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Col. J. S. Skinner. A communication from him was read, recom- 

 mending the use of pans, made of glass, for dairy purposes, and 

 suggesting that the Institute offer a premium of sufficient amount to 

 induce manufacturers to offer samples for competition. He also 

 suggested that the Institute should offer a sum either in money or 

 plate, that would handsomely reward the trouble and expense of 

 taking the weights and measurements necessary to ascertain the 

 exact quantity of all the parts or materials that make up the corn 

 fodder of an acre of corn, making the measure of the grain the 

 standard of comparison. He also presented the following record of 

 the greatest amount of corn per acre grown from 1820 to 1842. 



