MEETING OF THE WESTERN NEW YORK 
FRUIT GROWERS’ SOCIETY. 
Thb Frnit Growers' Society of Western New 
York convened at the Court House, in this city, 
on Wednesday forenoon, Jan. 23d, and adjourned 
sine die on the afternoon of the next day. The 
session was an industrious one, and the attend¬ 
ance did not disappoint expectation. Many dis¬ 
tinguished poiuologists from the East and West 
sent communications, regretting their inability 
to he present, assigning various reasons, promi¬ 
nent among which was the bad state of t.hc rail¬ 
roads. We are glad, however, to record the 
presence of Mr. Elliott, Cleveland; Mr. Grif¬ 
fith, North East, Pa., and Mr. Larrowe, Hain- 
mondsport. The forenoon session was devoted 
mainly to business matters. The standing com¬ 
mittees were called on to report, but had noth¬ 
ing but excuses to offer. The following gentle¬ 
men were elected officers of the Society for the 
present year; 
President —H. E. Uookeu, Rochester. 
Vice-PivMUi iil/s —E. W. Herrcndon, Macedon ; John 
Fisher, Batavia ; J. H. Babcock, Loekport. 
Secretary atui Treasurer —James Vick, Rochester. 
Executive Committee—1?. C. Maxwell. Geneva; B 
Fish, Rochester; M. Mackie, Clyde; E. A. Bronson, 
Geneva; F. C. Brehtn, Waterloo. 
Standing Committee on iValive Fruits —J. .T, Thomas, 
Union Springs ; T. G. Yeoman*, Walworth ; W. S. 
Little, Rochester: S. B Gavitt, Lvoxi*; John Crane, 
Loekport. 
in his garden only for one vine, he should advise 
him to plant the Delaware. 
Mr. Fisher, Batavia, inquired how many he 
would expect to gather for his own use, even if 
the vino bore twenty-five bushels? Regarded 
the Delaware as valuable, if he conld preserve 
the fruit from the birds. From forty or fifty 
vines he did not gather any last year. The 
robins took them ulL 
Mr. Barry thought that fact decisive in favor 
of the excellence of the Delaware. 
Mr. Perry, Canandaigua, named the Concord 
for Connecticut. Hud not been long enough in 
Western New York to frnit the Delaware. In 
the State named it mildewed near the salt water. 
Di\ replied that he was only one of six, and the stances, and the best proof he conld give of bis 
majority ruled. faith in it was the fact Unit lie had purchased 
Mr. Perry, Canandaigua, preferred the Iona 20,000 vinca to plant. He considered it the best 
for garden culture; it would bear a rich soil. American grape. Had tested Iona wine with the 
Mr. Ross, Penfield, said lie planted 100 Diana best European kinds, and found but one better, 
vines eight years ago, and had never sold fruit of Pres. Hooker, Rochester, said he had not 
any account. His soil was deep, sandy loam. fruited the Iona, but from what he had seen of it 
Mr. SYLVESTER. Lyons, explained regarding he could give it unqualified praisfc 
c award of the. Greeley Committee to the Con- Mr. Brooks, Wyoming, protested against the 
rd grape. Mr. G. wanted a grape for general practice of nurserymen of B cndin- out weak 
ltivation—for the million. The Concord, they worthless vines among farmers, 
ought, met that want better than any other. Messrs. Barry and Griffith defended tho 
would ripen from Maine to Georgia. nurserymen, If it were not for them new -- rapes 
Mr. Griffith thought the popular taste had would uever have been disseminated 
the award of the. Greeley Committee to the Con¬ 
cord grape. Mr. G. wanted a grape for general 
cultivation—for the million. The Concord, they 
thought, met that want better than any other. 
It would ripen from Maine to Georgia. 
Mr. Griffith thought the popular taste had 
been greatly underrated. The “million” were 
Messrs. Maxwell, Geneva, and Hoag, Lock- not satisfied with the award. He believed that 
port, named the Delaware. 91*0,000 and a few of the other thousand were in 
Mr, Qdimby, Irondequoit, named the Isabella, favor of some better grape. 
if allowed only one variety. It ripened well with 
him last year. 
Mr. Mg Yean, Scottsvillc, said the Isabella 
would never ripen on heavy clays, and seldom 
on other soils. The Delaware was slow in com- I 
log.into bearing, and the robins were protected 
by law. 
Mr. Ellwanger, Rochester, said the Dela¬ 
ware comes early into bearing, and yields fruit 
abundantly. 
Mr. Smith, Syracuse, named the Delaware. 
Mr. Langwokthy, Greece, would select a bet¬ 
ter keeper than the Delaware—one that could be 
enjoyed longer. The Isabella kept better. 
Mr. Barry, Rochester, thought this considcr- 
Mr. Fish, Rochester, said he had a Diaua vine 
planted near the south side of a bam; the soil 
had beeeti made very rich, yet he had harvested 
very good, crops of fruit. Ilia experience was in 
favor of high manuring. 
Mr. Ho.vo, Loekport, advised planting Dianas 
GROWING APRICOTS IN POTS. 
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In the “Proceedings” of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society, Mr. Rivera gives his method ot 
growing apricots in pots, ami lie ascribes his 
success to tlie chalky, loamy soil in which he 
grows them, and to ramming It hard in the pots. 
1 his corroborates my experience, in growing ap¬ 
ricots on a wall when 1 used a quantity ol old 
on poor, clay, stony soil. That wins his expert- lime mixed with the aoil of the border, aud hail 
ence. On a gravelly, warm soil they had done a layer of tho roughest lime and brick rubbish 
Standing Commits, on Foreign Fruits— P. Barry, ation would not apply to a single vine lor the 
Rochester- Charles Downing, Newburg; Edward 
Frost, Rochester; W. B. Smith, Syracuse; E. Moody, g araeH - 
Loekport. Mr. Fisher, Batavia, named the Concord as 
P° orl >- ^ laid six Inches thick iu the bottom of the border 
Mr. Elliott, Cleveland, Ohio, named tho lor drainage. 1 was told tho trees would not 
Clinton. Western N. Y. sent out largo quanti- thrive in such a mixture, and that they would 
ties of these vines some years ago. In Ohio they gradually die branch by branch; but tho reverse 
found tho Clinton to be a good wine and a lair is the case, no canker having yet appeared, aud 
table grape when grown on light, sandy soil, with the trees are so fruitful year alter year, that the 
good culture. apricots here cannot, bo all used or preserved. 
Information was called for about the Adrion- The length of the wall is 860 feet, and the height 
dac. Mr. Frost, Rochester, said it was tho best 13 feet, aud the trees, when planted in 1859 were 
grape lie had eaten this year; the fruit he tasted lifted from the old kitchen garden, and filled all 
grew at Naples. Mr. Hoag said it ripened the available space at once. Thu trees when in 
early; Langworthy, that it was one of the best the old garden never bore regular crops, aud 
Loekport. 
TV bile the committees were in consultation, 
opportunity was given for gentlemen to become 
members ot the Society for a year by the pay¬ 
ment of one dollar. The matter of publication 
of the proceedings by the Society was also dis¬ 
cussed, and tho collection of a larger member¬ 
ship fee proposed, to meet the expenses. This 
was, however, ruled unconstitutional, and the 
subject was laid on the table. Later in the ses¬ 
sion Mr. BAruir referred to the subject again, 
and gave notice that he should move to amend 
the Constitution at the next meeting, so as to 
double the fee of membership, for the purpose 
the best for garden culture in Western New 
York. Did not regard it as cither first or sec¬ 
ond in quality. The great mass of fruit brought early grapes; Ellwanoer, that it ripened first from £5 to JL’G was usually spent every year iu 
to market is unripe. with them this year; Elliott, Cleveland, had buying apricots to supply the deficiency, 
Mr. Brooks, Wyoming, thought the Isabella cultivated it three years; it was set in cold, clay Alter the trees wore planted in 1859 the bud 
could not be depended on one year in four. soB, not underdraiued, had received no protcc- seasons of I860 and 1861 occurred, but they bore 
The Delaware was hard to beat. tiou, aud so far it had proved perfectly hardy. He good crops, and very large ones’in 1802 1803 
Mr. Rowley, Rochester, would choose a seed- liad heard that it killed out somewhat iu South- and 1861. Jhis year I left 379 dozen to'ripen' 
ling from the Isabella, named the Cariellc. . cm Ohio, and on sandy soil It proved tender with but as the summer turned out so dry and hot’ 
Mr. Lay, Greece, had found tho Concord a Mm. With Mr. Farley, Union Springs, it rip- and the border being only about 16 inches deep’ 
poor keeper; would choose the Isabella. c.ned first, and was free from disease; soil, stiff I had to water and mulch the roots well • the 
Mr. Seeley would choose the Delaware, if the cla Yi enriched. Larrow e, Hammoudsport, fruit, therefore, of all tho largo sorts swelled to 
birds would let it alone ; otherwise he would 
of raising funds with which to publish (he pro- take the Crevcling, 
ccedingB of tho Society. He considered the re- A vote being taken, the Delaware was found 
ports ol Horticultural Societies as among the to be the choice of the majority. 
most valuable publications of the kind. He also 
gave notice of ft change of title to “ The W estern 
New York Horticultural Society,” and a com¬ 
mittee was appointed to consider the subject. 
Mr. Barry thbught the discussions of the So¬ 
ciety should take a wider range, and include 
ornamental productions, as shrubs, shade trees 
and flowers, which were Horticultural subjects 
as strictly as fruits. 
The Business Committee reported a number of 
questions for discussion, which we will give in 
connection with the debates thereon. 
On tho question of what should be the second 
variety, Mr. Younoloye, Middlesex, east shore 
of Canandaigua Lake, named the Diana. It 
could be ripened where the Isabella failed; was 
a good keeper and delicious in winter. Keeps 
as easily as apples. 
Mr. Bakrt, Rochester, named tho Isabella. 
Mr. Brooks thought tho Isabella would stand 
about No. 59 in Wyoming. 
Mr. Warner, Brighton, named the Diana. If 
only partially ripe it is far ahead of the Isabella. 
Mr. \ ol'noi.ovk, Middlesex, said if restricted 
did not think highly of it. Sylvester, Lyons, 
said it ripened the last of August on loamy 
soil; was hardy, free from disease, and a good 
keeper. Ferry, Canandaigua, thought it one ol‘ 
the best early varieties we have. Hooker, Roch¬ 
ester, thought from his own experience that the 
vine was Uncommonly hardy. 
Rogers’ Hybrids were next up. Crane, Lock- 
port, spoke highly of No. 4; thought it better 
than tho Concord, and regarded it as valuable. 
Nos. 15 and 19 were the next best of the scries. 
Hoag preferred Nd. 4 to the Concord. It never 
failed to ripen on his soil. Farley, Union 
Springs, had fruited No. 4 and preferred it to the 
Concord. Ellw anger, Rochester, thought No. 
4 far ahead of tho Concord; the berries wore 
The show of Fruit was meager, aud uconsld- to onc variety he should certainly choose the lur £ l ‘ r - ^erky said the No. 4 was much like the 
crable portion of that on the tables came from Hiana. It ripened evenly, but did not always 
abroad. M. B. Bateham, Ohio, exhibited sev- color uniformly; but the green berries were as 
eral plates ol apples. L. A. Ward, Rochester, sweet as the others. 
two apples, and a pear (labelled “Le Bello Au- Mr. Warner, Brighton, said the Diana did 
gevinc ) received from Franco on tho 20th of not suffer from the depredations of tho birds as 
last October. The pear weighed twenty ounces much as the Delaware. 
and measured nearly eighteen Inches in circum¬ 
ference, Ellwanoer & Barry exhibited sev¬ 
eral plalcs of pears, among which were the Doy¬ 
enne d’ Ah-neon and Josephine do Malines, W. 
C. Bryant and J. W. Seward exhibited apples. 
A. D. Strong also sent specimens of apples from 
Ashtabula, Ohio. J. W. Bailey sent a box of 
Mr. Crane, Loekport, named the Diana to 
succeed the Delaware. The former keeps till 
May or June. 
Air. Farley, UnlonTSprings, would choose the 
Crevcling. The objection to it was that the ber¬ 
ried were straggling on the bunches. 
Mr. Larkowe, Hammondeport, said it should 
dried Adirondac grapes, to show the capacity of b® considered that the garden is generally rich 
this variety for making raisins. John Crane, 
Loekport., exhibited Rogers No. 4. F. AY. Lay,' 
Greece, a box of Isabellas. R. Rowley, Roch¬ 
ester, some very perfect clusters of a grape 
claimed to be a seedling from the Isabella, aud 
valuable for its quality of long keeping. It was 
Black Hamburg. Elliott, Cleveland, had oh- _ 
served No. 4 throughout the West, and thought hx, v <w' 7 
highly of it. Griffith, Fa., preferred No. 4 to ^WnUmtUntl it 
the Concord, but thought it did not approach ——- 
the Iona. It resembled the Black Hamburg. Iowa State Horticultural Soi 
Sylvester, Lyons, thought very well of No. 4- amn,al meeting of this Society, in 
was pleased to see the Concord referred to as a lhc r ° llovvill K oUlcers were eiccti 
standard of excellence; considered it a tribute Vir,> 
to tl,e aw^rd ol_ tbo Orooley Committee, ta, CUm 
i-poko highly of No. , it ripened late however— man, Miller, Foster, Jokes, Kimbi 
with the Isabella. Crane, Loekport, regarded the officers are said to be practical 
No. las too late, and somewhat foxy In flavor; though the Society is In its lnfaiicy 
Nos. 8, 4, 15, 19 and 39, were preferable. Hoag ,narkpd success wittjsuch leaders, 
had fruited No. 4 four or five years; it was a - +++■* - 
I had to water and mulch the roots well; the 
fruit, therefore, of all the largo (sorts swelled to 
the usual nize. This apricot wall is covered 
every spring with long hot house lights, which 
were saved from the old kitchen garden hot¬ 
houses. They are put ou os soon as the blossom 
buds begin to swell; aud to this covering, and 
the border, I ascribe the uniform success in get¬ 
ting good crops. Apricot trees when iu blossom 
cannot be kept too dry and airy for the fruit to 
set well; aud the lights, not being put. too close 
together, and open at the ends, Just fulfil this 
purpose, keeping all the rain, hail, and snow 
showers off. A slight degree of frost, or cold 
winds, will not injure apricot blossoms so long 
as they are kept dry. On this wall I have plant¬ 
ed a few younger trees of the newer varieties of 
apricots for succcssioiiat purposes, and find that 
the fet. Ambrose is an excellent early variety. 
Horticultural $jot*<i anil (lurries. 
Iowa State Horticultural Society— At the first 
annual meeting of this Society, held a few days ago, 
the. following officers were elected: /Weident I). 
w. Kauffman. Vice President — Jas. Matthews. 
Secretary— W. W. Beebe. Treasurer D. Leonard. 
Directors — Messrs. Earhart, Neal, Brown, L. Kauff¬ 
man, Miller, Foster, Jokes, Kimball anjl Sloan. AH 
the officers are said to be practical fruit growers, and 
though the Society is in its Infancy it ought to achieve 
land. In such the Delaware docs best. For S°° (1 grower, good bearer, and had good color, 
garden culture tho grape that bears the richest 
soil does best. In his locality the Catawba waa 
best for field culture, but fie would not recom¬ 
mend it for the garden. Would also name tho 
Hartford Prolific. Would put the Diana aud Is- 
narned the Cariclle, but some prominent pomol- a bella before the Delaware for the garden. He 
ogists present thought it might be cultivated did m>t speak very favorably of the Delaware; 
for twenty-five years and then doubts would be waa troubled with disease. The Crevcling 
raised if it were not a genuine Isabella. ripened unevenly. 
Wednesday afternoon ^ r ' ^'uffith, North East, Pa., said that in or- 
Thc President it f Unnr-cn u ' u * , der to determine the best grapo we should have 
... , . > • N. Hooker, Rochester, dc- some stand-points to judge from; the frnit should 
v rca » brief Ifc raid tliut a review ripen, be of line Haver, mi the ebouTbe a 
th • nal t v-arTfi N V f U ni ^ UW V ° rk (larin L r reasonable bearer. He named the Delaware and 
H e Sri ? but a rehearsal of failure. Dia.rn, but intimated that the Iona is ahead of 
lie passed by many usual topics—saying they either. 
would be brought out in the diseussions-and Mr. Moody, Loekport, named the Delaware as 
spoke ot the importance of Horticulture to aid first, but it was hard to save the fruit from the 
«cn»c, wishing It to on,bn,co U.o cult,,r„ Sow" lTVf°u,™ F f T °“ T’’ h " d * •** 
cr. and all the plant, that grow to . 1° , " ° ” 1°' „ ,11 “ ! 5 I V , ‘^"den, 
the beautiful a. well « lhc Lfnl. Ho thounhl »»"■> vine, 
the diecuHfiious of the Society should take a ...... . ( P,, °, 1 "? ° Ie Ioim - 01 ' , ' 1 the black 
wider range, and embrace those topics as well m / 1 t, ' itcd ^ oud recommend the Is rad la. 
as that of fruits. The progress of a nation mS , T ‘he Diana 
be marked by its advance in Horticulture ; a " Ifh nei e0ll ~ 0ue d,r £ ctl y °PP<> sitc to 
people in a country like this must develop a love ^ 
WLufe, said the Diana never 
Horticulture would bestow on farm life. Lithe " 0Uld a * me th * 
garden husband and wile can find mutual em- i .. ... 
ployment and pleasure, and nothing exerted a 
greater influence to make farm life attractive to 
the young; a couutry home should be onc where 
tdl the pleasures of a cultivated taste can be pro¬ 
cured. The orchard, the garden and the con¬ 
servatory should all find place on the farm. 
These will relieve farm life of its barrenness. 
The whole family can meet and work in the gar¬ 
den; it reemires tin*. tVir-nltipn ,,,,n + ,..... : .... ,.r 
ling as the second best. 
Several gentlemen mentioned the fact of the 
Delawares bursting last season when ripe. Mr. 
Crane, Loekport, thought it was owing to the 
wet season and was not likely to happen often. 
Mr. Sylvester, Lyons, named the Delaware 
as his first choice. In his locality it had not 
bursted, nor had the birds troubled it much. It 
was a better keeper than it had credit’for. The 
Diana would not bear high culture; it needed a I 
hardy. 
Mr. Sylvester, Lyons, had fruited tho iona 
one year; ripens two or three days later than the 
Delaware, if anything. Fruited the Iona, Isra- 
ella, aud Adriondae iu tho same. row. The Adri- 
ondac ripened a few days ealior; Israel la and tho 
Iona later. The Iona makes a good growth aud 
carries its leaves well. 
Mr. Crane, Loekport, had fruited the Iona 
last year; was somewhat disappointed with its 
time of ripening, which was the same as that of 
tho Diana. 
Mr. Bubhnell, Iona, said his connection with 
Dr. Grant was well known; was with him 
before tho Iona was sent out, and since then 
had traveled extensively and had sought out the 
Iona wherever it was to be seen. Where the Dela¬ 
ware or Catawba will succeed the Iona will also. 
At Duusvilie, N. Y. ? Syracuse, and other locali¬ 
ties, it ripened with the Delaware; it is a ranker 
grower than the latter. 
Mr. Rowley, Rochester, had fruited the Iona 
for two years; found it a few days later than the 
Delaware, growing in the same row. The vim* 
was healthy and quality No. 1. The Jsraella was 
more vigorous. 
Mr. Elliott, Cleveland, thought it ripened 
about ten days earlier than the Catawba, and is a 
moderately vigorous grower. Its tendency to 
MANtnuNu Grapes — Puofits, &o,- u a Sufiscri- 
but ripens with the Isabella. Would think it a ber ’” wr *ting us from Hcneca Co,, N. Y„ says;—“I 
valuable grape further south. Thought well of liavt ‘ 11 nnm,K ' r ° r Isabella grape vines that, are seven 
No. 15. Ferry said No. 15 had a habit of not set- * vt:urs old_ iUI worthless ou account of the richness of 
ting well except when planted near other vines tllC 8 ,° U ' ThLy do not ni>, , ‘ th ® W00(! ' nor is then-nil. 
worth cattng. As to profits, 1 will give you those of 
WEDNESDAY evening. ninety Delaware vinos two years and six months 
The discussion of Grapes being resumed Mr. ^ om ^tting. I gold one hundred and five dollars’ 
Bbkhm, Waterloo, spoke of the Iona. Ho had wortli 01 fndt ' one hundred and eighty-seven dollars’ 
fruited it for three years ; thought it one of tho WOrUl ° f wood and lttyurH ’ ttnd hav<: ,lltcon k'allonH of 
best varieties „ have; ripens noarl, with the worth„tleasttblrt,hollars.- 
Delaware. If planting a vineyard of onc acre 
would set tho Diana and Iona. The Iona is ten 1 EAR T ™. K * *’ ROM Koo ™.-It is stat- 
i i* 4 4 ,, r ,. by European potnolo^TBtB that hour trees jhuv bn 
S* .Tk ra th 5 D, r , a<1 r CXI,08Cd Vint ‘ 8 readily P-^I by cuttings from the roots Such 
all winter and thus lar found the Iona perfectly roots should ho selected as liaveone or more terminal 
den; it requires the faculties and attention of lean soil aud much bearing? woodshoidbclejon aboui U T™’ it ripened 
all. The results ol Horticulture are important Of the Isabellas nine h- , ubout ten da y H carllf ' r than the Catawba, and is a 
» srr r ErHr = - 
JKT5'SH 1 •*2-S.x. 'KSSSJvJTiK ;Z Ucom be 10 - lh “ fo “ rOT 
T , to J^ i-* — «■» it ripeM i S Z: raaMI . ™„„ __. .... 
in the yo**g a true and lasting love of Horti¬ 
culture, 
The subject, What one variety of grape is 
best tor garden culture in Western New York? 
■was taken up. 
Mr. Barry said if a man told him he had room 
well were the Delaware, Creveling, Hartford 
Prolific, Israella, Adriondae, Concord and Iona. 
Mr, Larrowe, Hammondsport, expressed sur¬ 
prise that Dr. Sylvester should name several 
before the Concord. He understood Mr. S. to 
have been one of the Greeley Committee. The 
Mr. Farley, Union Springs, gave a good char¬ 
acter to the vine, but the fruit did not ripen as 
soon as he had expected. 
Mr. (iRiFFiTn, North East, Pa., gave a very 
high character to the Iona. He is well known 
as an enthusiastic believer in its merits. He had 
traveled widely to Bee it under different eircum- 
flbers, aud tho«c that arc often cut, off or left In the 
earth when a tree is transplanted succeed well. They 
cannot be too small, but should not be larger than 
the finger. The wounds at the large ends of the roots 
should be covered with the same composition to pro¬ 
tect them as in grafting. They must be set obliquely. 
Soap-suds for Currant Bubrsb.— An Indiana cor¬ 
respondent informs ns that the sonp-BUda and wttBh- 
water from the house were applied to a row of currant 
bashes during last winter, and the result thereof wus 
un abundant yield of fruit last summer. The bushes 
wore vigorous and berries large. A few bushes fur¬ 
ther from the house, which were not treated with tho 
waste-water, produced very poorly both of new wood 
and fruit. The average crop of currants in the neigh¬ 
borhood was also poor in quality. 
Osaob Orange Seed— Evergreens.— (I., W. 1\, 
Coimeaut, Ohio.) Osage Orange seed will doubtless 
be extensively advertised In the Rural, when the 
Proper ecason arrives, with prices, &e. Western 
seed dealers deal In it most largely. Evergreens are 
growu from seed which will, doubtless, bo advertised 
by those interested, in due season. 
• ' 
Smith’s System of Fruit and Meat Preserving 
—T he attention of fruit growers and others interest¬ 
ed is directed to the Card of the General Agents of 
this System, (which was exhibited and partly ex¬ 
plained at tho recent meeting of Fruit Growers’ Soci¬ 
ety of Western New York,) in oar Special Notice 
column. 
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A Gakoener Wanted.—(W. B., Syracuse, N. Y.,) 
Wo do not know of any person competent to take 
charge of green-houses, and skillAil in propagating 
grape vines, who at present wants a situation. Doubt¬ 
less there are many, however. Advertising will 
find them. 
American Pomological Society,— The next meet¬ 
ing of this Society will be held at Saint Louis. The 
session wifi commence on the 11th day of September. 
t 
Bamesllc cBcntinutij. 
VARIOUS ORIGINAL RECIPES, &c. 
i - 6 
Steamed Chicken. — Prepare a plump fowl 
as for roasting, if not very old—say two years. 
Place it in a steamer over a kettle of boiling 
water, and steam two hours, then bake half an 
hour. It is much nicer than baked or roasted. 
To Make Vinegar.— The way I make vinegar, 
away out hero where we cannot get pure cider 
vinegar, is I have ready a keg or jar and fill it 
half full of rain-water; then put iu a little mo¬ 
lasses and yeast; then, when we use apples, just 
throw In tho parings and cores, taking care not 
to put in wormy ones. In a short time we have 
good vinegar—much better than the “ celebrated 
western cider vinegar, made in twelve hours.” 
—Iowa. 
A Valuable Recipe. — A great many letters 
and other writings are written in pencil. This 
is particularly the case with tho letters which 
our brave soldiers sent home from the army. 
The following simple process will make lead 
pencil writ ing or drawing as indelible as if writ¬ 
ten with ink ;•—Lay the writing on a shallow 
dish, and pour skim milk upon it. Any Bpots 
not wet at first may have the milk placed lightly 
J upon them with a feather. When the milk has 
wet the paper all over, Like it up aud let tho 
milk drain off, and whip off with a paper tho 
' drops that collect ou the lower edge. Dry it 
carefully, and it will be found to be perfectly in¬ 
delible. It cannot be removed even with Iudia 
rubber. It is an old recipe and a good one. 
i Varnish for Leaves.— Can any one of your 
numerous correspondents give me a recipe for 
I a varnish to preserve autumn leaves? I have 
! tried to preserve their fading beauty by drying 
i Hie moisture with a warm iron, but they are not 
! 8< > perfect as 1 have seen them when varnished, 
i 1 wonder it all Rural readers are aware what 
. lovely rustic frames these variegated leaves 
* make, by just weaving them together by means 
i of their stems, and fastening around the picture 
l with lacks ?— A Lover of the Beautiful. 
Cream Sponge Cake. —Beat two eggs in a tea¬ 
cup, till with sweet cream; one cup white BUgar; 
one and one-hall cups Hour; two teaspoons cream 
tartar; one do. soda; salt. Nice. Try it. 
Molasses Cookies.— One cup molasses; one 
egg; six tablespoons melted butter; three do. 
sour cream ; one teaspoon alum, grated, dis¬ 
solved in a little hot water; two teaspoons level 
lull of soda; mix soft; hake quick ; roll ratho'\ 
thick.—M rs. L, 11. Bennett. 
To Cleanse Chimneys.—A n excellent way to 
, cleanse chimneys of houses in which bituminous 
coal is used, iB to saturate a newspaper with kero¬ 
sene and stuff it in the flue, and set fire to it. 
— ■ ■»■»■♦* ■ — -■ 
B. T. BABBITT’S SOAP AND SALERATUS 
FACTORY. 
Wf, had an opportunity lately ot passing 
through this great establishment, which is.one 
of the largest in tile country, embracing Nos. 64, 
65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 79, 73, and 74, Washington*St. 
The space, occupied by it seems Incredible. Nino 
buildings, ot lour or live stories, with a depth of 
from 60 to 100 feet each, and most exteusive 
steam power are emwuaoed. Mr. Babbitt laid 
the ground-work of this immense business some 
twenty years ago, making a very bumble start in 
a single Btore. With untiring effort, enterprise^ 
and personal supervision, in twenty-three yearv 
ho has become one ol the millionaires of New 
York. Ho is still an active and Hard-working 
man. The manufacture of soap — an article so- 
necessary — is always profitable. Soaps ot all 
kinds find a ready market everywhere, and 
though millions of pounds arc poured out of the 
. immense boilers daily, it is soon consumed. 
This mammoth house gives constant employ¬ 
ment to over two hundred persons, and huge 
engines with thousands of pounds of steam keep 
Its machinery iu motion. Steam is conducted 
tlirough the entire block by pipes, some of 
which cross the street and supply power to two 
buildings on the opposite side. A boiler, which 
Is raid to be the largest in the world, and which 
rises from the ground floor to tho fifth story of 
one of the buildings, it is said will make at one 
time nearly 200 tons of the best soap, which at 
the present prices would bring $52,000. Here is 
soap for the million in one turn of this monster 
pot. The grease, etc., is melted by the agency 
of pipes tilled with steam, which run through¬ 
out the base aud sides of the boiler. 
Mr. Babbitt is an extensive manufacturer of 
saleratus, of which from fifteen to eighteen tons 
arc turned out daily. In addition to this, anoth¬ 
er article universally used—the Star Yeast 
Fowder — is said to possess superior qualities, 
adding twenty pounds and more to a barrel of 
Hour when made into bread. It is compounded 
of flour, water, and common salt, does not fer¬ 
ment, and is very easy of digestion. Mr. Bab¬ 
bitt believes that bread made of this Yeast 
Fowder will prevent indigestion and dyspepsia. 
We are pleased to see that his custom is wide¬ 
spread in all parts of this country, mid we are 
Informed that he has upward Of 19,000 regular 
customers in the United States and foreign 
countries,which we do not doubt, seeing the 
number of wagons, drays and carts, continually 
loading and unloading, and the immense piles of 
boxes, both inside and outside of the buildings, 
labeled Soap, Saleratus, Yeast Fowders, Sal 
Soda, Soap Powder, Super Carbonate of Soda, 
and Concentrated Potash, all of which articles 
are manulactured by him. With a man of his * 
energy and enterprising spirit, there is no such < 
word as “ fail .”—De Boies' Review. 9 
Arf. You Satisfted — To pay for a pound of 'y 
Saleratus and only get 14 or 15 ounces ? if not, h 
then buy Best Chemical Saleratus. fa 
