New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-12


nearness of the railroad station. There is an abund-
ance of stone for fencing and 1t is observed that the
moro stony the land the more productive the soil.
The Orange County farmer by practcing industry
and economy, has grown rich and independent, II
large houses snowy carriages, and 1905 are any IN
deX However, il must not be supposed that Orange
County is the real Utopia as many are found willing
TO emigrate beyond its borders.
A CooPERATIvE CoLoNY.-Hugh McGregor. Sec
rotary of the " Excelsior Cooperative Colony of Kan
sas' addressed the Club from No. PA Bowery, New
York, in a communication to the effect that many
wOTkingmen, mostly mechanics. who believe That
they will be better able to provide themselves and
families with the neceSsarIeS of life by Cutlyatlng
the soil of tine Western praries than by remaining
in this city, where their labor is often drug have
formed themselves INTO an ASSOCIATION under inc
above title. and that being of small means, they
would be thankful for any favors in the way OF seeds,
grape cuttings &c. Dr. Smith said he had great
confidence in the enterprise and he thought it would
result i'll lettering the condition of many poor fam
lilies. Therefore, anything given would be great
kindness. MIR. Ely said he would be glad to furnish
some Concord vines, and other members promised
similar kindness.
ROTATION OF CRoPS-Afred Long. hartford, Wis,
excerpts to the practice of former correspondent.
who having sown piece Of grass does not plow
the land again In less than eight years" Mr.. Long
prefers the system of rotation recommended by Geo.
Geddes namely, meadow, pasture, corn; barley,
wheat lie believes # this were adopted b by tho
and would actually enrich their land. He has land
which has been plowed for % years in succession
without manure or grassseed. producing as near as
he can get at IT eighteen crops of wheat two of corn
and two of oats. Last year 1T yielded at least two
tns of clover and timothy hay per acre for the first
CROP Now he cOntended if this land is kept in
grass two years in five hereafter and all the hay and
straw made into manure and faithfully returned TO
it, will it not grow richerf would advise our West
ern farmers TO try this system of rotation first them
if they think they make it profitable, at the rate
we compelled to sell beef cattle, to NOV their
lands sixteen years in succession they may do So
The TOMATO AND ITS CULTURE. Payne Lowe.
of Little Falls, n j.. gave excellent though brief
paper on this plant 1t is seaSOnabe 10 speak of the
culture of this delicatey acid cooling, healthtul
and much valued fruit, whose hyglcnic qualities
have been well tested in the human system, that
most perfect of laboratories. Other fruits OF the
garden have been long in reaching their present per
tectOn whereas the tomato has been compare
lively short time under culture. My experience has
satisfied Inc that 1t is most susceptible OF improve
ment. Then why grow coarse, unslghtly, SpOngy, Ill
favored tomatoes when. by attending to few SIM
pie but important things. the finest qualities may he
had. Seed from fruit which ripens earliest VIII pro-
duce the earliest next season. and II properly grown
and from the best variety, will give the desirable
qualities of eariness productveneSs, SIZE, S0ldltY
fewneSs of seeds, beauty of fOrm thlnneSs OF skln
delCacy of flavor, and richness of color For gcrInin-
atng seeds in little box. all that is wanted Is few
inches of rather light rich SOil the box III the sun
shine in warm we'll ventilated room, the box COW
cred with glass to counterfeit the dryness OF the
atmosphere; and plants once growing must receive
no check from want of care A few plants well
grown will be worth far more than any number OF
those crowded to suifOcation in dealers hot-beds
In the neighborhood OF New-fork,, the seed
about the middle of February beginning
of March. Frequent transplanting is very desirable.
Begin to do so when the plants are two or three
inches high Let them not be put IN the open ground
till all danger of frost is passed unless they are pro-
tected In transpantng let the soil be well watered,
that ball of earth may go with each plant thus
preventing the growth OF the plant from being
checked. uniform warm temperature Is deslr-
able, but the plants must not be kept so not as 10
grow sckly. They need all the light they can get.
and as much fresh air rs they can stand. Let them
have light, rather than heavy and rich, but not
over-rch soil and if on the southeastern exposure
of hillside, all the better. They should not
stand less than four feet apart Keep the SOIL rlabe
let weeds grow; hoe early aud often For late
crop, SOW IN Spring. The plants in place will grow
till frost comes, and longer If protected Cnt out
suckers shorten the vines, and nutrition VIII flow
to fruit instead of making fiber; nor will there he
loss of fruit for most of il grows near the ground,
and vines thus pruned will produce larger fruit lhe
advantages of pruning have indeed been questioned.
but M tomatoes grow best when well pluned lhave
tried all the popular varieties and am now salts
fed beyond doubt that for family use no other
variety equals Testers Perfected Tomato, which.
although not OF the newest kinds, has for years
been favOrably known. If. however others may
differ with me on the subject of varieties, trust
they may coincide with me the subject of culture.
number of packages of seed of Testers Perfected
were distributed by Mr. Lowe TO various members of
the Club
A MOUNTAIN OF SMT.--Dr Trmble, who was re-
quested to report on salt for man and beast read
humorous account of Lots wife, and spoke OF an i'm
mense ridge of pure salt III San Domingo, OF when
the worthy Chairman Is part owner.
n. &. Ely-1he mount ain is eight miles long, TWO
miles wide and solid salt all through, and cXamina-
tons prove that the best of it is 90 per cent
pure. Products from this wonderful mine are not
now in market, but look forward to the time when
they will be- and at rates so low to permltof very
liberal use of salt for agricultural purposes-poSs-
by as cheap as ten cents per bushel of 50 pounds.
Mr. j. Disturnell. well known rs an accurate and
Well-infoTmed statlstclan, then read paper on
WHEAT-WHERE II Is RAISED AND W HERE CON
sUMED-From the census retains OF 1850, 1t appears
that the United States contained 81 ,ll3@2 lnhab,
,ffl La. ItIra firth M TnH g4I
49, 92i bushels of wheat giving - bushels to each
inhabitant The following table shows the quantity
raised in different sections of the country
PRODUCTION OF wHEAT-lSGO
States Population Bushels Wheat Total Inhabt
/ ~ (. States. .. SiS5,283 lOs9J93 12quarts.
s Mads States SSs s2s5 s bushels
GeisR stateos sss5 55 IS S Snsheis
Illinois, the greatest producer of wheat in 1860,
with a population of 1.0j7,2SG raised % s57Gj bush
els being upward of 20 bushels for each inhabitant.
In the State Of Ohio the quantity of wheat annu
ally raised is shrinking as IT now produces only
from 10 to Is bushels to the acre. being about one
half the former average crop. To large extent the
same unfavOrable influence is operating III Michl-
gan Indiana and Illinois, well as in Western
NewYork, once considered a good wheat-growing re-
giOn. -
New-York in 1900 with population of 3,SS0,7S
produced only SGSl, l0j bushels Of wheat OF about
2! bushels to each lnhabitant.
Pennsylvania, according to the census of 1880
raised more wheat than any other State IN the
Union, lj,3G7,69l bushels; in $780, l3O42lGj or about
four bushels to each nhabitant.
In 1870 no doubt the greatest yield per will be
found be west of the Mississippi River III the States
Of Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. while California
and Oregon will OutstTip any region east of the
Rocky Mountains producing from 20 to 80 bushels of
wheat to the acre. This statement shows that the
only wheat region in the United States where
cess IS TO ho found the home consumption is III
the Western and North Western States, and in Cali
fornia and Oregon. Another great supply may be
expected ere long from the region OF country IN the
Valley of the Red River of the North and the SaS-
katchewan. passing eastward 10 the American mar
kets by railroads and lake navigation, while, by
means of the st. Lawrence River, direct communl-
cation will be afforded To European ports
Export Of american BroddstuBS.-frOm the days
Of Cen Iackson and HcnrY ClaY. 10 the pres