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Inquiry is made everywhere for material for paper. Patents 

 from wood, like the wasp, nettles, mallows, broom, furze, and 

 many other things. If our weeds will answer, let us use them 

 up; but if cultivation be necessary, let us go on and raise flax. 



As to the potato disease. When the disease appears, they 

 immediately cut all the tops off, made the ridges so as to shed 

 rain, left them till the usual time of digging, and saved them. 

 Numerous trials show that this method — that is, cutting off all 

 the tops the moment disease appears, hilling up so as to shed 

 rain and keep air out — saves them. The ridges should be raised 

 np sharp at top. 



E. G. Langdon.— " Dr. Massatti, (of Vienna,) believes that the 

 potato disease is the result of the repeated breeding in-and-in of 

 the members of tliat distinguished family, and recommends as an 

 infallible remedy for their decrepitude, a course somewhat simi- 

 lar to that provided by King David in his old age. The cuttings 

 are to be planted between two or more dahlia and cyclamen 

 tubers, and the result. Dr. Massatti assures us, is, that the dahlias 

 undergo a vicarious rotting, and the potato flourishes luxuri- 

 antly. 



Amos Gore, of New Jersey — I was on the committee to examine 

 the farm of Professor Mapes during the recent very remarkably 

 long, severe drought, and I was surprised at seeing all his crops 

 as vigorous as if he had no drought. I saw no difference, a full 

 growth marked every plant ; ears of corn as large as they ever 

 reach in best seasons, &c. This examination took place on the 7th 

 of September inst. 



Paul Stillman, of the Novelty Works — I was on that committee 

 and fully concur in the report of Mr. Gore. 



Report of Special Committee on Professor James J. Mapes'' 

 farm at Newark, New Jersey : 



Henry Meigs, 



Secretary of the Farmers' Club of the American Institute. 



Sir — In behalf of the committee appointed at the last meeting 

 of the club, to visit this farm and examine particularly what 



