Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. 681 



riably Barbs or Syrians, or Gulf Arabs, alwajs mdre or less impure 

 in their strain of blood, and rarely, if ever, worth anything except 

 as park hacks for timid ladies, or for young children to ride. 



Mr. II. L. Reade. — I move, Mr. President, that Miss Morgan have 

 our most hearty tlianks for her admirable address. 



Mr. John Disturnell. — I second the motion most cheerfully, and I 

 must say that I never, in all my extended experience, had the pleas- 

 ure of listening to a speech more valuable or becoming. 



Dr. J. V. C. Smith. — My gratification is such that I cannot with- 

 hold the expression of it. I can bear testimony to the truthfulness 

 of the tribute to Arabian horses, having rode one for twenty-two 

 days in my eastern travel. It is truly an epoch to have a lady of 

 science stand before us and speak with such perfect familiarity and 

 judgment on ^uch a subject, and I hope the ice will stay broken. As 

 the destiny of men is shaped by women, so may the destiny of the 

 horse be shaped in the good time that is always coming. 



The motion was unanimously adopted. 



Pear Cioxs. 



Mr. P. T. Quinn. — Whip grafting is practiced extensively by nur- 

 serymen who grow pear trees in a large way. The leading varieties 

 of pear cions for this purpose are bought by nurserymen at from 

 three dollars to four dollars per 1,000. These cions should be cut 

 early in the winter, tied in bundles, labeled and placed in a cool, 

 damp position in the cellar until wanted. Even for spring grafting 

 the cions will be found in better order for "working" if cut before 

 mid-winter than when left on the trees until spring. "When the 

 cions are wanted for spring grafting, then the bundles should be 

 packed in boxes with moss, in the way recommended for grapo 

 •cuttinirs. 



February 1, 1870. 



jSTathax C. Ely, Esq., ia the chair; Mr. John W. Cn.4.MBERS, Secretary. 

 Feeding Grain to Cows. 

 Mr. E. Baxter, T^ew Salem, K. Y., would know wliethcr it will 

 pay, and if so, what grain to give. 



Mr. P. T. Quinn. — If he wants quantity, let him give brev/ers' 

 grains, shorts and buckwheat meal, with about eighteen pounds of 

 hay in a day. 



