The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-06

MEETING OF THE AaRIoUITURAL So
c1ETY.-The regular monthly meeting OF TINS
society was held this morning at their room,
Se.SnCn nnV " aihub streeJs PrestoeuG DL..utO ..t
In the chair. The minutes ofthe previous meet
ing were read and adopted.
IL was moved, seconded, and carried, that the
committee be authorized to subscribe for the
Erdc teal Farmer
John Berry, j. b. Rainer M. w. Birch, M.
McElroy, George Ransom. and j. G. Iippincott
Bsqs;. were elected members of the Society.
%. w. Poss, Albert Q. Roberts, and Samuel
huston were proposed for membership.
Ihe Chairman of the committee on the sub
yect OF potatoes reported that he had received
Lonuongrove, Chester county, Pa, VINO nlu
raised Sthem on q mercer stalk. between two
rows OF monitors. Other specimens were re-
county.
DR., Mcclure presented specimen of fence
winch he had made after a copy of the renee
used in England for sheep breeding, which ne
recommended to the Society as cheap and dure-
ppie, ana answering the purpose OF porLaoie
fence, which is often needed where persons
nave hock of sheep which they desire TO trans
Ter TO different parts Of their farms periodically
DR.. Lewis Hall said during the last summer
he had analyzed diherentrmanures that are sold
IN the Philadelphia market. He had taken
greaI pains TO ascertain the true vaiue on Ste ~
name any individual manufacturer or vendor
OF the article in this city. have before me
the following specimens; the price is carried
out:-Ihe first one is valued at $50, 1t is really
worth S8S per ton TO the farmer and no more.
AnOtner article Is sold at SOB, lJS real WOrJn Is
S4O and so on through the seven articles, and
the mean Of the seven articles you will find Sil
per ton, including the Chincha guano, which
was sold at 500 per ton. There is no subject
with which we are acquainted that is OF Inn
portant as manure. tssSsp ,sa9a a
When farmer raises q crop, and takes II to
market to SELL ib must be examined by some
one appointed by the city for that purpose.
From pound of butter to a barrel of flour, 1t
must pass examination, or be forfeited; but the
farmer must buy his manure with which his
produce Is reared, and pay double price for IL,
and no questions asked / submit for conSlde-
ration, whether it would not be advisable TO
have committee appointed to memorialize
our Legislature to pass law by which all arti-
consider artificial manure, shall be eeXamined
by a regular agricultural chemist, and have his
stamp upon it, branded as to the real value for
the farmer before it is sold.
lThe Doctor was requested to read the seven
kinds of manures to which he had referred,
which he did as follows:-Rep ii, Super-phos-
pate of lime sold for $50, worth S3S; 2, also super
phospate of lime, sold for $50, worth $40; 3,
burned ground bone, sold at $780, worth $3.50:
there is very little ammonia in it, bones
are burned so much before that they cannot be
ground without losing about 81 per cent. t.
How do we manage to analyze guano to find out
its real worth? We simply calculate how much
ammonia there is in it.. This is calculated at
at 1919 cents per pound. Then we find how
much phosphate there is in it., and we value
that at 14 cenis per pound 8, Saldanho guano
sold fol S45, worth S2079. q, Tuffoo sold for SIS
worth $3.50. Z. Poudrette, sold for S20 worth Sl4.
Drs. Hail. Kennedy, and j. Morgan Kennedy,
Esq, were appOinte committee to prepare
memorial to the Legislature of the State to ap-
point a Commissioner for the inspection of
guano and artificial manure. Adjourned.