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Mr. Maine — I am cultivating dwarf plum trees. I have a high 

 close form around them — pave the ground and prune the trees im- 

 mediately after the fall of the leaves. 



Mr. Wakeman— It is with great pleasure and hoping for much 

 good to grow out of it, that I now offer to the Club the following 

 resolutions, the object of which is, the utmost extension and diffusion 

 through our country of the finest of our fruits. If the exchange of 

 fruit grafts contemplated by these resolutions shall happily be made, 

 we shall at no distant period have the high satisfaction of an almost 

 universal enjoyment by our fellow citizens, of the finest fruits. I 

 trust and hope earnestly that the exchange of grafts may be far and 

 wide, and that every farmer's club now in existence, and that shall 

 be created hereafter, will consider themselves bound to carry into 

 full execution so noble a practical good thing. 



Resolved, That the production of choice fruit may be greatly in- 

 <creased by the interchange of grafts, cuttings, &c, and that mem- 

 bers of this Club be requested to bring supplies of grafts and cuttings 

 t)f the most valuable fruit trees to the future meetings of this Club, 

 •with the characteristics of each, until the season for grafting, and the 

 setting out of cuttings is past 



Resolved, That it be recommended to all the Farmers Clubs in 

 our country, to use their endeavors to promote an extensive exchange 

 of grafts and cuttings, and to avail themselves of the present season 

 for laying the foundation for an extended production of the best fruits 

 throughout our country. 



Resolved, That one copy of the proceedings of the National Con- 

 vention of farmers, gardeners and silk culturists be sent to all the 

 Farmers Clubs formed in our country, and that such clubs as have 

 been, or may hereafter be formed, be requested to forward to the New- 

 York Farmers Club of the American Institute, copies of their pro- 

 ceedings, to be preserved by the Recording Secretary with the re- 

 cords of the Club, 



Clubs not supplied with the proceedings above alluded to are re- 

 ■quested to give notice to the Secretarjr of the American Institute, 

 New-York. 



