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the population and wcaltli cf their own State? And if, as I suppose, Long 

 Island contains tens of thousands of acres of uncultivated land, pray let 

 the mechanics of New England know of the locality and price per acre at 

 which such land can be obtained. One can hardly afford to travel upon 

 uncertainties these times. If cultivation for sugar is profitable in France, 

 why not here at present high prices ? IIow much sugar will an acre of 

 beets yield on an average ? Is there any work published containing in- 

 structions on the nianufacturc of beet sugar ?" 



The Secretary. — There are large tracts of unimproved lands on Long 

 Island. By reference to a report of the Club, made 1847, by a committee 

 consisting of many practical agriculturists, they were recommended for 

 cultivation. A full discussion as to the value of these lands can be found 

 in the volume of Transactions for that year. Last season we had exhibited 

 some specimens of chicory, as fine as any I have seen grown on any soil; 

 the small fruits also grow well, especially the cultivated cranberry which 

 sells for a high price. 



Dr. Trimble said some of the most sandy regions of N. J. had been made the 

 most productive by the use of marl, the application of which was from an 

 accidental discovery. It was dug from a well and spread upon a sandy 

 surface, and white clover, red clover and grass soon after began to grow 

 luxuriantl}'. Other parts of the State have been greatly benefited by the 

 use of lime. He had seen its beneficial effects upon an orchard, from an 

 application thirty years previously. It is a fact proved by the census 

 returns that the cultivated lands of New Jersey possessed a higher value 

 per acre than the cultivated lands of any other State. What is wanted to 

 make it one of the best States to live in is, instead of discouraging immi- 

 gration, recommend good Union men to go there and unite with the good 

 men already there, until they are strong enough to crush that horrid rail- 

 road monopoly, which would redeem and improve the State. 



Hardiness of the Clinton Grape. 



Mr. J. A. Donaldson, St. Joseph, Berrian county, Miciiigan, says: "That 

 the Clinton grape in that vicinity is very hardy, perhaps the most so of any 

 one cultivated there. It also endures the winters of Wisconsin and Iowa 

 without protection. It has not proved productive here with close pruning; 

 but I saw last summer a young vine here, in the garden of a young lady who 

 is iunocent of the science of pruniilg, and it was a picture of productive- 

 ness. It has been said of this grape, too, that it never rots or mildews, 

 and tliat it keeps remarkably well through the winter. If it is as hardy as 

 generally reported, it would perhaps be well to reconmiend it, where better 

 kinds would not stand the winters, to that class of persons who cannot be 

 induced to cover their vines." 



Growth of Delaware Vines. 



Mr. H. P. Spencer, Rockport, Cuyahoga county, 0., gives the following 

 account of the growth of a Delaware vine: 



"The vine, a little thing, something larger than a common knitting 

 needle, and containing three or four buds, was received in a four-inch pot 



