The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-06
Acres in Vineyards.

There all about twenty millions OF acres OF land
Europe in the culture OF the grape Much oil the
ritory and provinces employed in vineyards among the
very best the continents such, Tor example, North
ern ltaly--the old Lombardy.
Twenty millions OF OF vineyards in Europe pro-
duce ninety four millions OF the German Ebners, wine
measureabout equivalent 10 1901 600 Of gal
Ions, which IS about seventy-ye gallons TO the acre.
We unable to say precisely what proportion OF profit
this would give, but unqueslionaby at wine price
the profits would be large.
The data we have given above will enable cult
vatoTs 10 estimate the general ratio OF production vine
yards under favorable circumstances
Columea, the Roman writer on agriculture made an
exact estimate OF The profits OF seven in vines,
which has been copied by the historian Ron. His cal
cuation includes the purchase OF SiaUe at 900 vres
something less than 5000 This item we may leave out
Of the account and substitute the labor of able bodied
man, which cannot be estimated al less than i0 per
mum He also estimates the original cost OF the land al
$780, about 1922 per Some other expenses added
IN The capu OF acres, which he makes altogether
aboat 500, about $00 per We shall not pursue
the calculation The result is net profit (above the in
eresi, which is calculated in the expense OF about 1877
yres or liz vres (about 500 per acre. IT, now, add
TO this the 81 per cent interest," already allowed the
capital, vineyard III Rome, according TO the cal
cualion of Coumella, yielded the proprietor 20 per
cent. The object OF Cu,umea was 10 prove the cult
walton OF the grape the most profitable branch OF agrcul-
tufe. ALI, however, were not OF his opinion Some
thought grain The most productive, and others pasuIage
In our country there is no question on this subject IN
gard 10 large farms and plantations In them maize (ln-
dian coIn) IS the great staple OF the country on the rch
est lands.
Bat in The small tracts there are various articles which
may be pohtably introduced, and among them the grape
Cincinnati and lis neghboyhood The northern rim
Of the vine area, but still will be adapted lis culture
Since the successful experiments OF Mr. Longworth and
others vineyards are extending with great rapdiiy but
they will never bear than small proportion TO the
great of land in cultivation For this very reason
The culture is likely 10 be for many years quite profitable
There are about 800 OF land in vineyards in
the vicinity of Cincinnati. The estimated products Of
these vines three four hundred thousand gal
Ions We suppose, however. that this quantity IS an ey
81,
not according to The European average, produce more
than 100000 gallons. In 1919 they estimated for
the at $4,000 gallons of produce In the three
years since, however there has doubtless been great adj
vanccs. Such ardent and successful advocates of the
vine as Messrs. Longworh, r. Buchanan Rehfuss, and
Others scarcely fail to introduce the culture of the
grape on wide scale. The present vineyards but
samples OF what will be here 10 few years, when the
banks OF the Ohio will be called the vine clad hills"
cincinnati GaSetfc.