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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



April 



Bon's growth in boxes made of lath, so open that 

 the roots pass througli the sides and bottom. In 

 the fall or spring he removes them to the vineyard, 

 and has fruit the next September. 



— In reply to the remark of some one that wild 

 grapes which run on living trees are vigorous and 

 healthy on hillside and swamp, all over the coun- 

 try, a correspondent of the Rural World says that 

 in scores, perhaps hundreds of rambles in the 

 woods, during the past fifteen years in Missouri, 

 he has found the gi-ape partially or completely 

 rotted on the trees, alike in the vicinity of cultivat- 

 ed fields and in the depths of the "grand old forest." 



A Jp:rsey Cow. — A thorougli bred Jersey 

 cow, belonging to Mr. Daniel S. Brown, of 

 West Cambridge, ]\Iass., though three months 

 less than six years old, had added six calves, 

 all heifers, to her owner's stock — the two last, 

 her only twins, being now several weeks old, 

 are at her side. Last year she calved in Feb- 

 ruary. Beginning in June, her milk was kept 

 separate, a week or two, occasionally, for four 

 months, and her average product of butter, at 

 that length of time after calving, was found to 

 amonnt to 9 1-2 lbs. per week. Her keeping 

 was simply pasture feed. No meal nor messes 

 of any kind were given to her, excepting the 

 usual corn stalks when the grass failed in the 

 latter part of the season. 



The Concord Grape. It will be remem- 

 bered that the prize of $100 offered by the 

 Hon. Horace Greeley for the best grape for 

 general cultivation was awarded to the Con- 

 cord. This decision was recently under dis- 

 cussion by the New York Farmers' Club, when 

 Mr. Nichols said, "I have 40 varieties, and I 

 find that my family will pick the Concord first." 

 Mr. Cummins — "I have a similar experi- 

 ence. While there are nice grapes in my hot 

 house, my family pick Concords for choice." 

 Mr. Dodge — "Of 18 choice bearing varieties, 

 I prefer the Concord." Mr. Meeker — "In 

 the warmer parts of the country the Concord 

 rises in quality and is highly prized." 



The quality of AVool is tested by taking 

 a lock from the sheep's back, and placing it on 

 a surface representing an inch in length. If 

 the spirals count from thirty to thirty-three in 

 that space, the wool is equal to the finest 

 "Electoral" or Saxony wool. The staple is 

 inferior accordingly as it takes a lesser number 

 to fill up the same space. 



THE JAPAN LILY. 



In the weekly New England Farmer of 

 April 7th, 1866, we gave a cut of the flower 

 of this magnificent Lily. We have now the 

 pleasure of showing a plant growing in a pot. 

 As the name imports, it was introduced from 

 Japan, and proves to be hardy, and a great 

 acquisition to the garden. The propagation 

 is simple and certain. Mr. Breck, in his Book 

 of Flowers, endorses the following directions 

 for their cultivation in pots, as n^presented in 

 the cut : — 



"I shall detail the practic:c I have pursued 



