EW-YO&KER. 
FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION OF 
WESTERN NEW YORK. 
Discussion on Grapes and Grape Culture. 
[Concluded from page 46.] 
8th. Can healthy and thrifty old Grape vines, well 
established in good soil, be grafted successfully and 
profitably, or should new vines be planted J 
Mr. Hazelton narrated the experience of Mr. 
Isaiah Warren of York, Livingston county. He 
had grafted a large vineyard of Catawbas at the 
surface of the ground, the same as an apple tree. 
They were grafted in March, as the sap began 
to start, and the wounds covered with wax, the 
same as apple trees. He had been uniformly 
successful. 
A gentleman from Pennsylvania said that 
there was no difficulty in grafting grape vines. 
The great secret was in grafting very early. It 
made no difference whether the hark of the graft 
and the old stock met. It would grow equally 
well if it did not. 
Mt. Crone of Niagara county, said he had uni¬ 
formly failed in gafting grapes. He thought it 
was cheaper and better to root up the old vines 
and plant new ones. 
The President said new vines would not 
grow well on the land lately occupied by old 
vines. 
Mr. Wilder [asked whether fall -grafting had 
been tried. 
Mr. Crane said he had failed equally by this 
plan with the others. 
Mr. Charles Downing had grafted in the fall, 
below the surface of the ground, in November, 
covering with a flower-pot to keep the earth 
from falling on the graft. 
Mr.-, from New Jersey, had grafted in 
the fall Delaware and Allen’s Hybrid; of the 
latter one-eighth failed, and of the Delawares 
seven-eighths failed. 
Mr. Thomas of Saratoga, had good success In 
grafting in the Fall, In one case the graft made 
a growth of fourteen feet the first year. 
Mr. Barry said he had grafted a little every 
year; but had met very indifferent success — 
nothing to boast of. 
Mr. Wilder said that grafting grapes was a 
very difficult operation. Some failed with the 
best of care, while others succeeded without 
any trouble. He would rather agree to make 
nine hundred and ninety-nine poor grafts out 
of a thousand, than one good graft out of ten. 
Mr. downing said he cut off a grape vine two 
inches in thickness, and inserted a graft in the 
center. It grew twenty feet the first year. (Ap¬ 
plause.) Some years, however, he hud no suc¬ 
cess in grafting, while in others scarcely any 
would succeed. 
Mr. Moody said that new Vlheynt'ds would not 
succeed If planted bn the same ground occupied 
by grape vines. He thought it was cheaper to 
pull up Die old vines ami plant new onus. 
Judge LaroWeof Hammondaport, thought it 
best to cut down an old vineyard, let it lie a 
year, and then plant new vines. 
The Chairman read a communication from the 
Fruit Growers’s Association of Upper Canada, 
announcing as delegates from Canada Messrs. 
W. F. Clarke, Charles Arnold, Wm. T, Gold¬ 
smith and D. W. Beadle. 
Mr. Dewey, from Cotamitte on the death of 
Mr, Joseph Frost, presented a statement of the 
facts relating to his death, with appropriate 
resolution*. 
The report was adopted, and ordered entered 
in the records of the association, and a copy sent 
to tire family of the deceased. 
The^Oth qneetion was taken up as follows: 
lith. Is it desirable or safe to embark largely in 
grape growing? 
Mr. Larowe of Hammondaport, scouted the 
idea that the business of grape growing, if prop¬ 
erly attended to, could ever he overdone. We 
ntver c-ould have too many good grapes, though 
we might have too many poor ones. Grapes from 
the Hammondsport vineyards brought twice as 
much in New York as others, and at one-fourth 
present prices could he grown at a good profit. 
Eleven years ago he planted the first half acre of 
vines at Hammondsport. There were now 3,000 
acres planted. He had twenty acres in bearing, 
and intended to plant out ten more in the spring. 
From the first half acre planted, several thou¬ 
sand dollars worth of grapes had been sold, 
averaging over live hundred dollars a year since 
it came into bearing. Judge Larowe advised 
training the vines low, and thinning the fruit. 
The Catawba should not mature more than six 
or eight ponuda of fruit to a vine. It would not 
ripen as much as the Isabella. He spoke of in¬ 
troducing native wines from the pure juice of 
the grape as a substitute for the bad whisky that 
was now used, and thus checking intemperance 
and improving the morals of the community. 
The demand for grapes will increase with the 
production, and he would not say that we had 
enough laud planted with grapes, even for 
eating. There would be a great demand from 
the South for Northern grapes. He would not 
apply barn yard manure to grape-vines—thought 
refaae lime and ashes were better. 
Mr. Griffith of Erie County, Pa., said he had 
devoted his whole life to the grape—was almost 
a grape vine himself, though he did not look 
like one. He began in 1848 with high hopes, 
ood these had been more than realized. Ho was 
as enthusiastic on the subject as ever, and did 
not aympati/.e with the “poor” discouraged 
feeling which many fruit growers manifested. 
In 1848 when he began he had six Isabellas and 
a» many Catawbas. Now he had 15,000 to 20,- 
000 Isabellas, and 50,000 to 00,000 Catawbas, 
occupying about 100 acres. He planted close; 
did not believe in leaving vines to spread over a 
large surface. His system of training was nearly 
the same as that adopted at Cincinnati, keeping 
vines near the ground and thinning the clusters. 
Did not want a rich soil for grape vines. Land 
that would not bring over 30 bushels of corn per 
acre was the best for all kinds but the Delaware. 
That might require a richer soil, but for Isabel¬ 
las and Catawbas especially, a poor, dry soil was 
most favorable. By keeping down the great 
mass of vines, and thinning out the clusters, he 
could make one cluster outweigh four left to 
grow as they please. The grape must be 
thoroughly cultivated, hut not manured. He 
had a vineyard which had been planted fourteen 
years and never put anything on it yet, though 
he did not know but he might try a little lime 
or ashes; but no barn-yard manure. There was 
no danger of overgrowing the grape. 
The cultivation in this country was not yet 
two per cent, of that in France, and not three- 
fourths of one per cent. of the cultivation in 
Germany. He intended to plant the whole 
country in the section where he lived, with 
grape vines. He could buy any man’s farm with 
the profits on one crop of grapes. He thought 
North Western Pennsylvania, and along the 
South shore of Lake Erie was.the true location 
for grape-growing. On lus land he had raised 
three and one-half tuns of grapes to the acre. 
The strip of land favorable to the grape was 
about four to four and one-half miles wide, all 
along the shore of the lake, probably about 200 
miles in length, and expected to see it occupied 
with vineyards. Land in his neighborhood was 
held at $70 to §200 per acre. It had greatly ad¬ 
vanced in price on account of the increased 
attention paid to grape growing. When he 
bought in 1848, he paid $65 per acre, and last 
year he bought some more, and paid §150 for it. 
His land was sandy, gravelly loam, in which the 
roots of the grape worked freely. He had found 
them at the depth of twelve feet. He cultivated 
only about ten or eleven inches—just as deep as 
the plow could conveniently work. 
He planted the vines about eight inches deep, 
and let them grow as deep as they would — had 
never gained anything by quarreling with them 
in that respect. His ground, without manuring, 
was too rich for Isabelbis. Thought they ought 
to be grown on the poorest gravel, and would 
yield the best results on land that was too poor 
to produce white beans; hut there must be a 
thorough cultivation to keep the weeds down 
and soil light. His vineyard had a northern 
exposure, but thought that made little differ¬ 
ence. The main point in locating vineyards was 
to get them near large bodies of water. They 
are not liable to frosts, disease and mildew in 
such locations. The vineyards around Cincin¬ 
nati were not doing so well as those along hike 
Erie, and many were removing there from that 
place. In conclusion, Mr. Griffith spoke of the 
Paris exhibition to be held in 1867, and «uid that 
American wineB ought to be represented there. 
He had mude arrangements to scud some, and 
would send others lcitin his charge. 
Mr. Wilder seconded this recommendation 
about the Paris exhibition. The time for enter¬ 
ing had been extended through this month, and 
would probably be still further extended, if re¬ 
quired. The American wines were highly spo¬ 
ken of by foreign connoisseurs several years 
ago, and they had been much improved since 
then. Some wines produced in tills country are 
already recognized as equal or superior to those 
produced in Europe. He also said he agreed 
with Mr. Griffith in not using manure for vines. 
He was satisfied that we had gorged them too 
much to produce good grapes or wines. Mr. 
Wilder also spoke favorably of wine growing as 
a remedy for the evils of intemperance. 
Mr. Griffith said he wanted to get rid of poor 
grapes. Three or four or a half a dozen of the 
best varieties wero better than more. He was 
ready to root up his present vhievanls and plant 
new kinds when any one would furnish better 
grapes than he now had. He expected we should 
have better grapes in a few years than we ever 
had, and that this would be the great grape 
growing country of the world. He wanted to 
sec better kinds produced; spoke highly of the 
Catawba, Delaware and Iona, but thought there 
would be improvements on these. He also re¬ 
commended the Diana. 
Mr. Nyc’e, in reply to a question, said that he 
paid Mr. Dunn, of Ohio, (on the Lake shore,) 
la6t fall, 13 cents per pound for between seven 
and eight tuns of grapes, raised on \)4 acres of 
land. 
The 10th question was introduced for discus¬ 
sion. 
10. What is the beet grape for general use in West¬ 
ern New York ? 
Mr. W. B. Smith of Syracuse, recommended 
the Delaware. 
Mr. Clark of Naples, said that for universal 
cultivation he would select the Isabella for his 
locality. 
Mr. Barry said it would he hard to select one 
variety, hut If he should do so he would select 
the Delaware. He said at Hammondsport they 
would undoubtedly prefer the Catawba; but in 
some sections around Rochester that variety 
would not ripen. He thought no one variety of 
grape would be best for general cultivation. 
The selection must he governed by circum¬ 
stances. 
Mr. John J. Thomas of Wayne, would want 
at least half a dozen varieties, ripening at differ¬ 
ent times. To select one variety for all pur¬ 
poses, would be as difficult as to select one man 
for half a dozen different offices. We wanted 
some fruit early, some late, some for our table 
on account of quality, and some for market that 
were productive. He wanted the Delaware, of 
course, In any collection. He wanted some 
vines of the Diana, for it was a good keeper, 
and if he had to select a half dozen varieties, he 
would include the Creveling. 
Mr. Langworthy thought a distinction should 
be made between grapes for marketing and for 
wine making. 
Mr. Fish of Rochester, moved to amend by 
selecting the six best varieties for general culti¬ 
vation. He said this was not a wine growers’ 
convention. 
A ballot was then taken for the six best varie¬ 
ties, each member of the Society writing six 
names on a slip of paper, and appending his 
name and residence. These were aftenvurds 
read to the Society, giving the opinion of each 
fruit-grower on the subject. \ 
Pending the vote there was a slight discussion , 
on the 12th question. “ What early grapes are , 
long keepers?” One or two members said , 
“ None.” Mr. Langworthy said that late ripen¬ 
ing grapes kept best. Others said that the Isra- 
ella would keep very well till the first or middle 
of January, and the Diium till March or later, if 
not eaten. 
The vote on §bc best six varieties of grapes 
for genera! cultivation, resulted in 59 votes being 
cast, which were distributed as follows:— Dela¬ 
ware 56, Diana 47, Iona 36, Isabella 32, Crevel¬ 
ing 30, Concord 29, Hartford prolific 25, Re¬ 
becca 19, Catawba 12, Allen’s Hybrid 9, Adiron- 
dae 7, Clinton 7, Rogers No. 4, 2. Clover Street 
Black, Diana, Hamburgh, Anna, Moxatauny, 
Rogers, Nos. 15, 3 and 19—1 each. 
Several of the members said that they regarded 
the Catawba as one of the best grapes, and left 
it off their list because it did not ripen well in 
Western New York. The meeting was adjourned 
until June next. 
PROFITABLE GRAPE CULTURE. 
George IIusmann of Hermann, Missouri, 
gives, in the Horticulturist, the following state¬ 
ment, being the returns of last, season, from a 
vineyard which was prepared with the plow at ft 
cost of §25 per acre, and which bis tenant has 
been working on shares for four years : 
GOO vines of Concord, planted 1801. distance 
0 x 0, about lbor tenths of an acre, pro¬ 
duced 1.080 callous of Wine; average 
value. $2.50per gallon. §2.575 00 
1,200 vines of Norton's Virginia, planted 
same distance, about an acre, produced 
1.8G0 gallons of wine; average value 
§4.00,. 6.200 00 
100 vines of Ilerbormuit, planted same dis¬ 
tance, produced 125 gallons; average 
value, §0.00 per gallon,.. 375 00 
50 vines,Cunningham, produced.'JOgallons, 
average vslue, §4.no. 120 00 
350 vines, Delaware, planted 4 x 6, about 
one fifth of an acre, produced 40 gal¬ 
lons, avorago value, *0.00,... glO 00 
12 bearing vines of Hartford Prolific, pro¬ 
duced 330 pounds of grapes, marketed 
at 20 cents per pound, . 67 20 
12 vines Clinton, produced 10 gallons wine, 
value $3.00. 30 00 
Wine made from other varieties, about 50 
gallons, at $3.00,. 150 00 
Totalinbearing, abonttwo acres. 8.757 20 
Deduct from this for Interest from capital, 
labor, casks,. 1.000 00 
LCftVCS ft dear profit of. 7.757 20 
Tc Which may be added 57.000 vines grown 
from the cuttings clipped from the vine¬ 
yard, at an average of $100 per 1.000,..... 5.700 00 
Total,. $1.3457 20 
This is a strong statement of profit.—stronger 
we snspect than the case will warrant. §1,000 
seems to ns a very small sum to allow for “ inter¬ 
est, labor, casks, &c.” If Mr. IIusmann can 
realize a nett profit of tfbO per $1,000 on one 
year old vines, he can do what nobody herea¬ 
bouts can do. We observe he puts tbo prices 
ot wine lu the following order:—Delaware at 
$6pcrgallou; Norton’s Virginia at §4 per gal¬ 
lon ; Cunningham at $4 per gallon ; Herbeinont 
at $3 per gallon ; Clinton at $3 per gallon ; Con¬ 
cord at $3,50 per gallon. 
Thus, Concord is lowest in the scale of qual¬ 
ity, but the yield in quantity is enormous — 
1,030 gallons on four tenths of an acre, over 
2,500 gallons to the acre, or about five times the 
usual estimate! 
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WHAT GRAPES TO PLANT. 
We give below an extract from the Horticul¬ 
turist on this subject, by A. S. Fuller: 
But the question arises, what shall we plant ? 
This question is difficult to answer, because we 
have, so many that are good. For my part, I 
would not hesitate to plant for profit any of the 
following:—Delaware, Iona, Israelis, Concord, 
Creveling, Hartford and Rogers’ Nos. 3, 4, 15 
and 19. If this is not variety enongh, yon may 
add Adirondoc, Clinton and Isabella. 
Among the newer varieties, we shall probably 
get some that will prove equal, if not superior, 
to any of the old ones. 
I am much pleased with Moore’s new hybrids, 
as they show more distinctly that they are 
hybrids than anything we have before seen. 
If the Diana Hamburg proves to bo hardy and 
does not mildew, 1 certainly shall give it the 
preference over anything I have Been among the 
hardy grapes. Mr. Moore lias also several oth¬ 
ers that give promise of great, excellence, umoug 
which is Moore’s Black, Clover-street Black, 
&c. Iona must look well to her laurels, or 
Clover-street, Rochester, will make a call for 
them some of these line days. 
I regret to say that the Rensselaer grape that 
I mentioned in my last has proved to be Isabella. 
After traveling some two hundred miles to sec 
a new grape, and then find old mother Isabella, 
instead of a fine young miss, it is too bad, but 
this old lady is always to be met with when and 
whore she is not wanted- I think this was the 
twenty-fifth time that I have met her under 
like circumstances, and it oxdy goes to prove 
that she dresses very differently in different 
parts of the country, Just to suit the climate. 
The Fancher was excellent again this year, 
and will have to be admitted as distinct from 
Catawba, as it grows and ripens well at Lan- 
singburgh, N. Y., where the Catawba does not 
succeed. F. B. Fancher, of the above place, is 
indefatigable in hunting np the new fruits in his 
region. He has lately discovered another which 
he calls Saratoga, a large red grape of the Ca¬ 
tawba flavor, but flue. 
The Maguire is another new variety of the 
Hartford Prolific style, but will probably bo too 
foxy to go among the good varieties. 
Aiken grape, of which 60 much has been said 
at the west, is Isabella; Richmond is Isabella; 
German grape from Indiana, is Clinton; Emma, 
another new and wonderful grape, is Catawba, 
or so near like it that T cannot 6CC the differ¬ 
ence. Haskell, from Michigan,is Concord; but 1 
really, I must drop my pencil, or I shall hurt f 
somebody’s feelings, mid prevent some enter¬ 
prising fellow making a few thousands out of ' 
some old variety with a new name. But how > 
can one write about grapes without hurting 
somebody, especially when mixed up in grape 
culture ? 
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COAL TAR AND PHENIC ACID IN 
GARDENING. 
At a late sitting of the Sockte Imperials et 1 
Ccntrak d'Agriculture, of France, M. Chevreul 
communicated an interesting papor by M. Lc- ! 
moire on tlio nse of coal tar and phenic acid , 
(also called phenol and carbolic acid) in destroy- , 
ing parasites and ridding both plants ami ani¬ 
mals of them. A very small quantity of phenic 
acid, benzine or aniline mil destroy micro- ■ 
phltes (mould, microscopic mushrooms, Ac.,) , 
and a great many radiate, molusca, insects and 1 
vertebrata. All the inferior creation avoid the : 
emanations of those substances. M. Lcmaire « 
commends, in the case of the oidium, for 1 
instance, that three per cent, of coal tar he 1 
intimately mixed np with earth or sand and laid ' 
about an iuch thick all around the root of the 
vine. Some twenty vines treated in this way 
yielded an excellent crop, while an equal num¬ 
ber adjoining the former, aud left to themselves, 
liad all their grapes utterly destroyed. When 
insects are to be kept away from plants, two 
different eases may present themselves: cither 
the plant is as yet free from them, or it lues 
already been attacked. In both eases, the above 
mentioned coal tar sand will perform its office, 
it is said, with infallible efficacy. Snails, slugs, 
larvic or perfect, insects will avoid plants tbuB 
protected so long as there is a volatile principle 
left in the coal tur, which when exhausted, 
should be renewed. This sort of coal ter pow¬ 
der has another remarkable effect: wheu intro¬ 
duced into the soil in proper proportions, it. will 
not only cause all insects to disappear, but also 
increase the vigor of the plants themselves. If 
manure be watered before being dug into the 
enrtb, with water containing one-thousandth 
part of phenic acid, a similar but less durable 
effect will be obtained. M. Lcmaire also says 
that corn and all dry agricultural produce in 
garners or barns may be saved from the ravages 
of mouldiness or noxious insects by merely im¬ 
pregnating the air with emanations of phenic 
acid, 
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8NOW AND ICE AROUND TREES. 
A remarkable instance of the effect of frost 
in overcoming the circulation of the sap in 
treCB and destroying their life, occurred in Lon¬ 
don during the spring succeeding the hard win¬ 
ter of the year 1794. The snow and ice collect¬ 
ing in the streets, so os to become very incon¬ 
venient, they were cleared, and many cartloads 
were placed in the vacant quarters of Moor- 
fields. Several of these heaps of snow and 
frozen rubbish were piled around some of the 
elm trees that grew there. At the return of 
spring, those of the trees thut were not sur¬ 
rounded with the snow, expanded their leaves as 
usual, while the others being girt, with a largo 
frozen mass, continued quite bare ; for the fact 
was, the absorbents in the lower part of the 
stem, and the earth in which the trees stood, 
were still exposed to a freezing cold. In some 
weeks, however, the snow was thawed, but the 
greater number of the trees were dead, and 
those few that did produce any leaves were 
sickly, and continued in a languishing state all 
summer, and then died.— HoHkultmUt. 
Trenching GuArE Vines. —Dr. Warder, in a 
late address, says that the pioneer planter of 
grapes in the Lake Erie region declared that 
those vine.imrdB which were prepared in the 
most thorough manner by trenching, always 
heretofore recommended, are the most unsatis¬ 
factory in their results, and the best and most 
productive are heavy soils that were merely well 
plowed, and the roots placed in boles dug into 
the hard and previously undisturbed clay, aud 
then firmly trodden in at planting. 
A Reliable Seed Dkalkb.- —The following inquiry 
has Just been received by the Mayor of Rochester, 
from a gentleman in Baltimore: 
Deau Sir: Tf not. too much trouble, you will oblige 
a ittrttnger by informing me If there is a seed dealer in 
your city named "Jaaskm Vick;” and whether Ik- is 
a reliable man. lie has forwarded me a catalogue of 
ins seeds and myself and several friends would like 
very much to buy or him, if wo know that he had 
an existence and could bo relied on to do what he 
promisee; but so many plausible promises are made 
that a »bv feeling HleaiH over u p<. r „ on when hu reads 
them. 1 ho fact that l am without any acquaintance 
in your city must be my excuse tor trespassing on 
your time. T banking yon in advance for your kind 
answer, I remain, &,c. 
In reply to the above wo say -There is such a seed- 
dealer in this city as .Tam, Vick, and that he is a re¬ 
liable man, as thoasandM of our readers, all over the 
country, can testify. By care aud enterprise .Mr, 
Vick has established an extensive business in Flower 
and Vegetable Seeds, and is reaping the reward of 
well-directed industry aud prudent management. 
it.-- 
Grace Culture on the Shore on Lake Erie.— 
The Ohio Farmer says that according to a enteful 
computation made by Mr. F. It, Elliott, there are 
along the shore of Lake Erie, including the Islands, 
3,000 acres of vineyards, about one-half of which is 
already In bearing, and that large preparations are on 
foot for spring planting. The estimated product per 
acre is 400 gallons of wine. 
Lime for Grapes.— Dr. Kirtland, of Ohio, 
thinks that where lime is needed for grapes, the 
best form in which to apply it is sulphate of 
lime (gypsum or plaster.) He would use a 
bushel to a bushel aud ft half annually per acre. 
The Doctor recommendation is worthy of trial. 
Horticultural Notes and Queries. 
Catalogues, &o., Received.— From the Mt. Hope 
Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y., we have Messrs. Ellw an¬ 
ger & Barry's Descriptive Catalogues, which are 
very prominent and attractive among similar publica¬ 
tions—as their nurseries are among the like “insti¬ 
tutions ’’ ol' tho land. No. 1 catalogues, describes and 
Illustrates every variety, perhaps, of fruit, that can 
he found in any American nursery, betides giving 
ample directions for Hie cultivation and management 
thereof. The illustrations of dwarf treeB-loaded with 
fruit— arc draw n from actual specimens on their owu 
grounds, and they show what skill In fruit growing 
will accomplish. No. 2, Is an Illustrated and descrip¬ 
tive Catalogue of Ornamental Trees, Bhrnbs, Roses, 
Fowering Plants, &c. The reader can gain a knowl¬ 
edge therefrom of many new and appropriate “orna¬ 
ments ” for the yard, lawn and garden, No. 4 is the 
Wholesale Catalogue and Trade List of the whole 
combined, giving wholesale prices, and designed more 
especially for purchasers of quantities. 
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Grape Culture in Cahyohnia.— The Rural Home 
Journal, of San Francisco, says that Col. Haraszthy 
has recently purchased, for a company of wealthy 
capitalists at the East, somethlg like 100,000 acres 
of land in California .'or vineyards, and has orders 
from them to plant this winter 1,000 acres to begin 
with. Tho estimated annual product of wines in Cali¬ 
fornia, at present, is 2,«X),000 gallons. This wine is 
now consumed largely in the cities of the north. 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES. 
Clothes Bars — Again. —Clothes Bars can 
be made cheaper and I think handier than those 
figured in a late No. of the Rural, in the follow¬ 
ing manner: —Take siding 6 or 7 inches wide, 
and satved equal thickness on both edges, dress 
and split into three equal parts; saw for the up¬ 
right pieces 5 or fi feet long, and for the hori¬ 
zontal pieces 20 to 34 inches, put them together 
ladder fashion and secure with 3 or 4 small 
screws or clout nails at each intersection ; three 
or four of these frames should lie made and 
Joined together with hinges of thin leather or 
strong cloth—put on two pieces for each hinge 
and let them cross between the frames — this 
will allow tho frames to turn either way; these 
cau be folded up when not in use, occupying hut 
little more space than a single frame. They will 
stand by setting them in a form of a Z or the 
half of a sexanglo which is a convenient form to, 
set about the stove.— 8. W. A., Cortland , xY. Y. 
Tanning Skins and Furs. —When first taken 
from the animal stretch them on a smooth hoard; 
remove all tho ilesh that still adhere to the skin, 
(which may be done by-scraping it with a dull 
knife.) Then cover the flesh side with equal 
parts of salt, alum and arsenic. Wet the skin 
slightly before applying the ten. When it be¬ 
comes dry, work it in sawdust, made from wood 
containing an essential oil. Mahogany, Rose or 
Sattin wood, are the best; Cherry and probably 
some other woods will answer. The arsenic 
prevets the moth from ever thouehlng a skin 
under any circumstance whatever. The6aw-dust 
removes tho animal odor. — A Young Farmer, 
Cwstletoti , Vt, 
Mr. MoorK! —The article in the Rural of 
Jan. 27, entitled “Neatness,” has the ring of 
tho true metal. Mrs. L. must be a model wife. 
Wonder if She has any daughters of marriage¬ 
able age, possessing the heart, mind and virtues 
of the mother? If she has, aud they are not 
already “popped off” or engaged, please speak 
a good word for a far off— Farmer’s Boy. 
Superior Johnny Cake. —Two eggs, % cup 
molasses, % cup sugar, x / x cup butter, 1 pint 
butter-milk, l tcaspoonlul sideratus, a little salt, 
1 teaspoouful ground allspice; make a batter 
with % meal and % llour. To bo eaten warm, 
with butter. If the lovers of a good “Johnny 
Cake ” will give this a trial they will find it a 
“ tip-top ” recipe.— Mrs. L. E. Pickard. 
Coloring Furs. —Will you, or some of your 
numerous correspondents, inform us through 
tho columns of your worthy paper, the method 
of coloring the fur of the muskrat, or any other 
kind of furs a darker color, than the original, 
and oblige—II. E., Brant , N. Y. 
Lobster Soup. — Put three quarts of veal 
• broth into a stew-pan, with some celery, onions, 
carrots, and turnips, a bunch of sweet herbs, 
til roe anchovicB or a red herring; let them stew 
gently l’or two hours, and, after straining, add 
to the soup the meat of three lobsters, cut small, 
and thicken it with butter rolled in flour; bruise 
the spawn in a mortar with a little butter, rub it 
through a sieve and add it to the soup; let it 
1 simmer very gently for teu m unites, but care¬ 
fully avoid letting it boll, lest the color should 
bo spoilt; turn into a tureen, adding the juice 
of a lemon with a small quantity of the essence 
of anchovy. 
Ham Toast. —This is very convenient to hand 
round with chicken or with roast veal, and also 
makes a tasty breakfast or luncheon dish. Mince 
very vlnely the lean of a slice or two of boiled 
hum, beat the yolks of two eggs ami mix them 
with the ham, adding as much cream or stock 
as will rnako it soft; keep it long enough on the 
lire to warm it through — it may be allowed al¬ 
most to boil, hut should be stirred all the time. 
Have ready some buttered toast, cut It in round 
pieces, and lay the ham neatly on each piece, 
Bombay Pudding.— This Indian pudding is a 
very nice, delicately flavored one, and is well 
suited for an invalid, being extremely nourish¬ 
ing. To a good sweet egg custard add a little 
butter, some grated nutmeg, and a glass of wine 
or brandy; have ready a finely rasped cocoauut, 
and mix well together. Having lined a dish 
with puff paste, pour in the custard and bake it 
a light brown color. 
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