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34. Flote Foxtail. Grows in meadoNvs; good in newly reclaimed 

 morasses and lands recovered from the sea. 



35.. Flote Fescue. Grows in wettest soils; horses and cows are 

 very fond of it. 



36. Water Hair Grass. Grows on the edges of standing waters; 

 gives good flavor to butter. 



37. Reed Meadow Grass. One of the most useful of the British 

 grasses. Grows six feet high sometimes; should be mowed, however, 

 at four feet; grows in the marshes of Sandusky Bay, River Rasin, 

 Detroit, and around the westerly shores of Lake Erie. 



37. Artificial Grasses 



H. MEIGS, Secretary of the Farmers' Cluh. 

 Mgust 30, 1847. 



Charles L. Fleischman read the following communication: 



Gentlemen: You did me the honor to listen, at former meetings, to 

 my remarks on the rise and progress of wool culture in Germany. 

 Allow me now to say a few words on the subject of Agricultural 

 Schools, a subject in which you take great interest, as you intend to 

 establish such an institution in the vicinity of this city. 



Having been myself a pupil of an agricultural institute; having 

 practically applied on a large estate, for many years, the information 

 which I acquired at that school, and having recently visited again 

 the most renowned agricultural institutions of Europe, with the view 

 to inform myself of their condition, I thought it would be well to 

 state a few facts in regard to the agricultural schools of Germany, 

 which I consider the best on the continent of Europe. 



It is not necessary for me to dwell upon the importance which 

 such an institution must have to a country like the United States — 

 a country abounding in fertile lands and inexhaustible resources for 

 all branches of agricultural and industrial pursuits. 



The beneficial influence which such schools will have upon this 

 country, has been ably discussed at your meetings. I merely state 

 here, as proof of the correct views which have been taken by you 

 on this subject, the benefit which Germany has derived from it. 



