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human ordure, which they remove from the sinks of their eities, by 

 atmospheric oontrivances, a leather hose connected with a cart in 

 the street, is led to the sink, when the air is exhausted in the hose, 

 as soon as this is completely accomplished, the excrementitous mat- 

 ters immediately flow to the cart. If our common council could be 

 induced to make the arrangement before proposed respecting the 

 sewers in the upper part of the city, and cleanse the lower part after 

 the Flanders plan, millions would be added annually to the agricul- 

 tural interest. It is admitted by those who have given the impor- 

 tant matter attention, that the ordure of every person is sufficient if 

 properly used, to raise bread enough to furnish the person a whole 

 year. The loss, then, that is suffered in a community like ours, is 

 immense indeed. 



Mr. Alanson Nash expressed an opinion that the remarks which 

 had just fallen from Mr. Pell were of too much importance to be 

 confined to the small number within hearing of the speaker, he 

 hoped they would be extensively published. A London writer very 

 justly remarks, that the common sewers of London were constantly 

 casting into the river loaves of bread and legs of inutton. 



The chairman observed that his system of soiling cows had been 

 rewarded with a medal. The increase in the milk is very great, 

 and the animal is fatter by the end of the year. As to the soiling 

 plan I make five hundred loads of manure by that method, instead 

 of perhaps ten loads gathered from pastures ; and it is convenient 

 in the soiling yard to add charcoal dust to fix the ammonia. 



Dr. Underbill had soiled his stock for many years ; soiling best 

 in places where land is dear and population dense. Well fed stock, 

 especially fed on grain, gave the most valuable manure. 



Mr. Van Wyck had been shown peach trees at the South, said to 

 be nearly 100 years old, still bearing, and tolerably thrifty looking, 

 and on a lean gravelly soil, no nursing or attention paid to them in 

 any shape. 



Subject for the next meeting — Seeds — the best way to raise, to 

 test, and to 'plant them. 



The Club adjourned to Tuesday, May 1, at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



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