30 



[Senate 



Brought forward, 



Acres. 



Michael Vreeland, about 3 



John M. Vreeland, " 2i 



Henry Brinckerhoff, " 2 J 



Cornelius Brinckerhoff, " 1| 



John Brinckerhoff, " 25 



John Van Horn, " 6 



Mr. Prichard, " 3 



John J. Van Horn, " 3 



John G. Van Horn, " 35 



Myndort Van Horn, " 35 



John G. Van Horn, Jr " 25 



Myndort Vreeland, " 25 



Abm. Vreeland, " 3 



Richard Vreeland,^ " 25 



Jacob Stultz, " 3 



Abraham Post, over 1 



Mr. Bell, about 2 



Mr. Jackson, " 2 



Total— about, 775 



Cabbages, 

 25,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 

 20,000 

 50,000 

 25,000 

 30,000 

 30,000 

 30,000 

 28,000 

 20,000 

 25,000 

 20,000 

 25,000 

 10,000 

 15,000 

 15,000 



630,000 



On the 20th of September, 1842, your committee visited the es- 

 tate of Mr. John Jones, near Hurlgate, New-York, for the purpose 

 of inspecting a field of Turneps. Your chairman having furnished 

 the seed for this field on the first of August, being but seven weeks 

 previous, was astonished at the perfection to which this crop had ar- 

 rived. His associates were also delighted at the extraordinary regu- 

 larity of their growth, the refreshing greenness of their tops, and, 

 tempted to test their quality, pulled several of them from the earth, 

 which averaged from ten to twelve inches in circumference, and 

 were of a delicious flavor. Two pecks of these turneps were for- 

 warded to the Horticultural Room October 8th, some of which mea- 

 sured eighteen inches in circumference. The grand secret of the 

 prodigious growth, rested on the simple fact of their having been 

 hoed out twice, and cultivated on the English principle. On the 

 above occasion, we also visited a field of Indian Corn on this estate, 

 which had been plowed through in the usual way, but had not un- 

 dergone the operation of the hoe. It was in a state of great luxu- 

 riance, a great proportion of the stalks being from eight to ten feet 

 in height. Samples of this corn were also forwarded by the proprie- 

 tor to the Horticultural Room of the Institute, together with several 

 fine specimens of culinary vegetables, viz: Potatoes, Onions, &c., 

 which would entitle him to several distinct premiums, but in conside- 

 ration of their not being entered for competition in distinct lots, the 

 committee of judges on vegetables adjudged a silver medal, as a fit- 

 ting reward for such eminent success in field culture. 



The committee cannot close this report, without awarding their 

 meed of unqualified praise to the disciples of Flora, both profes- 



