Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-11
AGRICULTURAL.

The GRAPE GROWERS MEETING-The
summer meeting of the Lake Shore Grape
Growers Association at North East last
week was very we'll attended, not less than
200 persons being present, besides residents
of the vicinity and the number at the din
ner was full 800. Much interest was man
itested by the visitors in viewing the vine
yards, though some disappointment was
felt on account of the meagre crop of fruit
in the vineyard of the Wine Company, and
the appearance of rot in most of the Ca
tawba vineyards of that vicinity, as well
as elsewhere. The young vineyards OF
Delaware, Iona and Isabella vines, belong
ing to the Company, and Mr.. Mottier and
MIR. Griffith, were greatly admired for their
extent and perfection of culture, as well
as the vigor and beauty of vines.
The following report is mostly taken
from correspondence OF the C!eueland Lead
er, as the Secretary has not had time TO
copy his notes. Some account of the ex-
cursion to the westward of the Shore Dis
trict will be given next week. ID. b. b.
NORTH EAST, Pa, Aug. 2S.
y- The meeting of the Lake Shore Grape
Growers Association, at this f1ourishing
and delightful rural town, has been sig
nal success. The attendance of members
and friends from near and remote was
large, and the hospitality of the South
Shore Wine Company and their neighbors
unbounded. After social interchanges and
an excellent dinner prepared by the
ladies of North East, in the spa
cious hall of the Company's wine house,
the Grape Growers Association was call
ed to order by President Durham,
and some time spent in hearing reports OF
the condition of the vine and its crop the
present season. OF these we give brief and
imperfect notes, with the remark that in
the main they were favorable from all sec
tions where the grape is grown, as to most
varieties, and as to some especial so.
Mr.. William Griffith stated that he began
to plant the vine at North East twenty
years ago, nobody then thinking wine
could be made. The mode of planting and
culture were but little known. but expert
ence and improved working of the soils
and care of the vines, had produced the
grand results now seen on every hand.
Vines of two years growth now exceed
former ones of four or five years standing,
and he invited the guests of the Wine
Company to examine the vineyards and
mark the results.
How TO DRY APPLEs.-The most general
method adopted in crying apples is, after
they are pared, to cut them in slices and
spread them on cloths, tables or boards,
and dry them out doors. In clear and dry
weather this is, perhaps, the most expedi-
tious and best way; but ii cloudy or
stormy weather this way is attended with
in consequence of the apples rotting be-
fore they dry. To some extent they may
be dried in this way IN the house, though
this is attended with much Inconvenience.
The best method that have ever used to
dry apples is to use frames. These COM
bine the most advantages with the least in
convenience OF any way. and can be used
with equal advantage either in drying in
the house or out in the sun. In pleasant
weather the frames can be set outdoors
against the side of a building, or any other
support, and nights, or cloudy and stormy
days, they can be brought into the house
and set against the side OF the room near
the stove and fire place.
NY frames are made in the following
manner: Two strips of board, feet long
. or 21b inches wide-two strips feetlong,
IL inches wide, the whole three-quarters
OF an inch thick-nail the short strips across
the ends of the long ones, and 1t makes q
frame by 3 feet, which is a convenient
size for all purposes. On one side of the
long strips nails are driven three inches
apart, extending from the top to the bot
tom. G
After the apples are pared, they are quar-
tered and cored, and with needle and
twine, or stout thread, strung into lengths
long enough to reach twice across the
frame; the ends of the twine are then tied
together, and the string hung on the nails
across the frame. The apples will soon dry
SO that the strings can be doubled Oh the
nails, and fresh ones put on or the whole
of them removed, and others put in their
places.
AS fast as the apples become sufficiently
dry tney can be taken from the strings, and
the same strings used to dry more on. Ii
large apples are used to dry, they can be
cut in smaller pieces.
How TO BRIGHTEN HoGs.-Tne Southern
Cultiuator tells how planter, who was
troubled with his neighbOrs' hogs, man
aged to frighten them so badly that they
never came back to destroy his crops.
Finding his corn-field deprecated upon by
a drove of hogs, whose owner lived five
miles away, he one day caught one of the
largest, long-legged, big-boned fellow,
and shut it up in a pen. The next day he
found the same drove of hogs in his corn.
Having large bear-skin, he called in the
aid of his negroes, and sewed the bear-skin
on to the captured hog-then let him out.
The hog, in great disgust and fright at his
snew coat" started OFF, with long jumps to.
ioin his companions, who seeing their NOR
tal enemy coming alter them, started at q
stwo-forty gait, tearing the bear or the d.
would get the hindmost. The last heard of
these hogs they were six miles off; tearing
through the fields and woods with heads
and tails '.up." They never returned to