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part — it contains several hundred eyes, each of which gives a new 

 plant. It runs down deep and the cultivators of it in France and 

 here complain of the great difficulty in digging it out. 



Mr. Meigs— -There can be no difE cully in planting it in ridges 

 as we hill up celery, and it would be the better for the greater 

 circulation of air, and of course readily got out when mature. 

 " How to make orchards, and how to jjreserve them." 

 The Club adjourned. H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



Decemher 2, 1856. 



Present — Messrs. Wheeler, Rev. Eli Corwin of San Jose, Cali- 

 fornia, Rev. Mr. White of Staten Island, Prof. James J. Mapes, 

 Prof. Nash of Vermont, Mr. Darling, George Andrews, Hon. Rob- 

 ert Swift Livingston, Solon Robinson, Adrian Bergen of Gowanus, 

 Frederick W. Geissenhainer, Jr., Mr. Vail of the Mount Vernon, 

 Westchester farm, Hon. Judge Scoville, Mr. Pardee, Dr. Smith of 

 the Times, Daniel C. Robinson, and others — 36 members in all. 



Hon. R. S. Livingston in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The Secretary read translations and extracts from the books, 

 periodicals, &c., lately received by the American Institute. 



COMPARISON BETWEEN REAPING MACHINES AND 

 HAND WORK. 



With the Machine. 



Wheat, . . 13i acres in 23 hours; cost per acre, $2 12 



Oats, 121 " 30 " " 4 00 



Oats, 251 a 36 a u . 2 00 



Oats, 71 " 74| " " 1 75 



Oats, 35 " 46 " " 1 85 



Hay, 191 " 33i " " 75 



Hay, 30 '" 31i " " 50 



Hand Cutting. 



Wheat, 9 acres, cost, _ ■ *. . $2 25 



Barley, 56^- acres, cost, 2 12| 



Oats, about the same, 2 12^ 



