New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-28
a country where Indian corn be grows 20 sbund-
anty ss 10 the great eornbct Of America But here
the tsbc OF vauest

a Rape cake. ... II 0iI Is. Barley. .-- 81
3 Ipseca cake. 10 III 10 Clover hay.--'- ~, G
T.. Malt dust. -.--Is u " Meauo" h"' y o0
s Lentils .........I6 81 lil5.. O1t straw-..- W
d Ijpseed ....lo 65l 49,. Wheat s'ra~.-. 70
Tares IL ?dl9O. Barley straw..... %
g. Brans...........l5 1874 Potatoes 49, ! ~ ~
O. 9.Peas.........l - 81 .MaDgolds- ", W
49, Locust beans. ~ %. Swedish turnips VI VI
IL Oats ........... 1924 Common turLIps. 20
la Wbest......... Ce ~. Can ots.-...- 10
Don't b,Beveit.
Ths Moon's Infuenes Tested-Mr. Foore gives the
followiGg experiments 10 test the moons nhuehce. ne
says suppose have rend every one OF your repoIts
Of the Cnb for the last eight or ten years. ana consider
them (now the war is over) the most important par OF
the paper The moon controversy has amused me tle
most OF any one thing. Twas brought up b. ahegbDor
hood where al tie old folks believed Ia ne moon
was tod that beans planted in the new on the moon
would all run 70 vines the same with melons, punphb
&c. Not Believing 1t all. tried some ekPerlmeuts-
frat with beau. had an acre of grOnld, the sol In
good order the rows running east and west lchshed
the ground for the drills three feet apart aud sowed
the beans IN the oil Of tho moon. waited week
rntu The new moon was well started and then drilled
in a row between efch Of the Others. making TIE rows
cicbteen inches apart neither myself or aiy one else
could tell a difference IN tle rows. ony tEOse so"eu
first were ripe about mnch the hfst, nut no more
vines from sowing than the Other tred bga,h
the way onlY The rows running nortn ana spur
with the same results. planted melons IN tne 0u o.
tie moon and Ia the new ol the moon. ana unles.
uarscl thc hills could lever tel which was Nhioh
and this IL why doGt believe Ia tho moons lnhlsnco
Why dont some Of y'n agricultural correspondents
farming there send Won n hearty invitation 70 come
here and viii find YOU a horse to go rounn the couEi5
long please, and gve y0u Deei'tebA O4",u
over wood ocals, and open wood hre a. Dig as you
ogant W pnrm Won hy" To this Invitation =. X says
accent # for next May June If alive and 10 con
diion ~ make a looking gsss IN which CoDnecucut
farmers Dny see themselves ,s others we ,.em'
LrYp,orsr Us, Of I,bss.-N w. CLAPP. Montgomery
Vi ns the following question about the use OF ashes
Il Lave been in the habit Of 'prlnshDg N9od a,n's
IN ny stables h0gpen. and other paees Wbere pao
odors sre wont TO arise and want 10 know whetter
IL ia a good w scca not. suppose gypsum would
re bettsrbot do the ashes operate Ike hue ana o.ca'
sion waste instead Of GH ssrption ot the gases
The ,ooa ing is the reply of th3 Cluo; The enect oi
a,hes ursn any monuria substance Is very similar TO
quick lime, and both decompose It aBd OF course avs
cngage and vcAtilize the ammonia. Neih"r should
ever be Cd upon except Tor ihe purpose Of
IL down when and getting " ready for
iDInodiaie use when tue pile should b. covered WIKI
plaster coal dust muck, loan, or soiDehng !" sosorp
the escaping gasscs The hest uSe OF wood ashes Is
upon the growing crops, thar the 10y VIII iearh
down and assist tie decomposition OF Substances neeGed
for the growth OF plants ~ well as to idni,h them
gith potash, which u component part OF All WOODY
substances well some of the eSsentents thai are
| not woody. , -,
Eqsinocfidi Sto-ms-Mr CIAPP wants the Cinb to
dsonss the question Of equinoctid storms, since tie
belief that they are always certain 10 Occrr, has de-
cded effect upon farming interests. lie asks; do
you think the SUI H. crossing Equinox In any way
effects the we,theri 1t used TO be supposed that We
were pretty sure TO have long bard storm about TIE
20h OF NAV and September bet II certainly fails some
times tbs year for instance the weather was very
aae two weeks each side the time when we should.
accorciug TO the golerai opinion, have ON great
eqrnoctal storm"
And 20 II IA frequently; ard 50. all who observe such
thgs will lose faith Ia the notion that the sgn in cross
log the line he's any inhuence whatevsr upon tue
,eatAer any moro than has the changes Of the moon.
Gu Tgr for FtHc, poss- ALPiirUs PHELPS Williams
town Lewis County, NO. wants inform alton about The
benel, u tqrriug fenccpcsts. Being about TO set
OC0 fence o sts have procured barrel or ces tar
costing IS 10 coat the posts from the bottom, 10 inches
,toye tbe sronld Nov those who have experience
IL will DO no good II will net preserve the posts
from decay. Can your Ciub or its correspondents tel
rhose Of the Club who have had experience think
'Arring posts win not pay 1.-THE posts conh o. stepped
n tar ur,n c, ,mple,ely sau ied, ihN would preserve
II IN hong enough probably - lay cost. where Tue
m, ser 1. 10, of durable kiid yet erPusive. Prof
Mar has repeatedly dippne posts IN tar
.nd then plng then with shRyings or any lgnt. quek
burning e and scoroh the part tiat to s,nd IN tle
srOund THIS adds TO their durability at little cost
Preparing posts IN any way resoves ,,e suJ'Ion o..
psv 10 plsnt granite iron poets where wooden ones
COS, bat drns each, does II pay 10 build feLce ~
thousand places where cnsonl dictates u must bs bu
Let Us learn before live long enough 20 exhaust all
fencing materials that more hah one hall 'nat we Use
i. worse than wasted. The great fault In American
farming Is too much fencing.
G-dp,,-GFo. SwET. South Amboy, y. u, confirms
our views about cfuses Of mildew. He says "One OF
your Club correspondents state. that tie rot uidcw
on tie grape 10 eyid ,noe of an Insufficient nutri'
4
Fap 7 prepared a border f,r some grape vines. aud
plauted Concord. Clinton. Diana Hartford Prolific,
Delaware lona, and Aliens Hybrid These vines have
made most excellent growth this season; all however
have Suffered ,onewhaf from mildew Oar ground n
very sandy and warm but he nutrition wn 60, want.
IN. inthr grape border a. raised In II blood ur
pp brets oue o. hich weighed 20 70 and and some
white pelchblow potatoes. many II which exceeded a
pound In weight"
TIE cause and cure Of grape disease has yet be
discovered.
J. 4 pAvr. Lnporte Ind, corrects m error IN the
statement that j. u. Sics was the Inventor OF the
Grape vine Protector" IL is tho invention Of Davis
Instead of Niles
S Il. CovroRr Fredricttor, Kror Co. Ohio assurcs
US that al s.ugeeye bohouse plants are not cheats
planted 800 last year OF the cheapest srade not more
than iI Of which failed aud many now stand n'e fceE
high, with half that ong1h of ripe canes
Mr.. Coufort sends sample of grapes OF unknown
variety" which are unanimously declared 10 be Cstav'
ba rather unrpe and not from the original stock,
certainly Seeding III 4 does belle It's paIen,age
Why d NJ hey ifrsriia This question Is asAed
by MIR CoAloRf in rels ION to "octagon iruit-Oasses
manufactured Wit "a Connecticut. Such things
are vante, 10 Ohio bu, we don't know bow TO set
them lent IL for the interest Of the Manufacturers to
give their address n nothing more. 10 tile half million
o. TE'BuSI readersf
We do not know. Some pa,entees and manufacturers
have queer abo, advertising. They look upon
money spent that way wasted. and 50 live on IN that
notion snd die poor; while Others spend money roe.y
in advertising extensively aud grow rich They call
thc nOn-sdyertisng cless fools. We do not The
TRBUN. s glad TO advertise for any one who chooses tl
proht ny IT, nut acts upon the plncpe that every one
knows ought to know his business The reporter
Of proceedings at the club meetings is always glad -
make new Improvements known but he objects 10 turn
Ing the grndsione whis nzy choppsrs grind dull axes
Tee fioodals Par Corr .wrtes Oct. 6. from Ail.
ton Mills n. H., that lie sends hy express - specimen
Of the Gooaale pear Seeding that originated III Saoo
Ne from seed az the Mclaughlin. Winter pear OF
great reeutr. which Is also u native OF Maine. The
GoOisle pear il extremely hardy iIe grower and Of
productive dn,litss which recommend Il ss desirable
variety for cultivation AZ the North. Az regards size
and app.a rance the pear shows well for itself or the
favor | leave your Club 10 judYe" Unfortunately,
that Judgment cannot BE- given because the specimen
t hand WIN rha ho c.,r ed