The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-11-16
[coxolupEp FROM LAST WEEK.

CoNcLuDED FROM LAST WEEK.
But LasIs is another culture which
am sure would ultimately succeed well in
North Carolina and even in this immedi
ate section. refer to the grape ard the
making OF wine. This is sort of hob.
10y with me, and regret that have not
time TO enter more fully into its conside
ration. There is not county in the
State in which the grape viue is not in.
digenous. There is, too, great variety.
Your own Catawba is becoming known
over the world, and the Scuppernong has
been famous since the first settlement of
the State both for the table and for wine.
In the American Association for the ad
vancement OF Science, | heard DR.. Jack
son, the eminent Chemist aud learned
Professor, Of Boston, who has often visi-
ted our State, assert that the day would
come when there would be manufactured
from the Scuppernong of North Carolina
AS fine wine az the celebrated Tokay
of Hungary. 1t is already made though
not in the most extensive or skillful way
to test its ingredients and fine properties,
but in large quantities aud sold at the
North to make and adu terate what is
bough; and drank here AS "Frenrh" bran.
dies aud other vile CONGO .tlors A re.
cent analysis OF the Scuppernon! from
this State at the Patent Office, to test its
saccharne qualities, has shown its equal
in this respect TO the best French Grapes
which contain 20 per cent. OF saccharIne
matter. And il is well known to be one
# the most hardy of vines and wonder
fully productive, growing to al immense
SIZE and covering large space of ground.
\ gentleman recently told the that he
knew OF three hundred ga ous Of wine
made this year from four vines. We
have, too, the Isabella, or Laspcyre Grape,
iong known aud appreciated a, excellent
Tor the table or vine.
The grape will grow well where Indian
Con and Melons and Tomatoes and simi
lar Productions thrive best, ani we are
just IN the latitude most congenial to is
growth. Experenc, and culture would,
doubtless, improve our native vines OF all
kinds, and enable us TO produce other And
better varieties than are yet known among
u'. In this resp ct, we would in the Uni
ted States have an important advantage
over Europe III The eud. For il is re
marksbls fact that none of the best vines
Of Europe are ndiiUes Of that continent,
bat were brought from the East. original.
~ from Palestine, the land of The vine
ana the ig,-and perfected afterwards,
by skiiful and assiduous culture.
Il is one of the great wonders Of ma
tu c, this improvement Of vegetation by
skillful and well.directed culture an |
peculiar adaptation TO climate and to soil.
Your Wheat, a great staple through.
out the civilized world, and valued in the
United States annually, by bundreds of
millions OF dollars, was once wild grass
on the coast Of the Mediterranean. In a
g'rden or a field prepared tor it, proper
growth and maturity, it has become as
you al! knew, the staff OF life" The
Potato, which now leeds hundreds OF
millions of human beings was once a
worthless, bitter, striugy, iiborus root
IN Chill, on the coast Of the Paci.
-fc. And Cotton Hing Cotton-which
now governs the commercial world, was
known i'll the days Of llerodotus and
~ ~ WoOI ilhc
Of little OF no value in commerce or man
ufactures, short and silky, like the down
on the Ounce, for which reason it was
frat called IL. Italy, "Cotogni." and hence
our name Of Cotton" once plucked
off in the month of February, (and have
At still in my Possession) handful Of
open bowls Of Coltton from a field near
the ruins of Pompeii, where it had been
sown broadcast, as Is the custom there. -
But with all the advantages Of rich vo!.
canic ground Ut the base Of Vesuvius, a
garden like preparation OF the soil aud a
n.GSi delicate culture, with the bright sky
OF Naples to warm it, il did not pro luce
wool to be compared in fineness OF
beauty TO the American Cotton. Ii wan.
ted cur climate aud our knowledge Of its
.sp?foPrlata cultivation aud adaptation to
he scjl. These references are made to
chow how very much the Grape and all
other vegetation may be affected and
modified and improved by reasons OF eli
mate and soil and peculia:ity Of culture.
The Grape, Of all other fruits, is most sus.
ceptlble OF this alteration in its nature.
II may be said that the cuiture Of the
Grape Is new thing--an experiment as
yet with u.s. So once we've Cotton, and
Rice and Tobacco, and many other pro
ducts hat are pow yielding their thou
sands Of dollars 20 their successful eui,iya
tori. Rveyy ibing in an improved Agi
culture, as IN ~ other pursuits, usl
have beginning, and it is very easy and
very cheap to Try the experiment, IL, in
deed, il can be so cslIed m q country al
ready making hundreds Of thousands oil
gallons OF wine. "a
II Is the most certain and fruitful of
crops. The vine liyes TO very great age
even hundreds OF years, and there is no
part OF it that may not and IS not, 10 wine
making countries, adapted to. some useful
pnrpose.. II you say, it will noL pay to
cultivate the grape aud make wine. re.
ply lhai experience shows the CONTRARY.
In France, whore the caliure has attained