Farmers Club.

Reported expressly for the Tribune.
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TUESDAY. April l6


GRATING.


DR.. Sterens said that India Rubber ribbon
was tue best ligature for grating. 1t elas
tic and kept the plant moist. In the selection of
scions, it is necessary to obtain the wood perfect
" ripe If u person wants dwarf trees, he must
cngraft on the roots. 1t is vicious practice Of
some nurserymen to sell trees, the growth Of such
gratis.


Mr.. Carter explained the mode of chip graft
ing, and commended it as method he had never
known to fail.


Mr. Bro,cn said this is budding-it is called
the scollop mode of budding. There are more
than thirty methods of budding. The scollop
method is good one; it can be used at all sea-
sons.


Mr.. Bosucll said the best preparation to cover
the wound was l lb. rosin, ID. beeswax, 3 OF.
tallow.


MIR. Brown said the best compost was cows
dung and loan or clay.


Mr.. Bos,rcU explained the common cleft mode
of grating also the quick mode which was
simply splicing: another by approach which is
cutting away the bark and uniting or crossing the
twigs. The latter mode is most applicable 10
trees.


There was some desul!ory conversation relative
to the Walnut and Chesnut-the result of which
was the common opinion that the Walnut may
be cngraftcd and improved like the Apple or
Peach So also of the Chcsnut Seedwill not al
ways produce its kind, engralling will. The Spa
nish Chesnut will grow in our country, though
it is not as good as the common Chesnut.


Mr. Tallmadgc said that our soil was dcprcci-
ating. Lands in this State which formerly pro-
duccd 36 bushels of Wheat to the acre now would
yield only 10 or II bushels. He wished the Club
TO inquire the cause of this He thought by pro-
per manures the soil might be renstatcd.


Or. Gardncr thought that the mineral local.
tics of the State containing phosphatcs and other
fertzing substances, called by the chemists salts,
might be used as manure. A committee was
appointed to inquire.


Mr.. Kelsey presented species of sweet potato
raised by him in Florida, which is IA inches long
and ii inches in circumference. He raised 100
bushels from OF an acre. tie has them for sale
in this city at Sl,50 per bushcl. He says the
potatoe can be raised in this climate