Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-22

which IN few years invariably destroys them
OF prevents their bearing fruit add tins, like
ah tue other natives. has never been material.
" nneeted by II while at Veyay, do not re-
| eo''ee' 10 nave seen single European grape
Vne' except one very diminutive one IN MIR.
puiours' garden, aud he told me they had
long since been compelled TO abandon their
| cultivation.
The only vineyard in the United States
"niet ! have seen composed entirely of I'M
ported vines Is Mr.. Loubai's on Long Island.
near New York The vines were suIall and
onhfanhy, IN comparison with the native va
l'enes, some Of them having a little preooeious
'fuit The 6rst year, which with mine, has gene.
'shy been The harbinger of disease and bar.
fenness afterwards. SO far from becoming
aceiimated mineihSve deterioratrd every wear
+, nave never obtained one peck Of grapes from
them though had twenty Two different kind,
painted on my farm at one time. Nor have
ever eaten any grapes at but one French
man s IN the whole settlement and his vines
never bore, except that season, and have sub.
| sequenily died
lhe Mesfrs, Landreth's, of Philadcl phis, de.
sefVedly considered as amongst our mos, dis
'hgnshed horticulturists, entertain the same
views oil all imported vines when planted in
Inc country, and he told me last sumner, :,
when IN thai city, that he had not single va
! rely he could recomlnen4 The same facts
obtain, so rr rs my observation and nforma-
lion extend. throughout the southern states
In North Carolina, good d. al Of VINE is
made from the Roanoke or Scuppernong
grape, same of which here found 10 he yery
easant and Mr.. Herbermont, near Colum.
hia IN South Carolina, and Mr. Spalding in
heorgla believe are succeeding e, tirely with
the native grapes. But l must beg your par
don Instead OF u6nmg my observations TO
| the cultivation of the vine In Alabama, have
taken you round the United States Ia such
dscursve range nave probably travelled
over much ground, with which YOU are much
better acquainted than myself having never
devoted any attention to agricultural pursuit 5
| 81 any kind, till within the last few wears Nv
| otJect IS merely 10 elicit infoima ION from o.
Tiers on this vary important and interesl ing
snhJact being myself determined to persevere
| nj succeed III making good VINE and in ma
King iprohably. II YOU posessany information
OF profitable aud thrifty vineyard from vines
known TO have been imported | should be
thankful for some Information through the me.
dun of Your paper or otherwise lor as yet I
| have heard of none ; Rnd having experienced
much veIaiouS disappointment myself. besides
'avlng incurred very considerable expense in
their cultivation, think il is time tina, lhcu
| reputation should be established OF The Amer
lean people no longer deladed with the nope
| OF succeeding in making wine from foreign
grapes.
| | intended to have said something TO YOU
concerning our progress in the cultivation OF
the Sugar cane, but my letter has already ex-
tended itselfto SO unexpected a length, that
have neither line nor room 10 add much.
| nj ed uh fun laaf i,
ceeded beyond my most sapguine expectations
One sialA, which exhibited TO The Agriculll-
raj Society of Greensborough, in this vicinity
weighed five pounds, having nineteen good
joints, and good eyes al every one, after hav-
! ing been exposed in open maiiraSs TO the " hole
| OF our unusually severe winter. My rattoons
have also wihstood the cold wonderfully, con.
sidering the thermometer has been as low as
l3a above zero after sunrise, and they are now
| growing off finely. have no question but
that it can be raised one or two degrees further
north here, than al Ultima Thule, on the Mis-.
sissppi, the great range of Cumberland noun.
| tains 10 our north and northwest, acting as a
barrier against the cold winds from the likes,
&c, by diverting them down the great valley
oil the Mississippi, while our climate is softened
| by our greater con'iguiiy TO the Gulf stream
| which is supposed 10 he the cause of the mort
| general prevalence of soutbery winds heie
have twelve ecres planted this year, and ex
pect he next 10 start the first sugar mill tina
was ever seen as high as 500 az. Should I
succeed any thing like equal to what it promi
Ilfeeasit will be the commencement of new era
lin 5he agriculture of this state, and be tht
meanstof rescuiDg the planters from the ruin
(which the declining condition off staple
has for some lime, threatened US. That it will
is the onsident eIpeCta of.
| Yours, very respectfully,
ROBERT w. WRITER'S.