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necessary both for the convenience of the house, and the feeding 

 and management of different kinds of stock ; such as baking, 

 washing, slaughtering animals in, and for keeping pigeons, bees 

 and other stock of a similar nature. 



The situation and construction of many of these are, however, 

 not only so simple and well understood, but must so frequently 

 depend on particular circumstances, that it is unnecessary to give 

 detailed accounts of them. 



Prof. Mapeshad received some Imphee seeds from a Mr. Reed. 

 He raised the plants, but found them of little value. Reed had, 

 as he said, got them trom Mr. Wray. 



Leonard Wray said he had no knowledge of Mr. Reed, or of 

 ever giving him seed of the Imphee. In answer to questions Mr. 

 Wray stated, that several of the ten varieties which he had, were 

 proved by Beaume's saccharometer, to contain as much sugar as 

 the common sugar cane. The product of sugar depended chiefly 

 on soil, situation, &c. 



His remarks were well received, and Dr. Underbill moved the 

 thanks of the Club to Mr. Wray, for the introduction of the 

 Imphee into this country. Carried unanimously. 



Dr. Underbill asked Mr. Wray which were the best of the 

 Sorghums 1 



Mr. Wray — What is termed Sorgho's mother! the original. 

 The Imphee seed, in Martinique, yields a good flour, on which 

 the slaves are fed. I have planted Imphee in Canada. 



The President called up one of the subjects of the day — " The 

 flail or the machine for threshing ?" 



Solon Robinson — I have nothing further to say upon this sub- 

 ject, but I hold a letter from the Hon. Geo. Geddes, an Onondaga 

 county farmer, which I will read, as follows : 



)., N. Y., I 

 1858. S 



I see by the papers that you have used my name in the Club, 

 and quoted something I have said about the merits of thrashing 

 machines and flails. I do not know exactly how I have been un- 

 derstood, so I will now give you some of the reasons that make 

 me think that the flail is better than the large thrashing machines 



FAiRMOUNr, Onondaga Co. 

 March 15, 



