New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-01
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FARMERS CLUE

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se,s,on Of Tuesday. Aug. 3l.-rhe Hon. N u Ely
Chairman; John w. Chambers Secretary. ..o
Tho mercury below 70o and bracing whu up 'ne
dustv streets were reminders that the iooi w" -;
docdav vacation had elapsed, and that hu,unin"i o.
s summoning to Autumnal labors, as wen III ,no S
| "a in the folds The membership was, ior 'n0 Ia
hour a little lsnk; but as accus'ohieu 49, ~
hoord barnipu mon the old but never-toe-m
m"a ,hanpaa 81 sballov blowing bad seeds, tricky
a,ro ncorroct names the floating penun bra % on
audience aronnd the door thickened 70 goo use
tendance few words Introductory, IN tn i' "i'''
"elo EIy-I am glad to have it In my pow
| 70 sav that during vacation the numerous ~ onr
which would otherwise have piled quite Deydh com
handling. have been examined copies anu nnort ma.
mented upon by the papers accustomed 20 tsfaatory
| in n wav that has appeared to me quite S4i,n,
and excellent We inyite comment ana su Gf' on u.s.
even though it be at the expense OF laugh III
This world Ia grim enough, anyway, ana u any Ne,o
va aaV 5F &c gye the readers of Ihs htJa Horid
Yorker The Toms River Courier or i"g @ only too
n respte from their chronic sorrows, si neonle
clad 10 be the butt of their joke. 30 many round
20 about as though they had graveS si;mn To have
| their necks, that for my part an Willis
the name Oh woJs,pS Snd ike to know whether the
Climb. as body, arc committed by what 'nc''
| choose to make us say. Ill ,ro ora committed
only nv n majority vote regularly taken on aueS
ton submitted What DR.. Irlmble may say ,ocnst
the bOrer, the curculio or tue soN Of Tr l.
must be understood as the separate OPINION Vi III -
p. Trimble. o,tb of Alfred N Y,
GAYS he tried 20 bushels of salt to the acre 70 M
say NO Worms on the recommendation of the Cinb
some two wears ago. The worms seemed, ike other
nr Tr;mheNIn the first place, would like TO
know whether any farmer needs to XIII tne ant ;
worms in his soil My idea is that they oeneHt . .np
earth and fit the substances they eat 10r pan
if he wants to get rid of them let him turn the up
| and give the poultry chance at them. L,,
Mr. LawtonThat is my idea never drive Y, mems
ont of the garden Where they eat one SEED Oh pech
| one tOmatOe they devOur three worms OF bugs. NJ,
A. s. Fuller-What breed of hens do you Keep MI
LawtOnf ,.a. Linds Rrobmas az
| bip as turkey, Game, D0rkings, &c -. -
| Mr. Bvuen-My Brahmas will eat cabbage just aS
Mr. Lawton2I allow for the appetites of my fowls.
II they bite the outside leaves OF cabbage they are
welcome to- SO of tomatoes They are weicoliS ~
| all the tomatoes they want, Tor III mahes thei'
As. Fnller-I consider that a big gang of fowls in
garden and orchard T 40 sr%sns and grounds
| against any man in this Club for cleanliness and
Thrift and my hens and chickens have as free range
| no my children and grandchildren.
| ." CoyposrISG OF OFFAI.-The same writer asks
how he shall manage the oal of the sheep he Kills
| ia. Whitney-All he wants il GOOD dry inl9A on
| fine clay The pile of muck and olal shouh oe
shoyeed over several times so as to bring inc am
nal and the vegetable refuse in close contact d
| A SOUR APPLE TREE. Is. bunker OF bIistoi, ~
4 L.,
4. C. Ely-Niako them into vinegar -,
| ToBACCo REFUsE-John W. Dickens, LOuS'ule,
Kv has several tuns and asks what use can be maze
of il.
Horace Greeley-I gave $40 a tun last Spring for
| strips TO Use as mnlch my orchard. may nave
c,;ven too mucb but am sure my orchard WIS benc-
| AS. Fnller-I doubt whether you did give too
| much. My advice to that Louisville man 10 10 use
his strips IA manure Oh his grounds.
| j. \. Whltney--By analysis the dust and STRIPS oil
| tobacco should be very useful as manure. Ihey arc
| rich in potash and other elements of plant food.
| Dr. Trimblc-Thc best application ever tiied 10
drive away bugs and worms from plants IS very
strong tobacco tea But it mus; he very strong IL
will disgust lice thrps and small bugs but not the
SHALLOW PLowING IN 4 Dry TuuE.-Chs. Hart
lock Clinton. Mo, asks about the depth 10 which
| prairie sod should be turned.
| Horace Grecley-Thc matter of the pTalIle sou ue-
ponds the depth of the roots am glad VI thls
opportunIty TO lift up my voice III protest against
| the mischief of false teaching that goes OUT from
this loom. consider 1t absolutely wicked Tor SPEAK
ers to foster the lazy ana Iuhous pIaI.ico
| of planting our great crops on a SURFACE
stirred but three inches deep ] have Travelled
some this summer, and IN Virginia saw looo1 acIes
acres on that will not give one sound blg ear
On some soils where the roots get down through al
good. But il the teachings OF Mr.. Petit
| and Others to be taken az uue doctrine
| it will damage our farmers millions OF dollars
yearly. fancy that the mischief already done Is
| the valne of many million bnsheis In dry TIME,
and August is generally q ra'nlesS nohih an over
this continent corn thrce-Inch plowing fails az
once three or four days will destroy as many million
barrels. If those Virginia fields had been stirred
| eight or ten inches deep they would have made q
| good crop of corn.
| A. s. Fuller said last Spring that David Petits
letter if il influenced widely II read, would
do more mischief than all the good this Club ever
| cOmpshed. Farmers are lazy enough anyhow ana
he says three inches ia deep enough think SlnGhes
Is shallow have flowers bed spaded lo inches,
| and Others "A bed two and half feet, and those
on the deep bed show none of the effects OF the dronth
| hope Mr. Greeley will continue 10 fight the shallow,
mschievous doctrine that originates in corner ot
the State of Jersey and tends To the ruin of our
| agriculture.