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deep culture for grapes. 



Dr. Grant, of lona, read extracts from well-known French, and 

 German authors, to substantiate his theory regarding deep plowing. 

 Victor Rondeau, commissioner of all the principal grape vineyards 

 in France, says that in one department where there are over 300,000 

 vineyards, the rule is to trench to the depth of not less than thirty 

 inches, and no one thinks the work well done, unless the soil is 

 loosened twenty-four inches deep. The same method of cultiva- 

 tion is carried on in all the grand vineyards of France. In Corsica 

 they trench as deep as forty-eight inches, and in Burgundy thirty- 

 nine. The doctor quoted from Guizot, De Breil, Carriese, and 

 other acknowledged authorities, who all agree on this question. 

 The Club yf\\\ devote a future meeting to this subject, when Dr. 

 Grant will read a special paper on deep tillage. 



Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — It is conceded throughout the world 

 that where the soil is thin, yet rich enough for corn, the best grapes 

 ai'e produced. My authority is Marshall P. Wilder. Dr. Grant's 

 remarks are interesting, yet I believe there is another side to this 

 question. 



SILKEN-HAraED ANIMALS. 



Mr. Deihl, recently from Persia, showed some beautiful speci- 

 mens of the wool or hair of the Angora goat, produced in this 

 country, and brought before the Club a long-haired Persian cat 

 that he has just imported. He said the animal is an excellent 

 mouser, of affectionate disposition, and its skin of much value as a 

 fur. He will soon read to the Club a paper on the farming and 

 farm animals of Asitu 



DOOR FASTENER. 



Mr. Hall, 208 Broadway, New York, showed a contrivance 

 admirable for the purpose. A small but strong steel screw is 

 inserted in the back of a common pocket-knife. The knife is 

 screwed like a button into the post next the door and makes a 

 strong fastening. Mr. Hall said his room was entered and his 

 money stolen while he was traveling in Wisconsin, and he bethought 

 him of this way of securing any door in a cheap and simple manner. 

 It was highly commended. 



SHALER'S family SCALE. 



Mr, A. Bushnell, No. 32 Courtlandt street, N. Y. — This scale is 

 simple, accurate, and cheap. It embodies old principles newly 

 applied, transforming the spring balance into a neat, portable 



