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appointment of Local Secretaries in accordance with 

 Bye-Law, Chap. 3, No. 9, but that the matter was 

 within the province of the Direftors. 



The Secretary read a letter from Prof. Harrison cover- 

 ing a new Tariff of Fees to be charged by the Government 

 Chemist for analyses. The matter was referred to the 

 Agricultural and Commercial Committees. 



The Secretary read a letter from Major Walthall, 

 enclosing a communication from the Hon. J. M. Rusk, 

 Secretary of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, as to 

 corn drying, from which the following is taken : — 



The kiln-drying of corn is not here pra6lised to any great extent. It 

 is occasionally done with a cargo destined for a long voyage, and 

 sometimes the corn and cob are dried together for milling purposes. 

 In such cases it is simply a kind of baking process, and I know of 

 no special construftion of kilns for the purpose. 



For commercial uses, the hot-air process is now getting much favor, 

 as it is said to be more rapid, as well as more effeftual ; and various 

 devices are on the market for this purpose, under patents. The one 

 made for what is styled " The Ryder Process" seems to enjoy the 

 most of popular favor; the hot-air in this, being carried up on inclined 

 evaporators, and the process of dehydration quickly and effeftually 

 accomplished. Dryers under Dr. Ryder's patent are manufaftured by 

 the American Manufafturing Company, at Waynesboro, Franklin 

 County, Pennsylvania, from which other particulars can be obtained. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded to Major 

 Walthall for his trouble in procuring the information. 



The Louisiana Planter and the Sugar Bowl having 

 been forwarded for exchange with Tiinehri, it was 

 left to the Committee of Correspondence to decide 

 the matter. 



The Rev. W. B. Ritchie on behalf of the Kirk Session 

 presented two Dutch Bibles which had belonged to the 

 old Reformed Church, stating that they were very 

 interesting relics of the past, being lettered Kerk van 



