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Cattle Breeder's Certificate — The Grape- Vine. Vol. III. 



much of the coarser particles of the washings 

 from the manure will be arrested in their pro- 

 gress through it, and much more of the flu- 

 ids from the dung will sink into the soil. The 

 close covering also greatly favors the decom- 

 position of the litter, and by keeping it flexi- 

 ble causes it to sink farther into the soil and lie 

 much closer to it. Therefore but little if any 

 of it will be found in the way of mowing the 

 ensuing crop of grass, or of making it into 

 hay ; provided the manure be evenly spread 

 ever the ground. But as the want of a sec- 

 ond cropof hay, and other circumstances, may 

 prevent the cultivator from hauling the dung 

 at the proper time, he may haul and spread ■* 

 any time before the frost sets in ; but not with 

 the same advantage. Still if care be taken 

 in raking up the hay of the ensuing crop, but 

 little of the litter will appear among it. 



Cattle Breeder's Certificate. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Cabinet. 



Sir, — T beg to hand you an original certi- 

 ficate, obtained from a farmer in the Island 

 of Jersey (England.) It is one of thirty-se- 

 ven, which I received, at the time, as guaran- 

 ty for that number of cows and bulls which 

 I purchased for an estate in Wales; affirming 

 that they were of the pure, unadulterated 

 breed of that island. This certificate would 

 have appeared at p. 182, vol. II I., of the Cabi- 

 net, but was, at that time mislaid : it is now for- 

 warded with the idea that it might be inter- 

 esting to some of your readers, and as fur- 

 nishing a proof of the truth of what is there 

 related. J. P. 



June 16th, 1839. 



COPY. 



ISLE DE JERSEY. 



Pardevant un des Magistrals de ) 

 la Cour Royale de cette Isle. \ 



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A comparupersonnellementM Jean 

 Le Gros de la Paroisse de St. Marie en 

 cette isle, 1 quel declare par Serment 

 avoir vendu a M James Pedder une 

 jenisse de son cru, de couleur rouse 

 et blanche agee d'un an. 



Jean Lb Gros. 



Jure devant Nous, ; 

 ce 4 jour rl aou 1823. j 



Ph. Marett. 



Maxims of the Romans on the subject of 

 Farming. — 1. He is a thriftless farmer who 

 buys any thing which his farm can produce. 



2. He is no husbandman who does any work 

 in the day time, that can be done in the night, 

 except in stormy weather. 



3. He is the worst of all who, in a clear sky, 

 works within doors, rather than in the field. 



The Grape-Vine, 



This is a most delicious fruit, easily culti- 

 vated, and repays the trouble and expense at- 

 tending it — ten-fold. A grape-vine, of the 

 choicest variety, should be an indispensable 

 appendage to every farmer's garden. The 

 grape is, by most persons, preferred to all 

 other fruits for the table. In addition to this, 

 it makes an excellent preserve, and thousands 

 of our fair readers, no doubt, will cheerfully 

 certify to the superior excellence of grape- 

 jelly, an article in high repute wherever it 

 is used, provided it is properly made. 



Our climate is well adapted to the growth 

 of the grape — it flourishes well among us — 

 and not only the native, but also the imported 

 varieties, witness a rapid and vigorous growth, 

 producing fruit most abundantly, full, per- 

 fect, and of superior quality. That American 

 grapes are capable of being made into a wine 

 equal to the imported, with the exception of 

 the Maderia, and perhaps one or two others 

 that might be named, we have no doubt. The 

 manufacture of wine from the native grape, 

 is carried on to some extent in a few ot our 

 southern states, (see Cabinet, vol. ii., page 

 238,) and with considerable profit. The wine 

 thus manufactured is pronounced by gentle- 

 men who are said to be competent judges, as 

 being very superior. Now we do not think 

 it necessary, either to the comfort or pros- 

 perity of the nation, or of the individuals com- 

 posing it, that the manufacture of wine should 

 be introduced and carried on to any very 

 great extent. But, if it is necessary for us 

 to have wines in quantity, it is certainly much 

 better for us to manufacture them ourselves, 

 (and then we may be certain that we have 

 the pure juice of the grape) than to import 

 foreign wines. By reference to official 

 documents, we find that the value of wines 

 imported into the United States for the year 

 1837, amounted iofoxir millions one hundred 

 and Jive thousand seven hundred and forty- 

 one dollars !!! Two hundred thousand dol- 

 lars would supply this country yearly, with 

 all the wine necessary for medical purposes 

 and the arts — a very small portion, indeed, 

 of the imported wines are consumed by our 



