The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-10-20

Grape CuIfiva tioEs in keBOshn Co.. ne
cultivation of grapes in this coun has increas-
ed wonderfully within the past few years, but
there is still chance for increase and improve
msut in culture. 1t seems to be now decioeo'
thai there is TO serious - tacle T. the success"
fui culture OF grapes either in our sil Or eli
ate Vhey need but little lab n and care III
the pruning and protecting the vines to insure
| a remunerating crop every season
The exhibition of grapes has come to be an
important and interesting department in An
nual Co. Fairs and every year It becomes lsrg-
er. The growers Of this delicious fruit must have
learned ere this, the most reliable and prodCc-
tive variety for this locality, and this informa~
ton together with the beat mode Of culture,
ought to be emb Jdied by competent per-
son in an essay and read befnre the Society at
the next Annual Fair. We are indebted to
Misc A. S. BLISS of SG lem for a fue sample Of
the Isabella grape raised by her father Mr. G.
A. Bliss the past season. The season was not
a favorable one by any means for the growth OF
grapes. Most OF the vines, where not laii
down and protected were killed or seriously in
jured by the extreme cold weather of last winter
and then the late spring and the long drouth of
early summer, all told against the production OF
grapes. Yet, with all these drawbacks Mr..
Bliss raised quite quantity of the largest finest
favored Isabella grapes that we have ever seen.
We understand he has furnished for one fruit
store in this city, about 500 lbs of these grapes.
They were fully ripe at the time of the County
Fair. about the middle of September, the cias-
tiers were large and well filled, while the grapea
were many OF them of remarkable size for that
variety He also raised quite quantity OF
Catsw ba grapes which were fully ripe and as
perfect as any we have seen from the well
kn own grape regions OF Ohio.
Dir Bliss is evidently posted in all the minu-
tin of grape culture, as adapted to this lati-
tude. If he would enbo6y his experience in
short article we should be glad to publish it,
believing it would be of real benefit and assist
auce to many who would commence the culture
# they understood the methed of doing it sue
cesstully.
Mr. STEPHEN CALF near this city in the
town Of Pleasant Ptairie, who has gone some-
what extensively into the culture of berries and
the small fruits has succeeded in raising some
of the fine9: specimens OF hothouse grapes we
have seen He presented US few days since
with couple of very fue clusters, one of the
White iS1ceetrater, almost Translucent
green grape and the Rel C0SseliS. Both these
varieties are Of delicate flavor, aud seem to be
brought TO perfection by Mr.. Gait.
Mr. J. II. KIMBALL presented US a few days
since, a cluster OF mammoth grapes from his
grapery. They were of the Black Hamburg va
rety, and were certainly as fine as any we ever
saw of that variety. Some of them were as
large as Damson plums and might easily have
been taken Tor them, without looking closely.
We mention these Individual cases, not be-
cause there are not hundreds Of others who
perhaps equally successful in this branch of
horti culture, but because attention has been
more particularly called to their productions.
They are sufficient to prove that we need not
be dependent upon a foreign market for ell the
grapes we could consume. If OIL. farmers aud
hortuculturists have mind to turn a 1.-THE of
their labor and care TO their cultivation. The
manufacture OF wine from the grape need not
be adverted 10 yet. for some time, for all the
grapes that can or will be raised for years to
come, will find q ready market for consumption
as a table fruit