No. 216.] 677 



David Mills, offered for sale his farm at Newtown, on Long Island, 

 two hundred acres, brought up to high condition by the labors of 

 years, having some miles of stone fence dividing its lands. A stable 

 with 100 stalls for cattle. The farm 5 miles from New-York. 



Mr. Meigs, observed that this farm had been visited by committees 

 of the Club, and their reports are in print by the Legislature. There 

 >is no doubt of the fine condition of Mr. Mills' farm. 



Jordan L. Mott, eithibited fine corn on the stalks of 11 or 12 feet, 

 also a very fine large oblong squash, from his farm. 



Dr. Peck. I propose as a question for this Club, " Does continued 

 cutting and carrying off timber impoverish the land?" 



Adopted unanimously, as the question for next meeting. 



Edwin Williams desired that the Secretary should write to Joseph 

 D. Sho+well, Rah way Post oflfice, and ask for a statement of his 

 mode of raising the Teazle, of which he has just gathered a fine 

 ■crop. 



CarrieJi. 



Dr. Peck, desired that a circular should be addressed to Long Isl- 

 and farmers, asking them to state their knowledge and experience of 

 the culture of the neglected lands. 



Carried. 



The Chairman called to the recollection of the Club, BuePs farm, 

 X)n the celebrated Saratoga sands. 



Edwin Williams. Mr. Schuyler said that some of those sands had 

 been cultivated and w^re now worth ^50 an acre. 



Dr. Peck. During owr revolution the pine plains of Dutchess county 

 "were offered for sale at the rate of one yard of tow cloth per acre, 

 and are now valued at $75 an acre. 



Edwin R. Campbell, of Ohio. We, m Ohio, are particularly in* 

 terf sted in silk, I think more so than the people of any other State 

 of the Union. We have many silk growers who will be glad to at- 

 tend the Convention, 



