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cool region — that in the Northern part of the State of New York, 

 and in Vermont — which will be valuable for wine. I am not pre- 

 pared to judge with certainty of the quality of many kinds I 

 have now on hand. But I hope this fall to submit some wines to 

 a select committee, made from new grapes, that shall compare 

 with some of the best wines of Europe, of the same age. If our 

 temperance men can be induced to respect the doctrine of the 

 Bible, and not interfere with the culture of pure wine, not many 

 years will elapse till we can not only supply the United States with 

 wine, but include all Europe. 



Deterioration of Apples. — In the Middle, Northern, and Eastern 

 States, the Apple grows to a uniform standard of size, weight and 

 flavor. In the Western States, they, owing to propitious circum- 

 stances, much exceed their natural size. The Michigan farmer 

 remarks : — 



" Our attention has frequently been called to the fact that seve- 

 ral varieties of Apple, that in the Eastern States and western 

 New York, are long keepers, and were in this State when the 

 trees first came into bearing, have so far deteriorated that 

 they are matured and go to decay from one to three months earlier 

 than they once did. Whether this is owing to the peculiarities of 

 our climate, or whether it arises from accidental causes, or from 

 the mode of treatment either of the trees in growing, or of the 

 fruit after being gathered, remains to be settled. Whatever may 

 be the cause, the fact is sufficient to arrest the attention of all 

 fruit growers, especially those who contemplate enlarging their 

 orchards, or setting new ones. If the Swaar, which formerly kept 

 good till April, or the Newtown pippin, or Russets, which remained 

 sound till May and June, are now matured in Januar}' and Febru. 

 ary, some other varieties should be selected to take their places as 

 late keepers. Our Apples from trees about twenty-two years old, 

 are so far deteriorated that our Russets and Newtowns, which 

 formerly kept till June, are now in prime in January and Febru- 

 ary. Swaars, which ought to keep till April, arc now matured 

 and gone to decay before the middle of January. Our Rhode Is- 

 land Greenings, which formerly kept till February, are now, in 

 December, showing signs of decay. 



Our Northern Spys, which, at the east are called late keepers, 

 are now, December 15th, at maturity. Our Northern Spy were 



