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set about raising them from the seed. I succeeded in raising a very 

 great variety, but selected one I considered far superior to the others, 

 and got a stock from it, I had more failures from this stock than 

 any other. 



Late planted potatoes have escaped disease. 



The great mass of authority goes to establish, that no modification 

 of the disease was observed to result from the condition or kind of 

 manure, and that it manifested itself to an equal extent, and with 

 equal virulence, under all applications, whether of common manure, 

 or what have been called special manures. This information is from 

 the most experienced, practical farmers of the country. 



The more richly manured, the greater the disease. 



That the disease was as prevalent on newly cultivated as on old 

 cultivated lands ! 



The higher the cultivation, and the richer manured, the greater the 

 disease. 



On the estates of the Duke of Montrose, potatoes on the north side 

 of a hill all sound; on the south side all unsound ! culture, &c. the 

 same on both sides of the hill. 



Horace Greely presented a specimen of marl from the farm of Aaron 

 Stafford, of Sangerfield, in Oneida county, for examination. 



Professor Mapes. The faculty of the Institute will examine it. 



Alexander Walsh, of Lansingburgh, transmitted a communication 

 to the Club, from the London Spectator, on model farming in Ireland 

 and Scotland. 



Hon. Wm. Terrill, of Sparta, Georgia. The following communi- 

 cation was read, and the cuttings of the Warren grape distributed 

 among the members of the Club; and a committee appointed, con- 

 sisting of Charles Henry Hall, Professor Janaes J. Mapes, and Gene- 

 ral James Tallmadge, to examine and report upon the specimens of 

 wine sent by Mr. Terrill. 



