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Many grafts, turtle soup beans, seeds of cocoa nut squash, cheese 

 pumpkin, ears of Long Island yellow corn, and white corn, and Ver- 

 mont early white corn, were distributed among the members of the 

 club, who as usual, manifested their zeal in receiving good authentic 

 grafts and seeds. 



Judge Van Wyck. There is a great deal of nourishment in the 

 corn cob husk and grain together, when they are green, cattle eat all 

 greedily, tut as professor Mapes has said, when all the juices and 

 nutritious elements of the cob have been carried into the grain, what 

 there is left, is destitute of any nutritious principle, or certainly very 

 little, all has passed into the grain when it is at its maturity, which 

 is the crown of the operation. 



Mr. I. Cozzens, gave to one of the members of this club, a few 

 seeds of the Mexican Ranchero squash. This squash grows to about 

 one foot long and four inches diameter, has a buff colored skin, red 

 flesh, and seeds dark colored like most watermelons, very sweet, not 

 fibrous and keeps long. This melon is yet good, although of last 

 years' crop. 



D. Jay Browne, presented an extract from a communication frona 

 N. Longworth, of Cincinnati, 0., in reference to setting grape cut- 

 tings. He says: " We usually plant cuttings and it is invariably 

 done when the person buys them, as roots would be too dear, and in 

 favorable seasons, but little advantage gained. We never take the 

 trouble to water the cuttings. In favorable seasons but few die." 



Mr. Samuel Allen, suggested that perhaps it would be well to alter 

 the hour of meeting of the club, from rwon, to 9 or 10 A. M., by 

 which means some farmers could attend and get to their farms after 

 the discussions, by the afternoon boats. 



Subjects for next meeting of the club, grafts, cutting seeds, manure 

 and planting corn. 



After the adjournment the following note was received from John 

 R. Burrows: 



To the President of the Farmers^ Club: 



Dear Sir — Having heard a statement made at the meeting of the 

 Farmers' Club, to the effect that Indian meal may be preserved for 

 two or three years, by putting a stone in the middle of a cask con- 



