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Mr. Carter, from that com mitte, observed that the committee judged 

 that the subject is one of more importance than they had, at first, sup- 

 posed, and one of great interest to our country. Among other things 

 it is believed that one emigrant office had made $400,000 in one year. 



Dr. Antisell. — The subject requires much consideration. The 

 eommittee will report at the next meeting. 



Mr. Pike stated some of his experience in reference to the employ- 

 ment of immigrants on his farm, shewing that it was of small value to 

 him. 



Mr. Carter. — Some of our charitable institutions not only maintain, 

 bnt make a great many paupers. 



Russell Comstock was requested to answer some questions as to his 

 discovery of a valuable secret in agriculture, relative to which a bill 

 is now before our Legislature, contemplating some compensation to 

 him on his divulging that secret. The certificated of many intelhgent 

 and honorable citizens attest its importance. 



R. L. Pell asked Mr. Comstock several questions, to which Mr. 

 Comstock replied : I believe that my mode of growing fruit trees will 

 prevent extraordinary decay of them. That it will cause peach trees 

 to yield their fruit in the third year from the planting the pit ; apple 

 in four to seven years ; pears in the seventh year. The trees are 

 admired for their thrifty, healthy growth, and they will live longer 

 than those treated in the common way j that they are not liable to 

 disease ; never grow so bushy as others do ; have no suckers ; 

 require little, if any prunning. Plum trees clean, healthy growth ; 

 hear in the seventh year ; high manuring does not hurt them. I have 

 grown potatoes, in one season^ from the seed ball, to the size of two 

 to three inches in diameter ; and I can grow potatoes to the amount 

 of one thousand hushels on one acre. 



Chairman. — Our regular subject is in order — deep ploughing, 

 FxA-Boiling and under draining. 



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