Proceedings of the Farmers' Club. 779' 



upon in the pnrcliase of his vines, having procured only one variety 

 under three distinct names. These grapes do well in some of the middle 

 and some of the southern States, but are of little value at the north. 

 Grapes do not mix and become intermingled like corn when grown 

 side by side. 



Currants and Cranberries. 



Mr. George Partisc, Reed's Corner, New York, asked if black 

 currants can be grown with profit, and are they cultivated in France 

 for -wine purposes, and what sort of mixture do they make? 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — Yes ; black, like almost any other variety oi 

 currants, can be produced with profit. Black currants are grown 

 for wine in France and in England, and other countries as well, but 

 they make a vile decoction which some people take to as others to 

 New England rum. 



Mr. E, Johnson, Milford, Delaware, has an acre and a half of 

 good high land, and desired to know if it Avill pay to plant it in red 

 Dutch currants; second, "a freshet two years ago broke our mill- 

 dam and washed large quantities of sand (the action of the water 

 removed the alluvial) on the bog below. We have since cut oif the 

 wood and brush, and I think I could, by a small outlay of money, 

 make an acre and a half of good cranberry land. The only trouble 

 would be the large tussocks standing every four or five feet, which 

 could not be removed without great expense. Could I let these 

 remain with a reasonable prospect of success ? The sand in some 

 parts is a foot deep, but grows clover luxuriantly. Is it too deep for 

 cranberries ? "What will the plants cost per acre?" 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — Currants, as a general thing, do not do well in 

 a warm climate. In southern Delaware it would require good care. 

 A heavy soil, well covered with mulch in summer, or the fruit and 

 plants would be likely to suifer from heat. The bogs covered with 

 sand will do for cranberries ; but, from description I sliould think 

 tliere would be considerable trouble in keeping down weeds. For 

 successful culture, the soil should be covered with sand of so poor a 

 quality that no weeds will grow upon it for the first season at least, 

 and by the second the cranberry plants will get a start sufficient to 

 smother any that may start. Tlie tussocks mentioned ought to be 

 removed. The plants can be purchased from three dollars to four 

 dollars' per thousand. 



