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Judge Van Wyck. — I do not believe tliat there is any tree grow- 

 ing which is more useful and more beautiful than our white pine. 

 Its excellent properties for our houses and ships, and our yellow 

 pine for its timber, tar and turpentine, every species of it more 

 or less pitchy, and all these are good for our commerce and can 

 find sale in almost every part of the world. It is our duty to 

 continue their growth. Pines grow in almost all climates and 

 localities. One alone appears to prefer swampy land, that is the 

 cypress, which yields excellent knees for ships, and one species 

 of it makes the best of shingles. The Larch belongs to the same 

 family, and has been well cultivated in Scotland. Nearly one 

 hundred years ago a nobleman planted in the Highlands about 

 one million of Larches ; these grew well there. It is much used 

 in ship building, and is found to be more durable, or as much so, 

 as the Oak. I have visited the fine farm of Tyler Fountain, at 

 Peekskill, where he has an avenue bf white pines of luxuriant 

 growth. I understand that they grow best in lands composed 

 of upper soil, sandy loam, with a sub-soil of clay; such is in a 

 measure the soil at Mr. Fountain's place. 



Mr. Pell moved to continue the subject at the next meeting. 



Mr. Blakeslee proposed that the Club should discuss the sub- 

 ject of breeding Horses and Devon Cattle on the first Tuesday of 

 March next. 



Alanson Nash, of New York, communicated to the Club the 

 following statement from Vincent J. Williams, of Ohio, which 

 was read : 



To the Farmers^ Club of the American Institute : 



Gentlemen — I herewith enclose to you a statement of the Cattle 

 trade as carried on by Mr. Williams, and others, at South Bloom- 

 field, in the State of Ohio. 



Mr. Williams is a gentleman, extensively engaged in business, 

 and is an experienced drover ; he is a friend to the American 

 Institute, and fully enters into its views and designs in regard to 

 agriculture and its kindred branches. 



I have the Honor to be your ob't servant, 



A. NASH, 26 Beekman st. 

 J^ew-York, December 2, 1850. 



