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Mr. Hall. Then the question comes, can we raise cotton here? — ■ 

 I move that the Secretary send some of this cotton and rice to our 

 Legislature. Adopted. 



Mr. Wakeman. Our proposed college would be a charity. It 

 would save many a worthy lad — set him to a noble work immedi- 

 ately. -Many who cannot find employment would find it here. Last 

 year I met a poor beggar boy in the country, a perfect stranger, and 

 told him to come to the Institute and stay until I could find him em- 

 ployment. I consulted Mr. Hall and Mr. Clowes, and they gave 

 the lad money to pay his expenses to West Chester, and a note to 

 Mr. Bell, who examined him — found him worthy of a trial — has 

 him yet, and finds him an invaluable help on his farm. 



Judge Van Wyck. The American Institute is now well known, 

 and known to have done great good to our country. An Agricultur- 

 al College here must continue to grow in value, and from its suc- 

 cessful example others will be created, until in process of time, like 

 schools will be established East, West, North and South, and will 

 ultimately be found flourishing on the shores of the Pacific Ocean! — 

 Let us now begin! 



Mr. Wakeman. The American Institute has drawn to its Annual 

 Fairs great numbers of people, and a vast amount of the products of 

 the art, labor and ingenuity of the United States, and the last Fair, 

 the 20th, more than ever. One hundred and forty new and improv- 

 ed machines were there presented, side, by side, for comparison. — 

 There more could be learned at once, as to these matters, than an 

 individual could have acquired by travelling about the country to 

 look for them in a year. The students in our proposed college will 

 be taken to these Fairs, and taught to examine and understand the 

 thousands of examples before them. These considerations would 

 weigh greatly with me, if I was a member of the Legislature. 



Mr. Hall. Yes! we want this kind of practical education — most 

 especially do we want it in agriculture. Mr. Undeihill will please 

 infoim us of his method of cultivating Lima beans. 



Mr. Underbill, of Burlington. In 1840 I established a small farm, 

 and endeavored to learn how to manage it. The first thing I thought 

 of, was the necessity of having good seeds. I tried first the Lima 

 beans. I spread half a bushel of them on a table, and then carefully 

 picked out what seemed to be the very best of them. Having done 



