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[Written for the Southern Field and Fireside.] AGRICULTURAL LETTERS FROM HANCOCK. BY AN OLD MEMBER OF THE PLANTERS' CLUB. NO. 11. T/te Guano dynasty—lnteresting experiment — Guano as a fertilizer, as an exhauster. Mr. Editor: As we of Hancock are living under what might be termed the guano dynasty, agriculturally speaking, it might be well for us to advert to some facts, and experiments in re ference to this powerful fertiliser for the benefit of those who know but little of it particularly in its application to cotton. There have been as yet but few exact, reliable experiments, made by our planters, as to comparative results bptwCen manured and unmanured acres. Mr David Dickson who is the head and front of this sys tem, first introduced guano into this county and applied it successfully to the cultivation of cotton. He satisfied himself years ago that it would pay on cotton when prices were remu nerative. He does not however think that it will pay on wheat. Mr. Dickson’s annual out lay for guano is now from seven to ten thousand dollars, upon which, - (and he is a calculating man) he says he realises one hundred per cent. Other planters of distinction, as J udge Thomas, Hon. T. I. Smith, Col. T. M. Turner, Thomas Dickson, n. C. CulemL and W. E. Bird, Esq’s, after having tried it foWevcral years, are equally satisfied with Mr. Dickson as to its results, and show their faith by their .works in the pur chase of largo quantities The pre sent year the amount will run up to a high fig ure, for this article alone, besides salt, ammoni ated phosphate of lime, Ac. Indeed for several months during the spring, there was a war of wagons waged between merchants and planters, the one fighting to get their goods at hand for the spring, trade, and the other to get their manures in time for cotton planting. We have seen in several cotton fields rows left without any guano, side by side with others containing this manure, and the difference has been truly remarkable. The most satisfactory experiment however as to its fertilizing quali ties was made the past season by Mr. Augustus Dunn of this county. He planted two acres in cotton, on which he put two hundred and thirty five lbs. of guano. Every other row he manured •in the drill with guano, and the intermediate? rows were left without manure of any kind.— . The soil was of a mixed character, • partly si licious, and partly aluminous. The aggregate amount of fine pickings gathered from these acres, stands thus: Manured acre. unmanured acre. Ist picking....l7B lbs Ist picking....‘24 lbs. 2nd do 295 “ 2nd “ ....40 “ 3rd “ M7 “ 3rd “ ...194 “ 4th “ 253 “ 4th “ ...200 “ sth “ 224 “ sth “ ...188 “ 1597 Ml We have introduced the separate pickings tor the purpose of showing how rapidly the guano acts as a maturer of the cotton plant. Tako the three first pickings, and we have 1128 lbs. against 258—a remarkable difference truly. According to the old rule of one fourth lint for one of seed, and allowing ten cents nett ave rage for the crop, the manured acre made thirty nine dollars and sixty seven cents, while from the other only sixteen dollars and two cents, was realized. The guano laid down cost about ten dollars and sixty seven cents which leaves twenty nine dollars and expenses paid Al lowing that the overplus of cotton seed pays for the extra trouble of picking out the cotton on the manured acre, preparing and putting in the guano, &c. Here then we have a profit of sl3 on a investment of ten dollars and sixty seven • cents, being considerable over one hundred per. cent. At eight cents per. lb. the profit would be about fifty per. cent. We like exact, and reliable "experiments such as the above. There is something tangible about it —something that is'above and beyond mere theory, and we do not wonder that some of our leading planters, should assert that they can wear out a plantation, and give it away, and make more money by this process than upon the old tedious composting plan of hauling in litter and hauling out manure. But one experi ment should not decide so important a question. All the circumstances may have been favorable to the application of the guano and such a result might not happen again in ten years. We hope Mr. Dunn, and others will follow up the experi ments, that a series of years put together may establish beyond doubt the value of guano as a fertilizer to the cotton plant. Another question of much magnitude is here/ to be decided. How does guano tell on succeed ings crops ? Will the same amount, put on the same acre, produce like results the second year? Will it the third, the fourth, and every succeed ing year? If so, then certainly we have found the philosopher’s stone, which turns everything it touches into gold. If not, then guano is sim ply a fertiliser, and not an ameliorator of the soil, as wo have always contended; and unless other salts are applied to keep up the deficien cies, as is done in England, the landed estates of the South will, we doubt not, depreciate more rapidly than under the old skinning process of our fathers, and more hopelessly too. Our position in reference to the guano ques tion has been misunderstood. We have never, as some think, contended that it will not pay, looking to immediate results. Nor have we op posed its purchase, and application, under a proper judicious system, particularly to cer tain classes of land. But we have doubted, and so expressed it again and again, whether the purchase and application of guano, or any other partial manure, will pay taking a series of years together. By which, we mean to say that the deterioration of soil, by a long continued course of these partial stimulating manures, will eat up all the profits by depreciating the landed estates of the country. But this is a question that time only can determine. Few men are devoted to agriculture only as they see money in it. And that kind «f farm SOTXTHJKRN VXS&S AJSJO FX&SSXDE. ing which brings into hand at the end of the year the largest number of bank bills, is the one pursued by the great majority. They do not look to ultimate results. They care not for fine stock, a proper rotation in crops, a careful pro tection of the soil from waste, so they can by a hurried and driving system count the greatest number of cotton hales as the result of the year’s labor. We admit that profit is the prime object of agriculture, as of every other occupation. Without this, it has no stimulus to cheer the toil worn laborer, even though he be a hireling or a slave, much less the planter himself. But there is away of reaping profits in farming without injuring posterity, and leaving to our children waste of old fields, and gidlied hills as their patrimony. Just here comes in a question of morals, not : to say of patriotism. Is it light to pursue a ; .reckless, wasteful system of agricalture, because we can, under this method, cultivate a few more acres, and make a little more ready money ? We have heard it asserted by respectable planters, good men and true, that, if they could extract all the cotton from their land in one year, they would do it, and leave it a barren waste. And they contend for the principle of cutting down and wearing out the land as fast as they can, and then apply partial manures to extract the last mite of substance from it, regardless of the claims of posterity, and the prospective glory of their country. What! is not that a good system of agricul ture which takes more from the soil than is re turned to it ? We have feared that this will be the result of the guano system, and hence we have looked with a suspicious eye on the im mense amount of guano now being purchased by our planters. It is a dubious, disheartening system, view it as you may. Is it possible that young, fertile, virgin America should, at this Sarly date of her history, have to seek for fertil isers thousands of miles away, at high prices, with which to carry on her agricultural opera tions? Must she come in competition with old Europe in the purchase of this costly article, when, on every farm in the country, the same element— ammonia —may be husbanded at a cheaper rate? Prospectively this system pre sents a gloomy aspect. Should cotton fall, it will have to be abandoned, and then it will be seen how pitiable the crops will appear on lands that have been drawn upon so freely. Should guano rise, as it must do ere long, the same re sult will take place. Is it not perceivable that an agricultural system, &' dependent on fortuit ous circumstances for its very existence, is a false system, and one that must utterly fail be fore the rising light of science ? Sparta, Ga. v P. [Written Tor the Southern Field and Fireside.] BEE KEEPING. Mr. Editor ; I do not desire to obtrude my opinions upon your readers, but feeling a deep interest in all matters pertaining to a well regu lated farm, I shall ask your indulgence, f r om timo to time, to show that bee-keeping is worthy of the attention of the proprietor of such a farm. The hive bee (apis melifica) has engaged the attention of the curious from the earliest ages, though Huber, known as the prince of aparians, has done more for developing correct informa tion than any other naturalist of his day; and as it may be interesting to the general reader to know something of this remarkable man, I will transcribe a few lines to gratify that curiosity. At the early age of seventeen, Huber lost his sight by gutta sertna, the same disease that brought a similar affliction on Milton. “But, though cut off from the sight of nature's works, he dedicated himself to their study. He saw r them through the eyes of the admirable woman whom he married; his philosophical reasoning pointed out to her all he wanted to ascertain; and as she reported to him, from time to time, the results of his ingenious experiments, he was # enabled to complete, by diligent investigation one of the most accurate and satisfactory ac counts of the habits of bees which has ever been produced.” What a severe commentary we have here upon those men who are blessed with sight, and yet ignorant of the simplest princi ples connected with this wonderful insect I Here wc have a blind man making discoveries the most astounding, without the gratification of seeing the results of his interesting investi gations ; and again we sec men, bee-keepers too, who cannot tell whether tho drone is a male or female, or whether it is invested with a sting or not. "Some have even gone -so far as to iriform us that bees do not gather honey from flowers, but are wholly dependent on the substance known as honey dew. These, with other errors in bee-keeping, can be easily removed by a lit tle study and attention. I will cheerfully lend my feeble aid towards accomplisliing this end; and will only ask in return that the owner of the bees will give them his personal supervision, and not turn them over to the_ negroes. It was known long before the time of Huber, that bees consist of three sorts, which Reau mur distinguishes into neuters, drones, or males, and a queen. It was 'Schirach who discovered the extraordinary fact that, when a hive is ac cidentally deprived of a queen, the grub of a worker can be, and is fed in a particular man ner, so as to become a queen. Upon this, Heirslf and others have suggested that these grubs may originally be misplaced queens; but Madlle. Jurine (an example worthy of imitation by young ladies of the present day) has proved by dissection the workers to be imperfect females; therefore, the theory of feeding on a peculiar food must lie correct. It is the function of a worker bee to do all the labor of the hive, gathering tho honey and bee-bread, making the comb, 4c. The queen lays all the eggs, and tho drone is the father of the family. It is not my purpose to enlarge on these, for the reason that I have not the ability, and if I had I could not command the the time; I must, therefore, refer those who may desire to study the subject to some stand ard work treating thereon. The articles I shall furnish, I intend to bo brief, and of a practical character. Respectfully, V. La Taste. GRASS SEED FOR DISTRIBUTION. The paragraph relating to the gratuitous distri bution of grass seed from the office of the Field and Fireside was written for the first number while the editor was at Athens, but was crowded out by an excess of matter in type. The Or chard grass, (treated of the second number) pro duces the seed referred to; and the non-appear ance of the paragraph in the first number of the paper has led to a little delay in getting seed put up for distribution. The work is now in progress at the residence of the editor near Athens, and all will be supplied according to promise in a few days. IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES. In a paper “ On Meteorology in its Connection with Agriculture,” characterised by the original ity of thought and clearness of expression, which distinguish the writings of the author, Prof. Henry of the Smithsonian, Institution, thus graphically points out the line of research best calcidated to place the arts of tillage and husbandry on sound, scientific principles, and an enduring basis: “ About fifty years ago Sir Humphrey Davy moistened a small quantity of ordinary potash, and, submitting it to the current of a powerful galvanic batteiy, observed a number of brilliant particles burning and exploding on the surface. With the intuitive perception of a higldy philo sophical mind, he saw at once, in this experi ment, a fact of the deepest significance—the verification of a previous a priori hypothesis, namely, that pqtash and the other alkalies and alkaline earths were not simple substances, as they had previously been considered, but metals -compounded with oxygen. Tliis discovery, which had an important bearing on the whole science of chemistry, but which had no interest for the popular mind, has, in the course of time, revolutionized many of the processes of art, and will furnish the means, in various ways, of ad ding to the comforts and conveniences-of life.— Within the last two years a French chemist has discovered a process of decomposing one of these alkaline earths, namely, the clay which forms the basis of the soil of the farmer, and which, har dened by fire, constitutes the brick to build his tenement, and of obtaining from it a metal as light as glass, as malleable and ductile as cop per, and as little liable to rust as silver. These discoveries were made by men whose lives were devoted to the abstract study of Nature; they are not the results of accident, but logical de ductions from previous conceptions of the mind, verified and further developed by the ingenious processes of the laboratory. It may be safely said, that for every one individual who is capa ble of making discoveries of tliis kind, there are at least a thousand who ean apply them to use ful purposes in the arts, and who will be stimu lated to undertake enterprises founded upon them by the more general and powerful incentive of pecuniary reward. When the process of pro curing aluminum, or, in other words, the metal from clay, has been perfected, and some enter prising citizens shall have established ‘ a great manufactory for tho production of the article for general use, he will have conferred a benefit on his country, be entitled to credit, and will probably receive the desired remuneration. But should the names of the chemists who originally made the discovery of the principles on which this public benefit depends be forgotten ? Ought not their labors to enlarge the bounds of knowl edge to be properly valued, and their names held in grateful remembrance ? If living, should they not be afforded the means of extending their in vestigations, without the distraction of mind at tendant on the efforts to obtain a precarious live lihood for themselves and families ? In truth, we must say, not in the way of com plaint, but for the purpose of drawing attention to the fact and with the hope of somewhat changing the condition of things in this respect, that in no civilized country of the world is less encouragement given for the pursuit of abstract 1 science than in the United States. The general government has no power in the Constitution j directly to foster pursuits of this kind; and it is j only by an enlightened public opinion, and the liberality of wealthy individuals, that a better ' condition of things can be hoped for. The great facts of the future of agriculture ' are to be derived from the use of the microscope, , the crucible, the balance, the galvanic battery, 1 the polariscope, and the prism, and from the ] scientific generalizations which are deduced ‘ from these by the profound reflections of men 1 who think, in contradistinction to thoso who act. * The intelligent farmer should be able, as we 1 have already said, properly to appreciate the value of scientific discoveries; and for this pur- • fose his studies should not be confined merely to rules or empirical receipts, but also to the * general principles on which they are or should ■ be founded.” : 1 REPORT ON ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS. t The committee appointed by the Aiken Vine 1 Growing and Horticultural Association to visit f and examine orchards and in the > neighborhood, submit the following report: Shortly after their appointment the committee t met on three several days, and visited and ex amined fourteen different places on which there are orchards and vineyards. From tho owners of other places which they were unable person ally to visit at the time, they procured authentic infonnation of tho number of their trees and \ their condition. Their examination embraces f the following result, which will give some idea j of the amount of fruit culture in the vicinity of i Aiken: 130 acres in grape, 40,000 peach trees, * 4,500 pears, apples, plums, Ac. It must be un- e derstood that the number of peach and other t trees only refers to those large orchards which f have been planted expressly for market, and does not include the smaller orchards, which are planted for private use, of which there are some on every farm and about every lot in Aiken. Peaches. —Of this number (40,000 peach trees) a large proportion are still quite young, and have furnished, as yet, nothing-for market, some 20,000 of them or more having been set out dur ing the last t\?o years. We have ascertained that, during the summer of 1858, there were sent to market from Aiken and the vicinity, about 7,500 bushels of peach es. We may thus form some estimate of the value of this crop when all our trees come into bearing. With regard to condition, the Committee would report highly favorable; but in this cul ture, as in all others, they observed that care and attention were duly rewarded—those which had received most thorough cultivation of the ground and proper pruning, exhibiting a decid ed superiority. There is, perhaps, no kind of product which repays more for good culture, and selection of first-rate varieties, than that of the peach, on acoount of the enormous prices paid for early and superior fruit in the Northern markets. The principal enemy to the peach here is the borer worm, -Fjeria exitiosa, which enters the trqp near the root, and feeds on the inner bark. Unless kept in check, they destroy an orchard in a few years. Various plans have been tried to prevent their entrance into the tree, but the only effectual mode as known, is to search over tho trees two or three times dur ing the year and destroy the worms. Most of the trees planted here for market, are from the New Jersey nurseries of Hancock, Deacon, Perkins and others. They are procured on bet ter terms than from Southern nurseries, and seem hardy aud thrifty ; though, for a small se lect orchard, when the cost would not be a con sideration. we woidd prefer Southern raised trees. As yet, the “ Early Tillotson” bears the palm of being the earliest peach for market that we know. "We would strongly recommend die raising of seedlings from diese earlier varieties, with a view of obtaining a yet earlier peach. Pears, —This fruit has not been cultivated hitherto with us to any extent We find a num ber of persons now trying the Dwarf pear, graft ed on quince. There are, however, some suc cessful cultivators of the pear in die neighbor hood, as our exhibitions of last summer proved, and as your committee also had an opportunity of verifying on their sides. Tlie most encourag ing experiment with pear culture may be seen at Mr. John D. Legare’s farm. This gentleman was the first who commenced the cultivation of i fruit for market on a large scale, in this neigh- j borhood. About fiften years ago, he set out an j orchard of peaches, with some nectarines, ap- j pies, and pears; these last were dwarf pears imported from France. As pear culture here had always been considered very uncertain, very little attention was paid to them. They were neglected in the pruning and cultivation, as Mr. Legare himself has informed ns, and yet they are now bearing fine crops. Last summer the}* were so loaded with fruit, that a great number of props were necessary to sustain the limbs, and prevent their breaking down. The cultivation of the Dwarf pear is lie coming very general in other quarters. Tho most suit able soil is said to be a clayey loam, as the quince stock, on which it grows, prefers such soil. It would, therefore, be unsuited to those situations where our grapes and peaches may grow—but in the variable soils of this region clay grounds : may be found on ahnost every form adapted to ■ this culture. We would strongly recommend a | trial of pear on haw. The common haw tree of this region, Cratoegies eEstivalis, flourishes well on light sandy soils, and would probably be w r ell adapted for grafting upon. We have die assur ance of one of the most successful pear cultiva tors in our association that he has found tho pear grafted on haw to do well; and in further confirmation, one of your committee will state that he grafted two pear stocks on seedling haws one year old, in the winter of’s6, both of which grew last summer between five and six feet high. This is, fx-rhaps, more than would have been done on die quince, and is highly encourag ing for further trial. Apples. —But litt’e attention has been paid hitherto to the 1 letter varieties of this fruit. As long as we depend upon propagating tho well known Northern varieties, nothing but failure may be .expected. Our Southern nurseries are now well furnished with Southern seedlings of the best quality, which are spoken of in the highest terms as even superior to the Northern fruit. We are giving them a trial, and hope to report favorably in a year or two more. Apricots and Plums. —Both these fmits are too uncertain and precarious for this locality.— The improved varieties of plum originating in more Northern localities, are unsdited tc our climate, and do not generally come to perfection. They are inferior to our best peaches, and are more liable to the attacks of the curculio than other stem fruit. The apricot flowers so early in die season that it rarely escapes our late frosts. Grapes. —Your Committee tako account of one hundred and thirty acres of grapes, nearly all of which they visited and examined. The grape culture has received an impetus within the last few years at the South, from the increasing conviction thart our soil and climate, in the high rolling lands above the falls of the rivers, (and more especially in the light ridges of the sand hill region,) are highly congenial to its growth. This conviction has in a great measure grown out of the success which has attended perimental efforts of two of our members-—to whom we wish to award all praise. Dr. Mc- Donald and Mr. Caredeuc, the largest vintners and only wine-makers of this section, have ex tensive vineyards—the former seventy-six, the latter twenty acres—from which they have annually, for years past, made several thousand gallons, and sold it at highly remunerative prices. Except these two vineyards, all the others arc young—of one, two, or three years’ growth. There is a determination to extend this culture on the part of those who have commenced vine yards, and there will probably be many more acres added to the above in the course of the present year. The committee, in conclusion, would repeat ; that they were highly pleased with the result of their examination, in the healthy and flourishing state of orchards and vineyards which they vis- , ited, and in the kiud hospitality aud good cheer they received on all sides in their rides through the country. James Purvis. * A. M. D. Robertson, H. W. Ravenel. —— mm- To Measure Hay Stacks. —‘More than twenty years since,’ says an old farmer, ‘I tried the following method for measuring hay from an old i publication. I have both bought and sold by it, and believe it may be useful to many fanners.’ “ Multiply the length, breadth and heightli into each other, and if the hay is somewhat settled, ten solid yards make a ton. Clover will take from ten to twelve solid yards per ton.” Origin’ of Phrases. —“ He’s caught a Tartar.’’ In some battle between the "Russians and Tar tars, who are a wild sort of people in the North of Asia, a private soldier called out: “ Captain, hold on there, I’ve caught a Tartar!” “ Fetch liim along them,” said the Captain. “Aye, but he won’t let me 1" said the man; and the fact was, the Tartar had caught him. So, when a man thinks to take another in, and gets bit him self they say: “He’s caught a Tartar.” “ Carrying the war into Africa.” In one of the famous wars between Carthage and Rome, about two thousand five hundred years ago, Hannibal, the Carthagenian leader, and one /* the most wonderful men of antiquity, led al ® army into Italy, and for several cor amlet * to threaten the city, and lay waste the ■arround ing country. Scipio, a Roman Gene*jf saw necessity of getting rid of Han v,oa * and his fortes. So he determined to l"* d ® n a ™y into Africa, and threaten CartbarG and thus make it necessary for Hannibal ,J roturn home for its defence. This scheme wd the desired effect; and in all time this rgaliating upon an enemy, by adopting his owr optics, is called “ carrying the war into Africa- ” HORTICULTURAL. WJI. NT. WHITE, Editor. SATURDAY....... JUNE 11, 1859. GRAPES FROM EYES. The Gardener's Monthly says the secret of pro- * pogating grapes from eyes successfully, is not to keep them too warm at first, after being cut for propogating, and recommends their being placed in a heap in a damp cool place in the propogating house for a week, before putting them in boxes. After potting, keep them rather cool at first, and gradually increase the heat No branch of southern fruit-culture is more promising than that of grapes. , —■ i»> NEW ROSE. The rose Dp. Kane promises to rival the sol- , fatere, Speeiments of the bloom have been for warded to us by Mr. Pentland of Baltimore which, we have not seen rivalled in this climate. It is to be brought out next season and will we are confident be an immense favorite. Horticulturist. Remarks. —There is not a climate in the world where finer seedlings of the rose can be raised than here. Teas, Noisettes, Bourbons Chinas and Remontants all ripen abundance of seed, which if planted, as it ripens, in a bed of mellow earth on the North or East side of a I fence, will come up next spring like cabbage plants. Transplant then, before they get woody, choosing favorable times, into rich fresh mobed soil, and yon can in a few weeks from ‘ some idea of what they will prove, but they will bloom finer as the plants grow older. Cut up during the swonfl summer all but the very best, We have in this town thus raised three first class seedlings. Isabella Grey, the finest * i yellow Noisette, originated in Charleston!— : Select from the seed of the finert varieties only. j Ladies you will bo interested in trying the experiments. ] HEDGES. Qne would suppose from a casual inspection i of our suburban villas, and even town gardens, that the. most conspicuous ornaments that could be introduced are wooden fences of somo sort It is not uncommon to see, in very circum scribed grounds, prominent whitewashed palings enclosing the front yard, the avenue, and tjm garden separately, like so many pens upona ( cattle fair ground, as if' the number augmented the beauty of the place! We can call to mind l many such, and have often wondered, why they have become such favorite objects, erected as they can only be at oonsiderable expense. At the lowest calculation, we should judge, that in many instances, money enough has been spent upon these useless and unsightly structures to ' stock the closely fenced up garden, with scarce- < ly a tree in it, with some of the finest fruits and shrubs. j A fence is a necesoary evil at lest, to be avoid ed as much as possible, and never to be intro duced except on the boundaiy, for the protection * and safety of the grounds; all besides this mar and disfigure the premises just in proportion to j their conspicuousness and repetition. All divi sion lines, even where protection from animals ( is necessary, may be accomplished bf appropri ate hedges. 1 Whether hedges will ever be introduced to the same,extent, as in Great Britain, is a question. The abundance of lumber and its cheapness in J this country render it doubtful; (while the easi ness and rapidity with which a wooden fence is > put up adds to this doubt). In the great West, where timber is very scarce, this is a some importance, though generally it is of no groat importance. i But ns ornaments to our country homes—and " it is to these that our remarks are directed—the hedge should be everywhere introduced, that > the offensive paling which does not harmonise with any landscape, may be confined, at least to W its legitimate purpose of protection or privacy around an estate, and all dividing lines, for what- f ever purpose needed, be formed of some orna mental hedge. The effect of such lines of ver- . { dime upon the appearance of grounds, even of limited extent, need only to be observed to be fully and universally appreciated. The entire P aspect of our richest farms would be changed and beautified, could well trimmed hedges be v substituted for the zigzag rail fences and rude stone walls which now diversify and disfigure their surface. Even on the score of economy, it is urged by many that hedges should take the i place of fences. Once properly set out and ju- ' diciously managed, they are as perfect a barrier to animals and bipeds as the rail fence, and last ? a lifetime with the slightest annual expense of clipping. v We should scarcely be believed if we were to state that, notwithstanding all that has been written about hedges, and the ample directions for their management, few that deserve the name & are to bo seen. In all our experience, we never yet saw a dozen good hedges, though we have noticed what were called such, hundreds of times. / They are little more than vegetable screens, tall, j and thick at the top, while below they admit v both bipeds and quadrupeds with perfect eg"*- Such are the majority of hedges, raised ly “n- J proper treatment while young, and to* large when the neglect is discovered to be easily re novated. — Magazine of Horticulture r J Raise Fixe Fruit.—A -ontemporary very truly says : “ Fruits are.i® ununportant part of the living of a family e w >sh every fann er would lay his plai v * fl season an d take time 7 by the foretop, for in this branch of farm industry. * he lives near a market it is A the most profile; and wherever he may b'-, there is a influence in fruit cidture, which sho ,iC * not he overlooked. There is solid , A comfort a !t - There is an innocent luxury.— . Wher ‘he children are far away, and have built the" other homes, they will remember the old - « jojnestead, but no place in it, except the place 7 oy the old fireside, where a loving mother used to sit and mend their clothes and dam their A stockings, and bear patiently with their trouble some childish pranks, and teach the young idea, will be remembered with more longings to re- 1 turn, than where their childhood's lips smacked the fruit of a favorite tree. Apples, early and e late, for summer, autumn, winter, and spring, % pears, grapes, peaches, quinces, plums, cherries, apricots, goosberries, currants, and strawberries should be the delight of every farm, unless pe- A culiarity of climate would exclude some of these, and many others should be introduced if soil and climate favor.” J 23