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AMERICAN AaRICULTURIST, 
4.-15 
QEAPE OULTURIST. 
By ANDREW S. FULLER. 
This is the best Booh published on Ilardij Grape Culture. 
CONTEXTS. 
INTRODUCTORY-BOTANICAL CHARACTER OF THE 
Vine, Propagation by Seed.—I Illustrations. 
GROWING FROM SEED-GATHER WHEN FULLY RIPE. 
PROPAGATION BY SINGLE BUDS.-MODE OF OPERA- 
tion, Planting in Beds, Single Buds in Open Air, Starting 
in Hot Beds, Form of Single Bud Cutting—5 llUtstrations. 
CUTTINGS OF UNRIPE WOOD.-THOUSANDS OF VINES 
are Annually Produced from Green Cuttings. — 1 Illust. 
PROPAGATING HOUSE.—PERFECTION SHOULD BE 
our Aim, Span Roofed Propagating House, Lean-to 
Propagating House, Single Roofed House, Flues.—2 III- 
CUTTINGS IN OPEN AIR.—TIME TO MAKE CUTTINGS, 
Selection of Cuttings, Form of Cuttings, Mallet Cuttings. 
LAYERING THE VINE.—THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST 
Certain and Convenient Methods in Use. — 1 Illustration, 
GRAFTING THE GRAPE.—THIS IS AN OLD BUT VERY 
Uncertain Mode of Propagating the Grape, but Can be 
Used Successfully. — 1 Illustrations. 
HYBRIDIZING AND CROSSING.—THESE ARE OPERA- 
tions tlmt Should Demand the Attention of Every One 
Who Undertakes to Produce New Varieties, Jlode of 
Operation.--3 Illustrations. 
TRANSPL.ANTING-VINES WILL OFTEN REQUIRE ONE 
Season of Nursery Culture before being Planted iu the 
Vineyard, Hoeling-in.—3 Illustrations. 
SOIL AND SITUATION.—MUCH DEPENDS UPON THEM. 
Preparing the Soil, Manures and their Operations. 
STEM APPENDAGES. —SPINES, HAIP.S, LATERALS, 
Forms of Leaves, Tendrils, Buds.—7 Illustrations. 
PLANTING THE VINE. —A GREAT DIVERSITY OF 
Opinion, My Own Rule, Root Pruning, How to Plant. 
GRAPE TRELLISES.-2 Illustrations. 
TIME TO PRUNE VINES.—PRUNING AND TRAINING, 
Opposite Arms, Oblique Arms, A Plan for Poor Soils. 
GARDEN CULTURE.-POSITION OF BORDER, TRAIN- 
ing tlie Vines, Four Tiers of Arms, Double Stem, Trel¬ 
lises in Gartlens, Training to Stakes, Girdling the Vine, 
Removing the Leaves.—9 Illustrations. 
GATHERING THE FRUIT.—PRESERVING THE FRUIT, 
Wine Making, Pruning Shears.—1 Illustration. 
INSECTS.-ROSE CHAFER, GRAPE VINE FLEA BEE- 
tle. Spotted Pelidnota, Tree Beetle, Caterpillars, Yellow 
Bear. Hog Caterpillar, Grape Vine Sphinx, Blue Caterpil¬ 
lar, Procris Americana, Leaf Roller3,'Tlirips, Aphis, Red 
Spider, Vine Scale, Diseases, Mildew, Sun Scald.—18 Illus. 
DESCRIPTION OF Clearly Seventy) VARIETIES. 
REVIEW OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF PRUNING AND 
Training, Reversing the Arms, Single Arm System, Bow 
System, Long Rod Spur System, Upright Cane.s, Thomery 
System.—Index. 
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Commercial Matters—Market Prices, 
The following condensed, comprehensive fables, care¬ 
fully prepared specially for the American Agriculturist, 
show' at a glance the transactions for a montli, ending 
Oct. 15, IS66, and the exports of Breadstuffs from this 
port tlius far, since January 1 : 
ing figures-Cotton lias been quite briskly souglit after, 
by spinners and speculators, and prices liave advanced 
materially, closing buoyantly, under favorable telegraphic 
news from Liverpool. According to tlie official annual 
exhibit of the cotton tr.ade of the United Stales, for the 
year ending -Sept. 1, 1806, the total receipts at all the 
sliipping ports of the United States, were 2.151,043 bales, 
against 3,056,086 bales in 1800-’01 ; total exports, 1,554,064 
bales, against 3,127,565 bales in 1860-01 ; total taken for 
home consumption, etc., 067,292 bales, against 843,740 
bales in ISOO-’Ol. Tlie total receipts at all the shipping 
ports from Jlay 1, 1805, to Sept. 1, 1800, were 2,571,043 
bales_Provisions have been less freely dealt in, espe¬ 
cially by speculative buyers, and the tendency of prices 
has been downward.... Wool has been in very moderate 
demand at declining rates, influenced liy the liberal re¬ 
ceipts and accumulating supplies of domestic_Tobac¬ 
co has been in fair request at steady figures.... Hay, hops 
and clover seed have been decidedly more active and 
buoyant in price.... One year old broom corn has been in 
moderate supply and limited demand at Oc.(«)JOc. per lb. 
for fair to good. Tlie new crop has not yet begun to ar¬ 
rive freely. • 
1. TltANSACrrOXS AT THE XKW-YOIIK VIAUKKTS. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats 
20 days !/i!.vm'th. 288,000 519.000 4,101,000 130.000 311,000 847.000 
30 days to<m’th.237,000 428,000 3,358,000 111,000 105,000 1,234,000 
Sales. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
20 davsWii.9 month, 329.000 7.14,000 4,727.000 287,000 23 800 
30 days last mouth, 279,100 793,000 3,153,000 319,000 11,000 
3. Comparison with same period at this lime last year. 
Receipts. Flour. Wheat. Corn. Rye. Barley. Oats. 
20davsl8l>r,. 288.000 519,000 4,101,000 130,000 311,000 847 000 
21 days 1805.357,000 441,000 2,779,000 04,000 630,000 957,000 
Sales. Flour. IJIieat. Corn. Rye. Barley. 
20davslS00. 329.100 7.14,000 4,727.000 287.000 238 000 
24 days 1865 . 307,000 1,789,000 1,981,000 03,000 385,000 
3. Exports from New-York, January 1 to Oct. 13; 
Flour. Wheat. Corn. Bye. Oats. 
1800 . 7.30.93> 311.120 10,012,701 192,130 1,004.211 
1805.1,08.1.309 1,768.803 2,-.>59,90n 170,094 65 734 
1804.1,058,945 11.5:12,19 2 799,.597 4.53 37 795 
1863 . 2.870.70.1 12.982,582 7,414.704 415,249 117.599 
1862. 2,410,328 19,097,373 9,2>S,403 1,010,917 133,031 
4. Receipts of Breadstuff's at the head of tide water at 
Albany, from the commencement of Navigation to Oct. 7. 
Flour. Wheat, Corn. Bye. Barley. Oats. 
1806.. ..138.000 2,448,100 20,117,000 713,000 537,300 0,83.5.000 
1803.. ..519.000 5.04.5,000 10.270,200 .548,100 1,040,700 6.714 900 
1.804.. . .713,000 12,038,200 7.806.400 271,700 5.89,000 0.4!I3,900 
1863.. ..891.900 13,017,900 18,985,500 301,000 080,700 5,908,500 
Cunr.ENT Wholesale Pp.ices. 
Price op Gold. 
Flour—S uper to Extra State 
Super to Extra Southern_ 
Extra Western. 
Extra Genesee. 
Superfine Western.. 
Rye Flour.. 
Corn JIeal. 
Wheat—A ll kinds of White. 
All kinds of Red and Amber. 
Corn—Y ellow. 
Mixed. 
Oats—W estern. 
State. 
Rye. 
Barley. 
Hay—B ale 13 100 B. 
Loose. 
Straw, 100 lb. 
Cotton—M iddlings, ^ lb_ 
Hops—C rop of 1866, ^ lb. 
Feathers-L ive Geese, B. 
Seed—C lover, ?! B . 
Timotliv, if! bushel. 
Flax, ^ busliel. 
Sugar—B rown, ?! B . 
Molasses, Cuba, ?!gl . 
Coffee-!; io,(Goid price)?! B 
Tobacco, Kentucky, &c.,?B. 
Seed Leaf, iR B. 
Wool—D. imesticFleece,? B. 
Domestic, pulled, ?! B. 
I California, uiiwaslied,. 
Tallow. ?! b . 
Oil Cake—? ton. 
Pork—M ess, ? barrel. 
Prime, ? barrel . 
Beef—P lain mess. 
Lard, iu barrels, ?! B. 
Butter—W estern, ? B. 
State, ? B . 
Cheese. 
Beans—?! Imsliel. 
Peas-C anada. ?! Inisliel.. 
Eggs—F resli, ? dozen. 
Poultry—F owls, ? B. 
Turkey.s, ? B . 
Potatoes—M ercer.s, ? bhl... 
Pencil Blows, ? barrel. 
Potatoes—B uckeye, ?! bbt.. 
Apples—? liarrel. 
Pears, ? barrel. 
Sept. 17. 
Oct. 1.5, 
I4:r.u 
ir.Skf 
$G 00 
@11 7.1 
$7 75 
@11 75 
11 20 
@16 00 
]1 80 
@10 50 
1 40 
@16 00 
8 50 
@10 no 
U 75 
@13 75 
11 80 
@14 25 
0 00 
@ 8 75 
7 80 
@10 10 
@ 6 50 
6 50 
@ 7 GO 
4 10 
@ 4 85 
4 75 
@ 5 25 
2 50 
@ 3 15 
2 85 
@ 3 ,80 
1 50 
@ 2 72 
1 70 
@ 3 00 
80 
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@ 85 
94 
@ 96 
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@ 53 
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@ — 
62 
@ — 
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@ 1 20 
1 05 
@ 1 28 
1 20 
@ — 
1 15 
@ 1 32 
75 
@ 1 25 
95 
® 1 45 
80 
@ 1 25 
1 00 
® 1 50 
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@ 1 00 
65 
® 1 00 
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@ 36 
41 
® 41 
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@ 75 
35 
® 60 
25 
@ 85 
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@ 8254 
11 
@ 12M 
13 
® 14 
3 75 
® 4 75 
S 50 
@ 3 75 
3 65 
@ 3 85 
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@ 50 
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@ 43 
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@ 75 
37H® 75 
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@ 55 
27M® 60 
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@ 42 
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51 00 
@56 00 
58 00 
@00 00 
31 00 @33 23 
30 00 @ - 
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20 @ 33 
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1 80 
1 20 
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2 50 
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3 00 
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@ 17K 
& 2 95 
@ 1 30 
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@12 00 
31 00 @33 13 
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12 00 @18 50 
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Nominal. 
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2 50 
2 25 
1 50 
3 00 
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23 
23 
@ 2 73 
@ 2 50 
@ 1 75 
@ 5 00 
@20 00 
The rise in gold has been very marked since our last, 
influencing all comm'ercial values, favorably for sellers. 
_Breadstuffs have been iu active demand, partly on 
speculative account, and prices have rapidly improved. 
Recei|)ls have been moderate. Crop accounts from tlie 
interior liave been discouraging. Toward the close, 
liolders of flour, wlieat, and barley seemed more eager to 
realize, and tlie market become depressed. Corn, rye 
and oats, however, continued in lively request at ad¬ 
vancing rates. There has been comparatively little doing 
for export, as sliippers have not been prepared to pay ask- 
'STos'ls: 5>ive — 
The supply during llie past five weeks lias been very 
good for the season, as is sliown in tlie following table : 
WEEK ENDING. BceVCS. 
Cows. 
Calves. 
Sheep. 
Swine. 
Oct. 10. 
. .0.821 
98 
1,254 
2.5.110 
19,258 
Oct. 9. 
90 
1,90! 
27,211 
15,127 
Oct. 2. 
.6,448 
72 
1,093 
25.424 
14,496 
Sept. 25. 
112 
1,620 
23.710 
10,719 
Sept. 18. 
.6,315 
142 
1,456 
26,082 
12,031 
Total per Jlonth . 
,33,966 
511 
7,930 
127,573 
71,031 
Average per Week . 
, 0,793 
103 
1,587 
25,514 
14,326 
do. do. laiit Month _ 
, 6,227 
92 
1,209 
2.8,300 
11,908 
do. do. prev's Month. 
. 5,300 
111 
1,416 
18,018 
7,ai0 
do. do. do. 1865 . 
. 5,255 
118 
1,500 
IG.^Jl 
11.023 
do. do. do. 1864. 
. 5,161 
145 
1,511 
15,315 
12,076 
do. do. do. 1863. 
5,150 
129 
094 
9,041 
21,070 
The weekly receipts of all kinds of animals liave ad¬ 
vanced considerably upon the previous monih. As 
shown above, the weekly increase in cattle is 506 head. 
Tlie average weekly receipts, 6,79.3, compare witli 5,255 
tlie weekly average for all of 1865, or an increase of 1,538, 
equivalent to 256 for eacli day, Sundays excepted_ 
Beef Cattle, under the very large receipts note.l 
above, have gradually declined in price, with not very 
good present indications for a recovery. The sales at 
tlie last regular market were at rates equivalent to 17e. 
(S)I7Xc. per lb. dressed weiglit, for some of tlie best cat¬ 
tle, porliaps 17Xc.®ISe. for a dozen of tlie extras ; 16c. 
(S)17c. for tlie general run of really good cattle ; 15c.(S) 
ICc. for common or medium grades ; 14 J<Sc.(rt)13c. for in¬ 
ferior and poor; 12c.(a)llc. for some of tlie worst_ 
Iffiilcli Cows.— The demand has been sliglitly better 
the present week, but Hie cow trade has generally been 
quite dull. Poor cows are liard to sell at $50(3$55 ; com¬ 
mon to fair, $00i©$70 ; good, $75(®$85, extras, $90(S)$9a, 
and upwards fora few fancy animals_ Veal Calves 
of very good quality liave improved a little in value, and 
liave sold at 13o.((i)!4c. per lb. live weight; fair qualities, 
WXc.iiiiifc.; inferior to poorest, llc.(S)9e — Sltcep 
aiitl Lamb.s have been in unprecedented supply, 
averaging over 25,000 Iiead per week, and prices liave 
fallen off materially, tlie very best slieep hardly reaching 
7^0- per lb. live weiglit; most good sheep, 6c.(ffi64^c. : 
common to very poor, 5)4c.(a)5c. Lambs, 614c.fa,Sc. for 
poor to best_ K.ive Mogts.—Tlie weekly receipts 
have increased about 2,000. Witli 15,127 swine on sale 
this «eek, and the low prices of beef and mutton, prices 
range at 10 J 4 'c.® 113 ^c. per lb. live weight, according to 
quality. 
TSBe Aiesericaai iMstifiate S!iow of 
fruits, flowers and vegetables, at their rooms in tlie 
Cooper Institute, New York City, was an attractive and 
instructive display. The giapes competing for the lliird 
time for the Greeley prize of $100 formed a prominent 
feature. The show made by Mr. II. Z. Ellis, of Vine- 
land, N. J.. of pears, apples and quinces of great excel¬ 
lence, as well as^tlier products, corn, egg-plants, etc., 
astonislied tliose of us incredulous as to the great fertil¬ 
ity of the Vineland district.—Mr. Horace Greeley 
showed monster squashes, and Solon Robinson made 
an exliibition of fruits “ as they grew.”—some fair, and 
large, and some curiously distorted and deformed by in¬ 
sect slings, and cracks, worm-eaten ones, etc. Tliis was to 
show the fruit consumers of tlie city wliat tlie fruit 
raisers have to contend against, ami wliy fair handsome 
fruit is really wortli so much. The “Walter” grape 
sliown by Ferris & Caywood, of Poughkeepsie, is 
a seedling of promise, said to be a cross of Delaware and 
Diana, and it looks so. Mr. W. S. Carpenter covered 
much space with the fruits of ids orchanl and farm, and 
Reisig & Ilexamer made an especially fine show of pota¬ 
toes. The impression is prevalent tliat no award can 
fairly be made of the Greeley prize for the best grape, all 
things considered, and that Hie matter will drop here, 
though the committee sliould certainly report in full. 
