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and I determiued that I would henceforth never bury a dead liorse 

 except in a manure pile. 



The mud of our ditches, too, is very serviceable. Mixed with one- 

 third its amount of ashes and applied to our trees it is most excellent. 

 Every means should be brought into service to increase the quantity 

 of manure for our orchards, and such kinds as I have mentioned are 

 better for them than barnyard manure. One very valuable ingredient 

 of the manure heap is entirely lost by most of our farmers. I refer to 

 the urine of our stables. It is allowed to run away, or evaporate 

 injuriously to the eyes of our horses, which are confined in the close 

 stables through the winter. A few loads of sawdust in a convenient 

 corner will last a whole winter as an absorbent. After cleaning the 

 stable floor let a shovelful of dry sawdust be scattered over it. An 

 immediate effect will be observed in the purification of the air, and a 

 most valuable ingredient for the manure heap will thereby be saved 

 from waste. i 



THE JANESVILLE GRAPE. 



Our attention is called to this grape by Mr. Frederick Farnconrbe, 

 Newcastle, Ont., who expresses surprise that we did not mention it in 

 our article on " Early Grapes." He states that for several years he, as 

 well as other gentlemen in that neighborhood, have grown the Janes- 

 viUe Grape, and find it from a fortnight to three weeks earlier than the^ 

 Concord, and that this year they were ripe the first week in September^, 

 and the Concords were not ripe before the first week in October. The 

 Janesville is considered by our correspondent to be quite equal if not 

 superior in flavor to the Concord, and more hardy and more prolific- 

 The berries are larger than those of the Clinton, he finds, but smaller 

 than those of the Concord ; but the bunches are more compact than 

 the Concord bunches, and greatly resemble the Clinton in that respect. 

 The vine, he adds, is a free grower, ripening its wood well, and 

 requiring no protection whatever in the climate of Newcastle. 



Perhaps other members of the Association have planted the Janes- 

 ville Grape, who will favor us with the result of their experience witk 

 it and their opinion of its merits. 



