Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-06
rRoM rnE KENTUCKY GAZETTE.
CULTIN ALTON OF THE VINE

CULTIVATION OF THE VINE
-, - Glasgow PiReyGrd, Nor ~.
, II" rave received your letter by Mr..
bra"cbauip, requesting give yam .kr,cb Of IN,
Nneyaid a. ihs place, planted by swiss gentleman
Tue situation OF the ground on which the win G, are
p,snto Is elevated The vines are planted on the
sonh east of the hill and rather In rolling NJ ,.n
well calculated To drain the water OF In bravy ,sir.
aheh conceive ,eIy essential To- The culture Of vines,
Tue grape ma We cultivate 10 of different sprci-s NJ,
have pisnied Of the Madeira Ciar.t C,nr p,,,,,a,
aho Champaivn The CIsitt and Care thrive we'll and
,s, io.'a, Manly eenar The vines of the Madeira
Wv h"'y' 'hongh The, do rot Iipen so eel, as the
oaef' | have deeiined cultisatinr tb.m as I,b,ss
.nrJ WIZ not succeed in this climate The 6rst vines
ne't p,ahteu IN nursery, in 1919 from the .l,ps and
w 'S'9 we planisd tbem out I'm The panr., H., NJ
wanted 'hSn I" grow The first part of tbr VINEYARD
cehsi'ied of about two ahd hsfa i, ho,s al.
ef OF e'apes ~ lsC ans in fSl7 We made barrels
VINE "hirh WAS ~ the Ciaret and Madeira quality
.n ''nesaa ~" consists If abou, five acres they
n Ia hcNs 'a'"d nearing since they first began This
fail made nine barrels wine abrpyb ,hs las,
ahu ha' ac,ts bad just .gan to hear aud (frum the
n".ev OF the institution am we'll persuaded that
're ha'' OF the ctapes were air Zach YEAR
ifsth'r think the vines will i,.t come TO NJ aturity
n 49,. s Ine vines should he p'uued when clear
soy, nave generally prnhed Ia January and Fehrn-
AIRY. The slips should bs pan,ra Ia March. when the
" " mrs. nseiu TO put forth The siips should ke
euher huti'd az Kept ia warm r~ar after the are
| Ia en- from iht vine. until planted
an ven convinced, fram my experience in the
business that VINEYARD in an eligible suatinn ell
viii weld from tire. L. five HUNDRED
W oe We ana one hand can uiih ease cultivate five
acres, except gathering: aud lave no so,hi I'm, The
4
al Tue same age have SO d my wise nhen only two
gallon. ~ ''"'' pc
Should the people Of Kentucky aud Tennessee tu,n
hefT 'tn'on In this husisess they will not oni, ~.
ens"-a 10 stop the importation az wines hut ,i be
enahlen 10 fni nish the aud northern s,ales Win
ms a'tcie hsaper ihaD they can iinpoti it,
'e'. iespectnly,N "r'' JAMES 6. HICKS
we are ctfuibl ihtotHeus ihat Mr.. Thoma, Gloves
'" pis county, tas tsis-d HUG, uhch is n,rs tbre
se''s "'" whose dimtcsi"Hs How From IL,
shut 70 the T"' of "; tail ScvcD rect rrnn(rrruc.
gre" Jeet Jour inches ano ia brgb; THREE 6ef
inls ANNA "a snpicsed rs good judges To weigh
tIecsbn,s Genius or LiJ,rfg.
l'rtec'ions from The LoNdoa hoyen6er Journals
h"s hs~h long believed thai leaves oi the eide 4.
pht INTO 10. s"hierranFou5 Path OF maies viii driy.
W ~ aNHN; E"i II Ia hot generally known tbsi a.
''''' Heei, Towering shrubs rorn or vegetables n
Npec Win green iaves al ,idcr branches i,scet, m
h"' aiacu 1" thm Nn Infusion ~; older lea, .. j.,
"a.t' Is s'od tur 5pFHklug aver ehu!. and n,e,,
suhJec' To hshis ard tie Gsy.salious f clsrv,i.r.
t,., ~ PftoSoldicGt H0ga=iae.
'fae Iuhg, rI1) san. md pICh Al orr. . g., r,nn
s,unn winch. when appr1 he trucks and sienna {
i'ers, aiier my are property cleaned prrye.ts
na, sp,h'arrnns ea"da';cr Ga Ted CUMMING which Is
'e.} ihJ"I Gus u the GROW ID at trees
we n9Hoh IS "p'rraiard. f0uh d,d oil nctnal rx,er
.eH', ,hai "ak tnhsfNcnid be muuh n,Croved N ,be
fee a'ter beng harbtd IN lie surInr MAS e,,n,,,h'o
he fnif ftrIr.