New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-19

while the fuit II the Cstawb often perl-hed this
regularly, and year By year, yielded cure crop.
Mr.. Rommsl maoe the first wine from It, when VS.
econ ceservedly valued. IL il dark red VINE, e1-
ceedDgly fiery, containing considerable sugar IN toe
frt year, Of peculiar and bitter like aroma, 10
srenst tn far sup. Ia the Imported French wie-
That wine stands tie Sumner and Winter weather
OF ssouri perfectly well grows and thr ves on nearly
all kinds Of coils and stu .ton- does not require very
artificial treatment yet III abun"hntly repay a dlh
e, nj and iuoc.ous culture. With soue care an annual
Yield of $40 gallons of inc from acre may De ex'
p.cted. which yield may, however, be increased to
double that aid more. II the vneJ ards oi Missouri
plated with tins vine only, tins State aone
could easily furnish the whole ULon with VINE that
the rect OF the world would have to envy. The
time is not far off when the Missouri wine grover Will
he sp. nddly repaid by selling this excellent wine at
| 80 cent. q gallon and then VINE may become popu
lar beverage in this country. The same wine meets
now alsO other sections OF the country with thai re-
pet which was formerly denied II.
The next perfectly successful experiment was maze
in Missouri with the Lenor II IS % tanker growth
than the Norton and yeids in very favorable years,
s,i richer harvest, the yield generally amounting to
500 gallons from The grape of the Leoor
dark blue, yet the juice is not coored and gives ye
overlooking ne. This ne has peculiar flavor, una
,eriaiy differing that of the Catawba, Is excellent
throughout, and is al that could DC wisheI IL the
two severest Winters We have had In the last ten
year., this wine injured by the high degree Of
cold and therefore advisable TO keep protected
during Winter.
VERY similar TO the foregoing is the Herbemoat,
which also does perfectly well in Missouri. 1t yields
super or red wine, and is LIKEWISE highly estee ned as
table grape. The crop is usually quite sure.
Not les adapted for Missouri " the CORo0rds, the
Lm,ly, Re6ec,a, Diana Mher's seeding, Raldnd,
others grow here already, and with all new varle-
ties exy erimerts being made. Among the latter,
the DtdWare IL now acknowledged to De the most pre-
eminent in every respect lt-what Is scarcely Ia be
coubted-this wine wl DO ss we'll in some of the
Eastern States, may Justly entertain high expecta
ons OF the progress OF the VINE culture IN TINS country
The Cataw ba will for it, acknowledged excellence,
be largely cultivated IN the most favorable sec
| tons OF Mesour 1t being not unlikely that on the
| sunny slopes Of the Oak Mountains in the south
western section Of the State, places enough may be
found where the Cstasba will annually yied snrer
and more abundant crop than where Il IL now chiefly
raed on the banks u the Missouri and Msslsslppi,
the lowest portions Of the State Other varieties are
confidently expected to thrive well IN all sections oi
the State, the bottoms and fiat prarIes excepted,
though the mountainous, southern portion Of the
att may, for this purpose, justly claim advantages
over the northern one
OF the States Of this Union Missouri is excelled in
her aGnptedness for culture only by California.
Her Sun long and warm enough ~ mature the
fruit of AL known varieties the ScuppeIn0ng except
ell The quality of the soil il, upon the whole, very
| suitable. Or the Ozart Mountain. it is made up of
volcanic Iemnsnts; and the State contains sufficient
vineyard lard TO give occupation 10 two millions OF
people while other branch Of industry certainly not
agriculture Iced suffer thereby.
Millions of Of such lands may still be bought
in Missouri at from 2 cents $lj acre and the
cheapest beng good tor nothing elsel, may IN very
maiy cases, prove to be the best f1r vineyards. The
work necessary for clearing. trenching tefracing and
ircosiDg the land may be valued at from SO Ia $50
al acre according to the way in which the work il
cone. The cultivation Of the ground may 10 part be
done with the plow, and the whole treatment of the
vines needs LEES care than 10 Europe. IDus dex.
ferrous and digent hand may tend four five acres
with some help at the most pressing times Gene
rally the young vines will yield the first full crop in the
third fourth year. common house cellar will do
TIL enough MOI ey made fir, to build arch
ed cellar. The American win. grower will generally
own the needn't timber land, and besides, sufficient
plow land 10 raise lis vegetables fruit Sc aud fodder
ior mich and feed for his poultry. His expen
ses may then be betrayed by annu. sum of 900 IA
great many do with less) and thus 1t IL easy
matter for him to become independent, even though
his vineyard should not yield than clear annual
profit OF 500 to the acre. To healthy and vigorous
man there il hardly any occupation pleasant than
Ia tend vineyards the American vne-grower Is not
depedent hirelDghe regns supreme in that which is
his own.
The effects of the rot may be judged of by the fol-
lowing .tatement. Mr.. Husmsnn, at Hermann, made
in ls47 from 1000 Catawba vuer, 1000 gallons ef
wine but in 1853 only $50 gallons. The whole crop IN
ano about Hermann consisted Of about 90 900 gallons
in 81 from about 80 in 1853 only l5,W0 GAL
Ions were made. Tue yield of the rglnia Seeding
and Ienoir the same in either year. In Boone
Vile further up the Missouri nver) in 1857, about
1. 900 gallons Of Cata~ba wine were made. From the
other wine Districts We have no reliable sta'emanis.
On the vine culture in Missouri some exaggerated
harm than good to the The foregoing state
ment baseo facts and the writer's experience,
sufficiently shows how much may yet be done in Mis
SCUM this noble pursuit. if the necessary zeal be not
wanting. How soon might a complete change in the
| condition of this State be wrought thereby,
| The:vine-growing business in Missouri is almost ex-
clus vey in the hands of the Germans, who upon the
whole follow the rules adopted ia Germany, though
somewhat modified by the different circumstances and
requisites OF this country. The growth of the vine is
| more luxurious here, and sunshine more plentiful.
When the proper varieties are chosen the vIne-cnl-
ture here must considerably more profitable than in
Germany where the whey yard aborers too often belong
| TO the poorest class of the people. FRED. MuSCH.
| STRAWBERRIES FOR FIEI D-CULTURE.-Ths follow
ing list Of straw berries is recommended by VIM. Il.
Prince for iedcuure, all of which, he Gays are pis.
tilate plants and may be allowed to cover the whole
surface:
| Sca,le, Magnate-ihe hesvies, Of all strawberries.
Dodem-,p .pdd scarlet produces double Wilson'S Albany
Eap,e-saFy, bright scarlet, on upright stalks clean AID
e'timsbe in quality produces more than twice
~paI Sea;s,larse bright scarlet, uprish; stalks excellent
| for market.
.t, b.it scarlet sweet very Juicy hi.h favor very prod
tive combines more properties than any Oth.r
MaIena-.,ne character HOvey but more productive
GIoSo.e Scdrief-larse, rounded very productive.
Frenev,Ty large ooiea splendid scarlet tue favor VIC
Princes Gbrn-a late variety large scarlet, very pro-
duc,iy Wig pens twelve days after the general crop
| The following list Mr.. Prince recommends as the
six best saainate varieties for feldculture requiring,
as he says TO be cultivated IN stools and the runners
to be cut off, thus entailiDg additional expense, be-
sides leaving much of the ground unoccupied
Scarlet P.eveTy LARGE hrst scarlet fue favor productive
Hhsn, AibdHy-qusitis we'll knowD objection, acid.
su'- aon.trous 'i,. hight grange scarlet .peudia frl
Rarry5 EzfrG-hne flavor, light scarlet color
P,imG.e-esch flower produces fruit Of Snowy crimson
| color.
Moatroe-veiy lar- splendid productive e.tImab.e tuit
Il. Mr. li.. If yari,ies com