Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-10-14

grape, as it IS a delicate grower with US !:
but | sent some of the plants to nv sister
IN New Jersey, where the soil is poor.
stony, and still. II there grows as luxuri.
antly as the wild grape Of the woods. aud
IS perfectly hardy; now deem it native.
obtained it from Messrs. Prince. of Lone
Island, p years since. The berry is small.
the punches of medium size, berries free
from hard pulp, and very sweet. The
Herbemont is fine table grape, and makes
tlne wine, but is subject to rot. The
Lenor much resembles it, if not identical.
which some consider it; do not. The
Ohio IS fine table grape, bunches mnch
larger than either of the former; but expe~
renee does not enable me to recommend
1t highly for wine. 1t has apeccliar flavor,
liked by some, but does not suit nv taste
The Bland is bad bearer. does not ripen.
well, nor make good wine; but it is a fine
table grape. Gen. Harrison Informed me
that II was introduced into Virginia sixty
years since, by Frenchman named Nazzel.
The Scarborough is good table grape,
and free from hard pulp. Norlon's seed
ing IS tar inferior as table grape. TO the
HeFbemont, Ohio, Lenoir, Elsanborough,
and Missouri. 1t has hard pulp. am
trying II this season on a small scale, for
VINE. The grapes were very ripe, and the
wine has much bod Y, and is ola dark cIaret
color, though pressed as soon as gathered.
| do not admire the flavor of the vine
Writers tell US 10 the contrary, but grapes
may be too ripe to make good vine; be-
lieve that this is the case with nv Norton's
seeding. The wine was nearly black; a ceg-
tain prootthat fermentation had commenced
in the fruit before gathered. 1t was in
creasing the saccharine principle, al the
expense Oft the aroma and flavor.
Sixteen years since, bought an au-
usually broken piece Of ground on Boldace
Creek, miles from the city. The soil is
rich. but aboInds in Stone. | had tenant
on it four years, who was bound TO plant
vineyard. But nothing was done. | tried
a second, and after three years, found no
grapes. then gave contract to Mr.. Fuf
erber, "a Germany who had wife, daugh-
er, and three stout bo'hoys. / gave him
hard bargain. | required him to trench
and wall with stone, SIX acres for grapes.
in three years, and nine acres in five wears.
lie was also 10 plant out peach orchard,
and tend an apple orchard on the place.
The wine and proceeds of the orchard were
to be equally divided. When visited the
hill at the end of three years, | found six
acres handsomely trenched and walled, and
set with grapes. There are now nine acres
IN grapes. The tenant complained this
year of the rot in his vineyard. lam in the
habn OF selling to my tenants, my share of
the vintage, at price that enables Them to
sell at profit. this season sold at rs
cents gallon al the press, for the Catawba,
62l cents for the Cape, and 30 cents for
the small quantity OF Isabella made. He
has paid me S66l for my share in the
VINE. and ioi his share and profit on my
part, has realized the sum of 81, 30l 40.
The Catawba, he sold at 81 % per gal.
Ion
| The best crop for the extent of ground
this season, vas the vineyard of Mr. Rents,
about miles from town. The two acres
yielded 1900 gallons. This is as large a
yield as have known, taking two acres
together. To select particular spots, have
raised al the rate of 1870 gallons 10 the
acre. The grapes at the vineyard OF Mr..
Rents would have ripered better, had one
third OF the punches been entirely cut off
| early IN the season. When the croD is very
abundant, II requires favorable season TO
rPen the fruit well.
six hundred and fifty gallons 10 the
acre IS large yield. and the season must
be favorable, or they will not fipen well.
\ large crop IS often occasioned by leaving
too much bearing wood. This should al
ways be avoided; FOX even if the crop ripens
thoroughly, 100 much sap is taken BY the
fruit, and too littlsa left to produce good
young wood for tfe'next seasons crop.
81 have Tor thirty years experimental on
the foreign grape, both for table and for
wine. In the acclmation Of plants do
not believe; for the White Sweet Water
does not succeed so well with me, as it
did 30 years since. obtaised large va
rety Of French grape from Mr. Loubat.
many years siuce. They were from the
vicinity OF Paris and Bordeaux. From Ma.
derla | obtaind six thousand vines of their
best wine grapes. Not one Of them was
worth cultivation in this latitude, and were
rooted from the vineyards. AS a last ex.
| pertinent, imported 1000 vines from the
mou ntans Of Jura, in the vicinity of Sa
Inns, IN France. At that point the vine re-
glon suddenly ends, and many vines are
there cultivated on the north side Of the
mountain, where the ground is covered with
snow the whole winter, from three to four
feet deep. Nearly ali lived, and embraced
about 20 varieties Of the most celebrated
Arbos wine, which partakes lightly of the
champagne character, would compete with
our Catawba.
''if we intend cul:ivatine the grape for
vine, we must rely on our native gra pes,
and new varieties raised from their seed.
If | could live % or 30 years. would cross
our best Eative varieties with The best table
and wine grapes Of Europe. We live in
great age. Discoveries are daily made that
con!ound US. and we know not where we
shall stop. We'are told Of experiments in
MeSnerism. as wonderful as the grinding
system would be; but / fear the subject will
not be brought 10 perfection in time to an
swe' my FurPoso, aad must lea e the sub,
Ject viii tie young generation"