The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-16
RAPE CULTr'HH AND WINE MANU-

AsaHt -SN SS~4S TIE CULTURE OF the |
pa and manufacture of wine, have |
N rank with the most important
cultural interests of this section of !
country. The lands of West Vir-
ia and the Ohio Valley are especially
pied to this culture. The success
those who have embarked in this
mess has been such as to attract
eral attention in that direction, rap
y increasing the number and area of
vineyards in this vicinity. Hill
es heretofore considered worthless
purposes OF cultivation, have sud
My become valuable and are eagerly
hight after as sites for vineyards, and
may say, without exaggeration.
At the day is not far distant when
$50 vineyards will equal in extent
d rival in fame those of the most IA
red chimes of Europe.
1t is but few years since the first
pertinent was mnde in this county by
r. Sockman, who planted small
neyard on Wheeling Creek, Mr..
Suis Bayhn, of Fulton, following
ose upon his footsteps. These twogen-
Pmen were the pioneers of the enter
isc, and demonstrated the fact that
APES could be grown successfully
al profitably in West Virginia. The
,xt in order was Mr.. Daniel Zane, who
anted vineyard on Wheeling Island,
hich also proved very successful. In
Us the fine. vineyard on Wheeling Hill,
nown as the Wickham Vineyard, was
Lanted by Mr. Wickham, who was Mt
lat time Sheriff of Ohio county. 1t
ting clearly shown by the success of
iese parties that the business was
rodtable, tho number of vineyards
cyan TO multiply rapidly and have
cen steadily increasing up TO the pres
Mt time. The following list embraces
ie principal graperies now under Gull
walton within FIVE miles of Wheeling.
Seybold, Schulxle and Kehrer, have a
ne vineyard of twenty-five acres of
caring vines.
Mr.. John Newland, has about twenty
We acres, eighteen acres bearing.
Mr.. McSwcrdS, twelve acres, bearing
n part.
Mr.. Turner, ten acres, larger portion
earring.
Christian Hess, twenty-eight acres,
bout twenty bearing.
Capt. Richard Crawford, forty acres,
eventeen bearing.
Zimmerman, Hahn and ssybold, If
acres, twenty acres being two year
Id vines.
a. Rice, twenty acres, larger portion
,earing.
}: Il: Waters. recently purchased by
Il; B: Reed, Esq, five acres bearing.
j. Nanpelt, seven acres.
VIM. Clark, five acres.
DIR. G.. Schughnrt, four acres.
John r. Miller, eight acres, three
Thomas McCord, six acres.
Rev. Peter kreusCh, twenty-five acres,
NO year old vines.
George busch, seven acres, three
bearing.
John Archibald, nine acres.
George. f. Caldwell, nine acres.
Charles Schublrd, seven acres.
nenry Moore, twenty acres, two year
Bishop r. V. whelan, four acres.
Gapt- Theodore Fink, three acres.
Daniel Zane's estate, four acres.
II. L. Zane, one and half acre.
Handlan, Ford * Co., twenty acres,
Dodson ~ Ford, twelve ncreS.
Jncob Masser, four acres.
Robert Marshall, five acres one wear
old vines.
John AmiclI, six acres bearing,
Frederick Schenk, eight acres.
Robert Hutchison, thirty acres.
Lewis Orth, one aero md half,
Z. Snyder, one acre and a half
A Bedillion, three acres.
g. Helwig, three acres.
II B. Woods, trustee, two acres,
Daniel Harris, three acres.
Frederick kOber, three acres,
Charles schumacher, six acres.
Christian WGlty, four acres.
Lorenzo D. Wait, five acres.
DIR. f. II. Mccoy, and ]. Seuseney.
a small vineyard.
We are informed by good authority
that there will be at least three hun.
dred acres planted in vines next spring
the preparations having been made thi.
summer. In this neighborhood tn,
culture has been successful on boil
bottom and hill lands, the soil beint
magnesia limestone, or gravel. TIL,
limestone, however, is preferred, apC
seems to be the best adapted for tn,
purpose. The sites selected are gener
ally those with southeast or south
west exposure. 1t is tho opinion, how
ever, of an experienced grower, that al
extreme western exposure will prov,
entirely successful. There is one yer,
noticeable feature connected with tn,
grape culture in this Immediate yicini
~. There is a scope of territory run
ming along tho Ohio river from Deer
Run, five miles above the city, to Bell
mir, four miles below, in which Their,
has never been, even in the most unfa
vorable seasons, anything approacbiu,
"A general failure of the crop; in fact
VIC might say that every season ha.
proved success. This is attributed I,
the presence of the maguesia limestone
which is leading characteristics of thi,
locality.
Since the introduction of the Crane
lands suitable for vineyards have beer
steadily increasing in value. Sites or
the river bottom command from thre,
hundred 70 fvc hundred dollars ne,
acre, and hill lands from one hundred
to three hundred dollars per acre. Lo-
cation, however, is the prime consider
ntlon' and price is nothing in compnr-
isoni for with tho proper location, sue
cess is certain. An acre Of grapes is
considered to be worth thousand
collars in any location. How much
moro valuable it is where fail
ure Is unknown, NO leave the render to
determine. The average yield OF wine
pev acre is estimated at four hundred
gallons The best vineyards, however,
VIII produce six hundred gallons. The