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ness of dio-o-ino; this invaluable fertilizer. A cIreclo;ino; machine 

 takes the marl from a depth of 20 feet mider water, and brings 

 up enough to load a railroad car in less than one minute. These 

 cars are upon a branch of the Delaware and Raritan Bay Railroad, 

 and deliver 'their freight at any station, or on board of vessels at 

 Port Monmouth. 



Dr. Trimble. — These arc not all the facilities needed to spread 

 this cheap and excellent manure over the State of New Jersey. 

 We must have tracks to connect the marl pits with all the railroads 

 in the State. 



Draining the Jersey Marshes. 

 This question was called up and discussed at some length, and. 

 then referred to a committee, consistino; of Dr. Trimble, P. T. 

 Quinn and Dr. Isaac M. Ward, who were requested to gather such 

 information as will be useful to all owners of salt marsh. 



Wire Fence. 

 Mr. A. C. Betts, Troy, N. Y., exhibited a specimen of wire 

 fence requiring only four and a half pounds of number ten 

 wire per rod. Permanent posts are set one rod apart. The 

 wires are held in place by wooden strips, one inch in width and 

 thickness, 15 inches apart, which gives it somewhat the look of a 

 j)icket fence. These strips are fastened to the wires with small 

 staples, which are driven in very fast by a most ingenious and 

 simple machine. 



Hedges — Norway Spruce. 



Mr. J. Pollard, South W^ilson, Niagara county, N. Y. : "I want 

 to know where to obtain seeds of Norway spruce. I am convinced 

 it will make a good hedge fence. The cones upon my trees have 

 no seeds. I also want to know when to plant and how I can suc- 

 ceed in growing; the seed." 



Mr. William S. Carpenter. — The growing of Norway spruce 

 from seed is not generally successful. The}^ on\y succeed in cer- 

 tain localities. Those furnish the young plants. I planted two 

 pounds of seed one year, but got no plants. They were apparently 

 all killed by the sun. The seed can be obtained at any large seed 

 store. 



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