New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-17

n th,s State some of the leading emo mot Important
a,dob have already been printed ID w IfBYNt -
Slows that 10 converting milk INTO Dwtef snd o.oea
m ccnhination tho price realized for misk sveriS,u
vsr f,nr cents per quart. Experiments nave d.SY
Sroyed that mix se! IN deep pl produce AZ " = ,, %
litter cream than IN shallow pans oeesuo s s ooo
vo.eJ 10 the al mosphere and because can DC
Ssore easily. -. hosr eIlnded
The subject Of abortion of having been ,s"t
60 by Mr.. Willard, as prevailing 10 an sia'h
. asnsd forth considerable q ussion. Cr ,,;,,so
Mr. Coald suggt sted the appointment on
A, collect ,tatistcs Mr. Lewis said tha. ihe
Club Of Little Pals, Herkimer County, ns1 ~ Pc
vs.as of facts without any satisfactory fesuI. ~
sets ead that abortion did not pfeFhl Iu 'n, -
xion-it ia ouly serious in the districts oi 90
Mr. Prentice said that ls OF MS coms utn b"ie stock
o. ns.,Iv wear TO ST. Lawrence County, anu
sinee its return has had no gases OF obor'%n %.
The Hon A. b. Conger coniended strongly ior in6
eso,v M abortion being produced BY fungi Nhion
Ne thought could he discovered by InioroSSoh oshouea
sminatiop. Mr.. Geddts and Mr.. Willard sI1-u So~ms
that the disease prevails Just AS muon ni las sug
rsted by Mr. CopQer) upon the grass as IL does h pn
Ssher locality Mr. Willard read letter S rom ~ ,n%a
# Ohio. suggesting spiders ~ey that produces the
Ssouble as il is well known that ths snus'ah.e
Sryed 10 animals will produce ABORTION Nj. S
said that pint Of ergot given TO COW prouuveu
ct And that upon two grain far ns all al uiDes unue
,be plow. all the cows upon one, ana none upon 'No
ether suffered abortion ,.,, ..,;o
IL therefore seems 10 remain an unsettled question
What is the causG
TIE annual address of the PTesident Tss then gwen
Mr. Peters in his address made some very senslDe re-
usarks which farmers would DO well 10 conslocI htli
spsh For instance Of the coqnfies east OF tne hUu
con he save: Their system OF farming 10 deieolNe
f.asmueh as the veget products oi iae iI' -uc
SHAW and hay are among the staples, and the iacin
ar reaching Good markets make them fsvorte s1uee'
feIpor The result Is much smaller pa"n's anu 1'
teroration of the prOductiyeness OF the IaNd -
Selling hay and straw be condemns as 8 bad system
" farming In short he contends that u OIL the gross
counties animal products should DC the IeauinR ouee'
In ,bs northern wilderness region Of the State the
farming system is in advance OF oiber portions o' 'o
In s COMMITTEES OF the State dairy products are the
nediDe producrs In this region Mr. Peters THINKS the
income OF farmers would be largely increased y ~ ie
.ane pastures they would keep sheep rev OF NDicu
vould NOT lessen the feed OF the cows lie recomnenIs
enc sheep % two COWS, and that The mutton treeus
ahOud be sel, cted. -,
nd nutton products could not be profably increased
Tie wheat region embraces only l9 per cent OF the
sres of the State, and here mixed huseandry Tue
yulc and II should be the rule that the animal products
ubould equal eli others.
sfsonysrns fax into cotton should succeed; & new ,
Rtd will add another valuable substance 10 the supply
e cattle feel
Nr Peters thinks the state sbOnd devote more
a ention the subject of agricultural statistics ana
The proposed trial OF implements Mr.. p. truly says
- one OF the most a'DN IA 'D-N
country as it will he opened 10 all the world
He desires express the thanks OF TINS society 10
Congress for iis efforts TO stop tie Importation O!
thseased cattle.
The Temple of knowledge" about to be opened N
shis State TO educate farmers sons receives TIE hs
oomnenda.ion tat such mnnneense az that VI EHIo
Cornell Justly deserves In this connection he urges
New Yoik aso provide for the proper education oil
farmers girls. as well as boys ~ ~, A..
In closing his remarks, Mr.. Peters alluded to the
che fact OF his enon of leaving the State for enoher
houe but In doing he still one OF TIE society
though ne could not wozk with its members to the same
degree &c beretofUrr.
NAV 40 well state tbBt NJ Petexs has sold his farm
as Gene see Ceanty fer $50 and purchased one
az 800 acres abont sever miles from Eicott's Mills.
Aarylaud at $50 an scre-i00 acres IN timber and the
balance in cultivation ell feHeed, and in fair eondi.
tlon for southern farV hope success will attend
hun IN his new home, and that his rev neigh6orh VIII
soon realize the advantage II having such Northern
farmers Mr.. Peers come aroug them.
The following table, appended 10 Mr.. Peters's az
dress contsns statistics OF value TO New ork farmers
BRIEp TABLE s'oving me density Of population end o.
arGI, eaeh group, rel az per cent o. products, &c
IepSut q 1875