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ever had, except from the Harrison, which once yielded me 196 bar- 

 rels from one barrel of the seed potatoes. 



Mr. J. C. Thompson, of Staten Island. — What is your opinion of 

 the quality of the Early Rose ? 



Mr. Conov«r. — The (piality is very good, fully equal to that of the 

 Peach] )low. 



Mr. Thompson (who, by the way, is an excellent farmer on Statcn 

 Island, and who raises superior crops of potatoes). — I can fully 

 indorse all that has been said about the Early Rose. I have tried the 

 Early Rose very thoroughly, and think that it excels all others that I 

 have seen, both in quality and ])roductiveness. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — I have raised this potato on my own land, 

 with very protitable results. I planted seven pecks, and raised 150 

 bushels. I was very careful to separate the eyes, and plant only one 

 in a place. I found that on the average each eye produced live pounds 

 and nine ounces of tlie tubers. 



Mr. . John Crane. — AVith me one peck of seed gave twenty-six 

 bushels of potatoes. I noticed, however, some instances of the rot. 

 About a peck was lost from this cause. 



Other members present who had cultivated the Early Rose, 

 acknowledged that the variety is not entirely exempt from the rot, as 

 has been claimed. 



Xew Varieties of Apples. 



Dr. J. C. House, of Lowville, X. Y., spoke of two new varieties of 

 excellent apples, of superior quality, and worthy of more extended 

 notice than they have yet received. Having this favorable opinion, 

 he professed his willingness to furnish cions gratuitously to those 

 who may wish to test the new varieties l)y grafting. He said these 

 two new apples origimited in northern Xew York, and are known 

 respectively as the Golden Pippin and the Perry Redstreak. 



Deep versus Shallow Tillage.' 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — As the hour for our special subject has 

 arrived, and as Mr. Greeley is not present, I move to postpone the 

 subject until another week. 



The Chairman. — This subject has l)eon postponed from week to 

 Meek, for the three past weeks. I shall therefore rule that it be now 

 taken up. Dr. Trimble, who aj)pc}U's as the cluunpion of the advocacy 

 of shallow plowing, will open the discussion. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — I have noticed in a report of the proceed- 



