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We have found it quite difficult to get any one to understand 

 that this style of frame would not fall soon after erection, but our 

 carpenters are now pretty well assured of its stability. Of course it 

 is no novelty to yourself, and it may not be to any of our members, 

 but inasmuch as there are many thousands of farmers who never 

 heard of a balloon-frame, and as it is the only style which should 

 be employed, where economy, strength and rapidity of erection 

 are desired, we believe you will willingly bring it before the 

 club. We should be very glad to show the building and the 

 Farm School premises to any friends who may choose to call upon 

 us. Trains of the New-York and New Haven railroad for the 

 Mt. Vernon station, leave Canal street at 7 and 9 a. m., at 12.30 

 p. m., and later, and return at 9.27 a. m., and 4.38 p. m. Dis- 

 tance 17 miles. Time required to go there, one hour. 



Yours, very truly, OLCOTT & VAIL. 



Mr. Hite, from his garden at Morrisania, brings very superb 

 roses and some other flowers, and a bunch of strawberries from a 

 Virginia stock, very large and fine — at least one inch in diameter. 



John W. Hanford, gardener, of Williamsburgh, Long Island, 

 No. 125 Ainslie street, brings a dish of strawberries from vines 

 accidentally grown where no others grew ; and he believes it to have 

 been dropped there by a bird. The berry is a very oblong one, 

 nearly an inch, quite dark colored when fully ripe. Mr. Hanford 

 first saw it in the spring of 1853. 



Mr. Hite had seen a similar strawberry, but had forgotten its 

 name. 



Mr. Field thought it was not a new one. 



The Chairman called up the regular subject of the day, "Sum- 

 mer soiling," especially " Millet'' for that purpose. 



Orange Judd remarked, that at a late meeting he had rendered 

 his opinion on the value of millet, for soiling, and would like to 

 hear more on the subject of Indian corn for like uses. 



Solon Robinson — In 1830 I first sowed Indian corn broad cast 

 for fodder, in Indiana. When fit for it, I cured it by cutting it 

 and setting it up against the fences on the outer part of my field, 

 and against poles horizontally arranged in the body of the field 

 on crotches. I cured it well that way and never had nor ever 

 saw fodder so cheap as that. 



J. Payne Lowe had been pleased with the Canada management 

 and hoped we should have for next meeting " Summer feeding 

 of cattle.'' Adopted. 



