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ground. They thus retain their juices and sweetness, and as the stock 

 bite off the roots, their manure is well spread. The ground is bene- 

 fited by what remains of the turnip when that rots. To obtain good 

 crops of turnips it is necessary to manure highly with barn-yard ma- 

 nure or bone dust. A rapid growth of the plants is one of the very 

 best preservatives from the attack of insects. But our Indian corn is 

 a noble substitute for all this kind of crops. 



Subjects for next meeting. Turnip Culture and Wool continued. 

 The Club adjourned. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



June 29, 1847. 



Col. Edward Clark in the Chair. 



Mr. Meigs addressed some remarks to the Club relative to the pre- 

 parations for the twentieth Annual Fair of the Institute. The ma- 

 nagers have obtained Castle Garden for the exhibition, and nearly ar- 

 ranged as to the place for the ploughing and spading matches, and 

 for the cattle show. That the prospect was extremly agreeable as to 

 the still more extended interest and importance of the Twentieth Fair. 

 All citizens who ^et a value upon the works of American genius and 

 industry, are requested to take early notice, that in October next eve- 

 ry thing which they wish to exhibit to their fellow citizens, may be 

 ready promptly. All articles for competition at the Fair, must be at 

 the Castle on the first or second of October next, at farthest. 

 This is necessary in order to give the Managers an opportunity so to 

 arrange all articles, as to do the exhibitors full justice. 



Mr. M^igs read the following translation by him on the longevity 

 of Onions. 



In the Belgian Horticulturist it is stated that M. Houlton has com- 

 municated to the Medico Botanic Society of Louviers, that an Onion 

 which he had found in the hands of an Egyptian female mummy, 

 which had been entombed more than two thousand years, on being 

 planted in a garden, vegetated with great strength. It did not vary 

 at all in appearance or qualities from our modern onion. 



Mr. Wakeman read extracts from a letter from the Hon. Nathan 

 Burchard, in which he speaks warmly of his favorite subject. Agri- 

 cultural Education, and states that he will comply with our invita- 



