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fine, but your committee are of the opinion that 

 Mr. Spearman's colt has the finest form. 



Thomas L. Temple exhibited a coalt foaled 

 this spring, sired by Uncle Sam. 



Thom'as Wallace e.\hibited one, do, »Both 

 are good colts ; your committee are of opinion 

 that Mr. Wallace's has the best size and form. 



ON VEGETABLES. 



The committee on Vegetables report, that they 

 have been much gratified by the variety and ex- 

 cellence of tlie many samples of vegetables pre- 

 sented for their inspection, among which they 

 would particularize 



Very large and well headed cabbages exhi- 

 bited by Daniel Cowgill and Jacob R. Griflln. 



Mangel Wurtzel beets weighing 25 lbs. by 

 Jacob \{. Griffin, and also by John M. Clayton, 

 very large. 



A specimen of sugar beet, raised by Samuel 

 "Terdiii, from Landreth's seed — weight 1 1 lbs. 



Blood Beets by NVm. T. Milbourn, Samuel 

 Virden, and Jonathan Jenkins, of which the 

 largest, being Mr. Milbourn's, weighed 12^ lbs. 



A large yellow beet by Simon Spearman, 29 

 inches and a half in circumference. 



A blood radish, by John Kennedy, 26^ inches, 

 circumference. 



Two samples of potatoes were presented by 

 Simon Spearman and George W. Cummins, 

 both of the mercer kind and both very fine. 



Large turneps were exhibited by Nathan C. 

 Ward and Nathan Farrow. Mr. W'ard's turnep 

 weihged 5^ lbs. and was but 41 days from the 

 seed. 



John M. Clayton presented the largest egg 

 plant, weighing 4 lbs. 12 oz. Dr. Levin H. 

 Adams and John Manlove also exhibited hand- 

 some specimens of this vegetable. The largest 

 of those exhibited by Dr. Adams weighed 4 lbs. 

 10 oz. 



Charles Kimmey exhibited a very fine citron 

 (or rock) melon, as large as the common water 

 melon. 



Thomas L. Temple and Mrs. Freeman 

 showed some handsome squashes, and Mr. 

 Temple also obtained the preference for oyster 

 plant. 



Stalks of the celery plant over 4 feet long and 

 very large, were presented by Samuel M. Har- 

 rington and Henry Todd. On motion of Mar- 

 tin W. Bates, Esq. the names of the members 

 who had joined the Society, at its previous meet- 

 ing, were read. 



Jacob Raymond, Esq. from the committee to 

 nominate officers of the society, reported as fol- 

 lows. 



Vice Presidents. Benjamin Coombe, John 

 Cowgill, David Onins, Samuel Thawley, Wil- 

 liam Masten, and Peter F. Causey. Corres- 

 p07idmg Secretary, Henry M. Ridgely. Record- 

 ing Secretary, Joseph P. Comegys. Treasurer, 

 Caleb H. Sipple. Directors, Jacob Raymond, 

 Robert Palmator}'^, George W. Cummins, Daniel 

 Megear, Elias Naudain, John Frazer, Thomas 

 L. Temple, William Nickerson, John M. Clay- 



ton, Jonathan Jenkins, Robert W. Reynold.s, 

 Joel Clements, Samuel Virden, Justus Lowery, 

 Peter F. Causey. Robert Sorden, William Mas- 

 tin, and Martin W. Bates. 



On motion of Mr. Bates, the report was 

 adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Clayton, the meeting then 

 adjourned for the space of half an hour, to afford 

 time to the board of Directors, to appoint the 

 standing committees of the society, in obedi- 

 ence to the Constitution. At the expiration of 

 the timj, the meeting again convened, and the 

 Board of Directors reported to the meeting, their 

 selection from among themselves, of the follow- 

 ing persons to compose the said committees, to 

 wit. 



Committee on A^ricnltvre. — Benj. Coombe, 

 Peter F. Causey, Robert W. Reynolds, Martin 

 W. Bates, and Jonathan Jenkins. 



Committee on IlorticuUure. — Henry M Uidg- 

 !ey, Jacob Raymond, Thomas L. Temple, Justus 

 Lowery, and liobert Sorden. 



Committee on Silk. — John M. Clayton, Geo. 

 W. Cummins, Elias Naudain, Samuel Virden, 

 and John Frazer. 



On motion the report was adopted. 

 On motion of Henry M. Ridgly, Esq., the 

 Treasurer was directed to procure a record, for 

 the purpose of having entered therein the pro- 

 ceedings of the society. 



On motion of Simon Spearman, Esq. ordered 

 that the proceedings of this meeting, including 

 the reports of the commitlees, be published in 

 the newspapers of this state. 



On motion of Air. Bates, Ordered that the 

 names of those persons, who had become mem- 

 bers of the society since the first meeting be 

 now read. 



Whereupon, it appeared, that the following 

 persons had entered their names, to wit — Simon 

 Spearman,Jabez Jenkins, Cornelius P.Comegys, 

 Dr. William V/. Morris, Henry Todd, Henry 

 Cowgcll, William Savin, Michael Lovvber, John 

 Eaton, Nathan Farrow, Charles Harper, Samuel 

 Verdon, Robert Sorden, Jonathan Jenkins, Jo- 

 seph Hoffecker Jr., Daniel Lockwood, Hunn 

 Jenkins, ^ Benjamin Coombe, Elias Naudain, 

 Jolin Frazer, ('harles Kimmey, Senr. John 

 Cowgill and Jobcph Green. 



On motion the meeting then adjourned. 



SAMUEL THAWLEY, Chairman. 



Attest — Geokge W. Cummins, 



Joseph P. Comegys 



INS, 7 



Secretaries. 



Sssant in Graiu. 



We are surprised to learn that smut is still permitted 

 to adulterate and diminish our grain crops, wljen it is a 

 lacl amply and falislactorily establitheO, that sleeping 

 tl'.e seed gram twelve hours in brine, and rolling it in 

 fresh slacked lime, before sowing, will prevent the evil. 

 Thti po]ier-liraiid, dust-brand, tlie two.-pecies of smut, 

 are parasitic planis, the minute seeds of uhich ailach lo 

 the gram, and are propelled through the sap vessels of 

 the plant, to the germs of the young grain. The salt 

 and lime destroy the vitaliiy of ihefS seeds.— TAe Cnlti, 

 valor. 



