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high state and careful cultivation, merits the premium of the Ameri 



can Institute. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



JEREMIAH JOHNSON, ^ 

 EDWARD CLARK, \ Committee. 



D. JAY BROWNE. J 



JYew-York, Oct. 20th, 1844. 



REPORT ON PETER HULST'S FIELD OF CABBAGE. 



The committee on field crops report : That on invitation they 

 visited a farm in the town of Williamsburgh, L. I., cultivated by Mr. 

 Peter Hulst. The soil is of a sandy loam, with oyster shells in a 

 partial state of decomposition, thickly intermixed. There were 

 twenty-five acres of this farm covered with cabbages in the proportion 

 of 5,000 to the acre : but the field particularly examined, contained 

 about five acres, and twenty-five thousand cabbages of a most extraor- 

 dinary size. Twelve were selected, which weighed as follows : 34 lbs. 

 34, 4*2, 36, 36, 34, 34, 44, 35, 34, 39, 34—436 lbs. 36i lbs. average 

 weight of each. There were many others in the field, and also in an 

 adjoining one, which were planted at a later period, but which ap- 

 peared to your committee as large as the above average. They there- 

 fore recommend the premium of the American Institute to be awarded 

 to Mr. Hulst. 



All which is respectfully submitted. 



JAMES TALLMADGE, 

 EDWARD CLARK, 

 T. B. WAKEMAN, 



Committee. 

 Mew- York, October 2lst, 1844. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIA RUBBER GOODS. 



Since the report of last year there have been many improvements. 

 'In the last report the estimated capital then employed was $120,000. 

 We now give the names, location, number of operatives, and capital 

 employed, as near as can be ascertained at this time. 



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