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we cannot too earnestly commend the use of tedders ; and in the case 

 of a man who winters forty cows and a team, the policy of buying 

 one is beyond debate. 



Mr. J. A. Whitney. — The great objection to the sulky spring-tooth 

 rake is their enormous expense and liability to get out of order. 

 Ordinary farmers find that it requires the skill of a mechanic to keep 

 these rakes in order. Besides they will not do as good work as the 

 ■wooden-tootli rakes. 



Mr. S. E. Todd. — The best tedder is the American hay tedder. 

 There are other very good ones. But the principles lately brought 

 out in this implement entitle it to the first rank among hay tedders. 



Mr. H. IS". Tracy, of Essex Junction, Vt,, stated in a letter that he 

 had made a valuable improvement in liia wooden-tooth revolving 

 rake ; and he desired to have a committee designated to I'eport on its 

 merits. The committee will attend to it next summer, when there 

 is hay to be raked. 



Choice Seed Corn. 



Mr. S. B. Fanning, of Jamesport, Long Island, presented to 

 the club a sample of very fine field corn, called the Sanford 

 corn, which attracted much attention. The ears were of large 

 size, kernels large and cob small. It was admitted by the club 

 to be a fine specimen, and, judging by its appearance, to be a 

 superior variety. Mr. Fanning claims for it that it ripens early 

 and in high latitudes, the extreme limit of corn growing, where 

 tested the past season, has not failed in ripening. That it will yield 

 more, with the same culture, than any other variety. He sent out a 

 lot of seed last spring into diflferent States for the purpose of testing 

 it, and he stated that it has met with universal favor, and has yielded 

 from eighty to 200 bushels of ears per acre. This variety 

 was first obtained from Rhode Island, and crossed with Long Island 

 corn, and it has been imj^roved from year to year by a very careful 

 selection of seed, in choosing ears of the earliest ripening, from stalks 

 growing two or more ears, and with a strict regard to purity of seed. 



Mr. W. S. Carpenter, — I am acquainted with this corn and can cheer- 

 fully recommend it. It dift'ers from other sorts by being earlier, and 

 in its productiveness. The seed has been picked for many years with 

 special reference to early maturity, and two or more ears on a stalk. 

 Side by side with the common sorts, as Yellow Flint, Kentucky 

 Dent, &c., I believe it will yield a third or a half more. A great 



