From Ferdinand von Mueller to the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society   [Nov 1859]1

[A communication was likewise read from Dr Mueller, on behalf of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, craving information from the society as to the quality of the soil, the kinds of crops mostly raised, the quantity of grain &c. produced, and how much is imported into the district, how much of the land in this quarter is under cultivation, &c. The committee agreed that they would consider the matter, and come prepared with answers to the next meeting on the 3rd January.2]

Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the committee of the Geelong and Western District Agricultural and Horticultural Society held on 6 December 1859 (Geelong advertiser, 7 December 1859, p. 2).

The response from the Society is used in B60.14.01, p. 33.

Please cite as “FVM-59-11-00d,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-11-00d