The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-22
THE FARMDR.
From the Philadelphia Palladium.
CULTIVATION OF THE VINE.

From the, fhiiadelPnia fallauiu'n.
CULTIVATION OF THE VINE
The National Intelligencer of "Wednesday /
contains well written communication from
a Mr.. Album, on the culture of the Vine
AS we shall eventually make our own wines
in this country,-the sooner the better,-we
have thought it would be interesting to our
readers to learn how profitable this business
may be made by those possessing enter
prise, industry, and the resolution to conquer
their attachment to old habits
The writer commences with remarks on
the cultivation Of the vine in France, and
with sundry statements exhibiting the an
nual expense of cultivating an acre of vines
in various parts of Europe, the quantity OF
wine produced, and the nett produce per
acre. He remarks that four acres of vine
are sufficient in France to occupy one labor
err and thinks that an American laborcr
will perform twice the quantity that a
French peasant will. An acre of vines netts
in Provence, $40 IS; Guinenne, 3 IS; the
Lyonnais, 26 73; Nivornois, IS 10; in the
different departments of Burgundy, from 8
13 to % so; Sologne 6 27; Seine l8 36;
Champagne, 6 16 Hevouches Chaptal for
the accuracy of these statements.
"Ten acres of the vines i'll France pro-
duced ninety hogsheads of SO gallons each,
valued at 1854 e3; the expense of cutivat
ing those ten acres amounts to $3.50 7e; an
interest of ten per centum on those expenses
amounts to S35 81; and the indemnity
of from eight to ten per cent. for loss of
crops amounts to $50 SO, leaving nett prof
it on the 10 acres, OF Sl38 ID, or 13 81 for
each acre.
A small compensation, though double the
nett profit of an acre of corn or wheat in the
United States in ordinary times. In France
the acre of vine is considered more pro-
ductive than an acre of wheat.
Yhe article closes with the following Just
views of the profits of Vineyard, conduct
ed with skill and industry. One thing we
may observe that the culture of the vine
promises as great prosperity III Pennsy ylvania
as in Virginia.
1t appears to us, no sugar or cotton plan,
tc.tion, in their best and most hourishing pc
riods; no species of agriculture, in the best
soils, or horticulture in rich gardens in the
vicinity of large city markets. ever produced
Iuch profits as the vine would yield for a CEN
fury to come if properly cultivated in the U,
States.
The heavy impost on foreign wines, oper-
ates not only as a protecting duty, but as a
prodigious bounty.
If young proprietor, who has just come
60 his estate, in that beautiful section of our
country. would set seriously to work in
planting the vine, before he arrives at the
middle age of man, he would inevitably be-
come the richest planter in the state.
Of the old planter, we cannot expec,
much reformation, for
"Habits are stubborn things;
And when man is turned of forty,
The ruling PASSIONS grown SO naughty,
There's no clipping of its wings
He offers very satisfactory statement o
the cost of vineyard of ten acres, making
1t amount on the fifth year of its culture
Ithe epoch of its full bearing) to 2,o25 dol
lars. Then follows a statement of gros
produce-annual advances for cultivation
and nett products Of an American Vineyard
Of ten acres.
This, it must be remembered, is not
mere creature of pen, ink, and paper but il
substantially that made by Mr.. Eichelberge
Of York, in Pennsylvania, who has devot
ed much time to the consideration of this sub
ject
Produce of ten acres.
so hhds. $3.50 gals. at doll. S3,79o 0
Deduct,
Annual advances per acre.
as dollars $3.50
Ten per cent interest there
on, 95
len per cent indemnity on
gross produce for loss of
crops 378
653 0
Nett product of the 10 acres S3,l27 0
Or S312 20 per acre.
A result which, we trust, offers suffi
cient encouragement to every reasonabl
proprietor of the soil 10 commence the ereo