New-York tribune., 1869-01-20
AMERicAy INSTITUTE F4RMERs cIUB.

SESSION or JAN. 10, 1869.
y. c. Ely. Chairman; John W. Chambers,
HON '&rrps oRrGrylrF.-J W. vanderbure Victor.
n Y afbs tho Club 20 discuss The source 81 weeds. lie
speaks of Tie ol,cn nOaccd ac thai after ne Arouud
thrown up from the bottom oi pic or q we'll new aud
curious weeds make Their appearance on the surface
Canada thsc and says be has mastered II with clover.
Cat clover and thistle together about the h of June,
Then cut again when cl0yceed Is harvested, and plow
under in the Spring, when the plants are feeble.
j. TrimDle-Ihe seeds, alike Of useful and noyors
plants carried 10 great distances hy blrds. The down
OK thistle grains floats IL afar. have ofton killed bns
at different times of the year. and found In their
the seeds Of apples OF Wild roses, and sometimes
r. r. ounn--Thero is a class OF seeds the oeagenops.
that keep IN vieor great many years when buried. 10
earth that came from depth Of 10 feet aud mad 40 mix
ture with the soil White clover oilers another example.
While the soil s poor and lacks potash u VIII not grow.
but add manure, and it viii spfns ny at once.
white and not red clover will spring up when land has an
accession 20 its fertility.
Isaac T. Trimbc-When Prof Mapcs with no
often spoke oi manures being IN progressed state As
understand that word, hc meant that substance might
be in the soil IN abundance, but In such mineral cnndi
ton SO compounded with other inert matters that plants
can make no Of a.. This is true Of potash la a
granite soil there is abundance OF potash, but often
not IN progressed state The addition Of small guam
tty Oi manure that las solvent power may release mat
potash ana white clover viii sprug. Red clover Is
dependent lime for its growth, and lime is not 50
readily released from a. combinations a. potash
STRAIGHT OR CROOKED FESCLS.-Geo. II. Clark OF
Llylua y y ask. whether the difference in cousump-
lion of material when fences are straight rather than
crooked rs enough 10 deserve much attcntOni
N0te-Tho Club had little e. say this point Tn re
gOns where fence timber good but not peuy aud iron
not costly excellent fence Is made by boring three
quarter Inch hole four Inches irou each end OF tho rails
and laying them srae one on TIE Othel and passing
This locks the fence together ana makes durable aud
cheap fastening 70 II used especially with swamp cedar
ylicli is mn uuconiuouly straight timber
All the hour OF 1880 the special paper of the day
nOunced. some weeks ago jackson warner presented
sulfpgr referred Mr. James A. Whitney Of The
Arfi-lH WHO has examined the process carefully and
coIsdcred The economical results that may come OF
larger development OF the Industry His paper the
subject was abo and quite exhaustive, going 10 show
that much relief 10 the pressure oI the bread question
may come from this vegetable prepared as 10 may be-
p r. Qunn.The soil and climate Of the south are adj
mraby adapted to the growth of ths tubcr and II tho
South can but way IN WHICH the sweet potato may
become an article or commerce. great many million
bushels will Do raised
uishiuc and appeal TO the Club 10 permit the sweep
fng statement o, Scion Robinson 10 De cortradlctcd IL
possible Mr. Smith Of Grange Co, VI, allow ed five
minutes IN which time he said that the rst gnin Of this
wonderful plant gave ass kernels and the next year
over three bushels or the rate bushels to the
With peck OF seed Oh 100 square rods lie had
TRUIr IN rHF NORTH wEsr-C. HlGreenman OF Mil
ton Wis smoke tho conclusion to which many years
recon he represents He lives between SO and $50 and
finds five varieties Of apple hardy and productiye the
F4meuse Red Astrakau, Tolman Sweet Duchess OF Old
cnbnrr, and tho English Golden Russct The Perry Rus
set and Flemish Beauty are pretty good IN Wisconsin, or
but COncOrds and DclaWarcs. In strawberries
tho Wilson Is the favOrtto. Tho soil of Orchards
should covered lu Winter with some coarse grass
straw FOR mulch The weather the latter part OF Feb
ruary and early in March sometimes unreasOnnbly
warm. Tho muchlng stops the mischief that
when the ground Is suddenly nawed out ana as suddenly
frozen solid again. The grape vines taken down and
covered with earth were mostly killed while those Gov
cred with q coarse mulch were unframed.
PEAR CULTURE.-Mr Boise In Pcnnsy lyania, asks for
advice on this branch Of pOmOogy.
=. T. Quinn auswers him and says Sow the seeds OF
pears IN rich soil When they spring up and are few
inches high bud them; plant IN rows and let them
year; then top them and when the lower growth is
vigorous they ready 20 be ransp1nted For general
culture the Bartlett. Duchess. aud Sheldon arc recon-
mendtd. Two three other varieties ay oltcs Much
depends on soil and climate
NEXILNsIyE ARTICLES or FooD-Mr. Berney, a gem
uCmdn doing business at No. llG JOhnst, showed the
club Tin vessel shaped rs 10 M into common tea
Kettle IN this Indian mush can be cooked with small
expense ana thus poor people with little outlay for fuel
ana no waste m cookery have sound ana good food
lie spoke OF the wasfu habits Of people In throw
Ing away the head and feet ANA part OF
tho legs and tails Of animals. Seven thousand
OK heads ars thrown away every week one
can be bought for 10 cents and there on aud IN
beers head lG pounds 0f good nourshng flesh lie SAYS
that Whch you give poor family dollar they VIII spend
Tor bakers bread aud meat ~ 20 CENTS Of which third
wastes IN Trimming ana cooking, Nhcn 20 cents lud ont
IN corn meal on crushed wheat wuuld gyo more our BAL
inent Tho poor Who have TO thought OF Ihriit about
tAcse lliLAs mas. Away IemaH gJ0:.