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and other sorts which his neig-hbors produce have never succeeded with 

 him. 



Mr. John G. Bergen, said thi.s proves that no perfect list can be made for 

 any place. The person who is ordering trees must exercise some judg- 

 ment of his own, as to what will suit his own particular case. He also 

 criticised, with some severity, the committee who made up this list, as not 

 being practical fruit-growers. 



The Wilson Strawberry. 



Mr. Plank, Mechaniesburg, Pa., says it will not run out after producing 

 one or two crops, if kept well trimmed of runners. " I plant in rows three 

 feet apart, plants fifteen inches in tlie row. Cultivate with hoes ; break off 

 runners as they appear ; careful not to injure the plants in the least. 

 Treated carefully in this way,, will produce three full crops at least. I will 

 mention that my ground is not subsoiled nor trenched ; neither is it highly 

 manured." 



Grapes that Do Well in Eastern Pennsylvania. 



Mr. Plank says : "In the spring of 1861, I sat out Catawba, Isabella, 

 Concord, Diana, Delaware, Clinton, Rebecca, Hartford Prolific, and several 

 other inferior varieties. Vines all one year old ; all fruited last season ; 

 all ripened well excepting Diana, but none compared in beauty and produc- 

 tiveness to those old standards, the Isabella and Catawba — the Catawba 

 best of all." 



Grapes. 



The following list of grapes were recommended in the proportion of the 

 figures to each name : Concord, 15 ; Delaware, 10 ; Hartford Prolific, 5 ; 

 Diana, 5 ; Catawba, 5 ; Crevelling, 3 ; Maxatawny, 3; Allen's Hybrid, 3; 

 Clinton, 2 ; Isabella, 2 ; Union Village, 1 ; Alvey, 1 ; and the new grape 

 called lona, 2, and after it is sufficiently propagated to reduce prices, it is 

 probable the proportionate number would be greatly increased. 



Michigan Marshes — What Shall be Done with Them ? 



An owner of marsh land writes from Webster, Mich., for some informa- 

 tion as to what those who are similarly situated shall do with such land. 

 He saj^s : 



" There are to-day millions of acres of jnst such land in this State that 

 needs to have something done to it ; and the man who can fui'uish us with 

 a metliod whereby these lands can be reclaimed and made to produce good 

 timothy or red-top, and which will not cost more than the price of land 

 around it (from $15 to $25 per acre), deserves the warmest gratitude from 

 all who may live on or near a Michigan marsh. These marshes are part 

 and parcel of our farms, and we desire to see them producing something 

 different from their natural grass. Many farmers who have creek marshes 

 with a clay or gravel subsoil have brought them into tame grass by ditch- 

 ing. But what can be done with marshy or springy bottoms, or where the 

 marsh muck is from three to five feet deep, is the question. Some have 

 tried ditching and draging without any perceptible results. Tame grass 



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