Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-11-20

Fr4rrish SutNf First yet good
breed. aud second something 10 feed them
on. Cooked food is more profitable 'hnn
raw. Gronnd grain Is bettcf than ap-
rroaud Corn ard rye mixed isvery good
feed Potatoes give pork good havor.--
The autumn Is n better time 70 latten than
the winter. Cou6ne the anifnals IN mar
row limits, give them a comfortable, we'll
Uttered pen, fed regularly as much as they
will consume, aud after experimenting in
this way three or four months, thege'l be
pork in that style. there viii The way
The Nirgiuians make pork Of the landshark
breed, whose ears grow close TO the Fps. Is
TO cou6ne 40 IN a strong high yard, so small
that they calnot turn around, give them a
sprinkling Of corn once day for two weeks
then slaughter and play hospitality the rest
of the year
CRAPS CuLTuRE.--The grape has Ucet
subject Of much conversation Of late, es'
peeially smong amateurs. The question Is,
what hardy grape can we cultivate VIII
certainty of a cropi Aud we do not won
der at the question when we bnd tue isa'
bella and Catawba, which have been the
leading ones cultivated, falling OF rlpenlng
their crolIs. suffering also by mildews, and
in many places becoming too tender for our
winters. There are, howeyer, few favor.
able situations on the south or southwest
side Of building or screen, where they
NAV be ripened with care, by training to 0
trelIis. but we have known them even there
to be killed outright We have in mind q
friend who has given much attention t
growing the grape, and has tried number
Of hundred of these varties, by giving
them southern and westerly exposures bn
has lost his vines by the winter, and beef
Obliged to seek some other varieties. Wha
is wantetl is o good tails grape, sulficientl.
hardy to withstand our severe and change
able winters, and ripen its crop before ou
early frosts oyertake them, and last, tho
not least, is prolific bearer Hardness |
q very important requisite, and should no
be lost sight Of, as it is by many. Among
the new Seeding grapes, worthy Of genera
cultivation, which have been brought t
notice Of late, are the Hartford and Proli
&c and Concord. The former is rather Pee
ferable, ss it ripens some ten days or fort
night earlier, aud is more prolific bearer
from which it derives its name. 1t ripen'
its CROP aud is past before the early frost'
make their appearance, and seems to be free
from miIdews In favor it is nearly equa
to the Isabella. Many think them quit
as good, and cannot distinguish the differ
ence. The size Of the bunch and the SHAPE
of berry resemble the Isabella. The Con
cord, with extra culture, produces large
bnrchcs ard bcrrios, Of favor similar to
the Isabella. The fruit committees of our
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
,, throughout New England, as well as at
the North and West, have spoken in high
terms of these varieties, aud they are rapid
ly gaining favor. They are also fine winC
/ grapes, aud we know of parties that are
setting them out in large quantities, 70
supplying the market with fruit and wine
The grape being one of the most delcou
aud wholesome of fruits, we trust the tim
is not far distant when we shall see goo
supply of them in our market.