Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-05-08


They keep their cows tied up in little
pens. In almost every yard ticket was
put up, For Sale" Those little pines
seem to have been growing ten~ thousand
years The Club ought not to induce
people with limited means to 60 thithcr.
Rich folks can do well enough.
Pruning and Cultivating Grape Vines.
~. Holton of Haverstraw delivered an
address on this subject, accompanied by
illustrations on the black board, which
was listened to with attention.
Mr.. Carpenter said he was much pleas
with the remarks. coming, as they did,
from a practical and skillful grower,
aud he moved vote of thanks, which was
Carried unanimously.
The Chair.-We have a visitor from
Western New York whom we all know, at
least by reputation for who is there Who, 6
not been delighted with his literary efforts
in the cause of agriculture in it's most
varied and enlarged sense. refer to D.
D Z. Moore, editor of The Rural New-
Yorker.
Mr. Moore simply thanked the Chair
for his compliments, and said he came to
listen.
The Chair.-We have another fruit
benefactor with US.
DR.. Underhill Of Cioton Point.-The
doctor made some suggestive remarks on
grape culture in general He said that
it was his experience that the wine Of the
hest flavor only can be produced from a
soil moetly mineral. A cold clay soil is
not favorable The dryer the soil the bet
ter the more you force and manure the
poorer will be the vine The smaller the
sap vessels of the vine the better will be
the wine. Where they produce such a
large number of gallons from an acre the
quality must be poor. He used to plant
deep. but now he does not, and the upper
roots which are Of no use. are to be cut
off with the cultivator and plow, for it is
important that the atmosphere should
have access to tie roots.
Cabinet Bed Stead by Judge Maine.
of the Boston Police court-Ihis is an in
genious bel, occupying very little space,
which can tc ventilated; is balanced, can
be set up in any part OF the room. Sev-
eral members spoke of it as likely to be
useful because it is so cheap.
j R Syphor.--l have cabinet bed
stead of the Plympton patent, and not
dissimilar to this. Next to a boarding
house it is the greatest nuisance know
Of
The Chair.-For my part am much
pleased with it. If auy of the Club,
Judge, should 60 to the club" and fail
into your hands, hope you will treat
them as gently as possible.
A Whiffle Tree was exhibited with a
small wheel at one end covered with rub
Der. 1t is for plowing among apple-trees.
1t was commended by the majority, but
Dr. Peck said no one ought to p!ow with
in fonr feet of fruit trees. and that culti-
vation close to the trees should be By
hand.
Mr.. Dodge said this might do for lit
tie garden. but for an orchard such no.
ton is behind the age.
"A Portable Fence was exhibited, which
D. d. L. Moore said does not di6cr much
from several styles long in use. They
are very handy
After the Club adjourned several bot
tics of Dr. Underhills wine we're opened,
and by those who partook pronounced Of
good quality. Sugar was used in the
manufacture.
The North and South &c. J. Mason,
N. Y. City. inquiries if it is easier to cul'
tivate an acre OF land in tho North than
10 the South !? Could man and his
wife with an income of $500 year enjoy
then selves most South. aud are less
clothes and food required there?
Reply.-With $500 year few acres
of land 10 healtbful locality. near q
town, one ought to enjoy himself very
much. Nothing is more pleasant thar
the Winters. You can have new maple
sug ,r in January. Summer days are moi
so very hot. The Reporter has worked
there through the warmest months. day
after day, and slept sounlly through ,h'
cool nights. But poverty is a dreadful
thing in that country. 1t takes first
class man there to get cream in his tea
and mothers heart is apt to grow hard
in learning to choke off her children wher
they are drinking milk The trouble il
a want of grass Congress or benevolent
christians can do nothing wiser than t'
send 80 skiIlful Northern men into th'
South and have them experiment in re
storing worn out land, and in making
grass grow. ii