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Resolved, That a committee consisting of five members of this 

 society shall l)e appointed in the same manner as otlier commit- 

 tees of the society are, to be called " a committee on country 

 seats," whose duty it shall be, at each annual Fair, to examine 

 and report upon all such drawings and description of " country 

 seats" entered for competition. Said committee in their award 

 shall designate the name of the '-country seats" entitled to the 

 honor of said recommendation to the State Society, and shall 

 likewise award said successful competitor each a diploma and a 

 copy of the Transactions of the State Society and of the Ameri- 

 can Institute. 



Resolved, That any person, a member of the "Rensselaer 

 county Agricultural Society," owning or having an interest in 

 any "country seat" in this county, who shall on or previous to 

 the first day of each annual Fair, make or cause to be made an 

 accurate drawing and description of such " country seat," and 

 file the same with the Recording Secretary of this society, shall 

 be entitled to compete for the honors above specified. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



JOHN FITCH, 



HORACE HERRINGTON, 



JOSHUA S. LEWIS. 



Troy, July 9th, 1850. 



PROGRESS OF TEA CULTURE IN THE U. STATES. 



Grove Tea Planta 

 August 12th, 1850. 



Greenville, S. C, Golden Grove Tea Plantation, 1 



H. Meigs, Esq., 



Dear sir : I have not had the pleasure of hearing from you for 

 many months, and know not at what point of the new organiza- 

 tion of the Am. Institute you are to be found. I am always glad 

 to hear from you. Know, that since the arrival here of my last tea 

 plants, in beautiful condition , the first week in June,from the North- 

 ern part of China, I have spent the chief part of my time upon my 



