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annually, and gives ten dollars a ton at the crib or twenty dollars 

 baled and delivered. About one-third of the bulk becomes waste. 

 Two-thirds is sifted and baled for use by mattrass-makers. He 

 gets forty-five dollars a ton in ISTew York, and has engaged to deliver 

 to one firm 800 tons. He wishes to know how this waste may be 

 made available ; will it serve the paper-makers ? Is it useful for any 

 purpose other than as manure ? 



Prof. James A. "Whitney. — Some years ago an Austrian discovered 

 a process by wdiich a kind of flour was extracted from corn husks by 

 boiling. It was made into bread and fed to the troops. The fibrous 

 remains were converted into the pulp of paper-makers. As to this 

 man's waste, its value depends upon the length and cleanliness of 

 fiber. If very short and dirty, and full of silks and stubs, it is 

 doubtful whether it can be of any use in the arts. 



Presentation. 

 Miss Cornelia Beach, Montezuma, IST. Y., presented to the Club 

 an agricultural picture composed of various varieties of grain, 

 skillfully grouped and combined so as to form a floral wreath. The 

 wreath was very much admired by the members. It will be placed 

 in the rooms of the Institute. The thanks of the Club were pre- 

 sented to Miss Beach for her beautiful present. 



Adjourned. 



June 1, 1869. 



Nathan C. Ely in the chair; Mr. John W. CH-'iJsrBERS, Secretary. 



Business Habits in Faeming. 

 Mr. D. B. Bruen read the following paper. — The reason why 

 the knowledge and habits of the common farmer are lightly spoken 

 of is because their management is so slipshod. They do not mend 

 the plow as soon as it is broken, but wait and take the most precious 

 time of the day in the most important part of the year. Then, 

 when the plow is mended, the harness is found defective. Another 

 half day is lost in repairing that. The merchant who carries strict 

 business habits to a j)iece of land manages better. Much has been 

 said as to the success of business men turning farmers. In the 

 southern States it has always been the ambition of every man to 

 become a planter, and it is almost invariably the case that the mer- 

 chant or other business man, when he accumulates sufficient wealth 



