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says further: " South of the Ohio, it has as yet been found Imprac- 

 ticable to attempt winter fruit." In this county we have winter 

 apples unsurpassed in flavor or as long keepers. So far as con- 

 cerns this county, Mr. LjTnan falls into a mistake in saying that 

 " thousands of acres can be bought for twenty-five cents." I should 

 not wish to risk money at that price on account of the title. With 

 these exceptions Mr. Lj-man's statements are fair and just toward 

 these table lands; and for myself, and in behalf of the citizens of 

 this county, I wish to express thanks. 



Mr. George H. Day, Brooklyn, L, I., formerly surveyor of Cum- 

 berland county, says the timber is white, post and chestnut oak, 

 with some hickory and chestnut, scattering black and Spanish oaks. 

 The size of the timber is medium. He has seen good clover and 

 timothy growing. All the root crops do well. He has raised 300 

 bushels of potatoes on an acre w^th manure. Sweet potatoes do 

 well. On manured old lands wheat gives from twelve to fifteen 

 bushels per acre, and corn does well on white oak lands. He 

 thinks cattle and sheep can be raised very easily and with profit. 



IMr. Frederick Boyes, 27 Wall street, also complains that IVIr. 

 Lyman, in his paper spoke of black oak as the natural growth. 

 He says this is true of the ridge, but down on the hill sides the 

 gro"v\i:h is poplar, beech, black walnut, &c. He complains also 

 that Mr. Lyman understated the productiveness of the soil when 

 planted in wheat and clover, and also the price of the land. 



It was agreed that all this apparent discrepancy may be explained 

 as Mr. Boyes refers to a small section of country near Crossville, 

 while the description of Mr. Lyman refers to the whole plateau for 

 sixty miles south and west of Cumberland county. 



INIr. E. M. Morrison, now of Hamilton county, Indiana, wi'ites 

 that ISIr. Lyman's remark " South of the Ohio it has as yet been 

 found impracticable to attempt winter fruit," needs some qualifica- 

 tion. He says he has eaten good native winter apples in Missis- 

 sippi. He thinks " Stevenson's Seedling," produced near Holly 

 Springs, will ripen late and keep well into winter. He says it is 

 true that winter fruit has been very little cultivated at the South. 



MACHINES FOR MAKING ICE. 



Mr. E. H. Thomas, Chinese Camp, California, inquired if the Club 

 could tell him anything of the process of making ice in warm weather? 



Dr. Preterre stated that in France machines are employed for 

 making ice, in bottles for immediate use. The expense is usually 



