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May £3, 1871. 



Nathan C. Ely, Esq., in the chair. Mr. John W. Chambers, Secretary. 

 Immigrants to Louisiana. 



Mr. K. A. Cross, Clinton, La., wrote to say that the people of his 

 section have long been anxious for an immigration of a good, indus- 

 trious population, and with the view of bringing about this result, 

 they have formed a bureau with authority to take the necessary steps. 

 This plan is based on the fact that there is a large area of arable land 

 furnished with necessary accommodations for laborers and for stock, 

 which is now not in use on account of the contraction of the labor 

 resources of the country. In order to utilize these lands, which have 

 been improved with no little expenditure, it is proposed to furnish 

 immigrants the use of land and houses one year gratuitously. In 

 accepting this proposal the immigrant would have the opportunity 

 of visiting the country and giving it a fair trial before he makes a 

 final determination as to making permanent investments in the pur- 

 chase of lands. If he like the country, he has, furthermore, the 

 opportunity of selecting the most desirable localities. He would thus 

 be subject to few of the hardships and difficulties generally incident 

 to a change of base. His arrangements can be made in advance 

 through the bureau of immigration, and when he reaches his destina- 

 tion he will be received at the place established for the purpose, and 

 sent out immediately to the lands prepared for him. 



Keeping Rabbits from Young Trees. 



Mr. "W. A. "Wise, Holden, Mo., asked for " a certain remedy to pro- 

 tect young apple trees from rabbits." He stated that during the deep 

 snow of last winter he had more than a hundred gnawed all around 

 so that the most of them died. 



Mr. Wolff — Put around each tree a straw rapping, and smear it 

 with tar. 



Mr. It. J. Dodge — It has been recommended to daub the bark with 

 blood. I protect my trees by putting strips of tin around the trunks. 

 These, where they can be procured at all, cost nothing. 



Mr. A. S. Fuller — My old uncle, living out on the prairies, grows 

 sweet corn, and leaves a few bunches in the orchard over winter ; the 

 rabbits feed on this, and if you want to get rid of them it would be 

 easy enough to poison the corn. 



Mr. C. D. Bragdon — I have ceen thousands of trees in Illinois pro- 

 [Inst.] 1 7 



