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Mr. Sickles.- -The subject is of too great moment to be discussed 

 in a short time. We should bring to bear upon it all the intelligence 

 of the best men that we can call to our aid. In our State Agri- 

 cultural Society we have had serious debates last winter, and I have- 

 found the grey heads of the Legislature and the country handling 

 this question with very great caution. Let us discuss it, adjourn,, 

 take it up again; not one day, but many days will be required for a 

 proper discussion of it. I now move an indefinite postponement of 

 the discussion. 



Charles Henry Hall.--T visited Albany last winter, and the plan 

 which I presented met with general favor; but the great difficulty 

 seemed to be the location of the College and Farm. We, of the In- 

 stitute, are not very easily turned from a good purpose, so we offered 

 a plan for six State Districts, each of which should in due time have 

 its College and Farm; but to begin in the city and county of New- 

 York. This project w^as approved by the Governor and the Comp- 

 troller — it passed the Senate^ and it was not passed by the Assem- 

 bly merely on account of the crowd of bills. Massachusets is con- 

 templating such a college, to be established before our Empire State 

 begins. I hope we may yet be first. And here let me say, from all 

 that I know, that although we need the improvements in Agriculture,, 

 and must have them, yet we are not behind England in our agricul- 

 ture as some believe. 



Dr. Bommer, by an agent,^ offered to give one ton of his fertilizing 

 powder to the members of the Club, for the purpose of testing its 

 quality. 



Mr. Sickles did not think it best for the Club to recommend any 

 artificial manures, — of which experience teaches, that the second: 

 edition by no means equals the first. 



Charles Henry Hall — from Ephraim M. Baynard, Esq., of Edisto 

 Island, South Carolinia, presented long staple Sea Island Cotton 

 Seed, — and beautiful corn, the product of that island. It was stated, 

 that this corn which is of a pearly color and flint like surface, was- 

 grown from the common gourd seed corn of the main land. They 

 were distributed. 



Corn prepared by the Stafford process was distributed that its ger- 

 minating power may be tested. 



