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the root. As soon as it began (o grow he rubbed 

 off all the buds but one, and trained that perpen- 

 dicularl}', rubbing oH' during the season all side 

 ehoots ; and when it had reached to liie top ol" a 

 second story balcony nipped the end off, thus slop- 

 ping its Turther <zro\vth. In ihe spring of 1838, 

 he rubbed oif ever}^ bud but two at the top of the 

 vine, and trained these two along the Iront of the 

 balcony, having streiched a large wire along the 

 posis fur llieir support. He rubbed off every side 

 bud during the season, as at first. Botii shoots 

 made about thirty-five feet of growth tfijs season. 

 In the spring of 18.39, every joint on the horizon- 

 tal shoots was permitted to send ll-)rili its buds, 

 and to iirow unmolested, till the branches had fair- 

 ly set fruit, generally until they were about IS 

 inches long. Then the end ol each firanch was 

 nipped off, and its further .growth prevented. The 

 perpendicular stem was carefully prevented from 

 sending out buds. The whole plant was carefully 

 watched that no more buds mi^ht be permitted to 

 grow — each one being rubbed off as soon its it ap- 

 appeared. Thus, from about the middle of June, 

 I lie vine was not permitted to form any new wood. 

 During the season the grapes ^rew uncommonly 

 well, and every one ripened in good season, and 

 was very fine, as was proved by the numerous 

 company at the Horticultural Society ex,hibiiion, 

 who unanimously pronounced them the finc'st 

 grapes there. The produce of this vine was three 

 hundred and fifteen bunches, all verv large, and 

 the berries of uncommon size. The society 

 awarded to them itsfiist premium lor naiive grapes. 

 Almost every body, however, doubted whether 

 the plant had not been injured by this excessive 

 bearing of fruit ; and many old yardenrrs con>i- 

 deied that it would be killed hy it. The writer 

 never doubled on this score. He had only com- 

 pelled the plant to inake fruit, instead of wood to 

 be cut off and thrown away, and has no doubt 

 that if he iiad been able to get the season before a 

 greater lenirth of wood for fruil branches, the 

 plant would have supported a much larger quan- 

 tity of fruit. On trimnung the vine preparatory 

 lo its bearing in 1840, there was very little wood 

 to be cut off. Only two buds were left on each 

 branch of last year's growth, and these are now 

 growing and showing Iruit buds very finely. The 

 vine is not (lend, nor does it appear to have been 

 injured in the least by last year's hard work. So 

 far, the experiment is beautifully successlul, and 

 we now feel authorized to recommend this plan to 

 all who love fine fruit. It must be borne in mind 

 that the experiment was made with Ihe Isabella 

 trrape; we of course cannot say any thinjj about 

 its applicability to other kinds from experience; 

 but the same reasoning applies with equal force to 

 all kinds. If the powers of a plant can be turned 

 fi-om the formation of wood to that of mnkinix 

 fruit, as we have proved it can in the case of the 

 Isabella grape, we do not see any reason why the 

 experiment may not be successfid with all kinds of 

 grapes and fruit. Or.e thing we do know, that a 

 plant that bears fruit docs not urow as much as 

 one that does not ; and we are hence authorized 

 to inltjr, that the power of the plant mav be di- 

 rected at pit'asure, either to the ffrowth of fruit or 

 of wood — that by suppressing the one, you may 

 increase the otiier, to a very great extent. The 

 vine above described has attracted the attention 

 of numerous persons, and many have determined 



to follow the example. It may be observed that 

 this vine occupies no room at all in the garden. It 

 grows close in tlie corner of the house, a single 

 stem ascendinif fourteen leet to the balcony, when 

 it starts off horizontally, as above described, along 

 the balcony. Tliiis every house in any city that 

 has a yard at all, so that the vme may be set in the 

 earth, may have just such a supply of delicious 

 grapes as the writer of this had last fall. 



G. B. S. 



trom the New England Farmer, 

 POULTRY. 



We have much pleasure in presenting to our 

 readers the reply of our friend Hunt to the que- 

 ries put to hini a lew weeks since in the N. E. 

 Farmer. 'J'hey are full and satisfactory. We 

 should be glad to hear again from our correspon- 

 dent at Koxbury, who can, no doubt, if he will, 

 give us some valuable suggestion from his expe- 

 rience. We published in our last the amount of 

 eggs exported from Westport to New York mar- 

 ket. The number of eggs and the amount re- 

 ceived for them were enormous, and show that 

 " many littles make a mickle." 



"The capital invested in poultry and rabbits in 

 Great Britain is estin.ated at £10,000,000 ster- 

 ling." "When we look," says McQueen, "at 

 the immense number of eggs brought from Ire- 

 land, (50 Ions of eggs and 10 tons of live and 

 dead poultry have been shipped from Dublin in 

 one day,) and 60,000,000 eggs imported from 

 France lor London alone; and this immense num- 

 ber a trifle certainly to what are produced in this 

 country, we shall cease to wonder at the large 

 capital here stated to be invested in poultry of all 

 kinds. The quantity of eggs imported into Liver- 

 pool liom Ireland iu 1832,was 4097 crates, value 

 £81,940 sterling; which at 6d. per doz. give* 

 3,277,600 dozens, and the number 39,331,200. 

 In 1833, the import had increased to 7,851 

 crates, or upwards of 70,000,000. The number 

 imported into Glasgow from Ireland in 1835, by 

 the custom house entries, was 19,321 crates, 

 which at nine eggs to a pound, gives the number, 

 17,459,568. 



The production and consumption of poultry, 

 game, &c. in Gi'eat Britain and Ireland, may be 

 judged of by the consumption of Paris, in 1822, 

 of the following articles and anin.als, according 

 to Count Chalson— 931,0^0 pigeons, 1,289,000 

 chickens, 549.000 turkeys, 328,000 geese, 131,000 

 partridges, 177,000 rabbits, 174,000 ducks." 



This .-hows the magnitude of an interest which 

 is deemed by most farmers of too trifling consi- 

 deration to be worth making any calculation about. 



It is, without doubt, a proportionately great in- 

 tei'est in this country, yet who in this aspect deems 

 it worth attending to. 



As to our good friend Hunt's pertinacity about 

 his personal beauty, it will be seen that he struts 

 about and crows as loud as any old rooster. Now 

 we shall not dispute the point any farther with him, 

 but quit the yard ; and, as most people do who 

 hear him, we agree lo " sign." H. C, 



JVymning, Penn., April 20, 1840. 

 Dear s(V.— In reply to the inquii'ics in your paper 

 of the Sth inef., I answer — 



