The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-29
aurlfulturul NM NOmrstit.
Grape Culture.


A co~-espondent from Galesburs writes;
commenced cultivatingthe grape vines il
Is59. i'm the spring Of 1884. planted aoont
,,reIva hundred vines. setting them 0lt SIX
foo, anart both ways; planted between
- -og-s the first season, beans, ru-aDa3as'
orc prefering not 10 plant anything winch
woald crow high enough 70 shade -ne slhpe
vines: I 10 pretty much all me cul--F@--.i7
ofthe ground IN summer with horse. Inc
second wear plant 40 other crop among
the vines. e.-
I Dros.r Tire general pruning I'D the l-li'
affe- tlo leaves have fallen nom .-- '.4r7'
80 f..f.,re snow cones and treat tleln Hltl
.fo ,,r,uer protection for winter 1t cover
an, m such Of the tender kinl o- grapes
As REQUIRE lt. In the following spliAS W
them neatly and snugly up 70 the stake ana
ln jane and July following al'eAI - '-e
proDer checking o. The new grO"-h- WOOL
A rl.e that / have re-.lel by prac-ce. -.
mat YOU must work the first and second
yea Z. on tick" 1ue tl.rl year tAe FlD-s
will commence bearing and produce i'l--
enough % pay the labor bestowed upon u
that raar. Tie fourth year tle vine Wal.
commence bearing and pay Tor al previous
OUTLAY =
IN regard % the yield Of vine grapes /
find rr several seasons together iAe s-e."
has been one gallon o. " must To Twelve
p0rr Of grapes
lll 10 difficulty iu keeping lAetA .'s--
and GOOD through Tie winter Win NDJ--
me s,rae care and .u about the same maui
Ter that / would apples, and ! have ile-
low iarcl ist) fresh anu good
5lr not clIiV4fil- a.. Of tle li2lIt e.
L ID F.rt. sem. H
posed OF the Delaware. Concord. D-Ait-
Nl.ca.nne. R-aeccl. Madeira tiu'eA
Isabella. and tho OH A.lXallcr. "Alc.
yo--.- ses proportions az wine grape tla'
ute for the wine now Or baud from t.'
m-t named grape. " tLe vintage az 1850. b
moss receiving favorable compliments.
In regard o. propagatug. have only in
duleeI IN that i1r MS own convenience l
procuring IL sufficient s-pcS-mt present
stoc.. u plants. now tw0 year. ee. about
Zen or twelve thousand Of which want d
put ont about two thousand .n t.e coming
Gpun-.
CCRRA.Is.
IN 1854 l planted twenty-five Aun1re
curraut plants. four by SIX lee. ap1r' n th'
field, w0raed the ground VITA oae horst
n.yw aud clt.gatOr. gOt some clllnis ta'
second year. good supply iYr Aome u7'
the third year. aul in July Of i-tJ. pickle.
one laudred ANA four bushels uy measure
Of curraLts, mostly OF tic rel aAd wh;'
dutch varieties. which AInt give preiet
cnce for practice purposes.
IN July o. 1850, pat up ten barrels o.
curraDt wine. aud nave pat uu le, mof'
or le. 3. each season since. but have rattle
neglected Tie culrauts since grapes have
com. into bearing 1 can assure goa how
ever. that currauts can De mace 81 pfOLta
bic crop % raise
Ia ra-arl 90 v'0e lave put up SOM
each year since ] $50, wiz. general success
Tic oldest have on hand uow is OF sin
la4e OF l.f0. which is excellent. TIL
quality OF the wine OF dE'se-u- season
varied somewhat important fe .u-.tes d
preparing and putting mp wluc from grape
OF currants are neatness. care a.l aiten
ton in selecting the fruit cleanliness d
the press. casks and an other things use
for The purpose and then close attention
90 10 iOr the first year. 10 is JUS, as impor
talt 20 attend well 90 tlc keeping OF 10 th
first gear as % Tie putting up or rrcparin.
Tire music (sO-cdliedl in the first place
After the first year tie wine becomes iiNc
i'm It's character. SO there is nO- $50 mucI
danger OF It's changing, and after The nee
essaiy racking and timing 10 the end Of th
second year, II will do for b0ttllng. and q.
the expiration OF TWO years more 10 is lJ
Tor use.-DetrOH Free Press