New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-19
x.r.ce Growiu: nnd Wine Making.

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uxR three letters raising grapes and making; "'n''
That this might be done with advantage "'''
vsited vineyards around Cleveland and Clhei'' AN
m Illinois and Missouri What shall have 10 say vi"
apply 10 that part Of country west Oh fo""S'
aud New York though much VIII be coiil"o" ~ az
.ectious The facts have gathered VIII DC uselui 20
beginners skilfd growers viii hnd soe u ''''' ~"
they viii decide whether they are true
some time AGO thought Of writing against making
vine 81 ,ranesnow. after reflection and careful e&'
.o;,.on write in favor Of the object. Some OF the
rosso,s are. many men seek stimulating drink with
.,o race that tiger seeks blood. Drink thy viii The
h,ren Of sncb inherit this taste II is better for them
IN ha,etbc CONT than the delrium tromons. Young
perons are led sstruy-hoy drink and fall to rise no
more II is fashionable, it has been thought nothurt
mi 10 drink wine Tie wine Of the saloons, the greg
shops and the hotel tables is tlan the whisky Of
which II is The basis There is doubt that in drink
iur i. millions have been ruined SO long ago as IN lS
Naropte,e in his memoirs relates that IN Archbishop
whom, he names when getting Il supply OF wine went
himself TO the press and selected the grapes he saw
them mashed and pressed, he furnished casks .Ato
which the wine was PIT, then he had them put into
wagons which he could lock M and he kept wetch o.
them ny day and night tin they were placed IN ns own
cellar If this ssary Then IN 0r0ef 10 f't pure
wine what is required rOwf SiHpy that aT1els
should plant grapes and that wine b plentiful can
didly believe Il can hecomo rs eo;unon as ccel. j.
yasts easier 10 make a temperance man 81 vine
srinit: than of a whisky drinkcr, because there IL
basis 10 work on. Reforms come Roy degrees Frst
step, then another step; never man! sles az once
The temperance cirsni has resulted m making beer
drinkers Next let tlC-c he winc-drnkcTS When TINS
haIit SHAH be removed t viii b. last ia the series OF
Temperance reform Perhaps II not quite successful III
this 10 harm viii he done.
We must take the mass Of mankind as they afe, NOT
we wish them to be of as f,W o. Us NAY De. 90
not believe tlai II we have plenty OF pnI, hatSe VIM
We viii be inclined 10 abandon ~ Tor WHISKY, an! more
than believe will abandon good for poor iood.
Wine drinking. as propose II. * wholly unknown ii
This country have confidence that glass ol pure
wine can BE- obtained sinply Is asking for IT, either ~
New York or London. In Cincinnati II Is noioIiOusiy
drugged. think can show how almost every i,iaer
NAV have barrels OF pure wine IN lis cellar ana OF {"
little expense. Let Us remember that we nave iTee
schools that the sciences ar charging ana max the
human brain itself is expanding, \ vast Icn' anu anu
wonderful country is The Arebien Nights Goes
mot sneak Of any country desirable our Own. kyerY
one who treads this soil should be proud tha even IN
remote degree be shares IN this wealth and that ne l.
able 10 contribute - our shining destiny.
Eighty one miles nom -. Louis on the southern BANK
q! the Missouri River and IN the County Of Gasconade
ia the town OF Hermann. 1t contains about 2c9O IN
Labitaps. Two series Of hills. scarcely moTe Ihau q
ourtcr of a mile apart nclose the town snd they ter
inmate in bluffs al least 200 feet nigh these nave bee
cut down 70 give passage 20 The Pacinc konina1 =
s1reet fronts the river A street back :iom The
river AT the end of Il is q bill. On approach Ing ire
hill another street open a. right angie WIN
hilI the emo 1NEHDk ~ "h'
r. another street and al along ee stores churches
market and nice residences At last the countr. opens
little there are hills end valleys and one sees
farm houses. in lofty situations. MesnV HE one
secs in gardens and yards on the hlslopes and tops
grape-yines the stakes TO which they a. ned IAe
ts around Cincinnati high. Could You place other
hills equally high their tops you would have SUCH
nils as At HERNIA IN.
In this little town are ONLY two citizens American
born. The rest are Germans mostly nom Saxony and
tie county is settled by the people. They are all
for the Union seldom find a fruit grover who is .
Copperhead. There only 40 slaves Ia the county
when the war commenced; where they would
he hard tell. Most al the people speak Lngsh, some
quite well They interested in only two subjects
grape growing and :he They see they desire, no
way to end il but by tearing Slavery by the roots
Mr. George Husman. who recently was one Of TIE
Missouri delegates 10 Warrington took ne Ia charge
He has a large nurseTy. gad Is Al extensive grape
grower After visiting his fLe orchard AMI vineyard,
on the bluff below the town and tasting Of his sincs IN
his large wine cellars mounted two gray horses on
or way TO visit other whey ards We went into the
came 10 the vineyard OF Mr.. Poesohel lying on hill
aope IL is improved ono Of his oNn pinthg, Dehg
OF Catawba which variety be has abandoned 70 hs'o
oil the other yine-grOwers IN MssonL lLey sy II is
not worth much as the Virginia. even At does not
rot.
productive starts two weeks lster than the caaWta
Iipens two weeks earlier, hence valuable ilr low
grounds punches medium. compact sweet, ana rlch;
moderately juicy makes an eA,yHeus vaiA ~
subject neither 20 mildew eaf blight nor rot is small
sire does 1T il for table grape 20 wen a. some oihe
kinds though for ones own use 1t l. good enough.
When il was first planted here they inquired Of Mf.
Longworth who authority IN all sucn matters. as
70 its value he replied that i was worthless Ills dis
couraged many but not all Before Mr.. LOugworth
died he changed bis opinion ana sent hther Tor siocG
Of vines
The vineyard was speaking Of contains about four
acres set 61e, and aimed on ilchs lha j. posts
long and feet above ground are SCI 10 ieot apart
and three tiers OF bail wire stretched from post 70 pot
by turns around strong nails. Wire is coIis.d-
AN
twigs OF golden willow. ms IS quito olheTeht u ON
the Cincinnati method which briefly, is 10 plant thick
or 10 tie TO single stakes and b dwarf ihe vine raw
very few grapes al Hermann ted or trained IA tbs
Way In fact DO not find a similarity Of catmeIt II
any two places have visited.
Adjoining this vineyard some two acres more were IN
prepar for planting To describe this Il to tel how
grape growers generally through our couhfF! prefer tue
work should be DONE 1t IS also the German ana IeLcA
method. likely negro at work trcncling. Ci.m-
Heneing the lower and thIOHjnF out Tue dt on las
side ditch two ana ahhi feet wide Oh more, or less
and two feet deep y dng acioss tls Iutre Nheysio
Where possible, ny PCcsche prefers 10 put brush,
straw or rotten wood. Bones would be very good n
the bottom Of this ditch similar space next tis ditch
il dug next; the dirt thrown into tie first one. With
the top sol the bottom Into tie next vacancy more
brush &c. is thrown sod in his manner the work pro
ceeds till tie whole piece Is dug over and tho Work Is
finished. Dr. Shredder Of bloomington who has tinee
digs bitches feet deep and ~ ~ide leaving
space Of fed vide uDdug. 1ir 6 Fell Of the same
place slso Mr. Phoenix. and nr. Coleman Of II LOUIS,
ulOw as deep q possible and then come with sub.
soil p.Ow and .our horse md IN II pcw from II T. 20
inches deep. Some al Cincinnati pOw, particularly
IL the soil inces 10 sand but FOR tie most pat tLei
trench At Hermann they have $40 acres N grape AL
Of which they have tTench-d. They VIII pat N next
Spring 100 or 800 more The irencAing O. p.OT
ing is done IL the Fe and the planting too. If posi-
bic but either mas DE done in the Spring If there is
time asked the negro what be thought of this kind
Of farming. He said. Truck orter grow powerful
well but his mater wouldnt have no sich nonsense
OIL bis plantation" Naturally ] ssked bin where he
came from. lie told me he from near Lexington
that be run away and that n this work he making
IS cents q dsy AID Lis board.
To trench AZ acre Of land deGcrbcd. costs, when
labor il moderately plenty SIS; IL viii cost 500