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THE DELAWARE GRAPE. 



Josiah Salter, of Rochester.— Wc have been engaged in the cultivation 

 of this grape for more than twenty (20) years, and we can fully indorse the 

 remarks "made by Mr. Robinson at the last meeting, by asserting that the 

 Delaware is the best grape that we have ever seen for out of door culture in 

 this latitude, because it possesses the following qualities: 



1. Great hardiness. — It has been known to stand uninjured, where 

 Isabella, Catawba, and Clinton, have been killed to the ground. 



2. Productiveness. — It is a great bearer. The berries and bunches 

 increase in size as the well cultivated vine grows older ; and it probably 

 will produce more pounds of fruit to the acre than any other sort that we 

 know of. 



3. Earliness. — It is said to ripen in Delaware, Ohio, about the middle 

 of August, and in Western New York, early in September. There is no 

 other native grape nearly as good that ripens so early, that we know of. 



4. Quality is best,- — Whenever and wherever compared with other vari- 

 eties, Delaware always bears off the palm. 



Now, my dear sir, these grapes are so scarce, for two reasons ; 



1. The above mentioned excellent qualities cause them to be in great 

 demand, and prices rise in proportion. 



2. Those who have the genuine stock find it is extremely difficult to 

 multiply; more than twice as hard to make the plants grow as to start any 

 other sort, yet, when once started, it is as good a grower as any grape vine 

 with which we are acquainted. In fact, we have found it the most difficult 

 to multiply of all the grape vines at present known. We have been engaged 

 for some years, in propagating grape vines fur sale. We got all our origi- 

 nal stock plants direct from the first disseminator in Delaware, Ohio ; but 

 from our experience with hundreds of stock plants, and from the universal 

 testimony of gentlemen in the trade, we are sure that these two reasons, 

 namely, great demand, and the difficulty of multiplying, will combine to 

 render the Delaware a scarce sort of vine for some years to come. 



RED CATTLE OF NEW ENGLAND, 



Joseph Arnold. — In all I have read of the importers of stock, I have 

 not heard the name of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth, who, in my opinion, has 

 done more in forming the character of those cattle, than perhaps all others. 



Wadsworth imported from England to Hartford, Conn., as I suppose, 

 soon after 1790, I being young, and not a resident there until 1796 or '97. 

 The importation consisted of studs and mares, a bull or bulls, a cow 

 or cows. Of these I have seen one bull and two studs, and I believe, 

 some of the mares. One of the studs, a black — a noble animal for draft — 

 I do not know that I have seen his equal. The other a grey, noted for 

 speed. 



The bull was said at that time, to be of the best stock in England. He 

 was kept upon a farm adjoining my father's. Although spotted, his stock 

 were a large proporiion red. The oxen were those large broad-horned, 

 spoken of in your discussions. The red were the preferred colors among 



