New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-11
American Institute Parmers' Cl.b.

eeinR reports the last few weeks oi the incees. y,
houtside members,' thanks IL your Iettersrvm tne
people" As it IL yet four weeks ~ the termination Oh
recess. think that you may az wen continue your
work. TO prevent accumulation Of matter. greater
than we could discuss when We all get together.
RgPogTTR-Very well with n little aid from you ana
Others in answering the questions Of correspondence
will give their letters fair show. Here IL one uat
shows how deeply people interested In all that
relates to poultry and how much they need informa
ton;
REgDER Winchester. Randolph County. Ind, says;
a large proportion Of the farmers In this section are
very much interested in ell your discussions about por
try for they derive considerable profit from poultry
which Is cent alive 10 the New-fork market Some
person have sent very large quantities, dead and alive
Of turkeys. geese. ducks, fowls and Us TIE lRiBuSE
Is advancing the Interests of the farmers oil over the
country in its report Of the Farmers Club and other
matters i prop0lnd the following questions, which
interest very large number: viii chickens fowls
turkeys, &C., remain healthy in large quantities
togetberi a. Wond il be profitable TO keep 1000 hens
together in an Enclosure constructed similar to onr
country air grounds e. If 50. how many acres and
whether in cleared forest lands C). Are hcrc any
such chickcres in operation within your knowiedsef
az How have they succeeded 90
o. Not unless they have very large range OF ground
part OF which should be woodland and the other part
frequently plowed and sowed with grass and small
gram Fowls require green food and fresh earth and
running water 10 keep them hedthy. They also require
animal food, which they obtain in large quantities when
running al large.
(2) Not unless tie nclosurc Is very large one at
least 50 acres aDd probably oc and then the chances Of
profit very doubtful
/ ca This question is answered In the above.
a. We 10 not believe there is one 10 this country.
The nearest approach to II Is the establishment Of the
Messrs BEATTY, near Geneva n. Y, who are not pou
try raisers but poultry feeders They purchase the
birds in Autumn. and fatten them for market in an in
closure, Just men purchase and iLtten bceyes
and sheep. In this they ere eminently successful.
a. Several attempts have been msde IN various parts
Of the country 10 raise poultry artifcdy and have all
failed In our opinion inai, Ike the production ci ss
must always be car RED on in IA domestic way We have
I nayer plft In "
grand scale factory Ike that OF the Aless.s Beatty!
for tie collection and preparation OF poity Tor Market
would he profitable in every couHty IN the country ana
would induce farmers 10 produce poultry ~ much drger
quantities, and nj very considerable profit.
IpProraDem Waated IN Carriages for F,rmen.--G. W
STRBBrYs Portland. NJ y, makes the following sonsb,e
suge, sons upon very much needed improy emelt:
"Wil il I've proper To suggest TO the Farmers Club
an improvement IN pleasure carriages. so that farmers
and their wives mter the exhausting ianors OF ,.e
week may be spared the ocTo5aie feat OF climbing into
high buggy preliminary the ride 10 church; 20 that
aged people may ride without the irss II carrying out
a CHAIR and without requiring bOOs from the entli
family fQ) How We ever come to have such elevated
vehicles do not know. unless they were first Used Tor
thor cony enicnce IN driving over stumps % when the
J country was new, and TO DC retained until some
great genius Ike that spoken Of by Charles Lamb who
taught tho people Of China how pigsIoud be roasted
without burning down the sly. shall arrive u show US
We just well tide nearer the ground If u should
be thought advisable that the members OF ae CLUB, In
ending outside members should caoL have built
carriage after plan Of his own, and then at grand
~
best should like 10 be- counted III 90. boad sofa,
like seat that might be- reached by al easy ste, would
he the main feature Of the one l should oher ~.
sometimes dream Vi riding IN such one IN the good
time coming when roadside fences shall disappear and
every road shah he like gravel walk throughout The
entire garden Of America o.
a. Yea very proper. AID urge IL upon all the wagon
makers in America and keep repeating il until some
body has gumption enough Ia make the impro' emen
Our present fasl onabe siyle Is simply rdieous-that
/ g. ali. To this there IL not 4 single exception. Ih1
/ PMS the
OLD people." hut the wheels OF that are rdieu0usy
small. There Is need o! small whe Is to blhg tnI
body Of the cgrriaee the ground Tint should be
done by cracked akes We have seen carts for moving
heavy burdens with six feet wheels tue body Of which
swun, only six inches above the earth. Why not have
goto meeting carriages nncn Lhs Hme rlaai
a. cDs o. snss stump 'i is To- TX You might just
well expect n wagon wheel 20 make for itself Rev
track Ia cscape the old deep rni Ia expect wagon
maker o. vary the pattern Of his respected grindf thor
Besides II yOu Mr. Stebbus. had new carriage built
after pattern. have you Independence
O.5 And 50 should l. And think that any Agricul.
turil Society that will offer prize large enough u
bring out such desirable i1proyeineiI In farm carts
and carriages will do more good than ever has been
done by prizes FOR fast rotting fat hogs, or big cab
baye heads
| a. Oh may that good time roon comel II nny. be
hasiened We who have hid the scales removed from
our eyes keep diligently trying 10 remove them
from Of others who ale still blind 20 their owl III
terest.
P,eeh Ty,os and Ta,ig-D. NJ. FISHER. Arch Spring
Blair County Pa disputes the position of Mr. h0bsr
OF Missouri about tany being preventive OF borers
and cur.leaf IN peach trees. Mr.. y. says;
81 would say that have tried the remedy thorough
w. aud IN has IL proved 70 be preventive Of
either. have peach trees standing among the taly
dead and dry / examine my trees annually, and s1me
fines of, ner and have always found tie borerS az
plenty where the trees were surrounded by tan2y us
anywhere else. and tho cured leaf IL just found the
same az esewhere.'
This gives both sides of the question Afr. X. thinks
tausy useful Dr. Trimbe thought the idea ridiculous.
and Mr. Fisher says that he has fully satisfied himself
By nc;unl trial.
DO BIRD. Eat Srar5srri,s MFR. TIsHER also settles
this question: by the following statement He also tells
how 10 cheapy protect the fruit from the birds He
''You old strawberry growers may laugh at what
am about TO write, but laughing IN New forf viii
not hurt in Pernsyvana. Having planted bed OF
appearance. was depending upon them for number
Of delicious messes, when TO- tho robins ana cherry
birds began 10 pick of all OF those that had u least APP
pearance Of ooorng. After they were gone they con-
mencod the green ones. Being determined to Guido
the birds took newspapers. one for each hill and
with small stones and sticks laid the edges of the
paper tight 70 the ground and saved the crop. II inn
proved the flavor Of the berries very much by being
shaded In dry weather bits of paper will answer first
raie TO Keep the birds of the ground.
The t,r DestrHotire edtevpiNdfs GRdH0po XIII Item.
DR. W. L. PICK English NeiChbo rhOod. n. j., under
dae Of July - says; 1.-The caterpillar spoken Of In
your article in odry's TRIBUNE, has this done
EN- inmensc amount Of damage 20 young fruit trees in
this vicinity.
"Peihaps the result Of my experience may be ofvaue
10 yOur readers. commenced 10 make var upOa them
eny in The season When they first made their appear
ance by taking OF the leaves upon which found them
and burning them in the kitchen stoyeQ). have made
my first business in the morning 10 visit my trees aud
destroy the destroyer The larger part have been de-
stroyod while very small end before they had done any
damage and before they large enough to cmigrate
g. my grape vines. which have consequently escaped
tie damage done o. those Of my ncigbOr. Tho young
fruit trees %! many in tbs vicinity appear to be totally
uiic by this pest while mine and those of Others who