The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-22


ter a period Of sixty years.
The Sestruco Il has chiefly taken place IN the
Deighbcrhood OF Cities factories and rivers
favored like her wooded countries, with great
many small ana rapid water currents the hAustbls
lint ara deprived Of those natural esoss and ther
FORE portions Of those immense woods have
yet been Il uched by The axe and viii remain exclusive
hunting greuncs until the ghboring popu atoms have
increased enod their present number have made
| carrsge roads thsn However,, It must not be
imagined that wood rs at present wiz b, want
ing In France rhs annual product Of Of wood
Ii esinst.d at n 2s4 troubles 4.4 In Russia tho
average product is rot more than roubls. Mr. Togo
Dor KY taking for basis only rs kop proves that the
general income from the tres 1856 COO 900 of silver
roubles 540 600 900 trancs OF this the sxporta
Far rom being simini,hsd IS Il would seem nom the
complaints about the destruction Of the woods the
from 1880 to 1851. Duiirg the tiennial period term
natirg 1880 the average 3S7 900 roubles; tom
1s4s 70 1851 it amounted to COO Besides these
not the only products which exterior commerce
draws from the cress; tsr and potash must also BE-
| taken into the calculation.
Let us now pasrto the Russian vineyards. am awne
that than res or will smile at the Of
| . pompcus phrase. The European newspapers have
talked If the vineyards Of the Cmea having been des
royed by the mics Of the ses In parti those Of
Prince WoIopzo, toe graves Of which gave kliog
wine easily to be mistaken for champagne but VIII we
is there in Europe country situated temperate
climate whe there is not to se found some vine eoclo
sure-tbe exper siye fancy OF enthusiastic sgrcu
turtt? England has . famous vine at Hampton Court
and In Belgium have vineyards the neighbour
hood OF hege Russia may sell indulge in a similar
warm valleys the Crimea. There it is not question
of fancy, but Of well established industry which salts
fes the wants Of current consumption.
IN European Russia there yearly consumed about
pine millions Of vedros LOGS 600 hscohtres Of wioe
How many, do you think she drsws from foreign oounies
Geo veos 100 500 hectores she gathers from her
soil 7475 0o0 vedros than 900 900 hectqlitres
viz In the government Of savropo $500 600 vsdros
country Of the cossacks Il hs Don. as6 600 o The co.
vernmpt O! Khei 100 co., in Podoha 10 0C0 anil in
the government of Astrakhan 10000 The amount of
he L. eeti by
pomy At $50 0C0 silver roubies In the year 1885 the
vintage did than 1,oil 200 vedros
may judge what calculate upon DOING not only
in this branch OF but in other, provided in
necessity pushes forward Trans Caucasian
Russia the mother country Of the vine il certain authors
to be believed produces on average every year
$500 yecros OF WINE, estimated BY Mr. Tesooorsky az
Patriotism shah not overcome my love of truth far
The q vines and the two
schools Of vue dresser founded by the government they
Of an inferior quality, for leasons well known
easily to be removed it is proved by The OBJ
talked in he crown domains and by great number #
rich proprieors who aimed At the quality than he
quaI tity One If the chief OBSTACLES to ameloraons in
this usty is the want good cellars and the neoess
~ the Of vines under of selling their wines
while sin green. The government has endeavo.ed to
provide me6y by sending to France for good cellar
lists.
The most favorable countries for the vine in European
Russia the slopes OF Southern Crimea. Tney pro-
duce good table Wines having strong resemblance to
Burgundy. Some whey ads there produce queur vines
q stavsepo BssssSabs and the country Of
the Den Cossacks The wines of the govern STAY
ropo the most productive Of all are for the most part
region some kinds Ct wine highly esteemed
in particular those of Kisior where there Is also OF
to ECO COO NishniNovog,rod where the mer-
chants from the interior buy them IN order to
them into Madeira sauterue ST. Julien. In Bessarabia
ths cultivation of the vine Is rapidly extending but as
regards quality the real progress rot very apparen
vii. be seen from the following fgures:-rhe wines OF
I,Exry fha hno fall antd feoun IA Tho
81. 75c You must not imagine thai these wines are
becaufe the has either cellar or as
frequently happens is In need Of money The revenue
roubles Productive enough you will say.
We must not assume, however that the success Of
is attributable their periorty foreign
wines the custom house has something do with the fact
The import duties laid upon Hungarian and Wala-
chian wines which enjoy privilege vary from - per
Of e best wines of the cnea and sha Of the common
wines Of to wines not favored the duties
vary from l06 per cent TO 1854. Uncer such
protection vinedressers Of always
selling their products wha ever they may be- and will not
give themselves much trouble about improving them.
good table wines notwithstanding the peculiar taste Of
cur best Gmean and in particular Of many Of cur
mon wives.
Let US now say few words about the Russian distl
lers UGH blamed by the phianthropists who would
like to put all classes On regimen OF clocoate and Bor
The dis tlstion Of corn Is With eouby u-efyl
both regards hygiene and economy In cold country
highly tonic drink is necessary In a county where
there are vast provinces without any marx cts for surplus
production distilleres benefit Therefore toe
ire If this industry in the agricultural governments
which produce TOO much corn fer their own asump
ticn and whose Ieshbors have enough OF their own.
lie whole production OF corn cIaney Is from AZ to 90
millions Of vedroe, five millions Of which for Po
dro 20 centims per tre Poland is the opy country
in the Russian empire whose population consumes a.
the same time grea. quantity Of brsny and beer 10
Russs the consumption Of beer IL estimated at fifteen
huDdredths of vedro for each indivdusl in Poland
yedro st.; in bavaria vedros; in England Ala.
The cultivation of tobacco very much extended
the southern governments and the whole tempe
rate region OF Russia; the government of Tcherngow
produces yearly 500 600 ponds 600 iil'grams
ton at three millions Of pouds (4o ECO COO kiograns)
at an ayersge price Of 70 korehs This gives fresh m
below he reality for the commonest tobacco is sold
the spot where it is produced go to so kopess PEI
poud, and sometimes at Us Eoub; superior qualities
fetch ON to Is roubles.
Toe rearing Of slkworms ia in Euro pe1n Russia Of
cent Gate; but has been geaty promoted BY The mea
sures taken by the government; numerous plantations
OF muberres have been created in regions where the
soil is adapted to them, and elsewhere. The chief
of this industry Is in Provinces
where the annual quantity gathered is about o,ooo
pouds-isO 600 kaogramrnes.
Urharpily the Tartar, who devote themselves specially
OF the Caucasus is therefore, generally Of bad quality;
it is old en- the spot 20 70 roubIes per poud
the finest from so 10 100 roub.es In Moscow it Is only
employed in common tissues, or for woofs.
Our silk anuactories consume en- an average $4,000
ropean and 5000 Of Persian Turkish silk. In this
city and its government $4,000 artzans employed
whose average production Is estimated at 65 silver
biea total Of sos COO rcubles If the same basis Of
calculation taken in order to establish the of
the whole productive force Of this industry the produc
ton being fifteen millions OF roubles, the whole number
OF woyknen will be Al 0961
The silk manufacture has not yet attained It's full
develop emen for surprising that the eo1 ct
government TO favor this branch of industry continue
unfruitful in European Russia have still the Cauca
sut The best silks Of which, employed with those Of Italy
In VfCd mn fnr
mer, Who will turn TO good account as the English
the silk which we derive from foreign
But sugar occupies al eady large place in home
industry, AID Under tie influence of resent eircun-
stances will obtain eater favor. The tar of hun
oed Per cent upon colonial sugar, and whit prohibits
fined sugar has strongly aided this ndutry the pro-
fits realized by the propraors who knew what to do
with their lands the evident advantages the culture OF
beet gives considered only in reference TO agriculture
all com oine To make OF in isenous sugar cultivation
one Of cur most Interesting and useful ioduss pro-
weed that 1t stops in time and does ,unt too much
protecl ion. the reduction ,zhich