The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1858-04-07

frtpc fuuli nnIy hs eulfivMej ~
lev persons, enjoying ihs moss Ia.
vofsd localities, and who he'd gwen
,he subject long and careful s,lsh.
lion. Happily, ,he dos h. nssIy,
but hoi quite. Ice, M force, and
large number. ef persons ne avail.
ine themselves " The benefits whieh
tho vine anil " products confer on
the people. This good woft has
been accomplished, through Ne
ptaff,ed hfsfins ~ ne fsifstt
" M rins, which have from time
70 time been laid before the public.
The perusal of these resii.es took
away that mysterious ar Which 80
long enseloped Tho subject, aud led
40 many 10 q trial, and thousands
ara nov seeking fu somc plain,
practical rules ior planting and
tending the vine, and for preserving
the fruit Clement IIosre. J fiske
Allen, Charles llemelin aud Robert
buchanan have each prepared q work
Of sufficient clearnes. 10 enable any
one to take up the matter under.
standingly, and 10 prosecute u
successfully.
The first mentioned wri,cr states
tha, "of all the vegetable preduc.
tions oi the world which the skill and
ingenuity Of man have rendered
conducive TO bis comfort aud 10 the
enlargement Of the sphere Of bis
cnjoymcnt, and Of the increase Of
his plcasurable qualification, the vine
stands forward ~ tho most prc.em.
inently conspicuous. IL quickness
Of growth, the great age 70 which Il
will live,-so great. indeed, - 70 be
unknown i,s always total exemption
from oil those adverse contingencies
which bligh. and diminish tho pro.
duce Of other frui. bearing trees;
it, wonderful fertility, and IL deli.
cious fruit, applicable to so many
purposes, and agreeable 70 ell pal.
s,es, in oil iss varied shapes
combine to make il oct - one Of the
greatest blessings bestowed By Provi.
dence to promote tho comforts and
cnjoymcnis Of tho human rsce."
Il has been mentioned BY some Of
the old writer's, aud strikes Us with
equal force now, as the type of plcn.
" and tho symbol Of happiness,
when We see It's beautiful vines creep.
ing over the latsicc.work, 3 iu
tempting clusters shining in the A.
tumnal sun.
We now propose 10 give . few
plain suggestions In regard to vine
culture, which We ere enabled TO
make from some personal expert.
encc, from observation and . pretty
extensive reading Of the practices Of
the successful grape growers Of New
England: And 6rss.
U SOIL AND posiTIox.--If . per.
son will allow bic mind TO recsr 10
the position and the soI whco he
hes often seen the grapevine erov.
ing In wild ssass, be will find that
IL Il in some sheli9sd nook, looking
out upon the warm scstA, vhWs sAs
young VINES can stretch away ovsr
The sFee sops Of sldsn " yosng
naples, and balhs 10 the sunligkl
end elsbosass the jsicss which sss 70
perfect their esas,--aad thss shs
soil 10 no, . compact, elsycy one,
bss is . rich, sandy losu, kept light
end porous By namRvss stoass end
the roob Of the surrssndine growth.
Here, ,hen, 10 . hint iron Nsssn
hssself, teaching % in vhss sesifios
asd IN vhas kind Of scji 10 plscs
or vesag plants. II Ne sshssil b
stony " eravelly, 90 nseh ~ bseass;
for DE roots vii run with esgesness
inso I'll he clefs, essvies ssd opes.
inn In vhieh sueh suhsoils sbsuad.
In thsss dry ss1 vssu sissssioas ~
roots yin spessa thsasslva 10 svsy
djepcsjes, end ShsSV ct iuou00o-