Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-02-05

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up your eyes, and put up your hand
random, anywhere, aud you could gra,
it full Of grapes. He only made So
gallons Of wine, last fall. from hi
"half cropl'' Mr.. Glidden burns a rs
dipped in melted sulphur, in his easl
to sweeten them. Through mistake b
put a burning sulphur rag into an slchC
hol barrel, aad was blown up, injurin
his arm and side SO much that he eonl
not work his press to advantage; or ha
he been able to press tight, so as {
get it all. he thinks he could have mad
many gallons more, be says 80. ssi,7s
Mr.. Gliddon now has over SOC gsi
Ions OF wine in his cellar, cellar tha
is "iy tight" and mouse proof" ye
has in it free circulation Of eiy--Ire,
for a cellar. -
A single leaf from one Of the vine
measured u inches in diameter, in AMI
way it could be measured; over II inch
es in length to the point. A single vim,
measured about 100 feet in length.
HOW he DOES I'll
We may not be able to tell "scientifi.
cslly" the manner Of cultivation, but
we can give an outline.
To begin; Mr.. Glidden lets his vines
grow-make aH the wood he can coax
them to do-and then he 'feeds" them
to make them produce fruit, feeds them
every day during the season.
His ground, as we have stated, is
the hard clay soil Of the Ohio river
/. He makes it as rich as possible
with stable manure, to the depth Of Is
or 18 inches, mixing 10 lime to a con.
siderable quantity, aud sand enough to
make the ground, after it is prepared,
light aud porous. His ground gives to
the foot almost like q sponge. 7- --
2. He digs trench 81 feet deep
By 81 feet wide, throwing The prepared
earth on one side. aud the clay from
the bottom on the other; and sets in the
trench the posts for an arbor. 10 the
bottom Of the trench be places bones
from the slaughter house, to the depth
Of five or six inches; upon the bones
he packs solid about i8 or 30 inches Of
stable manure. upon the top Of which
he puts the prepared earth taken from
The top Of the trench 10 digging. aud
The clay from the bottom is spread over
The surface Of the ground.
5. He sets his plants. After that he
never digs tie ground. but applies all
''feed" in a top-dressing.
4. In the ease Of bearing vines. ev-
cry day when II does moi rain. the whole
surface Of the ground is freely sprinkled
With water, from the time the grapes
Are formed until ripe. All the sum-
ner, all his vines are fed with lime
water. about two-thirds OF a bucket
'ull Of lime to 80 gallons of water, and
III the soap suds and al the dish water
rom the kitchen is fed to the vines
The heavy buuches are tied up with
wine 10 support them. '.7'f "a
Z. The posts Of his arbor, (three or
our inches square, planed and painted. |
ire set about seven feet apart, the
centre Of the trenches being about the
anne distance between: posts about
even feet high. Iron rods, round, one.
ourth Of an inch in diameter, run
hrough the posts, and along the top,
bout Is inches apart, forming the sides
md top Of the arbor. The vines run
Icross the arbOr, on the top, about six
II seven inches apart. In bearing, the
,lue sky overhead is scarcely TO be seen
rom the buncbes Of blue grapes. AS
he sun sets, and shines in on the side
Il the arbor, mist can be seen falling |
rom the vines almost like = rain.
8. No mother ever nursed her child
Nth more unwearying and tender care.
han does Mr.. Glidden his grapes. But
hey repay all time, all care bestowed.
9. Mr.. Giidden's grapes nerer blighf
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