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seasons, and are no doubt injured in the operation. 

 November is a good month for trimming them ; proba- 

 bly the best month of the twelve. At this season 

 they will lose no sap, and the cuttings may be saved 

 for propagation, either by covering them in the garden 

 earth, or by placing them in a cellar. They will be 

 more likely to vegetate in spring if buried in sand in 

 the cellar. 



We are not in favor of excessive trimming in any 

 case : it is as pernicious as excessive legislation. If 

 grape-vines are not placed too near each other, they 

 will not require much trimming ; but they must have 

 something to rest on, — a tree, a rail-fence, or a building. 

 If they are suffered to lie without poling, without run- 

 ning up so as to have a free circulation of air through 

 their leaves, they will not be likely to bear fruit. 



We have seen them bear abundantly, year after year, 

 without any attention, when they were allowed to 

 spread out on a tree, or on a high fence ; but we think 

 they are injurious to fruit-trees. And we have seen 

 apple-trees that absolutely refused to bear other fruit 

 while sustaining a load of grapes. 



Trellises or supports should be prepared at this 

 season, or at least the vine should be now prepared for 

 another season, so that nothing need be done in spring 

 save the tying of it to the support. 



[Communicated for the Zanesville Gazette.] 

 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S REPORT. 



Crops and Cultivation. The committee on crops 

 and cultivation respectfully present the following re- 

 port. To them were referred these questions, viz : 

 " What crops have been raised in this country ? with 

 what success ? and what improvements might be ef- 



