Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1868 — FRUITS IN JASPER. [ARTICLE]

FRUITS IN JASPER.

In addition to the varjyiiek of pen rst rec <uhnlcffd lln my I itMuy* i It > <■ ii ■ a' "iii, a • p, "lit dlc t'.i ciihivMtion in.thia I vy/uld now tm ntion the I Thi tr< i iv .i rttfffil grow ir, < onu ■ early JiitoHietiriiig, mid i' litirdy. ’l he H utt- is nboyc rpcdituu i-i/4, Ibvllii.twy ffTnl <lilu , i"u”. 'For] u ipter use th“ JVinlm - NeHi. ' i jid j .tin-Vie iVofWakeffi ld i "I'intg u <ll until I -pi nig. Every. farmer and hmisdiohlvr having a half Here lot.should huie l fin rn iifti'i-li to fifty nt'tiicSe V.-I io I ■4*W• ..yf jeus in < <dtivnti* , ’t‘ wThuy reipiirv no mun 1 nttimti.ffi iht.ii njiple trecfi. and'yield a much great in profit in dollars and refits. —I yaunot- dlnit eftllUig—i-l+u -oxUiimtiou' bf ourpeopfo to a more general vidtivmion of grapes. Probably im the wjiole eiitalogiij* of fruits there are'nonembrc he.iltliy ind< ed they are a medicine, beingc.«n«l<l< fed by the' doctors as a general deptn•atom and cleanser, of the fgul humor - <-i the body—an exclusively grape dicrtTK'BCT-n rcenmmo.mled during the grape Tvaenn-, as a rare forseveral diseases. Be this a it m,iy, thvy uux. .xegard t d . xm. exlrdi 'Jy whidi-mme. : H 'd ;l| -idioil that they are very delicious-eating and acceptable to all p ilates ami stujuaehs. Not only can they lie enjoyed at the t:ii>of,rjpening, bat they can be drien amt parked aw ay after the maimer of Zante currant a, ond used for the same pdrpo'scs, or gnthv-red wln n luliy ripe and laid a,w;iy bcfw< <ai baitings of cotton or wool, imd kept plump mid good until spring. Any otic who has a fcti vines can easily make his own-wine, very far superior to the drugged and bedevih d ;irtiele gi-m rally sold .ui.xui’r_uuirk< L -Wlh‘U aifkl.msS 011ters our dwellings we often need somctbthg of this sort to sustain the Jei blc'-]iowers of life, ami it is importjant that we have a good article. ' Nearly all varielivs of the vine growSvell beta-, but tdl do not bear equally well. Many are fre<|Uently ent down to the' roots by frost, such are not worth planting. I would recommend the Concord, Ivo’s Seedling, Clipton, Delaware, Hartford Proltfio i'tul lons as the be-t yet tried in this comity. It is better before planring, after sol<-eting as <lry a spoj, as possible, ts» dig the groimd two spades deep, then mix the thrown out earth with one-third its amount of ashes, leachedifyou have no blher, set, the vine au inch or two-deeper than it stoml in the nursery, spr. ,ul out the _rou ts, thro w in 111 eearthaml it ai np it firmly. Before putting in the virfe it is best to plant your stake or pole for the vine to run on, then tie it to the pole carefully and str curdy, and the woik is <lone. I’knty 6f good fruit pleases the chi!dr<‘ii, gr.ititii s the wife, -mid is a joy to the household. This, of itself, is compensation enough to pay for all cost and trouble in cultivation, but when, O, Man! it also ministers to your own selfish enjoyinwit, why wilf you neglect sb ■: re a t a bl essing ? Tsn t»Y.