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Let some of the intelligent and public spirited farmers in every county 

 give notice that a meeting will be held at their next county fair, to discuss 

 the subject and to appoint committees of the most eificient and reliable 

 men in every town, and then for every school district, to see that thia 

 experiment he faithfully and thoroughly made. If it be necessary to plow 

 up a few new seeded fields it is a matter of little moment compared to the 

 end to be attained. No one should hesitate to make the sacrifice. But 

 certainly none should be seeded hereafter so as to prevent this plowing, 

 until the eff"ort is fully made to get rid of this dreadful scourge. 



If this plowing is thoroughly done, a crop of wheat may be put in, and a 

 crop taken from the upper side of the furrow, whilst the enemy is sleeping 

 by millions beneath it. This, experiment, well tried in any count}', is of 

 more importance than many county fairs, valuable as they are. 



It is not to be expected that this insect can be entirely destroyed in a 

 single year, but it is confidently believed that if this treatment is thor- 

 oughly pursued for from three to five years, our wheat crop will be brought 

 back to us, and that too without the suspension of wheat culture in the 

 meantime, and at a comparatively trifling cost. Is there an intelligent 

 farmer in the State, if he knew that the insects which are destroying him 

 were exclusively produced on his own farm, and would not come from else- 

 where, who would not make this experiment before winter upon every 

 field on liis farm where the insect has appeared this year, seeded or not 

 seeded ? Then why not all do it, as far as the mischief extends ? 



S. CHEEVER, Waterford, N. Y. 



PLANTINa A MARKET GARDEN. 



Now, to show the influence of the discussions here upon others elsewhere, 

 I will read a letter from Trenton, N. J-, that pretty clearly shows that the 

 writer has been influenced to plant four acres in small fruits, by reading 

 the reports of the Farmers' Club that gathers occasionally in this room. 

 The letter also shows how necessary it is to give line upon line, oft 

 repeated, of the information so much needed and desired. The writer 

 wants to know the proportions of the sort of strawberries recommended 

 by Mr. Pardee for a market-garden plantation. 



R. G. Pardee. — The writer is slightly mistaken in the sorts I did recom- 

 mend. To each 100 plants I would give the following proportions : 



Wilson's Albany, 60 ; Hovey's Seedling, 20 ; Longworth's Seedling, 10 ; 

 Hooker's Seedling, 10. 



I would not plant red Antwerp raspberries. For market the Franeonia 

 is better, except in peculiar locations, like Milton, on the Hudson, where 

 Mr. Field says an acre and a quarter of land gave a crop worth SSOO. I 

 would plant Fastolf raspberries for a private family. 



Andrew S. Fuller. — I certainly would add Brinkley's orange, for private 

 use or market. 



Solon Robinson. — The writer wants to know where to get the plants he 

 wants and the price. That I would not answer if I could. I will hand 

 over the letter to Mr. Fuller. 



