The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-22
To THE EDlroas OF THE REGISTER {:

The following article was principally
written last Spring, but was laid aside and
forgotten. til uneXpec eddy ! Jaw in your
paper Of the slll inst, reprint &C one OF
my communications. The following re-
marks on grating are doubtless more appl.-
cable to the Spring. But those who are
susceptible OF being moved by a friendly
hint will remcinber them as far ms necessary.
As to others it is mmaterial at what season
they are published, especially if such persons
are like Wilkes goose, ready TO Weld a
feather to every rude hand that would pluck
it, 1t has occurred to me, that some Of your
readers procured the insertion of that art-
Gle. to hint, that it would be very civil in me
to repeat the offer made last year, (Which
the printers cut Of of giving slips OF grape
vines grdfuji0usiy 10 all who might call for
them. If that was the OBJECT of those WHO
besousht the republication, know of 10
better way to eylncc that the hint was not
ungrateful TO me. than to inform them and
all your readers. that | will furnish sips Of
several kinds of grapes gratuitou>iy to all,
who will rail- at my garden, on The 9TH OF
Nov at 2 o'clock, p. NJ. The slips of my
Lyman grape are very fine, the vines hav-
ing been regularly trimmed and lie ends
pnched OF on the first of August 10 make
them more hardy Most slips from vines that
have been left To ramble unchecked are
nearly worthless. The Lyman grape, though
not equal TO the Isabella and some others, is
certainly very good, and is probably the best
winter enduring grape IN the County. |
have few grape vines with good roots that
| could spare. But after cultivaiing them
from year to year, and bringing them into II
bearing state, can hardly part with then
on the SAME terms as the slips.
In consequence OF having written few
articles on fruit, some suppose know much
more about the subject than ever came within
the range OF my pretensIons. Applications
to me for advice are numerous. Now though
| have kind of passion 20 have the conf
muniy regulate themselves discreeiy IN re-
gard to their fruit. as well as in regard TO
their ethics, and am happy in giving intor-
nation when other duties do not present
higher claims still if were ever 50 con-
versant with the subject. it would be idle to
attempt, in short conversation. inducing a
man into all the mysteries of raising fruit !
might as well undertake TO teach him Trig-
onometry or Algebra, a; one lesson Ii my
teaching were ever SO good, and should 90
over the whole ground he might as well at
tempt TO repeat the sermon after the parson
on the previous Sabbath as 10 carry the
whole or half oil 1t into successful practice,
How many read articles on fruits throw
them aside for waste paper; and then come
to me and others for the instruction they
overlooked ? Some OF the most important
things, which can tel them may be found
in the articles which have published. Let
those. who would derive advantage from my
attention 10 the subject examine by reading
them with the critical attention that the
faithful scholar does his lesson. 1t they torN
get let them examine them again and again
just as hope they do their bibles to settle
questions OF morals
After all the hints have received, yer
baly, and by correspondence from persons