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BLOOMINGDALE ASYLUM FARM. 



New-York, Feb., 20, 1848. 

 T. B. Wakeman, Esq., 



Sup^g agent of the American Institute. 



Dear Sir — Circumstances have recently brought within my obser- 

 vation, the situation and condition of the " Bloomingdale Asylum." 



The asylum has 40 acres of land, 10 of it in wood — including 

 buildings and immediate inclosures, perhaps about 30 acres under 

 cultivation as garden and farmj I was so much pleased, and in par- 

 ticular with the management and produce of this branch; and thought 

 it so honorable to the governor of the hospital, I sought for and 

 obtained a copy of the summary of its Dr. and Cr. amount; I hasten 

 to communicate the same to you, believing it will be an exhibit of 

 great usefulness to the American Institute. It illustrates the benefits, 

 and the profits which will arise from the proper care and cultivation 

 of the soil; it shows what you might expect to accomplish, if the 

 legislature in its wisdom should grant the petition of the American 

 Institute, to establish " an agricultural school, and experimental 

 farm," near this city. 



I feel the exhibit enclosed is a volume of very useful information, 

 it is seed from which with suitable cultivation, agriculture may raise 

 very profitable crops. 



Truly Yours, &c., 



JAMLS TALLMADGE. 



