New-York tribune., 1869-05-05
AGRICULTURAL.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUB.

Session Of Tuesday. May 4, 1s69.-Hon. Nathan u
Flv. Chairman John w. Chambers Secretary
Srrng work pushes. and the time for action mas
crowded mon the hours for talk. w. 5 T. up "'
his sO-acre farm, poughing Eariy-roso pO'S'o
ouinn is turning the soil, and setting Ie S.oo
Of his litter" into the stubborn suDso oi Ii'
farm. Mr. ThompsOns hands are cr"oAeu' ~ -
beon handling lime. Mr. Fullers are oI""n %,u
soarred for his fingers are pluhgeu II, s'''u0",
go ever, day But the absence of some
~ ri-ers from the Club does not condemn 70
;nactiyify sout pile of letters ne ON ths SnaIi; I;
mans table, They are ron every % PIT He from the
TicR who want land, and the poor Who want ToIk
from the man whose cow Is sick, ana inc Riil "no
1gonld sow Sweet William seeds hy the doorstep.
M.pTF SUGAR-The season for making Unls nlOsJ
delicious and romantic of northern Iarh cIoPs naS
lust ended. On the whole II mas Deen goou ST"V'
X Fdperton Of Wheatteld, Michigan, gives MS Lui9
as follows: Having learned much from tho SIups
wish TO contribute to the cause ny Tb main
T. Jackson how TO keep maple sugar; no - u,' .L
pOnt is TO not OverdO in SugaTlng on better 10 tIho
from the fire and have 1t drain niue IMAM oNSIuo %
OF burn in the least. Spread out ulI ~ ui9s, upn %
mack away from smoke and bad air In thls way N99
have kept sugar two seasons the year roma az goo
as new Mr.. Jackson may send that cake 9i sIEI Li
to the Club some poor person, iIs We h'onu W P
ourselves to a supply. .,4 aba ord
the gentlemen to whom II came pinspinr both in
color and taste to any supplied 70 tIle New ionH 1
market With the sugar eleal' wto, InIt;, I ny f
high-havored-he sends the following reiation Vi
n \. Jackson, Spring Mills NewYoTk: In the first
nlace LET me tell how common or black sugar j.
mnsde Wooden buckets are generally used, and II
not new they come i'm from the sugar camp sour anu
dirtv they are stored away without washing VII lne
next Spring then little cold water Is thrown III,
few fonrishes made with an old broom, then rolled
moment in kettle of hot water the process leavhg
just slack enough to soak the old sap nP ne a ia
A huge cash is made with an ak OF Dit ah @ oIu
wooden spile inserted, that perhaps never MAS Mas
washed, old rusty iron splle no better. 1 me
arch if any, is poor one; no CRATES I'D put 'o "V"N
on no cast front to keep the fire away from the pan
The fire streams up at each end burning OH tne sap
1t fOams up, takes IN the burned anu as ~ siVG; =;
sweet looks red and redder till siiup ana theh IL II
black No wonder; every thing TO make IL So MY
plan is to use none but tin buckets, ana EaNanlIe9
pans and spes Every thing Is tcamfully avolueSt
that tends in any way 10 dscoior @ ne III nv H. - & a.,
strained before il 10 the pans ana All Ie Scel m
that rises while boiling Is SKINNED away + no III
is not allowed TO come asalllsl any o'eI Pi' ouN & %
bottom of the pan. have cast front 10 lhe aIch'
cast strip between the two pans Tor them 10 rest on
If we have rains in the sap am sure OF as nice
sngor ms send Ii will be white if kept from being
discolOred by rain leaves, bark, or burning; Nhlte
srUar cannot be made in n kettle. 1t will burn on
ILe sides in spite OF any painstaking have been
accused of putting flour with my sugar
tomake 1t white usually make several nuj,reu I,.e
hundred from three hundred trees. We sugar OH
in small pan on the stove about twenty-five pounds
at once | do not cook away very hard; sur III
wooden bovl-cake in wooden boxes The sooner the
sap is converted to sugar the winter IL Will Oe hot
sun Will turn 1T red III day. nay haSe mnii-iio & no
the shape of spoon only more pointed ana ihe sues
straight Freshen as often as once lh week Slofo
sap can be had and the tree hurt less we CARLY
with the whites of eggs-twO eggs 10 twenty-five
pounds.
YOU a small specimen of the stony substance depos-
tied from maple sugar during the boiling process.
The trees which produced II grow ON FaIcoh slale
SOIL The amount produced H. about the same one
wear as another but the sap which last in the
season has much larger quantity than the hst run
The specimen was Scraped from pan used lor sugar
James A. Whfnev-This brown powder consists
Sst Ssy ,2 9d wood gSp & Gi ba @ %d The
ing heat of Spring develops more or TINS acld IN tle
sap and the formation shows that the sugarng
season is nearly ended There may be some mag
nesa in it. 1t does little or no HARM
LODI POUDRETTE.-R. b. Bartlette, Kingston N
H.: Can some one OF your numerous members give
me any information in regard to the double
refined POudrette manufactured 10y the Lodi
Manufacturing Company, n. Y.8 The company
saw il is equal to the best superphos phae and they
offer it at $50 per tun in Boston have never heard
Of its being used in this section and so ] thought
would inquire of the Club thinking some of your
members may have used or seen IT.
Mr.. Whitney: have of late made "A careful inves-
+gatIon of tbe Qualities of this fertilizer IL is dried
night soil robbed of its foul OdOr by caTbohc acid
In the double refined this Is mixed with the de-
cay of refuse from Slaughter-hOuses 1t Is lively
stimulating manure. acts at once and rs suited 70
short seasons and qulckgrOWiDg crops. IL has more
ammonia than phOsphonc acid, and VIII grow ie',I
STEM and stalk better tnan ear or mead OF gram
TO act with vigOr in six weeks or two months
after application. and does not give lasting value 10
the soil but urges crops forward III May and June.
PLANTING GOOSEBEBEY SEED.-J. OsgOOdby OF |
Harrisonville Mo, would know when.
A. S. Fuller-Any time. Now. But they viii not |
come up till next Spring. Probably the best season |
is late in the Fall
The LAKE CLIMATE FOR FRIUT-S. l.. Deyo OF |
Naples near CanandaigUa, n. Y: wish TO have read
and published by yOu, II consistent statement OF
the products of the of Naples. This Is for tins
town alone, and does not include the vast amount OF
fruit and vines around the head Of Canandaigua
Lake. The vines given here arc neal ly all young,
and one-half OF more too Young 10 bear IN 1868.
Bush. apples. 25.40j EAs CIDER. 400
Bush. reaches.... "a Lbs. dried applies. 22,lS6
Bush. pums........ l,4l6 Lbs. dred peaches. 24l2
Bush. pears........ Il Lbs. dried cherries. $50
Lbs. grapes--..-.-6 653453 Calls. we........ l4G89
Acres grapes...... 81 Cans frut.-.--...... G,795
Bush Quiuccs .-.... q
We call it good for o country town.