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What si2e should the pipe be? There are a number of such springs 

 in our township. 



]Mr. Solon Robinson, — Let the writer go to Fredonia where such 

 gas is used, and learn from the experience of others. 



GRAPE GROWING IN ILLINOIS. 



Mr. N. W. Bliss, Warsaw, Bl., sends the following statement of 

 the operations of Mr. George Mo riot in vine and fruit culture: 

 " Mr. Morlot is a native of, and a late emigrant from ' sunny 

 France.' His place lies some twelve miles east of Warsaw, on the 

 waters of Bear creek, and was formerly known as the 'Games 

 place,' near Sylvan Dale, which is his postoffice. He has sixteen 

 acres in vineyard, some 12,000 vines, one-third Gatawba, a little 

 over one-third Concord, something less than one-third Clinton. 

 Has a few vines each of Delaware, Norton's Virginia, Diana, and 

 Madeira, ten acres in bearing — balance planted in 1866; last sea- 

 sou he raised 40,000 plants which he sold to be planted at Arling- 

 ton Heights, Va. His vines are laid down and carefully covered. 

 His trellises of wire are in first rate order. He has many European 

 trees growing, of the apple, pear, cherry, plum, and quince. It is 

 curious to observe the great difference there is in the habitude of 

 different varieties of the same species of these foreign trees, and 

 especially in the readiness or want of readiness which they exhibit 

 in becoming acclimated; for instance, he will show you pear trees 

 of equal age and original vigor of plants, after treatment which has 

 been the same in every respect, some of which have grown vigor- 

 ously and are now full of fruit buds, while others, standing next 

 them in the row, have made scarcely any growth at all. The results 

 of the experiments, Mr. Morlot is trying with European trees, will 

 be of great interest to the country." 



SPRING WHEAT. 



Mr. Armme Pickett, Weelaunee, Wis. — I see by the reports of 

 the Club an intimation that the Club would like more information 

 about raising spring wheat in the West. Wisconsin, Minnesota, 

 some parts of Iowa, and the northern part of Illinois is the region 

 in which spring wheat is principally grown. It is sown from the 

 middle of March to the 10th of May. It is not necessary that it 

 should be frozen after being sown to produce a good crop. Success 

 depends upon the nature of the season; sometimes the late sowed 

 does the best. The best spring wheat is grown in Wisconsin and 

 Minnesota, and perhaps some parts of Iowa. And this is the source 



