684 [Assembly 



SECOND AGRICULTURAL EXCURSION OF THE FARMERS' 



CLUB 



To pursue the inquiries in rela'ion to the immense tracts qf unirrt" 

 proved land on Long Island. 



The object of the second agricultural excursion was " to pursue 

 the inquiries in relation to the immense tracts of unimproved lands 

 on Long Island " A large number of public spirited and distinguished 

 men of the city and Island being invited to be of the company, a 

 train of cars being very generously furnished for the purpose by the 

 Long Island Railroad Company, the plan being to hold several meet- 

 ing at different places, and a convention of farmers at Greenport, 

 with an extensive examination of soil, products, &c., and trip by 

 steamboat to Sag Harbor, to occupy two days in tie prosecution of 

 this important investigation, the company started from the depot at 

 Brooklyn at 9 A. M. of the 4th, and returned at 9 P. M. of the 5th 

 August. When the train reached Greenport at 5 P. M. the number 

 had swelled to over 170 gentlemen, among whom were the Hon, 

 Messrs. Ogden Edwards, John W. Lawrence, A. Stewart, Professor 

 Renwick, Drs. Manley, C. Miller, Van Hovenburgh, James Depeys- 

 ter, Gen. F. Pentz, A. B. Allen, B. L. Benson, Curtis Holmes, D. M. 

 Prall, Col. Tylee, M. G. Leonard, T. Spofford, of N. Y., Hon. Judge 

 Hammond, A. Spooner, James "Walters, of Brooklyn, William Sim- 

 mons, of East N. Y.,Rev. Dr. Schoonmaker, J. A. Herriman, J. Rider, 

 J. L. Reeve, Dr. Peck, C. S. Watrous, of Jamaica, Hon. Messrs. P. 

 Willets, J. Bedell, J. W. Smith, of Hempstead, A. G. Carll, Jericho, 

 J. B. Smith, of Smithtown, J. P. Carl, of Babylon, N. Tuttle, of 

 Yaphank, Benjamin Strong, of Brookhaven, George Miller, of River- 

 head, R. Smith, late sheriff of Suffolk County, with two distinguish- 

 ed visitants from the Celestial Empire, Esing and Sumstug, of the 

 Chinese junk, and President Weekes, of the railroad company. The 

 gentlemen of the Island joined the excursion at different places, as 

 the train progressed. Many of the inhabitants and neighboring far- 

 mers of the places where the train stopped, had collected in expec- 

 tation of the visitors, and very numerous facilities were furnished at 

 various points, to aid the examination, and furnish the evidence and 

 information sought. 



At Suffolk Station, being in a central part of the extensive pine 

 lands, more time was taken to gain information, a meeting was or- 



