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GRAPES ABOUT rHE HOUSE

1t is pleasant to observe that the grape
has, and still continues to elicit much at
tention, nearly or quite all over New Eng
land. 1t is annually becoming more com
mon In our markets, and the quality and
favor have been gradualiYimproved' Some
of them may be pronounced as eXcaile ut.
Much, however, remains to be learned Of
their habits, and of the besi modes of cul-
tiyating them as regards location and soil
Especially is it necessary that better pr@Gti-
ces should prevail in regard TO the manner
of preparing them for market. Many Of
those exhibited for sale keep but a short
time, owing to the bungiing and imperfect
manner adopted 10 handling them. They
are handled too roughly, which not only
rubs off the beautiful bloom that covers
them, but often bruises them. If packed
in boxes, they are sometimes so numerous
that the weight Of the top layers alone Is
sufficient to press the lower ones out Of
shape, ard perhaps to burst some OF them.
Grapes OF the greatest excellence of their
kind will be found, il the long run, to prove
the most profitable. II they are of the
concord" variety, for instance, it would
be advisable to grade them. Let the bunch
es which are the most perfa ct in form, color
and flavor, be put up by themselves. In
this way they will sell for much larger
price than if the best and second quality
were together.
We are inclined to think that the Guilt
vator might go a step farther, and find al
vantage in It. In order that the grape may
be kept we'll, and retain it's sOundness and
sweetness for many weeks, the punches
should not be rudely plucked from the vines
- 10, f,if Of Fuit4 %
pair of sharp shears, or twig cutters, and
the cut covered Immediately by touching
the end into little gum shallac dissolved
in alcohol. This could be done insJantane
ously, almost, and would tend to prevent
the deterioration which it IS almost certain
to undergo, if this is not attended 10. The
person who, by some care of this nature,
can offer excellent fruit il the market two
or three weeks beyond the usual time, viii
be certain to hJd all bis extra care most
abuudantly repaid. This would be the case
with the grape, because it is in season at
all times Of the year. II would be more
acceptable, even, after the flush OF the vim
tage bad gone By.
The era ge is 2 very easily cultivated fruit,
and there is no good reason why, at this
day, every person VINO owns garden spot,
should not possess at least one vine. l.
will necessarily o2cupy but little room, as
it may be planted near the fence, against
which it may be conveniently trained for
support, and as it shades but little, when
properly managed, will prove no Injury to
the soil.
In setting ont vine, We would suggest
that It is no mora wo,k 10 set and tend one
that viii produce excellent fruit, than IL is
to produce one whose fruit will be indiifer
eat or worthless. For an outdoor grape,
perhaps there is nothing bstter az present
than the Concord.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


LIVERPOOL, Dec. Cotton strong;
middling upland 100; do Orleans 103sl03d;
Sales $4,000 bales. Speculation and
export 1000 bales.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-CottOn demand
9,740 bales; December, 185a1S 1915; jan
uary 10 15-16a Sc; February 19s4l9 Lice;
March 1Ssa18 7-16c; April 19s May 1899;
June 20 3-l6a204c.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. s. Cotton firm.
Sales 5000 bales; good ordinary 17sc; low
middling 165a164c; middliDg191c; middling
ordinary 184c; receipts 1880 bales; exports
to Continent 5 ,765 bales; to Liverpool 2,S79
bales; coastwise S53 bales; stock l54, 1872
bales.
CINCINNATI, Dec. Cotton unchaug-
ed; middlirg 1899.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 5.-COtton remains
unchanged; low midding 17sc.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Cotton unchanged;
middling 18ac.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 5.-Cotton-frm at full
prices; low middling l81c.
Foreign EsFkesS.
LONDON, DEC. 5.--CoDsOls, for money,
9lSa91a, on account 9lSa9l3 U. 5. 5-Z0s
'65 9ls, do '67, 943; 10-40s SS4. The
bullion in the Bank of England has in
Gre ased f1l5,OG0,
FRANKFORT, Dec. 5--U. s. 5-20s, go,
egg.
PARIS, Dec. 5-Rentes 53f &c.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5.-Breadstufs I'M
charged.
New York a1ensy MARI et.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Money active and
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CRUMBS OF COMFORT"
Mr. GreeIey's Private Secretary be.
mics the story Relative 80 Esr. Reid
From the New York Herald, Dec. ..

A reporter Of the Herald called on Mr.
Whitel2w Reid, editor OF the Tribune, to as
certain his construction Of the story pub
lished in a morning paper, which stated
that Mr., Reid had written certain article
10 the Tribune 10 which Mr. Greeley bad
written two disclaimers, which Mr. Reid
had purp0sely left out of the paper, and
that this blow killed Mr.. Greeley.
Mr.. Reid said that he would take 10 nc
tice Of the article and would make no state
ment as TO its assertions. MIR, O'Dwyer,
Mr.. Greeley s private secretary, who knew
all the circumstances Of The sffair, was af
forwards seen. He made the appended
statement. 1t shows that, while there was
a basis Of truth in the article spoken Of,
the facts hal been perverted in Euch man
ner as TO be totally false.
MIR. O'DWYER'S STATEMENT.
When Dir. Greeley saw the article.
"Crumbs of Comforb,' he wrote q brief
paragraph explaining that the editor (meaB-
ing himself) did not write it and disclaim-
ing its general tenor. This he had asa."
in miniou, showing that he did not attach
much Importance TO the whole matter, and
when the proof OF it was brought to him
he drew two strokes across it aud wrote
AAIUtDCI dJ-fN AA1 " btItl tiG tlEALRti FfA
matter with sJii less concern than hef0ra.
Calling his secretary he told him to have
the first set aside and the second pararrat.i,
''set up instead. His secretary sinIoiy
enclosed both, WiShout any remark, 10 MT.
Reid, as be was accustomed 20 DO with
every article which Mr., Greeley sent for
his Mr.. Reid's) consideration or to have
amended according as later news might war
rant. When Mr.. Reid received al night tie
two paragraphs he wrote TO Mr.. Greeley
saying that the matter which he (Hr. Grse-
iey) had sent for his consideration he would
hold over until the morrow; that the papers
approved OF the article, but still he would
act IS he might desire. Next day Mr.. Gree
ley expressed no wish 10 have any refer
ence made in the Tribune TO the article and
expressed his satisfaction with what MIR.
Reid had done. L. is said he came no more
TO the Office after he wrote the paragraph
in question. This Is grossly Incorrect. He
wrote there on FrIday--the day after-the
article Soar WoOllen Industry" inserted
Saturday, the 9th, and came there again
Monday, the day after the Boston fire, and
wrote two articles, which were inserted.
The brotberiy intimacy and warm affection
which always existed between him and Mr
Reid ere not interrupted for moment.
He algays gave Mr. Red the widest discre-
ton in regard 20 modifying bis articles or
leaving them ont altogether, aud it an ar.i-
Gle was necessarily held over for even a
week he never felt troubled about it. HIS
last act was 2 glance Of recognition toward
him and an effort to extend TO him his al.
most pulseiess hand. Mr.. Sinclair was per-
fec-ly familiar With the facts at the time and
conceded in Mr.. Reds action, SO did Glr.
Cleveland, Mr.. Greeley'S brother-in-lav.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
sTEAMING CUT FEED AND soILING.


Mr. Sedgewick, of C3rnwelle, Conn, stated
a. q farmers meeting, that farmers 10 his
nsjghborhood were engaged in producing
milk for the New York market. In 1871
their grass In patures aud meadows was
shor5. from severe droutb, and they were
driven to the necessity of using cut strsw,
green cats, corn, barley, rye and other sub
sti.utes for grass, This new practice has
succeeded SO well, in 1872, that these dali
Tymen declare they viii never return to
to the old way of feeding stock, They find
that 66 TBS of fodder or good straw, steam
cd, goes as far as 100 TBS unlocked, using
the same quantity of meal or bran. In
deed, the saving meal by cooking is about
one-third, as with straw, hay and corn
shucks, blades and stalks.
Two years ago q young man bought
farm Of so acres, for $1,000. On the old
plan Of farming, it kept eleven cows, four
or five yearlings, and horse or two. T be
young man put in at once fourteen acres of
sowed corn, and increased the number Of
COWS to twenty-five, and was able to keep
them on twelve acres of his corn,
with some green oats. His
receipts from his little farm the first year
were over $1,000. The past summer be
has kept u COWS and is realizing clear
profit of 500 from each on an average for
milk sold. Dairymen find 1t alike unwise
and unsafe to rely on pastures alone. Feed
ing cows, sheep, and choice young stock,
Ccsttle and horses) in stables, or under
open sheds, when flies are not bad, is found
good economy. The droppings Of cows on
grass in fields when grazing, diminishes
tie supply as compared with moving grass
aid lauling it TO them. Where soiing is
practiced, the farmer can use bis marme
3. the tight time, and the right quantity and
place. He is master Of the situation, and
reduction becomes branch Of home
uaIufactures. If nature gives him rain
e...Ial 10 20 inches of water in u months,
;s IA England, lie can store up 4 good share
a. MS water to irrigate any crop be m7y
r.-e. Fifteen inches Of water year in
elf, rnia, Utah and Colorado, secure large
IS, with proper management. The
f-l1sr who makes the most out of al
rug 3ss and grain by SCANNING and
Eaiiig, and controls water and manure, is
g. ID 4tvsuc9 of common men.
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CASH VALUE OF CORN PER ACHE.

4A@O&a OA OOkAN AEE6 AOlSEs
The annual report from the Department
OF agriculture for 1871, contains many val
liable statistical tables, and among them on
showing the cash value of corn crops per
acre in the different States and territories.
In the cold State of Vermont an acre of
corn last year was worth $35 IA; while in the
far better climate and soil of Tennessee an
acre of this staple was worth on an average
only $1l.73. The want Of good home
market for corn reduces our income per
acre for this crop to one third of what Yer.
mont farmers receive, who convert this
grain into butter and wool, as well as into
meat and bread for homo consumption.
The great dairy State of New York gets
S27.06 an acre for al her cora On an aver
age, while the great cotton State of Georgia
receives only 1857 an acre for her corn crop.
Poor land planted extensively in
corn, with little or no manure, can only re-
suit in small profit, If any. A large share
of our Southern plantations which is not,
cultivated 10 cotton, corn, nor small grain,
should be seeded in grass of some kind to
raise stock and manure. New York, New
Jersey and Vermont farmers harvest good
crops of corn on poor land, in cold climate,
by using plenty of hot stable manure.
Their doing husbandry, sheep husbandry,
aud neat stock husbandry just squares the
account with all their tillage and corn
growing operations. They diversity their
farm industry; We do not, and receive
eleven dollars for an acre of corn that In
jures our fields, while grass-growing and
manure making farmer gets thirty-three
dollars for an acre of corn, and has the MAJ
terial to enrich his corn field at the same
tiRe.
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BRITISH EXPORTS OF WHEAT

The published statement of British i'm.
ports of wheat for 1871, shows that the
quantity received during the year was &c.
1915 cwt., against S0,601, 229 cwt. in
1870. Russia furnished 1888, 4S5 cwt.,
snd the United States 3,406,057 cwt., but
the two countries are placed more nearly
90 an equality when We fnd that 1874, sos
cwt. Of wheat flour vas also brought from
the United States and none from Russia.
Indeed the aggregate value of our wheat
and flour was go 459, 74O, against :fs, $780,
567 for Russian wheat, so that we actually
exceeded Russia in our supplies for the
British market, and sent tbither considera-
bly, more than all other countries combin-
ed. The aggregate cost of British pur-
cbases Of wheat and -four from other "a
tons was EGG, 783, GA in 1871, against ei9,-
6I7 ,678, in 1870 an increase of over seven
millions pounds sterling, equal at present
rates Of exchange 10 about S38,000,000 in
currency. The importation of wheat in
1872 will be larger than in 1871. Full re-
turns are not due for some months.
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LIME FOR PEACH TREES.

The Hon. John NJ. Clayton, of Della
ware, who was large and successful peach
grower, found lime the best manure be
ever applied to peach trees. He scraped
the dirt off and applied from three to a
dozen shovelfuls of lime fresh from the
kiln to the naked roots. 1t killed the grubs
and favored the growth of fruit. The edi-
tor Of the PlOa0 said, certainly we have
never seen more Leslthy looking trees than
those of farmer Clayton" Sometimes ore
can kin the Larvae of the curculio under
peach trees by heavy dressing of lime re-
Gently slaked.
To remove other insects mix equal parts
of sulphur and copperas and apply on the
naked roots of apple, pear, plum and peach
trees; scTape off the old bark and put the
mixture in the fork or crevices. One must
fight all depredators in the orchard and
garden.
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TOW MUCH MILK WILL MAKE 4
PaVTNn OF HUTEEH9

TIL following facts give fair standard
-Gh milks, milk like that of well fed Jsr-
g. al Attorney COWS will do better; and
),..r milk badly handled viii do much
wars,:
The manager of a creamery in OnoDda-
Z. county, New York, received 5,729
J. .uGs Of new milk on the evening of July,
10, and the morning following. II was
g., IL in pals thirty hours, which stood in
"a spring water down to 53 degrees; at
&, Which the milk was removed, and ex-
d to a free atmosphere for eighteen
Ial-s. TO thicken and sour. The cream
VS. removed and kept till the next day,
Wien it was chUrned and produced 232
ps.nd3 Of butter. These figures SHOW
Hat IT. required "A 90 pounds of milk TO
produce one pound of butter. At that
tine cheese was worth IA cents 4 pound,
aid tn pounds of milk made one Of cheese.
j nc butter must sell at about 35 cents a
= ind 10 pay SIS well IS cheese at IA
C.a-s.
he milk of 100 COWS is worked into but
t.. 81 Wcodcock, Crawford county, Pa;
al tie best return has been one pound Of
b..ter to tWeuty-three Of milk. Mr..
Ger p. the superintendent, has often com
p-i ne yield Of sweet and sour cream,
Uniformly found sour 10 give about 20
y cent. more than sweet. In one in
s'.aae in Herkimer county 1000 pounds Of
J. Ii. Z cheese factory was devoted to but
irs. AZ turned out 200 pounds-a yield Of
o.s OF butter to 20 of milk.
We wish we could make every reader see
the importance Of producing first quality Of
butter, cheese and concentrated milk for
foreign, as well as home consumption.
Americans have a continent on which TO
raise cow feed with great economy, and in
an unlimited quantity.
It a farmer takes (as he may Is pounds
O. water from 100 pounds CT new milk,
the IS pounds Of concentrated milk that re-
mains IS worth more than that weight CT
the best beef and may be carried r0uGd the
w0rldia good order for a market. Every
organize substance in milk is very healthy,
nutritious food for man, diluted in pure
water. \ cow that drinks limestone wa
ter, like many in Tennessee, does not pass
this hard mineral water into her milk.
The salts of lime, msgnesia and soda in
much o. the spring and branch water,
daily swailo we'd by the bucketful by cur
COWS, leave the system by the kidneys nd
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SOAP FOR BORERS

The Prarie Farmer says That in order to
make the application of soap to the trunks
of apple trees entirely efectual for The ex-
clu,ion of the bortr, it is necessary to take
very thick soft soap. without dilutiBg, heat
il to the boiling point, and then paint the
trees freely with it, especially near the
ground, and thence up some distance
among the branches. Ii strikes into the
bark when thus put on hot, 50 that on aD-
p.icdtion aO uJ the first IF June protects
The trees for the season, killing the young
bOrers or eggs which happened to be at the
surface of the bark. We have never tried
this mode, but have used the old one Of
rubbing with cold soft soap, which always
proved useful, but never entirely efactual;
and it was always necessary, in order to eff
feet complete extirpation, TO go over the
trees once Or twics year with the kuife
aud flexible wire. Our readers will of
course understand that the soap has no eff
fec. on bOrers already in the wood.
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THE COTgoE MARKETS.
Augusta. Ga, Dec. 3.

Augusta. Ga, Dec. B.
The market opened with good demand
at l75e snd closed steady and unchanged;
sales 945 bales; receipts 964 bales.
Macon, Ga, Dec. 8.
Cotton The market has been without
quotsbe change for week, New York
middngs commanding 17s and Liverpool
,0id liGgs 1T5c. II closed to-day firm with
2n active demand at these figures.
The receipts to-day were SIS bales; ship
lnents 3lS bales; sales 364 bales.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 3.
Cotton-Market quiet and closed with
better feeling. Ordinary 160l64c; good
ordinary l6i0l7c; low middlings Tie;
middlings 174G97ic; sales 1872 bales; re-
ceipLs 2l4 bales; shipments 522 bales.
Baltimore, Dec. 9.
Cotton quiet; middlings i85c; gross re-
ceipts 1870 bales; exports coastwise 40 bales;
sales 225 bales; stock 1914 bales.
Boston, Dec. 3
Cotton quiet; middlings 1890; net receiD pts
$50 bales; gross 1873 bales; sales $500
bales; stock 1000 bales.
Philadelphia, Dee. 3.
Cotton quiet; middllDg 193c.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 3.
Cotton firmeF; midiling lSs01Ssc; net
receipts 20 bales, exports coastwise 1914
bales; sales 333 bales; stock 2, S92 bales.
Atlanta, Ga, Dee. 4.
Cotton market unchanged at 17O174c.
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MAKING POND. FOR STOCK,


Having shown ID former papsr how we
have drained of all our surface water, and
leaving none for evaporation, | nov propose
to show way TO remedy the defect.
Water We must have, and the past season
has demonstrated that we cannot b3 always
supplied either by our creeks or even By
wells, Cattle have been driven four and
five miles daily to water, the past year.
Herds cannot thrive under such treatment.
l k0ow one artificial pond that has afford
ed water all the year for quite a number Of
cattle, sheep and hogs. 1t has been Gus
tomaIy TO make a dam across hollow or
ravine TO make pond. / am satisfied this
is not the right plan. Allow a rainfall of
two aud half feet yearly and it would not
take many acres to make a half an acre
pond Of a depth in the centre of six 10 ten
feet. When made across hollows the pres
sure is so heavy after hard showers that the
dams are liable to give way, and they fill
up very fast with soil washed from above.
Beginning on high land where some i've
acres or more could be drained into it with
a plow and scraper and pair Of horses,
one man in week could exca-
vate quite pond, throwing the earth to the
side where lowest. No amount Of water
eau break out Of this kind of pond, and if
made where one can work below the top Of
the hardpan, will hold water much better
than when made in hullows. Alter the
pond is made, surround it with some fast
growing trees that ike wet feet, and very
short time VIII be sufficient TO well pay YOU
for the labor. These artificial ponds viii
serve three purposes if not more:
l. They will afford water at all times for
stock-nOt so good, to be sure, as good run
ming spring water or well water, but much
better than driving some miles for water no
better. If sufficiently deep and shac ed, it
will not be very bad water at any time. |
think stock In cold weather should never ne
allowed to drink water Cs cold as that that
stands or rams on top of the earth, but be
watered from pump or well in the barn
or baTnyard. About nine months of the
year stock that have access 10 a pond can
water themselves, and save each mouth
time enough to make pond.
,. A pond on each 40scres ofland ofone-
quarter OF an acre, or one acre OF pond to a
quarter section of land, will not waste much
land and will afford great amount of wa
ter for evaporation. Where there is great
surface OF water TO evap1ra.e, il appears to
me there will be q chance for more frequent
rains.
Making these ponds on high lands in
stead of hollOws will have tendency 70 fill
our wells, and perhaps old springs that have
dried up will re-appaar by the water sink
ing into the earth through seams or veins.
We know that our wells do not afford the
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water they used to, and is it not reasonable
to think it is because we do not allow rain
water to stand long enough on the ground
to ill up the streams of water running
through the earth?
Ifmy ideas of cutting off timber, drain
ing off surfaces water and making artificial
ponds, as having the influence on rain falls
have endeavored to show, are correct,
would it not be well that we should know
it and govern ourselves accoi dinghy?
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close at ] for coin to 1-32 and interest. Ster-
ling weak at S4aes for long and IO4lO8 for
short sight. Gold firnaer aud advanced
from 112j to 1884, closing at 1854 bid and
1l344 asked. Loans 2a7 per cant for carry
ing. Clearings $32,000,000. Treasury dis
bursements $4,000. There was talk Of 3
squeeze In gold, and per cent was paid
late In the day for use until tomorrow.
Governments are in Increased demand with
small offerings, and lai per cent higher.
State Securities ara duh But steady. Stocks
have been quiet, the interest and activity
centerlng IN Pacific Mail, Western Union
aud Rock Island. The first named ad.
vancsd to $50, fell 10 81, rallied to IS, de-
clined to- S44, and closed at 843. II Is
rumOred the company is about to issne two
millions first mortgage bonds to replace the
lost steamers and to more fully equip the
line, but the report Is unsuthenticated.
Western Union made a steady advance
from 753 to 7S, with large purchases by .
heavy banking firm. Rock Island advanced
from l13a TO 1l5, on it being reported that
the company intend to issue eight millions
OF rev share capital; three millions to pay
for the deficiencies OF the Chicago aod
Southwestern Railroad Company. and the
rest to represent The accumulated surplus
OF the company, and further that that sur
slus Is to be divided among the stookhold-
ers when the road be leased 10 the Penn
sylvania company on the basis of its IN
creased capital stock. These FnmOrs lack
authentica.ion. The rest of the list was
rather quiet, but i'm and higher during
most of day, closing trife of best rates,
but steady.
Sterling Exchange-Bankers' bills 1854,
U. s. coupons Of 1881, I172a; 5-20s Of 1852
1913; do. 1884, 1l3s; do IS, 113s; do. nav;
1l6; do. 1857, l175; do 1868, I16aa; 10-40s,
lO95; currency 6's, 1925. Missouri bonds
64a. Tennessee, old, 77k; do. new 77a
Virginia, new, 81; do. old, As; North CalO-
ina. old. "a; do. new. %
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bladder. Hence, any person who drinks
milk, and especially sour milk, takes into
bis system water purer and more healthy
than any that has passed through lime
stone soil, or over caleareous rock into a
spring, however clear and cold the water.
The simple patriarchs subsisted largely on
the milk Of their herds and fiocks; and
they lived with few pains and diseases to a
good old age.