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O  'O 
This  new  gra^  shows  what  maybe  effected  by 
the  careful  artificial  fertilizing  of  one  variety 
of  fruit  wth  the  pollen  of  another.  It  was 
raised  by  Jacob  Moore,  Esq.,  of  Brighton,  N.  Y., 
through  crossing  the  Concord  and  Diana  Ham¬ 
burgh.  The  infusion  of  a  strain  of  the  Ham¬ 
burgh  blood  has  doubtless  given  to  it  some  of  its 
great  excellences,  while  the  preponderance  of 
tho  native  (Concord  and  Diana)  element,  pro- 
sen-os  to  it  great  vigor  and  hardiness  of  wood 
and  suflleient  strength  of  leaf,  to  carry  and  ma^ 
tme  the  fruit  and  wood  in  any  8ea.son  or  locality 
at  all  favorable  to  grape  gi'owiug.  It  may  not 
as  possible.  Let  it  cool  in  the  pan,  stirring  a 
very  httle,  and  when  just  right,  it  wDl  turn  out 
without  adhering  to  tho  pan  but  little. 
The  lougci-  yon  arc  sugaring  off,  tho  darker 
will  bo  yoiu  sugar ;  hence,  in  a  common  pan  I 
would  put  su-up  enough  for  forty  or  fifty  ixmiids 
of  sugar,  build  fire  enough  at  the  .start,  and  in 
thirty  or  forty  miuutes  it  will  be  ready  to  take 
off,  nine  times  out  of  ten,  without  using  ladle  or 
kweet  cream.  It  is  bettor  to  clean  tho  pan  after 
each  batch ;  tho  rinsings  of  the  pan  and  settluigs 
should  bo  boiled  by  themwlvos,  or  made  into 
vinegar.  "When  boihng  continually,  the  sub- 
A  NEW  GRAPE  — THE  BRIGHTON, 
INSURANCE  NOTES  AND  NEWS, 
The  introduetion  of  New  Fruits  is  the  occasion 
of  80  much  pleasiue,  and  also  of  so  much  disap¬ 
pointment,  that  a  few  words,  prelimhiary  to 
speaking  of  the  one  Tvhose  name  appears  above, 
are  desirable  aa  showing  what  may  itol  bo  ex¬ 
pected  of  our  best  tuio  fruits. 
A  careful  examination  of  oiu  most  c-steemed 
'  fruits  shows  that  there 
is  one  general  law  lui- 
der 
provement  in  ono  or 
more  respects.  This 
inqirovemout  in  ono 
direction  is  obtamed  at 
the  expense  of  some 
other  feat  lire,  so  that  1 
as  one  peculiarity  rises, 
another  must  fall,  in 
order  that  the  balance 
of  forces  may  be  pre-  feTT 
served.  For  in.stance, 
creases,  numbor  or 
great  rigor  and  hard!- 
ness  of  plant  are  o]> 
tained,  delicacy  of  fox-  ,  r?^  ' 
tm-o  or  lino  flavor,  or 
abmidanco  of  fruit, 
must  bo  eacrificed  to 
some  degree  ;  if  lino 
flavor,  great  delicacy, 
and  beautj-  are  secured 
along  with  jirodnctivc- 
ness,  hardiness,  or 
rapid,  vigorous  growth 
is  so  diminished  that 
oxti-a  care,  manuring, 
and  [jcrhaps  winter  protection,  will  be  required 
to  secure  satisfactory  results.  We  cannot  by 
cross-breeding  add  ono  de.siiablc  feature,  and 
then  another,  and  so  on  until  all  imaginable  ex¬ 
cellencies  are  obtained  in  one  ww  sort. 
All  our  finest  fniits,  flowers,  vegetables,  grains, 
and  even  domestic  aiiimals,  eoiiio  under  this  uni¬ 
versal  law  of  variaHoii,  not  iinprovement,  for 
not  ono  of  them  ha.s  ev'Y  hnprmml  (so  far  as  wo 
havo  any  knowledge),  except  so  far  as  to  bo  im¬ 
proved  for  us  by  a  variation  wliich  fits  It  fora 
special  pm-poso.  Every  “  imjirovod  "  fruit,  flow¬ 
er,  vegetable,  graiu,  or  animal,  in  the  seaso  in 
winch  they  aro  conunonly  considered  “im¬ 
proved,"  w’ould  perish  and  Ixicomo  extinct,  if  the 
caro  of  man  were  withdrawn ;  their  oxcollonces 
(as  wo  call  them)  becoming  their  deficiencies  mi- 
dor  changed  conditions.  This  being  tbe  case  it 
is  useless  to  looli  for  all  tho  excellences  of  any 
fruit  in  one  vai’iety ;  quite  a  nimiber  of  sorts  is 
desirable  In  a  fruit  covering  as  long  a  season, 
and  aa  many  uaeo,  as  does  the  apple,  the  iiear  or 
tho  grajio,  in  order  to  secure  complete  satisfac¬ 
tion  and  answer  siieeial  uses.  A  varii-ty  of  any 
inqKirtant  fruit  which  embraces  a  good  balance 
of  qualities  is  wonderfully  useful  to  Ihogemeral 
public,  w'ho  must  plant  but  few  hpccimens,  and 
luako  tbo.so  answer  all  purposes. 
ll  isr  0)1*1  T'i))iely  C'oioisef.  -'Two  or  three 
years  ago,  whon  tbo  financial  condition  of  the  Uni¬ 
versal  Info  Insurance  Company  was  no  better 
than  it  shonld  have  heen  or  is  now,  Uio  officers 
issued  a  circular,  or  annual  addross,  to  Die  policy 
holders,  rontamiug  some  most  excellent  advice, 
which  is  just  as  good  and  ajqiropriah!  now  as  it 
was  then.  They  .said ; 
J)S\  — “  Should  you  bo  ap- 
proached  by  the  agent 
ftnothor  company 
with  a  view  to  induce 
U  you  to  make  a  change 
^  ewnpunfes  ot'  poli- 
— First, 
'*  object  in  view 
I  »a  not  your  benefit,  but 
^ I,  that  of  tho  person  Ho- 
M  "'w  licitiug  tho  chango, 
m.  ^ 
**‘0  extent  of  tho  com- 
FRAUENBEKGERScj 
(ICliOM  A  I*I  lOa’OCi-Ii,AT.‘II 
stance  callo<l  niter,  which  collects  in  tho  backend 
of  tho  evaporator,  sbould  bo  removed  every 
thu'ty-six  liours,  or  t.Iie  sugar  will  bo  injured 
thereby,  (.llean  tho  liolders  and  drawing  tubs 
ofUm,  and  when  the  tubs  begin  to  Lo  sour  it 
will  pay  M’oU  to  l  iose  them  out..  'I’bo  wood  need 
not  bo  Hound,  or  of  the  he.st  quality,  but  it  must 
be  thy.  ff  possible,  before  leaving  the  sugar 
yard,  got  your  wood  for  tho  next  spring  ;  if  not, 
make  It  tho  first  huninoss  after  spring’s  work  • 
but  never  wait  until  lato  fall  or  winter. 
How  often  we  hear  tho  remark,  “  It  docs  not 
pay  to  sugar,  whon  I  can  buy  for  si.x  or  seven 
cents  a  i>ouiid.”  It  pays  rne  to  sugar,  and 
generally  pays  tho  best  whon  I  am  ready  to 
commence  as  soon  as  tho  sap  begins  to  run  ;  for 
one  poimd  of  tlio  lirHt  is  worth  two  of  three  of 
the  la.st.  In  tho  spring  of  j8G2,  while  imuiy 
were  waiting  for  the  lino  storm,  and  what  else  I 
cannot  say,  I  ta|)peil  one  thousand  trees,  and  In 
a  few  ilays  hafl  ono  thousand  jx.umds  of  nico  ^ 
HUgai’ ;  sent  it  to  Montpelier,  and  received  ten  ' 
A  VERMONTER  ON  SUGAR  MAKING, 
I  Now,  that  other  farm  crops  do  not  pay  very 
well,  perhaps  farmers  who  liave  some  maple  kees 
left  will  turn  their  attention  to  sugar  making. 
If  thoy  should,  the  sugar  would  be  nearly  clear 
profit,  as  tho  work  comes  at  a  time  when  little 
else  can  be  done  on  tho  farm,  and  the  fuel  ustxl 
is  generally  what  would  othenrise  be  left  to  rot 
in  the  woods  and  go  to  waste.  Some  farmers 
annually  make  several  hundred  pounds  of  excel¬ 
lent  sugar  besidits  molasses,  and  at  a  very  trifling 
expense.  From  an  essay  on  sugar  making  by  S. 
H.  Foster  of  Calais,  read  before  tho  Vermont 
State  Board  ot  Agiiculture  wc  take  tlio  following  : 
I  have  but  little  choice  between  tin  and  well 
painUid  cedar  tabs;  all  tlmigs  considered,  (Hir- 
haps,  would  take  tin.  I  use  two  kinds  of  spouts  ; 
round  tin  which  drives  just  outside  the  incision, 
and  flat  tin.  A  three-eights  bit  is  large  enough 
to  bore  with ;  never  use  wedge-shaped  nails,  as 
they  check  and  injure  tho  tree  j  ross  the  bark 
lightly  and  smoothly  with  a  sharp  hatchet  or  ax. 
Keep  tho  storage  tubs  under  cover,  that  the  sap 
may  he  exposed  to  the  sun  as  little  as  possible ; 
gather  often,  and  convert  it  into  sugar  aa  soon 
as  settled.  Tho  sutrar  house  should  bo  l»rr--n 
Thu  Baldwin 
Apple,  tlie  Bartlett  Pear,  tho  Concord  Grape,  are 
iustanfgs  of  this  luad  of  vtilno  very  well  known 
to  ua  aU. 
Tho  "Biightun  ”  Grape,  illustrated  herewith, 
it  is  believed  will  take  its  place  a,mong  the  fruits 
which  ha^  e  tins  desirable  combination  of  quali¬ 
ties  which  is  so  necessary  to  the  general  pubhe. 
Its  rcconimeudatioiis  are — 
Hi,- -Excellence  of  quatUy.  It  is  equal  to,  or 
bethr  than  Die  Delaware  lu  flavor,  and  richness, 
with  even  less  pulp ;  vci-y  sweet,  pure  and  deli¬ 
cate  in  character ;  an  excellent  table  fruit. 
2d.—  Vigot;  and  Hardiiu'gs  of  Vine.  The  vine 
grows  with  great  rapidity,  ripens  its  wood  early, 
and  proves  fully  as  woU  able  to  stand  severe  cold 
aa  the  Concord. 
M.— Early  Itijjeniny.  Tlie  Brighton  npeus 
along  with  tho  earliest  good  sorts,  the  Delaware, 
the  Eumelan,  and  the  Hartford.  This  is  a  pccu- 
Uarity  of  especial  value  at  the  North  and  in  tho 
Middle  States,  in  many  localities. 
4th. — Beauty  and  Sue  of  Fruit.  It  is  as  large, 
and  as  beautiful  as  tlio  Catawba,  which  it  re¬ 
sembles  iu  color,  and  fonn  of  bimcli  and  berry. 
5Un— Bcouf^  of  Viw  nud  Foliage.  The  Bright¬ 
on  vine  has  very  lai’ge  glossy,  dark-green  leaves, 
which  are  very  attractive  and  promise  to  be  free 
from  disease  in  most  locahties.  This  can,  how- 
SPECIAL  MANURES  AND  THEIR  USES, 
Of  course  the  most  certain  and  most  reliable 
of  mauui'es  is  that  which  is  always  most  easily 
procured— that  from  tho  stable.  But  altogetlicr 
it  costs  considerable.  U.sually  a  pnrehaso  iirioe 
is  paid  for  it  at  the  stable,  it  is  then  hauled  a 
greater  or  less  distance,  and  is  handled  from  two 
to  four  times  before  it  is  under  the  surface.  It 
behooves  us  then,  to  always  use  it  to  tho  best  ad¬ 
vantage. 
Generally  I  know  of  no  objection  to  the  uso  of 
fresh  manures,  except  that  if  appUed  heavily 
they  trouble  in  fittuig  the  groimd  for  fine  seeds. 
On  tho  contnuy,  I  have  always  noticed  very  good 
effects  from  tho  use  of  long  manures,  and  advise 
piling  rnanures  only  when  no  ground  is  prepared 
to  receive  it.  But  this  period  covers  a  con¬ 
siderable  rwrtion  of  the  year  and  much  of  it 
must  he  piled.  If  loft  thus  in  warm  weather 
without  further  attention,  fresh  manure  in¬ 
variably  fire  fangs— burns  np— and  loses  nearly 
all  its  virtues,  till  it  is  worth  litUe  more  Hian  so 
much  chaff.  To  avoid  this,  after  .several  days 
hauling  of  manure  we  give  it  a  good  drenchine  i 
with  water.  ..  i 
