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Professor Mapes was asked relative to the effects of the drought 

 on liis crops. He replied, that owing to his deep and thorongb 

 tillage, the deep ploughing and deep subsoiling, his crops do not 

 suifer at all, and he invited a large committee to visit his farm 

 and examine it on Thursday next. 



Messrs. Paul Stillman, Cowing, of New Orleans, Moss, of Con- 

 necticut, and others, were appointed. 



Professor Mapes exhibited Lima beans grown on his experi- 

 mental farm. The pods were of the best size and growth, and 

 ordinarily six to eight of them on one stem. (The usual number 

 is seldom more than half that). The Professor thinks, that in- 

 stead of letting the vines run as far as they like, the way to have 

 the best crop is to pinch off the ends of the vines, which then be- 

 come sturdy in their figure, send out strong branches and bear 

 fine fruit. That by proper management the Lima bean vine can 

 be made stout enough to stand without a pole. The product per 

 acre of such a crop would be extremely valuable, not so much 

 for being picked green as being gathered dry for market, in which 

 they are always in much demand and small supplies, at very high 

 prices. 



The Club adjourned till September 19, at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



Sept. 19, 1854. 

 Present — Messrs. Martin, E. Thompson, Hon. Hugh Maxwell, 

 Mr. Crouch of England, Mr. Paul Stillman, Judge Van Wyck, 

 George F. Barney, Br. Waterbury, Scott, Dr. Church, Waring, 

 Vail, George Bacon, Professor James J. Mapes, Solon Robinson, 

 Lowe, Rapelye, Howe, and others, about fifty members in all. 



George B. Rapelye in the chair. 



Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read the following translations, &c., by himself: 



