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Mr. N. C. Meeker. — It is the same kind, and a beautiful speoi- 

 meu, too. These sheep are very profitable in small flocks, aud 

 many more of them are needed in this country. Adjounied. 



November 5, 1867. 

 Prof. Samuel D. Tillman in the chair; Mr. John" W. Chambers, Secretary. 



Mr. J, H. Foster, White Horse, Camden county, New Jersey, 

 sent several packages of cuttings of the Kittatinny and Early Wil- 

 son blackberries, which were distributed among those who had a 

 place to plant bushes. Several hundred cuttings were received 

 last week from the same source. 



Mr. Wm. Lawton said that the object of sending these cuttings 

 was to show to farmers and gardeners how they can procure an 

 abundant supply of bushes at a cheap rate. Heretofore, blackberry 

 bushes have been sold at enormous prices. But plants can be raised 

 from root-cuttings more than ten times cheaper than to purchase 

 them. 



Mr. Thomas Cavanach said these cuttings should be deposited in 

 a " cold frame " this fall. Then if bottom heat can be applied next 

 spring, every cutting will grow. 



GAS TAR WALKS. 



Mr. A. W. Ehodes, ProWdence, R I. — ^Take dry gi-avel sifted 

 clean, and work in gas tar cold, with a shovel just sufficient to 

 cover each pebble. Put it in your paths, three inches deep, and 

 roll well with a heavy roller, or pound well by placing a board on 

 the walk and pounding with a heavy stick or beam. If you wish 

 a very smooth surface, mix gas tar with sharp, clean sand or ashes, 

 and spread it on top of the gravel an inch and a quarter thick, roll 

 thoroughly, and finish with a sprinkling of clean sand. Frost will 

 not afiect this, providing only just enough tar is used; will be fit 

 for use immediately, and will grow harder every day. 



FLORIDA. 



Col. J. H. Goss, of Ocala, Florida, spoke of that section lying 

 west of the St. John's river, from twenty to fifty miles, most of it 

 hummock land, which may be described as black prairie, grown up 

 to timber, which consists of the largest kind of hickory, also oak. 



