Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-07-23
General Proposit;ons.-From the facts

General Propositions.-From the facts
above stated, any person acquainted, by
travel and observation, with the different eli.
mates and modes of Grape culture in this
and foreign countries, will readily admit that
if the South, with her cheap land and slave
labor--her unriralled climate, good soils,
wealth, &C., &c, will only enter upon and
prosecute vigorously the culture of Grape
and Wine Making, she will in 30 or 40
years hence, control the Wine markets OF
the world, as she now does the Cotton mar
ket; and that, too, without any serious de-.
triment TO the production Of The latter--for
the Grape has been and can be easily and
successfully grown upon our exhausted cot
ton fields and old waste lands, by proper
preparation at first and slight annual ma.
nuring afterwards. Indeed, we can afford
to make Wine in the South at so cents per
gallon, and then realize more money than
from almost any other crop. In Ohio, how.
ever, owing to the uncertainty Of the crop
and the comparatively small yield, such a
price would not be sufficiently remunerative
to hold out inducements for men of enter.
prize to engage in the business. In making
the foregoing comparisons between the West
and the South, no invidiousness is intended.
We cheerfully award the highest credit to
the cnterpriziug and skilful winners Of Ohio
and other States, only claiming for our own
favored region, those natural advantages
which it SO obviously possesses.
Inuitation TO the Vineyards of Mr.. An.--
Mr.. A, states that he has not yet had the
good fortune to see, in this section, a Vine
yard we'll and properly planted, trimmed
and managed; especially with reference to
the peculiarities Of our soils and climate.
He is, therefore, willing to throw open to
public inspection the Vineyards now under
his direction at different places in the South.
In Wilkes Co., Ga, he has l, 2 aud year
old Vineyards-the latter in full bearing.
In Whitfield Co., (near Dalton, GAY 2 and
8 year old Vineyards--the latter in bearing,
In Montgomery and Autauga counties, Ala.
bamma, 2 year old Vineyards, bearing fine.
ly-a additional proof that the climate Of
even the far South is perfectly adapted to
the growth and early productireness of The
Grape.
All persons who take any interest iu the
Grape enterprise are cordially invited to visit
any or all Of these Vineyards in the latter
part of August Of the present year 1885,
to witness the gathering Of the Grapes, the
making of the Wine, sc. With the Vines
and the Grapes before them, Mr.. Axt will
be better able to give his visitors satisfactory
explanations on the subject, and to remove
from their minds all prejudice, doubt and
misapprehension. His Grapes being in per,
lection, he will, he hopes, be enabled to sat,
isfy the palate as well as the eye and the
judgment Of all who may avail themselves
of his invitation. He will, also, be happy
hereafter to answer, through the columns Of
this journal, all inquiries on this subject, and
solicts the views and opinions of all nteli
gent and experienced Grape Growers
throughout the South.
G Editors favorable to the successful
development Of this new and important
source of profit to the South, are respectful.
ly requested to make an abstract OF, or co.
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