New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-18

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thirds grown. when their appettes are very strons
consuming ssaS almost all sorts ofyegetables,
10th OF these addresses viii BIO printed in fun In The
Tr.Sasactions, and viii be Of great value TO farmery
ALBANY. Feb II, 1884,
To-day there has been meeting attend I'd BY a rosA
y number of farmers from all parts of the state to an
cuss matters In which all are Interested.
Inc lion. A. Is. CoNcEa OF ROckland, who sctcd n
chairman, called up the manure question adiourusI
rom he meeting at tea III September and stated ~
TIE leading point was the best method Of prcseryins
manure til wanted for Use
The Hon. GEO. GEDDzs said that last year he aen,r.A
piece OF eight acres Of Land, partly in the Fall ma
partly in the Spring. with sheep lanirc end expected
10 get good crop OF corn. The result was that ~
eight sores yielded the hlest crop OF any Ian LON ~
arm. The surface wns entirely covered the piowiaS
was a,out eight inches deep and land in good condS
| light.
Mr.. McGRAw OF Tompkins County said tint he broks
up tmee acres OF seven years sod end maDured a
mighty with sheep, hog. horse and cow manure mixel
spread on the ssaoe and turned under Fix inches dces
planted late and got 400 bushels of cars Of sound corr
me soli is rather esyey mixed with stones. In my
eNpIience the heaFi. the manOlng. the greater thu
crops OF all kinds
Mr.. GI.DDFs wants 10 know why 1t was that he an
nos succeed in getting good crop The soil Is dry
naturally well drained about 900 feel above
/ What veu+ TO know is wherein have done wrong
Tho Hon. r. C. fsTERs-You ploved too deep. u
Mr. GEppEs said that he did not like 10 hear farmoa
say to New-York farmers that they ever plowed toe
deep.
| The Hon. A. Il. CoxoEG announced that the real
question before the meeting the best method Of pre-
serving manure and asked gentlemen To speak TO tLas
The Hon. j. STANTON GOULD called for experience In
regard TO the system Of box feeding for the presef
walton Of manure, which is practiced in England.
j.. g. YALE, President Of the Society Gaid that te
system bad one because the stock does not TO-
main healthy.
Col JOHN BuTTKRFIELD advocated the preservskio.
of manure piles under cover TO De wet and drained
into tanks He is quite satisfied with the system Of
box feeding and has found any bad results He
gets depth OF two or three feet before Spring Fa
grass he prefers liquid manure and for corn manure 10
the hill.
MT. CROSBY of westchester County has t-ied SINH.
lar plan. and does not find that the manure fersents
- to be injurious to stock. lie also preserves manure
in water 10 good advantage But he believes the bss
way to preserve manure is TO put II on the Land az faa
as Il ID made. II manure Is exposed that tho liquid
runs away it loses value. The urine of cattle is vsfy
valuable manure. He approves Of penning cattle uPos
poor spots Ia the field. Ills manure pits in clay
which hold the liquid and there it remain very fesh
lie spreads manure In Spring to good advantage upos
Mr. McGRAw said it was great object with him 70
make and save manure by feeding feed to stock
and he keeps large stock for that purpose He hes
taken stock to board for party who furnished the feed
and gave all the labor for the manure. lie objects 70
tying up all young animals, II ruins TO confns
them more tlan all that could be gained from
Boxiecding is good way 10 save manure. bat very de-
siruetye TO all animals no matter how carefully thsy
are fed aud wateTed. lie gives SILT and sulphur =
calves and sheep and believes IL w.preycnt lice and
ticks 1t very bad for the health Of sheep to let them
lie upon bed Of manure This is the opinion Of many
practical shepherds lie likes sawdust for bedding
colts hut care must be taken t. let the bedding ~
main long else the colts feet will be injured.
Dr. NEwCoNy Of Rensselaer, County said that he had
found LIQUID manure The best Of ell but the question Il
how 20 convert tie coarse manure into liquid. and how
all tie urine. In ploying in manure deeply
you lose large share OF the value Of tic Mature the rse
season.
Nj GrDprs aid that he thought that he lid not pIov
his oOrp.teld deep enough instead Of too deep IL 10
bad got the entirely out OF the way the cora
would have been better.
MI GOULD contended that experiments in England
prove that the best modo OF preserving manure Is by ths
box syst of feeding. where the manure is cotelca
every morning with chopped SIaH 80 US to keep TIE
suriec. dry.
Mr. CHABBRRLy Of Duchess County said that sheep
keepers n Germany keep their sheep in stables all the
time In Winter, and at night in Summer. and they
keep healthy lie pursues the ccurse--ony clean-
ing the stables year. He is careful 10 give fresh
bedding every day. The best feeders in England Dig
pits six feet deep. in Which bul!ocks placed and
bedded Until they eventually Lifted by their own ex.
crcmcnt and bedding to level with the surface The
manure Of these boxes is very valuable
Mr.. CROSBY called for the discussion Of the questos
of the abortion OF COWS which prevails az an epidemic
in several Of the river counties
Mr.. GOULD said that one great cause was ergot in
June grass. which prevails great extent
The spur Is perhaps eighth OF inch long on tie
heads II generally arises probably iron an excessively
Cir PFIrRs said that ergot may be tho prime cause.
but oftcrHard Il prevails an epidemic 10 does nut
generally prevail an the wheat districts but Yer! fre
queny IN regions where there are old pastures: This
way 10 prevent the disease from spreading is 10 Isolate
cow tia, is affected rom al Others Ia tie hord
The Hon. \. b. CoScEg of Eoekland thought that
there must be sse or the sympathetic Affection
In herd. Ergot is not alone the one fungus that viii
produce abortion. lie does not believe that abortion
ever occurs In healthy animal Long feeding Of grain
IN Which there is ersot poisonS The Whole system bas
cye still Il Is that the disease does snead through
herd but requires certain facts 10 prove that rs
snts IN any from sympathy. Many diseases 81
cattle may be traced 10 damaged grain that Is ground
and sold to feeders. a farmer who selects his own
grain viii escape danger from this source, but he may
tho 4 asuflev hay vl rouy
contain ergot, without his having suspected It, The
fungus Of Indian is undoubtedly injurious to ami
mails, though II may not produce abortion.
Mr.. FkLB said that for the first time abortion prevails
In his herd in the lower part Of Wcschcser County.
dis pastures are old. but his hay is all from nes
meadows. aud tnTnips IL good order AID lille Tins
ground feed Tie ara all healthy and have come
into fun milk after dropping the fetus
Sir GOULD said tina. the COW may communicate tie
disposition 10 abortion.
GEO CLARK of Otsego said that Re had had so -ows
lose their calves within six years and he does rt BE-
eye it is caused by any fungus by sympathy. bus
that 1t Is an unacoOantae disease that does Eot aes
affected in any particular manner In regard 60 HE bIl
The disease has left the herd where IL prevailed Tor
years and haT taken possession OF another heru "a ne
neshbolhood The grass old pastares. tanng STt rom
feed the that il lad been for twenty Yeas when
the herds were perfectly healthy. The disease CON,
Ienccd with two the I'm. year aud Increased
next year. and the third year We only raised eight
calves from forty Now without cause the disease
is ebatiBg. The disease has prevailed nj al seasons
from uy 10 March but mostly in nlwnter, and az on
perods VI conception The disease has not apparently
been governed by any rule.
hlr CoNGEg stated that frozen turnps fed to cows
between the seventh and eighth months OF conception
Mr. CIlsx stated tina. his Young heifers nevse
affected by this disease, unless nom accident. bar
acknowledged that ihey kept on farm % miles
from the hone farm, where abortion has prevailed 70
such m alarming extent
Several other gentlemen spoke upon me SUBJECT sss