, 1873-06-02
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

.ySyf1lc, nnd for nInFkot..Tiap- small
~,daitlzcd Corn--Lnt to1'lanting..I o often
Oorn--Corn for tho Market, and for
Eoou,ne 10 Oattlo ana 11oEs"-Tlo Or"
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~1S' C,,'.sn.,o,, w. ~ rI's asa',a a, ,o7,
ur1K oosoonn nnapr--p,r.r r.r7,.rr
doonIAkp, Nowton d., md, Aiay Is, 1873.
DnAN sn: hayo neen e @ annscrioSt lor TIE omI
inyo road rho Farm and CARBON viii ncsanro and
pront. Now il /. is my turn 70 ask questions. shal
Do ixrswhnt w. y nronnr.son n tho frn,, stod ,c r.
itcd to ripcn on the Concord grapevine tho second
yenr Of is bear1ng1 :, i; 49,. -. .. go
TStrIEWiT. pie.rtsnt trhubatb an,wsr to ren1ont,h
tho family vincgar-barrel, in tho ahscnco Of fruit
anG oas Uars.1 ~ that hnvo i, de
posed to 90 10 aced very csrly In Tho sasaon ID 6ro
any preventive Yours Ieapeotfully', a. =. r.
.r!rss-Sery muGh WILL depona On tno stsongtn
ef thc vine and the manner OF training: by-the
ep,lal syesom Or trainln8' 2 eoou st;IonB VINO
WI garry scn pounds oi B.1pes' ., 'nuH 11uo. m
.1te: S,n ns'u - 1non IN ,neally iul4 poafe' lnp
$3.50, .A.o ~ 'n.at Aoops t1o p'a,4 ~
sas a,tor ten or h,1oon yoare as mo young slne
s~,as - - ".o ~ "a. .no 'aoss pton.Ho' e"pposo
a.so svs s.uona " onoo1u s.a's, .,i ~ eooas
.aaa J.. =" y. ~ ..a,., .,s,s ~ IT,. 10
.aa -, ~ t ~ ee s" a. s.at o.o,, .s. "
snd so ths. ., nav r h o,,1t;S,tos e"c1 W.
w. ,,,o,a - .oo3 na:,a.nrsnao ,stoto +hst ia sir
faot Inn .t 't1,o sdo ~ tho 11ant a,,d W. the
vino tn E dnrin - tio @ trat ss.son gay t,vo ~
s.uo ~ - W. - ~ eo@son. ~ ~
moro CANES arc permitted TO grow, cer1aniy moro
than ono. Ia tho autumn, ne select tho best
and strongest cano provided 1t has nolatorala on
sn,,, I,,,,a 49,, ~, ~ attar ..,,a. 49, r,+h-
naao *,,iio w ."n5 al. sno o'oi e.uoo' ~ i"sn
or cut them back' lowing ono or TWO eyos on
each, for the growing Of new chues. In tito
sa ers oroptane @ aDt the ood to aoo eea atG
that IL wind ~ tiDht that vo,, h.vo tha 1good -;
49,. 80, W." ..,..a ~ - -S.o sns W. ~
'uo eano eNe, W csep.9a'u'9 noiso anu elser
viii hnVo four or fl1o frult-buds, and these my
CORY two or throe bunchos each Of fruit, four nr
Gvo ~ 1u1,,c1, viii rnoko = ,,or,;d T;a ~ ~
s'ea - .'. a.. ~. w
Second year OF inc vineyard. ana tho 1fss .yoar
Of fruiting. In tho meantime. thore have beon
thrown out from threo to .elx new canes, that
hn,;o hoo,, t;o5 ~, ~ .,,o .kos o 1ott T.,
~ .,,'., ~ " =, ~ ~, , a,'. ~ 49,, ~ ~
10 or p
,.,,,,, ,,..,,a and +ho 1,.roo 1,.po f.,or sn1o.t
aaa a.a. ana so ~ nasaha ,,t,,a,,s
= eooA sttonb e"no' anu - pooo.o.o' "t.noos !.
long, and, ut tho same time, cut OF I'LL tho other
o,as 1onv,,,r arf1,c;ont h1da fc;rtr, nav, arnni,
~ 40 Sosora .,s .ta Sa11a,.na s,,r;a. uft'
esnes ~ pe1u1o aaa .no .ouo"ns egI'ns'
second .yoar Of bearing, tho cano is
wound around the stake AZ before: roach
inc this timo: to tla ton Of tho gtako.
and It ia tied firmly, and cut of at thie point.
We maze anonx nna .ed ea o infs
nodca. Those viii average about throo punches
cacl, or thirtv citataras Of which .nbout Tires
VIII viii average 70 10 d pound,-mnkinE ton pounds to
lilo vino. ThiS ia an estimate for the boBt yiuoa ;
but, ID, q good season. such d vineyard should
nroiuca 4 E0SG mounds to tho aero. as know
from poraonal experience. BY tho nth ycar,
to yineyard will be at it's boat and ought to give
In good soasong. 1000 hounds to tho zero, :,
North Of this point, and south Of wherro tho
ho covered with coarse litter but have always
laft thom- oxposed. but ind tlpn seriously
Injured tho paat winter for tho frat time.
Last yoar the crop wna enormous, and, no doubt,
anticipate much OF crop this season, and tho
severe cold Of tho winter has 1essonod that an
tcIpation, though at this writing. thoro is prom
iso Of moderate crop on tho Qoncords, whilo
tho 1vos arp killed to aoaE tho ground, md thots
is general cloarIng 9! al eaYc the oo1,yoTa' snd
this all covors some thirty Vnflotles. ohtn luz,
thor ADVISED, tno Concoto VIII ololle oo piAn.qo
1oF mesKo: }n tbo third ouastio md bore
ogar. In ordor to nuke cider, we must uao sugal
or molasBes, aud, in mixing the 1attor
leavo out The pie-plant and use molasaes
Of rain-watcr and ono Of molasaes. Warm the
water, and have tho molaaaoa thorouehiy dig
solved, and pour It into your .yinogar-cask, and
if 1t is q moderately .warm place, you will have
good vinegar in . fow wooks. :,
Four1hSSMyatt'a Victoria is the best plant fo1
market. The stalks aro long, and Of deep rod
The Hoed-stalks inust bo cut out as soon % theJ
| become foot or so high. When well grown, i
is not uncommon to seo tho stalks 8 tee. long
laudod. but much inferior to tho Vic
toria. 4. j. Downing introduced the viotori
nearly thirty years $50; and from that sourc
supplied about the year 1854, from nuraor,
aome miles west from the city. At that time,
variety called tho Giant was tho best known
ennrmma loayos. and yc1y profuse in bloom.
Wien tho Tino-plant eTindlo was in full work
fng order, tho IinnmuB waa sought after, as i
he, NUMEROUS e7os. and could be moro roadil,
l;;in1 Tlnen ouoa 1rnrn soid to tho noiii]lor