, 1875-12-25
Agricultural selections.

shall /. W llder, President OF the
American POmolOgical Society, in his
late address before that society speak;
thus on this subject;
Bat what shall we say of the grape,
now AulGpIied into hundreds of vaue,
) ties, some of which are suited TO every
portion Of our land. Many present
can remember the time when the ISa
bella, Citswba aud Scuppernong
were the principal varieties in cult
yatiOn, aud when a seed mad not been
sown for the production Of new
variety. Now millions Of seeds are
sowu, and from these thousands of
new and varied offspring arise, some
Of which are constantly taking their
I place Oh our catalogue. Instead of
two or three varieties, as IN former
years, We have the collections of
Ricketts,, Bush, Campbell, Moore and
I others. containing a hundred varieties
/ or more, and from which, IN all prob
/ ability, some valuable kinds are in
/ time 10 be added TO our list for cult
/ walton in some section Of our country.
/ Nor should omit the wonderful fact
that within the borders of these Uni
/ ted States may be produced, in amaz-
/ ing abundance, every variety of grape
/ known 70 foreign climes, and from
which, ere long, may also arise native
varieties Of equal quality and adap.
lation TO the aJils Of our Western
coast. In the words of Professor
Gray y good time is coming for
the grape. New varieties can be
produced so easily that they viii have
achieved their position when the
American Pathological Society holds
its centennial celebration"
DAIRY PGoDUcrIoys The Prairie
Farmer says - The tenth annual re-
port of the American Dairvmen's
Association contains a table giving
the average results in cheese factories
in 1874. From this it appears that
the average pounds of milk to a pound
Of cheese for the whole season iE I20 |
factories was 9 81 the average selling
price Of cheese in Ia factories at SI3- !
# per hundred pounds; the average |
net yield per COW was SIl 10. The [
average yield for the best dairies was |
l,'s5 quarts per COW, for the poorer |
daineS 1921 quarts per COW, and the /
general average l4ll quarts per COW. |
The highest ayerage for any one dairy |
during the season of nine months was |
2GG2 quarts.
CINNANON fNF.-A correspondent
who sent Us last summer wreath
Of the branches of a cinnamon vine, so
delighted the visitors Of our Office
with the delicious fragrance which |
filled the entire room for DAYS, has ut
our request given Us more specific in
formation about it: " The tuber we
have sent was grown in pot, the
only experiment of the kind, which
proves IL may be grown in the house,
III pots OF almost any size for this
purpose. | would recommend year
ling tubers the bulbs should be plan
ted III the garden, and the tubers at
one and two years old, planted where
vines are wanted for ornament around !
arbOrS and front doors Of dwellings.
Oar strongest vines, from three-y, ar
Old roots, ran 30 feet these were in
the garden on lofty poles those by
the side Of the front door, tWo-year-
old tuberS, were conducted on heavy
wines Perpendicularly, aud ;hen a
horizontally, TO completely surround
-he entrance, top and sides. Morning
5!orIes were trained upon the same 5
string. The effect of the beautiful i
green leaves Of the two vines, and the |
Dpen flowers Of the moruing-glories. I
ogeiher with the fragrance Of the :,
vine, may be imagined but
eaiIzad only by eigpresence.-Fy0r, '
Il Cabinet. c
Coal FOR HoGs.-About twelve y
ears ago the hog cholera ragged fun- :,
uSIy III my neighborhooi, and nearly :.
very farmer lost most or all MS hoes. =
\ ON, 1t Is known that charcoal is a u "
,reat absorbent and disinfectant. | );
ont know If the disease originates :.
n the stomach or bowels, but it is :.
eriaIn those organs are most affected "
y H. Charcoal at that time WAS 10 !"
xpensiye, but fed every hog hand o,
Il OF stone coal daily, which they ate d"
'ith avility. l kept them confined
a pen. The result was never lost be
hog by the cholera. | cannot say 70
lat stone coal Is a positive preventive. II
only give the facts AZ they occurred. % %
Is certain 1t will not hurt the hogs, a
nd Is cheap. Of all those socalled of
medles l have never seen much M
ood. ST
ut,
lov are well of when you are in a II, H.
sa!lhy neighhorhood, with enough 10 str
It and drink, a comfortable. well. cor