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not only curative but prevents disease. In China (he infers for this 

 purpose) they renovate their mulberry trees every year. These are 

 new ideas, and deserve investigation. Experiment will afford the 

 only conclusive test. 



Col. Clark thinks the mulberry bark may be macerated in steam, 

 and if resin remains be purified by alcohol. 



Mr. Smith presented a communication signed John O. Griscom, 

 city inspector, addressed to the common council of this city, in re- 

 lation to sinks, privies, cispools, &c. Ordered to lie over for next 

 meeting's consideration. 



The Club then adjourned. The next meeting will be on the third 

 Tuesdiiy of instant March, viz : lOth, at 12 o'clock, as usual at the 

 Repository in the Park. 



Subject — the culture of the vine and Gooseberry; with some unfin- 

 ished matter in relation to Manure. 



Meeting of the N. Y. Farmers' Club. 



American Institute j March 19, 1844. 



Present, Forty-four members. 



The Vice-President, General Chandler, in the chair. 



Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, after 

 correcting an error in the statement relative to the Egyptian Wheat. 

 The " Remarks" apply to Egyptian Corn. 



The Chairmain said, that the growth and manufacture of wool in 

 the U. States had been made a subject of particular investigation by 

 the American Institute, and a report might be expected. He believed 

 all the objections to it, save its supposed interference with commerce, 

 had vanished before the light of truth practically illustrated ; and he 

 could assure the meeting of his entire belief that the investigation 

 alluded to would clearly show, that, if all the wool necessary for the 

 consumption of the country was manufactured and grown within its 

 limits, commerce would find a much greater amount of employment 

 in bringing from abroad the dye stuffs and other materials which ne- 

 cessarily enter into its composition, than would be afforded in bring- 

 ing the woollens if manufactured abroad. 



Dr. Valentine compounded the materials forming artificial guano, 

 in the presence of the club, (viz.) in the proportions of — nitrate of 

 soda 20 pounds, sal ammonia 10, carbonate of ammonia 5, pearlash 

 5, sulphate of soda 8, sulphate of magnesia 5, pulverised bone 60, 

 salt 10, sulphate of lime 2 bushels, meadow mud or street manure 1 

 cart load, carbonate of iron 2 drachms, manganese 2 drachms. Dr. 

 Valentine asked for the reading of a statement, from the Transactions 

 of the Highland Agricultural Society, as follows — 



Effects of Soaking Seeds in Chemical Solutions. 

 " I steeped the seeds of the various specimens exhibited, in sul- 



