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natural result of clearing up land in Indiana and Illinois has 

 been, in even so short a period as five years, to drive away fevers 

 and agues I have seen the change in that brief period. Much 

 of our country Avas foimerly sickly. 



Dr. observed that besides the evils of a new country in 



levers and agues, something may be said of the wretched dwell- 

 ings of settlers, themselves causes of disease. 



- Mr. Carter. — One of my farms in Jersey is so wet, cold and 

 sour that it will be worthless until drained. 



Professor Mapes having proposed phosphate of lime and drain- 

 ing and President Tallmadge the best way to teach agriculture, 

 and they not being present, the Club adopted these subjects for 

 the next meeting. 



Adjourned to next Tuesday at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. ' 



♦ American Institute, 1 



farmers^ Club, June lOZ/j, 1S51. \ 



Judge Van Wyck in the chair, Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



Prof. J. J. Mapes, of New-Jersey, presented several kinds of 

 strawberries from his farm — Hovey's seedling, the largest, mea- 

 suring four and a half inches in circumference. Another, name 

 unknown, a great bearer, pale flesh color, oblate form, one stem — 

 had eighteen berries and buds on it. 



Mr. Meigs said that, some thirty years ago, he had the Chili 

 strawberry, which he preferred, for its sweet mild taste, and 

 great bearing, to any other strawberry. It seems to me that this 

 from the Professor's farm is the same species. 



Prof. Mapes. — Here is a quite long berry of a deep red and 



rich aroma; that is growing on the spot where I had establi^hed 



some wild ones of much smaller berries. I cannot say whether 



the .specimens here are from that wild stock, but I believe it. 



'The aroma is more rich and powerful than any of our best culti- 



