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over 1,400 bushels. It had formerly been manured with bones very 

 largely, some twenty years previous. 



John G. Bergen. — In regard to large corn crops, I have heard much of 

 them at the west, but I never saw better crops in Ohio than upon Long- 

 Island. I grew one acre that gave a little over 100 bushels per acre. I 

 try to plow as deep as I can, but deep plowing is not best for all lands^ 

 under all circumstances. In one place in Pennsylvania I noticed that the 

 land for corn was plowed shallow, and that deep plowing did not produce 

 the best crops. 



The President. — Lands differ, and sometimes deep plowing may reach 

 gravel and injure the soiL Although I have injured some soil by too deep 

 plowing, say twenty-two inches deep, yet I have improved a hundred acres 

 where I ever injured one acre. Koots penetrate just as deep as the soil is 

 aerated. All cereals require phosphate of lime, potash and soda. If 

 these be removed by long cropping, the soil will not produce good crops. 

 By deep plowing a new supply is obtained, just as it was upon ground 

 described by Mr. Ambler, that only grew five finger vines. Do not con- 

 sider a soil worn out until you have proved it so, not only that the surface 

 is exhausted, but all below that within reach of the plow. 



HOW TO KILL WORMS. 



A gentleman showed about half a wine glass full of worms, of a reddish 

 brown color, as large as the coarsest knitting-kneedle, and about three- 

 quarters of an inch long, and very hard, with many legs and a voracious 

 disposition t(^ eat vegetables. They arc so prevalent in some gardens in 

 Brooklyn that a dozen or twenty are often found under one hill of corn. 

 He said, "What shall I do?" 



Solon Robinson. — Salt them with a mixture of salt and lime. 



Upon this hint the secretary sprinkled a little upon those exhibited, and 

 in two minutes every one was dead. 



HUNGARIAN GRAPE VINES, 



A lot of grape vines from Hungary, imported and presented to the 

 Institute by Mr. Chas. F. Loosey, Consul-Gencral of Austria, was dis- 

 tributed ; and a parcel of Kansas melon seed, presented by Thaddeus 

 Hyatt, on account of the very superior quality of the melon, were given to 

 Buch persons as chose to try to grow them. 



Several subjects before the club to-day were not reached foi want of 

 time, will be discussed next Monday. 



'Subjects for the next meeting — By Solon Robinson, " Indian Corn ;" by 

 R. G. Pardee, "Flowers" and "Small Fruits;" by Solon Robinson, 

 "The most economical method of renovating worn-out land." 



The club then adjourned to Monday next at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



