New-York tribune., 1867-09-18

Ieen given he passed To more practical matters. ,,
President Wilder attaches great importance 10
zofion ms the easiest and most successful method on
ducing new varieties OF fruit and urged as hefeoioI. i
confirmed prosecution. The success tlat may dlcnu
hvhrdzation even where success would have hardy Dce
anticipated as in the Rogers Iybrids, was an encourage
mont ia renewed experiments.
Tbe aes TO be sought in new varieties of fruit were
enumerated. These are-in the tree, ~, ri.
Q Hardness. 8. Nigor OF growth.
= productivenesa' G. Persistence Of foliage.
These are regarded Of importance IN the order named
I'm e Fruit desired points are in the order OF their
importance, r.tor
Q Durability. s. Form.
rord was said upon thenimportance of fruit houses.
The drying and canning Of fruit and the culture O % the
grape with statistics showing Its rapid extension oi INC
LATTER closing with general review OF what has Deel nc
compished by the Society In Sis "a varieties or rt
were recommended for cultivation; there are now on our
lists 1 In sl9 1875 varieties put on the rejected
list now there are COS: or in all 1886 varieties Of the
several kinds OF fruit have been passed upon by ths
Tic report Of iIsnTy : mes 81 sh0wi oT5 the ihe
expenditures $iCC 49, leaving balance In the treasury OF
S2C5 80. ..., A., ,,,,o.ri,o
of officers for the ensuing year oI years. ana he9
were unanimously elected:
TTcsdcnt-MMsuAIL i. WILDER;
Vice PrcSidHis-One each from all the States.
JtcdaTer-IlENGY +. JAMES.
The report Of the Committee on Credentials showed del
cgatc present from large number or kindred socletes
in NcW-Nork, Massachusetts,, New-Jersey, DeiaWdI9l
Ohio Indiana Illinois, Iowa and Kentucky. The list VIII
bc considerably increased tomorrow.
pointed consisting OF T. Barry, Chas Downing, Robert
Manning Thos. Meehan John 4. Wardcr, Geo Ilusmann
T. X Phonx and l. D. g. Nelson aitcf winch e ne S9cds So
Meehan the able editor Of The gardeners MonthH MI
Meehan classiGes the chief pear diseases as follows;
!. Fire blight. the fruit.
2. Caukcr. o. tfaCklhg.
A. Knotting or hardening
Blight is divided into three classes G) Insect blight
from lack of sufficient heat to sustain e C fire lgt
proper, the more prevalent ana terrible disease Wlch
site fungus attacking not only diseased but healthy yege
talon. Cutting away and burning the affected parts he
considers The best remedy yet tried.
Canker he also attributes TO parasitic fungus. but
less power for mischief which attacks the bark OF
standard pear Scrapng away the scay bark and
rubbing with sulphur and grease prevent its spread
Leaf blight common disease in young pear seedlings,
communicated the disease from diseased 10 healthy ap
pie tree roots. and the leaves were affected In three
spores taken up through the sap Concerning knot
ting hardening OF the fruit Mr. Meehan had no salts
or cracking he finds two distinct forms-one making
deep cleft in the fruit right TO the for which he could
the better known found IN the White Doycnne and
other varieties which he attributes 10 fungus found
there developing The injury to the skin Of the pear
rests its grow a the points affected and the expansion
pear No remedy except the picking of of affected leaves
Is yet suggested Washngs and scrapngs are OF no avail
Debility or q general weakening Of the system was the
last condition considered This Is generally the result OF
do nC; SET their ru Sc. The breaking Of surface roots
by cultivation and cropping the Ground In which pear
han advocates sowing down In gTas and surface mar
ing for pear orchards Cutting the grass two or three
Nr Barry OF Rochester oppressed himself satisfied that
common fire blight was not caused by angsect, nut
probably hy fungus Cutting ana burning The shoots
Mr. Ilusmnnu Of Hermann. after a years experience,
now avoids blight by planting on hts harvest land, eui
waiting early IN The season. nnd avoiding manure.
Dr Hull of Alton, by root tPuning his siandard trees
81 Nu kr
consequent exemption from disease well as more and
finer fruit. lie iDdorscd strongly the positions taken by
MIR Merriam exhibited specimen Of lcafbllght found
IN bis Lcghborhood. which differs from that found In
spores Mr. Barry considered this more developed
form Of common cafbght, but President wilder called
fan.
NEWYORK STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF TIIE NATIONAL
TRIAL OF DPLLMENr-.
From oar sfees Conc.oadeat
UTICA. sept y, 1s67
-Four competition plows have been trial to-day, two
each Of the classes land two Of these one each
class entered by T. r. obook Boston, and the other
twoby Collins Co, Hartford, Conn Glass No plOws
inches deep and Class No u inches deep, accompanied
by dynamomctIical tests. Tho Hobrool plow the
samethe Michgan-that was on trial yesterday In sod
ground The working OF this implement is superior I'm
every respect The moldboard j. Of such exact slope
10 throw the suDto IulFoN chIlfcy the othti Two
furrows lifting the ground from the bottom of the row
10 the top. The Collins Go. pOv arc cast steel They
DO their work with considerable nccy but do not cover
the suhble and grass perfectly The price Of the i0l
brook pOws ranges sl6 90 SlJ The trial of these
pows IN connection with the dynamomcor Will continue
10 morrow on sod ground
Beside these four competing plows were four or five
others ON exhibition and amateur trial Two of these
were the celebrated Bennington. Mohawk Valley Clip.
pefs," mentioned above being tried on sod ground
Yesterday Iu stubble these implements do their work
with the approach TO perfection tha We noticed on
petition, belong Mr. william NhCatlcy of Springfield,
ohio pccuaIlty OF this plow is that 10 b. lci anded
that ia, the shore and modb0ard are on the rghihand
side Of the pow What advantage b. gained by thS iea
bic work hut better fitted for Western light soils than
for the ground In which IL was used today. But little
prOgrcss has been made to-day, IL would sfen, toward
completing the trial general lack or bncrc.t Is mani
ON the part of all but few principal exhibitors. We
shall take occasion say about this lack OF interest
hereafter.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
UTICA, Sept lS, 1867
About two hundred exhibitors and persons
were on the grounds to-day. The days bust
mass has been the testing Of the draft Of plOws with the
Dynamometer Tie plows on trial with this instrument
are the same that have heretofore been mentioned, and
their work described. The only object In putting them
into the ground again to-day was 10 get the OnpoT0ce
range OF draft The dynamomotcr used on tins trial is
constructed the most accurate scale and Of such
nicely It's facilities for rotation that 40 dissatisfaction
can possibly arise among competitors Atan early hourl
the forenoon the harr0ws and cultiyat0s permitted
10 appear the grounds for amateur trial There arc
some emincntly fine implements In this line here. Alden
q Sor OF Auburn, y y eAmblied ther thH morse noe