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nine trees fit to pick up, much less to eat. Their leaves about 

 that time will have a black spot, almost every one throughout 

 the trees. Can you tell me what would be better than the 

 mixture applied to the famous old cherry tree? I see many 

 directions in the different papers, but none that satisfy me as- 

 suitable for a worn out garden ; and with but one hand, I cannot 

 undertake anything that requires much looking after or expense^ 

 interested as I am in everything that can be raised in a garden. 



" If you wish to make use of the above imperfect account, I 

 have no^'objections,except that you will be so kind as to withhold 



my name. 

 " And now, believe me, your sincere friend, 



"K. B." 



American Institute, ) 

 Farmers' Club, Feb., 3, 1852. J 



Present twenty-three members. 



Hon. James Tallraadge in the chair. Henry Meigs, Sec'y. 



The Secretary read a letter from A. Williams, Esci-, of Cala- 



fornia : 



San Francisco, Dec, 31, 1851. 



H. Meigs, Esq. — My dear Sir : I send you by to-morrow^s 

 steamer a little specimen of the Russian bald barley, raised here 

 near the Bear river (an appropriate name for Russian produc- 

 tions,) which is said to weigh sixty-six pounds to the bushel. I 

 would be pleased to have you try the experiment of its growing 

 at the North. In an agricultural address recently delivered 

 here, a beet was described as being ficenty-eight inches in cir- 

 cumference, and weighing/o/-?y-serm pounds; but I sent to-day, 

 or rather Mr. Shelton sends to Francis B. Hart, one forfy-fovr 

 inches in circumference, alid weighing when dug sixty pounds. 

 Mr. Hart will probably exhibit it as a Californian monstrosifyy 

 but a large garden here was filled with such. Your Institute is the 

 appropriate place for their exhibition. 



(Signed) A. WILLIAMS. 



Mr. Williams is a life member of the American Institute, and 

 has been one of its Vice-Pjesidents. Captain Barnard, of the In- 



