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this piece. There we also had given to us a new piece of unbroken land to try- 

 on, but have not had time to make much progress as yet. 



Dr. Palmer : Does Dr. Beal think Black walnut would do well here? 



Dr. Beal : I think not. It always thrives chiefly on strong land. 



Dr. Palmer : I planted some nuts a few years ago and they all came up 

 and froze back about one-half each year, and in four years the roots went 

 down three and one-half feet and were three inches in diameter, while the 

 top was but three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and only four feet high. 



Dr. Beal: Have chestnuts been tried? 



Mr. Harder: I set out 13 in 1886, and last spring all but three were dead. 



Dr. Beal : Last fall I bought six quarts of chestnuts and shall plant them 

 here next spring. I planted some Russian mulberry here last year, but have 

 very little expectation of their proving valuable. 



Prof. Taft : The Russian mulberry serves to draw birds away from garden 

 fruits. Trees on rich soil, in three years, increased from one inch in diam- 

 eter to three inches, in Missouri. 



Mr. Silsby, for the Committee on Resolutions, presented the following 

 report which was unanimously adopted and the Institute adjourned: 



We, the Committee on Resolutions, would most respectfully submit the following: 



Resolved, That the organization of this Institute, and the attendance thereof, is of 

 the most substantial value to us as farmers. 



Resolved, That we earnestly desire the Agricultural Society at this point to take some 

 decisive steps to stimulate action among the farming community in this locality. To 

 this end we recommend that at least four meetings be held each year in various loca- 

 tions in the county to discuss the agricultural interests of the county and to compare 

 notes with each other as to our successes and failures, so that the best methods may be 

 adopted. 



Resolved, That we most highly appreciate the efforts of the Agricultural College in 



our behalf and in its study of the peculiar problems presented in this region of our 



State and in the location of an Experiment Station here connected with the College. 



We can already feel the satisfactory effects of the work of the College in our midst, 



awakening interest among ourselves and inspiring us with hope of speedy prosperity 



through more careful treatment of our lands, 



J. M. Silsby, 



Hubbard Head, 



W. O. Bradford, 



Wm. Woodburn, 



Committee. 



