Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-05-05
Notes on our Leading Grapes.

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1t was made in New York, latitude 43 deg.
\. embraces the leading varieties cultivated,
and undoubtedly the principal features may
be relied upon They are given in their or
der of ripening.
HARTFORD Prolific. Ripe Sept. lst; quail
lty poor; drops badly from the branch after
being picked day or two; never becomes
sweet to the center.
DELAWARE. Ripe Sept. 18th; quality first
oest inns grape cannot be too highly rec
commended Tor Its earliness hardness, quality
ana It's freedom from loss of berry by drop
ping, rot or midew
RoGERs' HYBRID. Ripe Sept. 18th. quality
good first class black grape, hardy. early
ripening and large berries
DIANA Ripe Sept. goth; quality next to
Delaware. This was the healthiest varietvof
thirty-two, suffering neither from mildew. loss
of berry, or rot.
ALIENS HYBRID. Ripe Sept. goth; quality
best; tender; no pulp; one of the best white
grapes; mildewed on leaf.
REBECCA. Ripe Sept. Goth; quality best;
widowed lightly on leaf.
UNION VILLAGE. Ripe Sept. 25th; quality
good; rot lightly.
CONCORD. Ripe Sept. 25th; quality poor,
| similar to Hartford Profile; leaf blight
| slightly.
! IsAnELLA. Ripe Sept 2Sth; quality mode
| rate; leaf blight badly; fail to set well not
! worthy of cultivation where Delawares can
! be had
CLINTON. Ripe Sept. 2Sth; quality poor;
not fit for table use; said to make good clar-
ct wine.
To-KAroN. Ripe Sept. 2Sth; quality best;
liable to rot; best of the black grapes.
CLARA. Ripe Oct Sth; quality good.
ANNA Not ripe till Nov; dry rot drop
badly
C1rAwBA Ripe Oct. 18th; quality fair;
| rot badly.
In this state the Isabella thrives and is a
| profuse bearer The Catawba also does well
in some localities, where the exposure is IA
vorable, and is delicious grape when fully
ripe; it is also the best for wine.
ARRANGING FLOWER BEDs.-To have we'll
formed and nicely filled garden is not enough
it must be also nicely arranged. Nay the
latter is even of much more Importance than
the former. 1t is of the first Importance
that the outline of the beds, and their rela-
tons to each other, should be good; but it is
of much greater Importance that the cOlors
with which they are filed should either har-
monte or contrast with each other.
Colors are separated into cool or warm col
OiS. L nc lOllICI SiiOulu pltNdii III S5iIuCliS
laid out on gravel, which is itself generally
warm color the latter in those laid out on
grass, which is invariably cold color. For
instance, in gardens on gravel, grey, lilac,
yellow, white, blue, green, &c, should pre-
dominate; in those on grass, purple, pink,
scarlet, and orange should prevail. White,
however, is equally suitable for gardens of
both descriptions; and unless where the
gravel is veIy light, is always strikingly in
juXtaposition to bright red gravel. As Il
practical rule, the most intense colors should
be placed in the center of the beds, and the
less decided tints used for contrasting rings
or edgings. Generally, too the smaller the
beds, the more literally may the intense col
ors, as scarlet be introduced, and Dic gerSa.-
Book Of Garden Management.
BRUISED OATS FOR HoRsEs.-A horse fed
upon whole oats and uncut hay, eXpends
large proportion of his motive power in mas
ticatOn After a hard days work he has be
fore him the task Of reducing to pulp Is or
20 pounds weight of hard food, and the oper-
alton is carried on during the hours which he
ought to repose. Not unfreQuently is the an
imal so tired that he is unable to properly
chew his food he, therefore, bolts the oats,
a large proportion of which passes unchang-
ed through his body. Those who desire to
horse, must pay attention to the mechanical
state as well as to the quality Of his food
The force expended by the horse in commin-
uting his food-when it is composed of hay,
straw and oats-may be set down as at J asst
equal to the power he expends in one lour
and half of work, such for example, as
blowing. The preparation of his food, by
means Of steam or water power, or even by
animal motive power, would economze, by
at least one-half, the labor expended in its
masticatiOn; this would be equivalent to half
a days work in every week-a clear gain to
the animals owner. 1t has been objected to
the use Of bruised oats, that they produce Il
laxative effect upon the animals, but this dis
advantage may be easily obvated by the ad-
ditiOn of cut straw to his food.
WHITE BEANs.-This crop ought to be more
generally cultivated by farmers. The small
variety or army bean, is in great demand for
our troops, and is worth at least 81, 80 per
bushel at wholesale. They should be sown in
drills about 2 feet apart at the rate of at
least a bushelto an acre. Sow from the 10th
to the 25th Of May. Fifty bushels to the
acre are known to have been raised. They
are safe crop to grow between the rows in
young apple orchard, and always leave the
ground in fine condition.
THE Fort Pillow BUTCHERY.-The St. Louis