annual Report—Miscellaneous. 
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GRAPES. 
This healthful and luscious fruit was produced in such abund¬ 
ance as was never before known in the state, and of superior qual¬ 
ity. They were not simply grown in small quantities for family 
use, but were raised by the acre and the ton. A home market 
was found for most of them at five to seven cents per pound. 
The supply was, in many parts of the state largely in excess of 
the demand, even at the above figures, and hence many tons were 
manufactured into a pure and truly excellent wine, far more 
healthful, or perhaps, I should say, far less hurtful, than many of 
those brands that come to us from other lands. If the public 
will have a stimulant, I advise them to take the juice of the 
grape, pure and unadulterated. The Concords are grown in great¬ 
est abundance, being the most hardy. Catawba, Delaware, and 
other choice grapes for the table, and for wine, are also produced in 
considerable quantities, but are somewhat less hardy, and require 
greater care in cultivation. 
CLOVER. 
Among the many valuable grasses grown in the state for pas¬ 
turage, hay, and the renovation of the soil, clover stands pre-emi¬ 
nently at the head. It furnishes rich and nutritious pasturage, 
and hay of unsurpassed excellence, if cut early and properly 
cured. But its great superiority over the other grasses is the 
renovating and restoring properties which it imparts to the soil. 
Its long, large and vigorous roots penetrate the soil to a depth in 
search of plant food that none of the cereals can reach, and brings 
up fertilizing properties which otherwise would be useless, and 
thus new life and vigor are given to the soil. The farmer must 
ever remember that the land he cultivates is his bank deposit, 
and that, if not kept up to a certain high standard of fertility, his 
dividends annually declared must be small, his labor become 
less remunerative and,unsatisfactory, and general ruin, if not the 
poor-house, ere long appear to him as but a little way off. 
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PISCICULTURE. 
A commendable interest is being shown in this department of 
agriculture. As yet, however, little has been done beyond the 
