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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



Oct. 36, 1929. 



BRIOIITON snow. 



Tht Commiltee on Inventions Htporl us futtotrs : — 



A. Hale & Co. or.Soutli lioston, i-ntered for ex- 

 hiliilioii, four Uarrels, two Imlf-barn l:s, aiiJ two 

 Kegs of tlicir ninnul'actDrc, principally l)y ma- 

 cliincry, which is now in successful cpiniiion. — 

 The articlt.'S ujipeMrfJ to bo of 8U[)crior ipiulity and 

 \forkiiian.flii|), and the Coiiiniittco uiulei?loO(J, by 

 tho use of this machine, a great saving of labor is 

 obiuinc<l. 



J. H. Cobb of Dcdham, presorted a machine 

 for winding Silk, from the cocoons rapidly without 

 glazing, and it performed tho work for which it 

 was designed with accuracy. Mr Cobb admits 

 that it does not dilVer materially from the im- 

 proved winding mill of Langucdoc, now in great 

 repute in France ; the particular improvements 

 arc in the '' distributing rod, the reel, and the me- 

 thod of tighleuing thu cord or baml without end," 

 hy means of a steel spring ; the coii^trnction is 

 simple, and as Mr Cobb can furni.-ili machines 

 nindc in the best manner nt thirty dollars, the 

 Committee are of opinion It will be found useful 

 to those engaged in the manufacture of silk, and 

 award to Mr Cobb, as a gratuity, Five dollars, 



Stanley Carter, of Hinglmm, presented a speci- 

 men of a Guide Board, made hy braiulintr the let- 

 ters and figures on a piece of plank, tho direction 

 to the traveller by Guide hoards made in this man- 

 ner, would be more legible, durable, and economi- 

 cal, than if made in the u^ual manner, by painting 

 on a board. Mr Carter will furnish each town in 

 the state with letters and figures of cast iron, of a 

 good size, for ten dollars the set complete. As the 

 characters arc formed below the level of the sur- 

 face of the guide board, the traveller can trace 

 then; with his fingers, so as to find his direct way 

 in the night. The Committee highly approve of 

 Mr Carter's Guide Board, and hope it will come 

 into general use ; — the Ci'jnmittcc award to him, 

 Twenty dollars. 



Zihn Bishee of East Bridgcwater, exhibited 

 three Manure Forks, diflering from those in gen- 

 eral use, in being eecured to the handle by a sock- 

 et, and by having the tines fastened by rivets to 

 the socket plate, the tines can be more easily re- 

 placed when broken, than if welded in the usual 

 manner. 



J. & J. Nurso of Shrewsbury, presented for 

 exhibition, foJr ploughs, with mould boards and 

 shares of ca.'it iron, not diflering in form from tliose 

 tiiat have been in use fiir several years past, but 

 till workmanship is very superior, and cannot fail 

 to have a decided preference with purchasers. 



/ebbeus Caswell of the state of Maine, exhibit- 

 ed Cider, Cheese, and Hay I'resiies, and a ma- 

 chine for drawing uj) Stumps; all the machines 

 arc formed from a combination of the rack and 

 jiinion and jierpctual screw. The Committee 

 were not struck with anything |ieeuliorly valuable 

 in the presses, but are of opinion tlii; machine for 

 raising stumps may he usefully employed in clear- 

 ing laud. 



Mr Gerrish, engaged at the Ciiy mills, present- 

 ed for e.xhibiiion a porlnblc mill H.r crniking jjraiii 

 by hand or horse power. — The Comniilleo con- 

 sidered it might be useful to Cirmirs and otlier.s 

 for that p'lrjioHc, and were pleased to learn from 

 Mr (ierrish, that lie had in some forwardness a 

 mill for grinding plaister of Paris for agricultural 

 anil other piirposus, and when completed, will jirc- 

 acnl it fiir examination. 



Sr;veral orticles were exhibited, which showed 



ingenuity and skill in tho worknian.ship, but the 

 Committee did not think entitled to premiums. 

 GOltHAM I'AKSO.NS, j 



l>.\ S I \:L TH K.V D \V i; LL, } CommUUe. 

 DAVIU MOODY, j 



Brigltlon, Oct. 11, 1829. 



From tho Albany Argus. 



THE VINE. 



This is tho season, in our northern climate, for 

 enjoying the delicious fruits of the vine ; and 

 thanks to our enterprising and jiersevering cultiva- 

 tors, we are enabled to do bo to a reasonable ex- 

 tent. 



By the notice of our friend, Capt. Fay, of Fay's 

 Hill, it will be perceived that he offers now the 

 fruits of his vineyard. This is the first bearing 

 year, from a slip. Four years ago he prepared his 

 grounds, and put out his cuttings. Now he has 

 two hundred vines of the Catawba in full bearing, 

 for wine, besides tho Constantia and Bland Madei- 

 ra, for the same purpose : and an indefinite quan- 

 tity of the White sweet water, Hamburgh. Fron- 

 tignac, Isabella, and Winne, for tlie table. He is 

 now jireparing for the process of wine making, 

 some hundreds of gallons of which, lie will make 

 this year, and will extend it as his vines multiply 

 their products. 



Of the wine-grape, Cajit. Fay prefers the Ca- 

 tawba ; concurring with Maj. Adlum, of George- 

 town, in this respect. This is a native of North 

 Carolina, and is considered the best wine grape in 

 the United States. It is a very great and certain 

 bearer, and will produce (says Maj. Adlum) a great- 

 er variety of good wines, than any other known 

 grape — from Tokay and Champaigne down to 

 Sanlcrne. 



Of the table-grape, not only Capt. Fay's vine- 

 yard, but the extensive gardens of Judge Buel, 

 Mr Denniston, Mr Delavan, Mr Slingerland, Col. 

 Bacon, Mr Wilcox, and other gentlemen, produce 

 many varieties, and in great abundance. Of the 

 foreign varieties, the white sioeet icater. (which we 

 are told is but a synonyme for the Chasselas.) is the 

 most cultivated, and is, on the whole, the best. 

 But of the native grape, the preference is given, 

 among us, to the Isabella : indeeil, of all varieties 

 for our yards, jiiazzas, and small ganlens, it has 

 obtained a decided preference. Mr William Prince 

 states, tliat this grape is a native of Dorchester, 

 South Carolina, and was introduced into this state 

 by Mrs Isabella Gibbs, the lady of George Gibbs, 

 F.s(]. of St. Augustine, who then resided in Brook- 

 lyn, L. I. ; and that in honor of Mrs G. it has been 

 called " Isabella /^rapc." For vigor of growth, and 

 abundant yield, it exceeds any other yet cultivated 

 in this country. It is a dark purple fruit, is ex- 

 tremely hardy, rerpiiring no protection during the 

 winter, ami a certaiu bearer. It is sweet and jui- 

 cy, resembling in many respects the ff'innt grape, 

 which is a northern native, and much cultivated 

 here. 



Among the other/oreig-n table grapes wliich are 

 already inlr<iduced among us, with prospect:* of 

 success, are black Ilambttr/rh, i>-rty .Miiscnt, MHUr's 

 linrgunily, S,-c. There ar<' about 00 varieties of 

 foreign grapes in tho Albany Nursery, piut of 

 which have liorno this year for the first lime. A 

 fcnv years will enable us to ilerido on their relative 

 ineriiH, and liliiess for our climate. Of;m/iVi kinds, 

 .Messrs Buel &, Wilson have the liland's /'i>n-i'm"a, 

 or J'owtll, Oncicksburgh aud Etsingburgh. I.and- 



rieth rates these above the Isabella and Cata* 

 fur the table. The Scu;)/(f rnonir and h'orllii 

 arc also native varieties, recommended for 

 I'rofesser Gimbrede, of West Point, sent !• 

 recent honicutural exhibition al.New York, nt It 

 a dozen kinds of native grapes, raised by liim fi 

 native seed, some of uncommon large size i 

 fine flavor. We enumeraie these varieties, for 

 benefit of those gentlemen who may wish lo 

 tivate several kinds. In the mean time, no 

 who has a yard ten feet square, should bo wit! 

 an Isabella ; and, if he will devote one hour 

 year to taking care of it, a Chasselas or s» 

 water. 



In this country, within the last ten years, 

 public attention has been turned towards tho i 

 tivation of the vine ; and the production has bj-i 

 greatly increased. Except in a few inslan 

 however, wine-making has not been introdu' 

 the culture having been limited chiefly to t 

 uocs. But the lapse of a few years, will see i 

 titudes of vineyards, and the art of making ? 

 a familiar occu))ation. That it should be so 

 certainly desirable. Maj. .Vdlum, in the iniro< 

 tory remarks to his treatise "on the culiivaiioi 

 the vine in .\merica," says, that he " has no qi 

 tion that it will eventually be the most jirofit 

 article of agriculture in the United States, and 

 he is ver)' sure we will make more wine on 

 same space of ground than any other coun , 

 that we will rival the world as to the quality o 

 and that if right instructions are followed, we - 

 make little or none so bad as the common w - 

 of other countries:" and he adds that "there 

 be no reason why every farmer sliould not li 

 vineyard, as well as an ap[ile or peach orr 

 without its interfering in any degree with his o 

 pursuits, whether in the cultivation of grain o. 

 bacco, cotton or sugar, and more profitable ■ 

 either of them." But, aside from its iiitrodut 

 as a matter of profi:, it may be otTered as a po' 

 lul auxiliary of the present ctrorts for the 

 vention ami sup])ression of intemperance ; I 

 requires only a limited fiirecast to perceive 

 unless tho friends of temperance interjiose a 

 stilute, in some shape, for ardent spirits, their 

 pose, after all, will be thwarteil. And wlia 

 well designed fi>r such a sidistitute as 

 cheap, healthy, and abundant native wine .' 



As an article of diet, few fruits arc so pah 

 hie, nutritious, or harmless as the grape. If 

 they may be freely taken on the most del 

 stomach, and in some countries, say Italy, Swi 

 land, and France, they constitute, during their 

 son, tlie most important article of diet. A gc 

 man assures us, that twice, during attacks o 

 verc bilious fever, he literally lived upon Isa 

 grnpps for a fortnight ; that he ate them wit 

 restraint, and without any ill eflect ; and that 

 were the only food his stomach craved, or ret» 

 without injury. 



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The fidlowing method of removing grcnsoi 

 oil spots from silk and other articles, without 

 ry to the colors, is given in the Journal dcs 

 naissances Usmdlcs. — Take tho yolk of an eg;; 

 put a little of it on the spot, then place over 

 piece of white linen, and wet it with boiling Wi 

 rub thu liiu'ii with the liaiiil, and repi ..it iIjc , 

 cess three or four times, at each tin 

 fresh boiling water, the linen is to 

 inovoil, and the part thus treated is to In- 

 with clean cold water. 



