. Facts for farmers; also for the family circle. A compost of rich materials for all land-owners, about domestic animals and domestic economy; farm buildings; gardens, orchids, and vineyards; and all farm crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining, and irrigation. n be operated without the aid of anengineer. It makes no pretensions to do anything but pare the put it on M-ith one hand, turning the crank all the time witii theother, and no matter what size or shape the apple is, the knife will followtlie surface and take oft the skin. When the skin is oft, the same motionof the cran
. Facts for farmers; also for the family circle. A compost of rich materials for all land-owners, about domestic animals and domestic economy; farm buildings; gardens, orchids, and vineyards; and all farm crops, tools, fences, fertilization, draining, and irrigation. n be operated without the aid of anengineer. It makes no pretensions to do anything but pare the put it on M-ith one hand, turning the crank all the time witii theother, and no matter what size or shape the apple is, the knife will followtlie surface and take oft the skin. When the skin is oft, the same motionof the crank continued, carries the knife away from the apple and back tothe place of starting, where it is to begin upon another. The pared onei? taken oflF and another put upon the fork while the knife is passing whole machine is made of iron, and can be packed in a box eight incheswide and four inches deep. When used, it may be attached to any table orbench by a thumb-screw. This perfect little machine, which every familythat pares a pock of apples a year should have, is made so cheaply byYankee ingenuity and macliinery, that it is sold at retail for a dollar, and itis, in onr opinion, the best of the whole family of apple-parers. CHAPTER SECTION TO PLANT AND CULTIVATE VINES-WHAT SORTSTO PLANT. ,_ F any of our readei-s expect to find in this section tlie(y whole art of planting and cnltivating a vineyard, andmanufacturing its fruit into wine, they will be disap-pointed. The intention of the author is to produce justenough information to whet the appetite for more, andinduce research into other sources of instruction, from someof which we shall draw facts that will be interesting anduseful for every one to learn. 713. Uistory of Varieties of Grapes.—The origin of varie-ties is a matter of interest. The most common and bestknown sort is supposed to be a native of South Carolina,brought to Brooklyn, N. Y., and distributed from thereunder the name
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