DOMESTIC NOTICES. 



most nearly the Grizzly Frontignan — but quite 

 distinct from that variety. The cluster is not 

 large — but compact and well formed — the ber- 

 ries round, of medium size, white, tinged with 

 gray-rose. Its fine flavor will be appreciated by 

 those who like the Muscat flavor, and if this new 

 sort, which has not yet been fairly tested, ful- 

 fills the promise it holds out, it will, we think, 

 be found a decided acquisition fur the vinery. 



The Black Hamburghs which accompanied 

 the above, were very finely colored, and of the 

 finest possible flavor. 



Green Crops as Manure. — We believe the 

 majority of agricultural writers agree upon the 

 advantage of ploughing-in green crops as ma- 

 nure on exhausted lands, and it has long been 

 practiced as one of the cheapest and best modes, 

 under given circumstances, of accomplishing that 

 result. 



We have been not a little surprised, there- 

 fore, to find in an agricultural address delivered 

 by Mr. Gowan, of Mt. Airy, near Philadelphia, 

 such views as the following; 



" There is another remark, however it may 

 conflict with pre-conceived opinion, or establish- 

 ed usage, which a sense of duty compels me to 

 make; and that is, of all the time-wasting, land- 

 cheating practices, none is more to be deijrecat- 

 ed than that of turning-in green crops, as a 

 succedaneum for manure. In whatever place 

 tliis is practiced, however strong the land may 

 be at the start, the system, if persevered in, 

 must inevitably bring the land, its owners, and 

 the country, into a state of poverty. No good 

 husbandman would think of pursuing such a 

 course. Think of the time lost in preparing the 

 ground for a crop, seeding it, and then, instead 

 of allowing it to mature, to be gathered to the 

 barn, ploughing it under, to serve as manure to 

 the land on which it was raised. Manure, in- 

 deed! To call the acidulated water, which the 

 decomposition of partly grown clover, buck- 

 wheat, &c., ])roduces, manure, would be a mis- 

 nomer—the calling ofa thing by the wrong name. 

 * * * If the turning-in, year after year, 

 scant crops of clover and the like, be i)ers"isted 

 in, the land so treated must, in a brief period, 

 become not only destitute of vegetable mold, 

 but of every other organic ingredient necessary 

 to fertility." 



If Mr. GowANgoes on at this rate, he will de- 

 monstrate that there is no warmth begotten by 

 sunshine! Does Mr. G. happen to have heard 

 that one of the premium f:irms in the state of 

 ork— that of I\Ir. D. D. T. More, of 

 vlict — 185 acres, was purchased by Mr. 



M. five years ago, and was, according to the af- 

 fidavits made to the society, so poor at that 

 time, that the only crop Mr. M. could then raise 

 on it was white 6«ans, and that without capital, 

 and simply by good management, Mr. M. has 

 not only brought this farm to the highest condi- 

 tion, but made it produce a net frofit of $2,678 

 per year. How was this poor worn-out farm 

 restored? We give Mr. More's own words: 

 " I found the best mode of improving my land 

 was by ploughing under green clover, the 

 growth of the clover being aided by a liberal 

 apph'cation of plaster — say 250 lbs. to the acre." 

 Having had a glimpse of Mr. More's farm, 

 and being able to certify from that glimpse, that 

 he is a master farmer, and no quack, we com- 

 mend his practice to Mr. Gowan, confident that 

 Mr. More's practice, well understood and prac- 

 ticed by American '• skinners," would fill their 

 pockets with •' yellow boys," rather than their 

 soil with "acidulated water." 



British Qi'een Strawberries. — Much the 

 finest flavored and most beautiful large straw- 

 berries, that we haveseengrownin this country, 

 are some of this variety, niised this season by 

 our neighbor, Dr. Hull of Newburgh. The 

 color is darker, and they appear to have 

 attained a perfection of quality never reached 

 in England — where this superb sort is so justly 

 popular. The crop is also one that would satis- 

 fy Mr. LoNGWORTH — much as he has abused 

 the staminates for their barrenness. We will 

 give some account of Dr. Hull's culture of this 

 delicious amateui 's variety in our next. 



Gooseberries with Tan-bark. — Dear Sir: 

 You have said much about the benefits of cover- 

 ing strawberry beds with tan-bark. I liave 

 made an experiment M'ith mulching gooseberry 

 beds with the same substance, and so far as one 

 year's experience is worth anything, I am well 

 satisfied with it. The great difficulty with the 

 gooseberry here, seems to be with the heat and 

 want of moisture. My bushes are planted in 

 quarters 8^ feet apart each waj- — trained to 

 single stems. I have hitherto lost quite half 

 the crop by mildew. Early last November, af- 

 ter pruning the plants and dressing the borders 

 — digging in plenty of stable manure. I hauled 

 several loads of tan with my team, and 

 it, uniformly, all over the bed, G inches 



