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J. Thomas; Randall's Practical Shepherd, by Henry S. Randall; 

 Johnston's Elements of Agricultural Chemistry; French's Farm 

 Drainage; Liebig's Natural Laws of Husbandry; Jennings' Works 

 on Horses, Cattle and Swine; Allen's American Farm Book; Mead's 

 American Grape Culture; The Horse in the Stable and the Field, 

 by Stonehenge; The Illustrated Poultry Book, by W. B. Tegetmeier; 

 How to Farm it Profitably, by Mr. Alderman Machi; Rand's Flow- 

 ers for the Parlor and Garden; Parkman's Book of Roses; Rand's 

 Garden Flowers; Rand's Bulbs; Burr's Garden Vegetables; Burr's 

 Field and Garden Vegetables." 



On motion, Todd's Young Farmers' Manual was added to the 

 list, after which the report was adopted. 



OOTSWOLD WOOL. 



Mr. S. Edwards Todd exhibited a specimen of wool from a Cots- 

 wold yearling buck, that measured seventeen inches in length, the 

 "weight of the fleece was eighteen pounds. Adjourned. 



June 18, 1867. 



Mr. N. C. Ely in the chair; Mr. John W. Chambers, Secretary. 



EXTERMINATING THE CURCULIO. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble exhibited a branch, bearing fruit, which was 

 taken from an apricot tree, which, he said, will probably bear five 

 or six bushels of choice fruit. The tree stands near the dwelling-, 

 house. He could not determine by what means the curculio was 

 repelled from that fruit. Yet, from some cause or other, the little 

 " Turk " has not disturbed it. Whether it is attributable to the 

 presence of cedar trees or not, he could not state. 



Mr. H. B, Smith said that he has ascertained one fact this year, 

 that chicitens do like curculios, and will eat them with avidity. 

 He has made a coop around a plum tree, as large as the diameter 

 of the top of the tree. He has practiced jarring the trees, and the 

 chickens would devour the curculio. Yet this practice is not a per- 

 fect security against the ravages of this insect. His plums are 

 stung with the curculio, and are now dropping ofl!" the trees. 



Mr. N. C. Meeker called on Dr. Trimble to state an effectual 

 remedy for the utter extermination of the curculio. 



