New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-19

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nuthor Of work this subject CT great Na9e.
eyer he recommends the CaaNha. The reIaoi wiz Viz
surprised Ia note how very Little wine is mauo ~ 10
lottie years mentioned. Tho reason II, ihey nav. ie
Catawba grape, and zone years Il IS annoHia ~.
on account Vf the black rot. MY own N'Sf 'y .Ii
lin southern Illinois, iruited much as '.' ~;
each About the Let OF july they pcsn y, , Ono Ike
have a single ripe berry Lxeopt on quo NM
Shore, Nok upon the Caawba as Ni9I9 NV - ~.
cultivation Still money can DC maoc WIN w. Wv.
offer this statement an comparison "i'f' a"n', -
crsnes which me. Iortou's Virginia, Concord Della,
ware Herhomont, and Hartford fr"fhc olln' al
these except the Norton nave p1en N9 1--WE, IosTaes
Nv unsnon nlo,es The Norton above all GheTs for
ui-n crane INT IN his little work Che vine, he says
thst the grape nest suitable lor eVe,!noly " p''
/ the Concord md mainly agree win hni;
NM accordj,ry 10 our present knowledge, either o
these cranes being mostly free from rot and the Norton
wholly so is certain u yield at least 800 gallons 10 'he
ac,r and this is not much when they do not rot
Eight pounds of grapes 70 the vine - not Largo yed
believe the average is nearer ten pounds; II is oi1eh
u 20 Tic number Of pounds Of Ito different KINGS
of crnpes required 10 make gallon Of VINE was s'acd
10 me Nv many wine makers as follows
"A 4, Nor,ons Virginia GAL n p lIerbemon, gallon
/ u 10 Caiawoa, gallon. - 10 pei'"Aie' s-i'"
/ II n Concord, gallon
The lest is not "A very certain estimate because little
wine vet has been mode FROM this grape Let :, D.
understood that when mention wine mean nothing
whatever but the pure juice Of the grape There are
mixtures OF sugar, spirits and the Ike this is cordial
not ly any means viLe.
so good as thu, made from NoTtons virginia nor IL
that from the Cs0wba 20 ny taste, at loasti nor doN
either sell for much. The great advantage IN inc
Concord is that sells well In market and rs certain 10
bring Il least nine cents pound, Wholesale Large
cfOts have been marketed ut twelve cents IL Is mani
fest that If grapes sell for less than eight cents pound,
IL is more profitable u make them into VINE ne
Hartford Prolific the earliest Of all If certain TO brins
- 10 20 cents pound ard south o. . Ses' Cues NO.
drop; north of this il does TO sOinc extent
Amer making all proper allowances for unforeseen cas-
uates and cutting down the estimate OF the prom o,
an Of grapes oHehdG when grapesro"oIs WI, Win
n
il Quite safe a. say that ecre. planted AS pave az
tempted 70 describe and well cared Tor VIII, aver thr
fourth year and during one natural iiei'e bIhe ~
aunuplr the spn Of Eve hundred dollars an cola'
sdeni that often il viii bring thousand dollars annually
There is other item Of no little consequence aho
that is tie sale OF .ayCrtd roots or az cuttings FROM
every vine layer may be had and for yenis 10 come,
perhaps hundres Of years much as hundred dollars
~ least annually NAV be obtained from TINS source
remark here that the Herman folks say ihe Norton can
net to grown from cuttings but that the Concord can
be one person told be could do IT, but refused 10
toll how. think OWNED the secret ana VIII GiNnlge
! me Hernarn fdlk gave mo these two sts'ements:
Mechor ioeschul from one and Aa,i acres 81 srnpss
sold 1900 pounds ~ PC. made ~ gallons 81 VIM At -
and also sold go worth OF l4icrs-i0iai SliN An
Other Pocschu fiom three acres sold l'Vo gallons oil
wine at s - This was last year, and from e'a'a"'
ba ~ that
Ithas been thought particularly nj Cincinnati that
Americans cannot rai-o grapes, and that on! Herman
vine dressers can succeed Itlink TINS ~ greet error
IL tguc that they arc Germans - Itina iu. aii'i
making many careful inquiries i could not learn tht
any Il the Successful growers knew anything about TIE
business before they came 10 this country en- The CON
trary. shown The place Of regular German vine
Dies r. who continually prophescd failure on TIE pnIt
Of his uc.glborsiLe result was. De always ful"d me!
AlWays succceded. NAM ~ Cincinnati was tod, are
beginning t. see that iLcl German ahoieis AID direct
urs know TOO tlle how ginlcs should Dc managed ID
this country. And By Tie way the lich ~ VINO pr
acre even at Cincinnati ia nom ~ 10 alt1 ATOMS Inufc
per acre than il IL In either Germany France some
times in these countries there nre almost total iaiuc
f~f .irt 80 Igo-ra %
third centuries sucCc,Led IN estlbhhing TIE we on
The bank Of the Rhine Hence. do not hesitate T. Fay
that he United States naturally. and a. rloi, ar
more favorable Tor Tie grape than EuroPs Inc Oh,
lake Shore b. fully equal 10 Italy and CaiiforLis 70
Spain To ths Superiority or II on. ehoos'f Z" IN.
equality certainly must BE- added more in!'i'Nlui
and I-olressyc people who IN whatever business they
age thoroughly search Tor causes OF iailrc ana ~
tilnatcy, ny scientific AID grcuca methods attain al
! Arnir, We mounted orr horse. when other. Joined
Us and 20 up and over tie hills Few would value
deep orgcs on either 1tc through which the hissoui
seen uos aud vet an almost every d aye grne- ."
mon at woA preparing 70 plni iheA. or i,fI.iSu
why such hsh rough ground vas consid' Isd psl isi
grapes told that the .rosi Is le,s hkeil 70 MI
them which is true aud that THE ifu requires nolis
20 much as irte circulation oi ar. Before get
through shcN SHOW TIA, sraPcs I'll grow ekre!entl
well on Level ground Jae so, On these Dbl. IL sur
priEngly rich boxed we'll even Better than 81
usually looks ID Illinois which Is saying much Dst The!
cultivate taO-Ouc Ay. and yOW fDoi deei-nnl bhiF
fields were mri.ed wlth green. III" !Hs we"'bs
D a.
IN acre. and sois now AZ e. - busheL "hta also
does well 40 where hafc seen nOrc thriiy orchards
be pear D. p rect Success AID here. alone, 80 ihI NJ
g. y knowledge erifndf The apico, bears year Hi'r
,eI, en- rous CROP o. yeTf 40 fiuit. u soils nom On
10 eight CJllaIs bufheL AfsrWhi q. al one piA'c
ihey gave some NeW-Nofk pPiln Gppfs 80
large that could not got ihcm n myovor-con pcEets
ON Tire solih side Of tle hills ine-stoiie crop Oa
where fAcy ike 10 plant the i,rDemont on Tue no. %
tide, sandstone. We reached the Up 81 tne mn NH'i'
were some twenty acres 81 lefel land rev OF NE
Hermann hOUse.tOIs aud church spires were EiaLle
yinegaId and orchards acre around us At the houss
MANY hands were At work building a wine cellar.
gain the Missouri Is in sight and IL stretches ten or
fifteen u.ies 10 tie northwest IL - a.so OcIoW as
fully Xix hundred feet or nearly an eigAth OF nhc
Two large vineyards also lie below. and ~ IN deep
valley. but tley 20 feet above the river Hls axe
On eEeIy hand and On their slopes and tops No bcc
Vineyards and grain nclds ana orchards ana house.,
At tho rycrr edge, the h terminate In rocky Ireoi'
pieces One hardly hcas the iaiiiOud ;rain as hugs
their bose APPROXIMATIONS.
frowus o.f TIC wide and winding Rhine
Between tie bsni, which bear the vine
Aud hls III rich with b'csaomrd Te~s
And fields which rroni.. corn and vine
The chssfn oftiis EncLaniod grouri,
fnd all ia tLoga nd turns di'c!o-e
some ireAler beauty varying round.
We went down % Il white farmhouse. Everything
was neat If not elegant. There were Aogtr n box
aud poia, and tne pictures On the wall ~, VIC HPoR'
"a little English. some Of the men did but Lttc
better But was welcome After Itllc We wont
down 20 tie sne-celar. When one moves hero
be gOcs down or up. Fancy large ralond culver |
- feet lour u broad. and is nigh, walled across enc
end where ere two fues fJr ventilation ana "Lieh
s. reached b. passage. " enir>' egir feet "idf
through two strong door,. aud YOU have wine cellar
Over his cellar r. building which looks Ike barn
the Ton wen OF tle cellar mo III cask- below. The
cost Of these cellars II from s25O 10 zoo. Nothing
whatever IL kept In them cZcspt wine he casts NJ,
On each sido one walka between thew. They are OF
various sizes; few smaller thsn barrels many hold co
gallons or % barrels ard cost from SO 10 eco each
a lumber was at hand, and wine was draw nom |
cask near u top took few sips and handed II 20