chsdoayne, Corfu, Genesee
County, y T., Oi TWO tln btfs OF Wo0d inll cTOt'-
wirs, aui bent together snd bed IN lsce by rim
Of tiu They are cut - rs 70 be tapenng, aud have
bules 10 the .ides and lido. The price Of quar-. rizes
is 81 a hundr.j, without l!d., " ". Al this pnce
hey cannot c0mpse Wi1u ibo Oihef TWO, hof "lIh
COVzs patent.
Fgn,tftt Trees-Mr. CARpEyrER stated that ne
Lad pe-r Tree, sghI ye.re OIL that produced ~
,,or;b II ne. ref tree aud gyyL lrees 6yo year
Cd thst DTodn. ed s3 10 worth Oi aPpies esch. lie
ssid all good fruit finds ready stl' a. large prices III
.his div and IL s. not uuuso TO get barrel q ea.o
from - rinRis 80.
Plant one lire mn Of Cors.-SoLos RonIs-
So. read the following nost encouraging letter IRON
tue ConnGclcnt Wymso;
sos4H S1osis9r9', 4hh oi "a NC -
Isf. yssf. about .A.s tas rad ~ stick 800 iHE so
TopN trfsrsE f3r dy ~ the country who h'1 ta-
i.nf 10 ,-a IN ci lud a. coTu esas!Hs ih- snoa1
-ncL IA s BE- produced 90 hs cgn ~ a lns " potPect
~ ,..r flea ru. p-otsse much want. NV. sish 90
tell IL aiy resdcso fE llBrA K"hi have ecuetni paw
~ cultivated ssn hi tig u much bs,ter ior
~ coufi 4uu q 10. tions 70 eIoEcit L. ihs s"et
fse oprn t - Je cguhnsd snin th- "a' o. 10
sousr .nesiot tiua,.d ov the EditcF Of Ihr IHhcSE
% hope. liac Of 20. sph - Pt.d"itm.i dsio-ioe
IN, ;d md fsnil1st pi.risd ~ bills " oorn coy.1,
,esfiv cue loustn Of 81 ,f ,ri -tich. -h bat tt
~. M -,irs lT Is, orns sul b.ii; blo~n DIVA y
frrss siad tltsI Z, gI - bts'y Ns eY-i, ip' ~ ~
.ss.n which tsuisea !. ool'.dsaeiJ asn u "t. t 70
lf,sst assd q NJ ititads y 40 hts1 ei' tllA.Ls
trh a. have head tell Of II th- county though Sfs
.sdad ors b,ios, hs7as lt,n efsaghs up is'J Il'
.i,aaosu t-, bta1'i1 - sgs ~ .stn.3u
-, and about twenty-five rssnboTt rpent tie time
y " n, loy snd h sUd ,Ae faro v'fo ess.nt We hu,,sS
80. ~ tr,,cy good ~ ooly found a., s,eciss h,.th
fs bat is s1oj t1 ans hope msny osht' msy % srn-
ed A. h.yv brss. and pdd maen 70 %. cloI' =. ue
rt-, ne pt.t .ssor. Lsas II AID 'se hos mucb bette
,yl can DO AID Los much Dtlsel yoa vii 10. ,,,,
Eesp,ctiuly, ~ ifl.Dd. b1HVlh.
The Cprcuho ouG ~ Rsmtiy -Th, Rev. Mt
W,AyyR Of Forllam ,aid lhsl Tor = long time TIC
crrculio had been 20 troublesome IN tho vicinity o
Harrington, VI, that no ylums could DO grown. u |
wear asO asy Fall there great change, ana sil
ibs ,rsss wo~s full. Who can Tell whyf
DE-. TRihsL1-I sttiibuis II 10 a glea! drouth tho
previous year, having e1psrenctd tne same n ,osu
o, . y.pr on ths HudiOn. AZ such time tho Larvm
perish in the dry soil by tho heat and wsns ~
'ooi,ture have proved tLis by experiment, by
putting the eRgs in pos Of earth IN room where"