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The Concords of three years, Clinton, and Delaware, have a fine crop. 

 Two vines of lona are bearing well ; several others make no show of fruit, 

 but are \e.xy healthful ; Isabellas a fine crop. 



Mr. Smith's Catawbas were more severely injured. He joins Mr. Kenny. 

 There is no apparent difference in lay of the land, soil, or treatment. I 

 believe Mr. Smith allowed his vines last year to bear an under-crop. The 

 yield will be better upon the heavier clay. The vineyard of Simon Fox, of 

 eight acres, first set on the island, is bearing moderately. Here the vines 

 not overloaded last season are doing best this. George Wires has an ex- 

 tensive vineyard of the varieties lona, Israella, Clinton, and Delaware. 

 A hundred lonas, third year, were bearing moderately. Vines healthful, 

 vigorous, have always been exposed during winter, and have not been the 

 least injured ; fruit escaped the June blight. Israella a slight crop ; leaves 

 crumpling from mildew. The vines have not come forward evenly, and 

 suffer much by comparison with the adjoining lonas. The Clintons and 

 Delawares were a handsome show in leaf; vigorous growth and fruit. The 

 Delaware bears the banner for weight of fruit. 



Many other vineyards are worth a special study ; but this must suffice. 



Now a word upon grapes at Kingsville, Canada. 



This little town on the Lake Shore, twenty-four miles north of North Bass, 

 weary with years, is destined to a sensation which will cause pricking as of 

 flesh awaking from a sleep. They have tried boring for oil ; but it would 

 not ooze. The rising generation now propose grapes. Dr. Allworth 

 ventured two years since ; and, lo ! now, though the old men will not be- 

 lieve their eyes, an acre of Concords are bearing a crop of three tons ! The 

 vines are remarkably vigorous, and will do their work safely and well. 

 An acre of Delawares is also fruiting well on the best vines. There are 

 poor ones of this variety, as the vines set were wretched, purchased some- 

 where near Montreal. Dianas have a fine growth, and are maturing an 

 excellent crop of fruit ; bunches compact, and berries very large. Poor 

 man ! some one wheedled him into an acre and a half of Oporto, which, 

 like the fig-tree, has an abundance of leaves, but no fruit. All this, reader, 

 upon very sandy soil, unfertilized, and tilled for sixty years. 



M. H. Lewis. 



Sandusky, O., Sept. i, 1868. 



