The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-03-12
MARCH. .l112,sI863.

had on y ,643 punches =, ,,.y,s., y,s ~
! And four vines. two years old therprece,
ding Spring, bad on, them 2.59s bunches,
and mad 3 50 gsllons Of superior, ~inel IA
In ALL Mr., ,Glidden had 10 bearing Vines
which made ~ gallons Of the best Of ..patiys
vine" besides grapes used Otherwise that
would have made Ave gallons more -
y, IN IN March, 1859, Mr. ;Gliddep set out an
Isabella slip. The nrst season. there grew
from it two branches about six fect long
each 4 IA, q, The, ascond, SEASON. flsso), be
ltrtined of branches from these, andgrew .
total length Of 5e4 feet Of wood ! / The long
est branch vas 40 feet and 3 inches in
length the shortest a. feet and ., inches.--
lp the third season, Y(lsel,j Mr.. Glidden Of
fered $l00 to,a any one who would count; il
there were not nearer 1000 punches of
grapes on that vine, than 3,50o.rs The real,
number was,oyer $500 bunches .,aean a,F
~ In 1854 the vine on the, nortbessterly
end Of his h,use, which. produced l,229
bunches in, 1853. and 1.543 in Il ls5e--how
many in 1860 ,scws do not know, bat the
yield was tremendous this same vine in
4 s6l, made 40 gallons Of, ,xipes which Mr..
lGliddens sold fsr s$s6 exclusive Of casks !!l7
slrThat season. fls6i ,),hepmatlei 4ss gallons
OF wine from his, eight. square, rods of
ground.ssi4aa ser Essso 81 aalsa - yaal "a
in the Spring of 1859, we, we're boarding
in M GGddenls family. Heswas not very
fleud''jn regards to his sgrape lsprospects. -
He "didn't think he should have more than
half q crop;;" there siwastta poor show for
grapes and all that But 10 In the mid
die ofiJuly weyisitedr Ironton., and It is no
enxaeyertion n to say that. 90 under has arbor,
about seven fsetin height shut up your
eyes, and put up your hand at ransom. any
where and you oonld grasp itfnH Of fgrapes
? He only made ss5 gallons Of s:wine.. last
fall, from ythatls:nH eroprio Me- Gliaden
burns rag dipped in, melted sulphur in his
casks tolswesteI them. Through mistake
he puta burning sslphnr rag into an alco.
hol harrel.s and was blown up, injuring his
arm and side SO much that he could not
work, his press to; advantage ;lors had ne
been able to press tight, 50 ess to get it all,
he thinks be could have made mahy gallons
more, ne SAYS so. Ii ~ haA .Ig .o42 bs'
aa.Mr G)idden now has. over BOO gallons Of
winejnhis CELLAR, b eellaflthatsistsfly tight
and sneuse proof. psyetGhAs init 4 ffesi cir.
cuistionrofair icsi AEa reHsf.geds w
le1Aisinele leaf from one Of the vines meas.
ured Hsinches in diameter, in any way. it
coal ldedbers measured i over II inches in
length tnthsapoidt ca single vine 'measur.
ed'sbeut 100 feet in length. 'iiru 70 fsit ~
yrs,aim sa' now HE DOES rrrq q Bot
g wsmay not BE able to ten 'scientificallyr,
the manner of cultivation, but we Z, can give
an outline. s,I ls7sa tsd8 sss0siso Haus1 ],
;4s.'F ysesg sfiy N sy,sl si3 "a t,.lts,gRrl -
/ To begin; Mr., Glidden Let's. his zines
grow--make all the wood he can coax them
to do-and then he "feeds'' them to make
them produce fruit, feeds them every day
ddnnring the season; 70 s.aazsss - .qqsrs e
u HIS ground, o, we have, stated is the
hard clay soil Of the Ohio river bottom. p
!, J. He makes i as rich as possible with
stable manare, to the depth. Of 10 or ,1s in-
,;.r ...',.h : 80 =. .ea
.n., !. !. nr....s ~, "a ,asa.s ~,
rronnd giYss !, H. 60, .,most IL.
$500. a. 'Ess7s =
dlis y'.%slsa 9sa hs'is a'ii y s4i s
S.a he digs trench u feet deep by 81
'esf ~lde, throwing the prepared earth en-
o. one s'de' And the clay from the boeso" on on
sas osns, n' 's.S 70. 'as usnen 'ne pos.s
!. n,.... 49,. &c.. 49,. .a...A..- .s.... !.
n. ,,.,,h, - A.. 49, 49, ,..s.s - ~
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- ...hl. .ro..r,.-,.,,,,,. ~. 49,, - -. ~
mats ~. r,.n.r.a ,..,,h. ,....s e.o,,, .I.h. -.
y The .ranoh = a;.c;n. .,a ,h..,,...e.ss
So.tom A. s,ssaa lo1.r t,,sI .,,,t. .;:.f Is.
vrup,ds,,u al, gsbaa I..,gIgz..1 g,snsTg, Hs ruI
.s.q MI ,..,c,.... ~ .s....,s.,..y u
l,,sc,f..H - .ss1 s 10 ~ p f,,s o' ,s''i,...s @ -
-. - u "e sou"u ou' = "ssi .ss - ~ u
'0 usss'. sss,0's. ys.a ssIyYss gEi Is ssis Is
!, = ~ IN the case. ot bearing vines, every
iay when .1 i dees @ not rain. the whole sur
ace o. the ground l'df y freely sPr'nnkkled nk With
=" TON pgs w u'ne q 'hc ssAPss sls 'or"ea
lnli lnl drlpe. sAA me sum summer, sli ms vines