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to prevent roots from disease, and all successful plans, in his 

 opinion, depend altogether in cultivation and pruning, having 

 the old wood, or the fruit raised, to be as near the old wood as 

 possible ; this was the mode three thousand years ago, and is 

 equally true at this day. 



CATTLE RUNNING AT LARGE. 



A paper was read by Mr. Solon Robinson on the subject of 

 cattle running at large on the public roads, denouncing the prac- 

 tice. He read that the fences would require to be horse high, bull 

 proof and pig tight. The paper was an excellent one on the subject. 



Mr. Carpenter made some remarks in approval, and stated his 

 own experience and the annoyance and loss he has been subjected 

 to ; by pounding your neighbors' cattle engenders ill feelino; that 

 no one desires. 



Mr. Fuller gave his opinion ; although he lives within city 

 limits, and the policemen are frequently to be found in his garden, 

 yet he is continually annoyed by cattle. 



The Chairman remarked that he agreed with the remarks made 

 by Mr. Robinson and Mr. Fuller, his own experience corroborate'd 

 them all; he said, it is a subject that should be kept before the 

 people. 



A patent broom was then exhibited, the owner desired a com- 

 mittee appointed to report on their utility. 



Mr. Carpenter, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Doughty and Mr. Fuller 

 were appointed such committee. 



Same subject continued. 



JOHN BRUCE, Secretary pro tern. 



December 16, 1860. 



Present, 56 members. Mr. R. G. Pardee in the chair. 



Dr. Peck exhibited some scrub oaks, both trees and roots, to- 

 gether with some of the soil on which they grew, and described 

 the manner in which they grew, giving the account kept by a 

 neighbor of his, of the cost of clearing, and found that the wood 

 and roots had fully paid the cost of clearing. This statement 

 was confirmed by Mr. Fleet. 



Dr. Peck also exhibited some turnips of large size, grown on 

 this land, sixteen hundred bushels being raised on the acre ; also 

 large onions, four hundred and ninety bushels to the acre. A 



