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Mr. Judd detailed some facts corroborating this statement. 



By invitation of Mr. Waring several members of the club, on 

 Saturday, September 8, are to visit Mr. Greeley's farm at Chapaqua, 

 which is cultivated by Mr. Waring the present year. 



Solon Robinson — Mr. Chairman, I think the most important 

 question for us to take up at the next meeting is the preservation 

 of fruits and vegetables for winter use. The country is now full 

 of green fruit, in a few weeks it will be gone, and instead of 

 having it preserved we shall be importing foreign fruits, not half 

 as good as we might have of home growth if we knew how to pre- 

 serve them. My object is to awaken an interest in the all-im- 

 portant subject of increasing the consumption of fruit, and adding 

 to the supply of cheap human food. This question will include 

 every manner of preserving all kinds of fruit and succulent vege- 

 tables. 



It was agreed that this should be the only subject this day 

 fortnight. 



Prof. Mapes remarked that we were about to have the bene- 

 fit of a new steel hnplement for the field and garden, which will, 

 he believes, prove very useful. 



Dr. Waterbury had used mules and horses, and found that 

 their mouths can by proper treatment be kept tender, and they 

 manageable consequently, but by bad management their mouths 

 become hard, and then they are difficult to manage. 



On motion of Mr. Judd and Mr. Robinson the question for 

 next club, exclusive of all other questions, shall be " Preserving 

 fruits and vegetables in every form." 



Adjourned to September 18, at noon. 



H. MEIGS, Secretary. 



September IS th, 1855. 



Present — Messrs. D. Bartlett, Paul Stillman, Wm. B. Leonard, 

 John W. Chambers, Solon Robinson, Messrs. Clubb, Stevenson, 

 Provost, Ambler, Griffing, Parker, Geo. E. Waring, Jr., Dr. 

 Waterbury, Dr. Wellington, Mr. T. W. Field, of Brooklyn, Rev. 

 M. White, of Staten Island, M. Van Boskerck, M. Pardee, 

 Counsellor de Hamel, of the Russian government, a lady, Charles 

 Oakley, and others. Fifty-five members in all. 



Mr. Paul Stillman in the chair. Henry Meigs, Secretary. 



The chairman called up the subject " Preservation of fruit and 

 vegetables," as the exclusive subject of the day. Mr. Orange 



