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to say was, that it seemed to me we learued something which 

 farmers need to learn, and that is the uses of brass. (Laugh- 

 ter and applause.) We never got into a brass-manufacturing 

 place before, and I think that the farmers of this State (I am 

 not sure but it is true of the farmers of the whole country) 

 are rather ignorant on the subject of brass ; they do not have 

 enough of it, and they do not exactly know what to do with 

 the little they have. I hope that every one of us who went 

 down and watched the processes and operations that went for- 

 ward under our eyes, learned something. I think I did. I 

 learned that brass was a good thing, rightly used, and I think 

 that if we rummage around among our stores, we shall find 

 some brass that we have got, and if we study up the matter 

 we can find some good use to which to put our brass. We 

 learned, among other things, that a little brass will go a good 

 way, if rightly used. I don't think we have very much of it, 

 but still, I rather think we have enough. I believe it would 

 be a pretty good thing for farmers generally if they studied up 

 this matter of brass, and used what they have a little more 

 than they do. (Applause.) 



Mr. Hyde. I move a vote of thanks to the ladies who have 

 favored us with their presence on this occasion. We owe 

 much of the interest and pleasure of these meetings to their 

 presence. (Carried.) 



Mr. Williams of New Jersey. I would like to add my tes- 

 timony to what has been said with regard to the interest man- 

 ifested here, and to express my thanks for the enjoyment I 

 have had in attending your sessions. I wish, as a slight re- 

 turn, to say to you that on the 22d and 23d of January, 1884, 

 the New Jersey Horticultural Society hold their ninth annual 

 meeting in the city of Camden, and on the 6th of February 

 the State Board of Agriculture will hold their annual meeting 

 at Trenton. I should like to extend a cordial invitation to 

 every lady and gentleman here present to visit us on those 

 occasions if they find it convenient to do so, and I pledge my- 

 self that we will give them the right hand of fellowship and a 

 cordial welcome. 



