Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-24
CITY news.
GRAPE CULTURE.

Animal Meeting Of the NOrtheru Obi,
Grape GrOwers' AssoeiattOn-Secons
Days Proceedings Boiled Down
AdjOGrnnent-
The Convention met at nine o'sIOcl
Thurrday morning, in Sons of Temperate,
Hall, the President, DR.. J. p. BAKE, pre-
siding The following preamble and reso-
buttons were offered by DR.. D. and adopted
WHEREAS, The Emperor Of the French har
invited our Government to send to the ap
preaching Worlds Exhibition at Paris
American products and works of art, and
since il is our belief that the wines made
IN our country, especially in the regions
embraced in this Association, will COM
pare favorably with the best specimens
produced in Europe,
RssolUed, That We learn with great plea
sure that one of our Directors, William Grit
fifth, Esq, purposes to attend the Paris ex-
hibition On 1860 and that We hereby ap-
point him our representative there, and re-
quest him to take in charge all specimens
furnished by members of this Association.
ResOiUed, That we earnestly request all Of
our members and others interested, to for
ward specimens Of native wine and brandy
as soon as they well can, to Mr.. Griffith or
J. Z. Mother, South Shore Vineyards, North
east, Pa.
Resolved, That we request Mr.. Griffith to
procure all the information he can obtain in
regard TO grape culture and wine making,
in his proposed tour in Europe, and report
the same to this Association.
Mr.. Griffith announced that he proposed
attending the great exhibition in Paris, and
he would gladly act in the capacity sug-
gested in the resolutions. The discussion
of the varieties Of grapes, &c, was then re-
CoNcoRD. Mr.. Bartholomew remarked
hat the Concord was not a f~avorite with
him. 1t was a hardy grape, produced five
but they lacked quality; are agood
market grape for the Bowery; the leaf not
IS strong as that of the Diana; wine gener-
lily inferior.
Mr.. Carpenter said a ~neighbor had made
good wine by mixing it with the Isabella.
Mr.. Griffith said the Concord was the most
grape and win he ever saw, but
has the damaging fox taste. Could hardly
elieve it can be made to produce a good
rine.
Mr.. Bateham, Of gainesville, had tested
Eenty varieties of wine last fall, prepared
y Mr.. Knox, Of Pittsburgh, all containing
lore or less Concord none of them even
,lerable.
The Chairman was pleased with Concord
'uld make more money with that kind for ]
inc than with Delaware.
DIAEA.-Mr. Griffith pronounced this one :,
the finest table grapes we have; the ;
INCEST keeper; under favorable eircum- +
anees it is two weeks earlier than the Ca I
VIDA. Must have a lean, ~forbidding soil. {
makes a good growth and an excellent
inc. Il has a peculiar flavor which is I'M :
to ONE but not to me.
IoSA-Mr. Bateham was confident that !
is vine had not been over praised. :
Mr.. Mcintosh liked it more the more he ;
Of it.
Mr.. Griffith, Of Penn, bought 2.4OO one E e
ago; 10000 last year. Expected to !
axe money on it.
MoTTLED.-Mr. Carpenter said the Mot n
d grape was increasing in value, and is e
irst class wins craps. e
After discussing a few other varieties the o
sociation proceeded 70 ballot orthe best o
! grapes for the table and for wine, with =
9 following result-the figures annexed =
the vote cast: .'a.l t \