New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-10
THE YALE AGRICULTURAL LECTURE
SEVENTH DAY.

NEwHAyfN, Feb. q, 1901.
When the good Dr. Grant moan ed the ros,rum yes
t.,dsy, he las greeted with loud applause; and well
he might be- for he has not on the thorough aeqnaint
ance with the vine, which long years OF practice I'M
psrt but he bears upon bis benevolent face that stamp
OF Integrity which begtts confidence and respect
fear that The aud.n were bat lily impressed with his
real knowledge however, for as ssid IN yesefdtys
letter present steamers have almost deprived HIN OF
vote and The lecture mus, have been nsatsiaceory
because imperfsctly heard
In preface, be alluded TO the wonderful growth OF
Milo Vines IN and poor rolls, but enc wei lat no'
OILY Was excessive gro~t OF wood poor ieSom,
m,DoaioD ~ vIDeyaIdist bus the qpality o. VIA
y,a, &c s poor and their apparent grca. yield deeep-
Tive. All If tho Eur0pssn vines are oeheyed 10 nave
,rgoyg from one sp.cies aud been introduced from
om As mile II ,h S,s vino s're have " nos
herp poritively proved distnct species. irns, The
T. VITA It's fnGily Of Mnscsdines 10 30 pc
Gu sf tia, iron lie foliage il would scarcely be re
osrded as a grape. Tie family of which the lieroe-
M NJ atype j. quite deriuct fr vi Others, but he
beleyes II 10 be trace bic 10 European origin.
May If our native vines have been cultivated wish
care 10 the vineyard but they have NOS turlven under
tie tIea, uet 70 ns 10 recommend them above, or as
equal TO- the pobler sorts. In vine culture as
in other thing, The greatest sk,li ani care
gives most favorable results. Not quarter
een!uy viii Pass before Connecticut o., FARMERS,
NJ least those Of Southern part VI the STATE VIII
hail the grape harvest the Dost joyous part OF the
y,ur u inc making IL art IN which Tie moet CON-
iete succ, OILY be attained through maca aceu
tae observation, aud with grsat paoe-aklpg ana
sl but wing for t.tlo fruit IL 30 simple az
affair AZ TO be wiho the reach OF any one who VIII
,i,. It Tho slightest attention.. II any one thingla
wine. culture is important than auother, Is goou
prnui,g Shoots are the growth OF one year and are
"a called fr IN The tine the opening bud III Spring
has developed It's first leaves until II has completed us
wears grow Ia, and 10 ready Tor the pruning KNIFE.
Wien cut back 10 one bud the stamp is called short
, han rtf m
when left With than this number OF buds ls
cai G. kept when peculiar circumstances give u
81, al psn.e. When two shoots spring from stump
near tie ground aud are desDed " nave oearug
al IA row from Them they termed thighs; and
such Wien laid horizontal some times called arms
Tie Objects Of pruning lst To restrain tue roos
and branches WITHIN CONVEX lent Oits for cultlSaTon
I'd To coDeeltrsle The strength OF the vine, and not
spfTer the prediction of .less wood and foliage 3d.
To Let jurt enough wood 10 bear all crops ot good
fLit aud plan It's distribution With reference 10 the
tealih of e. vine There are three kinds OF bdde-
ID. rrnariPs hich at the axis OF the leaves
OF Were tie footstslk JOINS the shoet, and which
ia bearing viDes the fruit bujs one season,
and the next produce the shoots on which
frui. is borne; the secondsries, which come 10 Tue
hide sboolr, or lattrsls, and wb;h are removes IN
SIMMER prubuH aud The sdveDttions buds, which are
unseen uni they burst through bark OF the tor ner
yeaI'. word The, are called wood shoots, az they
produce fruit except III ie@ varieties Vi rematka-
bic ,fvdu tivebess bunch lie productive tenoril;
fensJil an sboJtive buJcn. The points or ends OF
hrntlee should be cut of, as this causes cOmpste
rils ling aud eweet-Iing Of .he upper grapes, aud
pevelts The growing Of shriveed berries at the point
which s ibter waste vi snbst Dce. Ifn vine Is Istt
to ITSELF 10 grow, the re idency OF vitality IL upward
the fruit ges hey oDd our Iea;h, has a coarre quality
Al d a cody flavor, while the bads hear tue geoand
,,, rer sh aud 10 after revlalize them. IL
il scarcely p0ssibl- 10 fix the duration OF we-set
whey ard may well lust Goo as l0O, or score OF
ysa,s Ibe ne needs moisture ever, wetness never.
Miro. snous m -nnres good well rotfei and com
ported, for THY attract moisture, and well prepared
graz. border dry ID even toe hottest ssasons
In he evening, the Doctor was put upon the stand
al suhs cred to a CT animation of the most rigid
nature. Some If Mr. Aliens questions crea'ed much
70, duHtuitd instrument for be was evidently deter
npes 10 mas, Iona friend, aud his sympa,hzers
1--WE their r,asons for the filth which was wtain
hem. Tie Oimation ELECTED in reply 10 questa
That table grapes OF fret quality could be grown
dainty ana surely ] i above Sew-York Cisy
Il an elst here il the country They will not reach
perfect maturity perhaps, as 10 some warmer sec
tians bnt hey leep beilsr throughout Winter which
~ OF al the most important mt. IL rpeDed too early
grapes flavor, ana If the grapegro is so far
oIi that he il forced 10 Jay do~n his vines through
the Winter, he is amply repaid Tor his trouble
increased flavor and quality OF product the
bert Of the ,"ine-gfo wing region in Germany is
A favorable exposure makes a ference OF almost
if Lot quite degree Of latitude. The best
Ut tbods Of laying down vaIyi a mere covering
with boards is enough 10 guard against slight fross,
hat with the addinonnl precantOn OF covering with
rand che is perfectly saie III the wort places. Bot a
slight c"eIiIg Is Decessary-just enough to guard
against bav NJ the sand wash or bio off ard expose
the vIne and two three IL cbes Of depth is enough
Tie whole vine should be covered. II the is
lrg. ss a mans arm, it will ttill readily lie down If il
rss been so treated from the Grst. Mlo carried
bull because be carrying it when calf and
COZ: nued the practice. A large vine Is not
70 babe TO destruction by frost a small one.
Al cents per pound acre of grapes, prepared in the
beet manner, will yield annually $40, at an lense
Of SiUU. For whey ard culture we can have olly 10
Der cent Of per- ehoeDsr vice area 10 100 Of surface
urea of the gr,und. That In 10 say, if vines
ret feet apart, they must not be suffered 10 grow
iEan ieeI Ligh Sunshine - more necessary TO vine
d al actual snrtace-room; and II the vines grow more
han lbe IS per cent high, portions will be shaded oy
the adjste vines and thus the crop be damaged. Il
il Tad plan TO bring the bodies Of dead animals near
gp,le vines; thy should be compost.d with three
unes their bulk OF muck, Ike earth, tho year pre-
viuus 10 application ~ the viDeya 1renchDg is good
in VAIN laiitudss, becaase gives the vine
cool even Temperature. Roos should be free TO ran
downward jor ii near The surface they get baked to
de-,h. In Msdeira viDes ave an average depth OF
feet OF sol, and grow only on hills.
At this point. Lewis Il Alien spoke Of the wonderful
growth hardness, and protuctiveness Of the wild
vints OF The woods and wanted to inoT why these
new sorts which need much care aud outlay were
their tuperiorf gentleman present suggested To
bin boti he Mr.. Allen WAS content with the quslty
If lox grapes and their wine ling 10 TO the
wooos ana climb sky high to get them the better
not better for his purpo-es But as The world IS
touTh enough 10 prefer the CDasseas, Hamburg Ca
tswba, Delaware aud such grapes 10 the wild Variety
and would ply for n bottle OF Hockhemer, Clos You
scot or Jchai.neberg, than would buy ocean
Of curabt fox grape wine, these better grapes wero
better Tor the cuyator. Ii want these splendid
wines raise the grapes from which they are
made; and 10 do this must seec. better toi give
more labor and 10 cultivation, and spend more
money Which explanation was received with loud