Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-31

The GRAPE CRoP.-Accounts of the grape crop
throughout the country are generally favorable and
indicate an increased attention to this branch of cu
ture The vineyards of Ohio, which take the first
rank as regards their mode Of culture and pecuniary
Importance, are said to promise better than since
1853 The same is true, so far as we are enabled
to Judge of the vines in North Carolina and Georgia,
where they are receiving increased attention. In
West Florida, too the newspapers represent the
grape as being cultivated with the best success for
vnOus purposes. The manufacture of wine from
the wild grape has been commenced in Washington
Co., Texas, under the supervision of a gentleman
previously engaged in the business IN the island of
Madeira, who is represented by correspondent OF
the N. PicGyu1.e as delighted with the prospect
and sanguine that such of his countrymen as have
been compelled to abandon their former occupation
by the vine disease, might there resume their labor
with success.
At the late exhibition of the Fairfield Agricultu-
raj Association of South Carolina, Hon. W. W.
Boycc, NJ. c., made report as chairman of the
fruit committee in which he stated that there is no
product of the soil available in that State which will
yield such enormous profits as the vine wine
making in the South" he states, ais no longer an
experiment but fact" the only impeachment now
in the way being want of information as to the mode
of proceeding. The same labor that can produce
cane and make sugar will he available for this pur
pose
The State of Missouri, however, is prominently
adapted by nature to producing the vine, and the
"St Louis Vine and Fruit Growers Association"
contemplate entering this inviting field on large
scale, by planting vineyard Of 1000 acres. The
area available for this and kindred enterprises is
greater than that of the entire wine-dstrcts of
France The bluffs of the numerous streams in
southern Missouri and in the valley of the Usage
are described frequently forming natural terraces
nerrly level at the top and covered with light
warm and rich soil, wonderfully adapted to grape
culture. Though the fruit grown here is not as
large and juicy in some richer soils, this disad-
vantage is more than compensated for by the supe-
ror quality of the clusters in other respects 1t is
estimated that not less than 100000 acres in
southern Missouri present rare attractions to the
vine dresser, while favorable localities exist in all
parts of the State in which the grape be cult
waited to advantage. 1t is curious fact seeming to
indicate special arrangement of Nature with re-
ference to ne-growing that numerous caves
abound in that part of the country, with tempera-
turc so low and uniform as to preserve wines in
their best state for an indefinite period Ultimate
", California and Missouri must rival the most
famous wire countries of the old world; while 9TH
localities comparatively insignificant but still I'M
portant will furnish liberal contingent of aromatic
Juices from native fruits whcrewith the philanthropy
pist may run tilt with death-dealing dstilleries,
and the villainous compounds now dignified with
the name of beverage York Journal of CON-
ntcrce