1858.] SENATE— No. 4. 197 



After all, wine making is an art which is not to be acquired in a 

 day, for although the principles which govern fermentation are immu- 

 table, yet so many circumstances of soil, and season, and quality of 

 grape, occur to modify the rule of the case, that much practice 

 and skill are required to insure the desired result — a sound wine. 



Wine making is in its infancy in this country, but I venture to pre- 

 dict that the man is now born who will see New England supplying 

 herself with native wines, and even exporting them. 



Entomology. — On this subject Mr. F. G, Sanborn, of Andover, 

 presented, with his large case of insects, the following 



STATEMENT: 



The increased interest which this important subject is now excit- 

 ing not only among scientific men, and students of nature, but also 

 among those whose interests are inseparably connected with the agri- 

 culture of the community, demands our attention. If, after having 

 contracted to his service the labor and produce of every choice breed 

 of stock under the sun, and procured for his benefit every new and 

 improved labor-saving machine on the face of the globe ; if, after hav- 

 ing expended heaps of gold and silver in obtaining new and approved 

 manures for the formation of his compost-heap, the farmer still finds 

 that his efforts are naught, that all his labor and expense is rendered 

 useless by the depredations of some tiny insect, then most certainly 

 he should himself either study the works and ways of these little 

 pests in order to know best how to meet their attacks, or employ 

 some one to do it for him. The former of course is most desirable, 

 as besides the advantages of such acquirements in a business point of 

 view, the knowledge of nature and the pleasure to be gained by 

 them, are strongly apparent to any one who has paid the least atten- 

 tion to this fascinating study ; but if it is incompatible with the other 

 avocatioDS of the farmer, as of necessity it must be with a large pro- 

 portion, v/hy should not one or more entomologists be appointed to 

 every town and village, who should be prepared to describe the des- 

 strayers of agricultural products, to classify and name each specimen 

 brought to them for examination, aad direct the best means of treat- 

 ing it. Such a plan, if carried out, would not be destitute of its 

 advantages ; and something of this kind should be devised and main- 

 tained, and esteemed as important and necessary a post as that of post- 

 master or town clerk. For the myriads of insects which abound 

 in this State, as in all other places, a large amount of nutriment must 



