The New York herald., 1866-07-13
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY JULY ls lsee-rRPLE SHEET

above shipments Of wheat In sacks but have re-
duced the whole to -four for the sake OF simplicity The
yield Of the present year promises to be good.
oa.s ana .ne 0.nsr ms grams v,s
Wheat frequently yields from y to seventy five bushels
to the acre and barley has exceeded under favorable
many fields OF grain that would be no dscredit to
Eastern farmer and have been told that the crop wss
las, years. crop was being gathered Corn doss NOT do
well in California and the few fields have seen have
rssSn | in the northern part q the State Sats Ss.
climate seems 70 favor Il, and that is the valley OF
nS The 6sson maSs Of such SUPERIOR
quality and is 50 well known that the Lesnds have
placed ussian river bacon" on the bill Of faro u the
Considerable attention Is given in California TO tho cu
tvaton Of grapes and the manufacture Of VINE Grape
raising the oldest form OF agriculture in the State and
which the soil admirably adapted In many
localities where wheat oats or other crops would perish
perfection although It may be watered by
single shower during the entire summer II is thought
this matter that the soil must be we'll irrigated. but
most OF the varieties produced here hardly 70
jose and were established BY the Catholic mssonares
from Spain soon after the church had planted
date Of The Of the ' no.
record % has ,9s been KEPT but have board placed an the
forty years old In which the vines had Of
old but bore themselves and their fruit as IL just
entering their teens The missionaries brought grape
this particular variety Is known the Mission grape
Besides this nearly all the favor.e European varieties
the Mission. From being first on the ground the Mis-
sion grape is most widely cultivated and either from its
,ong acclima.on or rom some inherent good Qualities
wine Is made from any other variety. y1
The vineyards arc planted from the "cutngs' Of the
vines which arc given away BY the owners as of no ap
probable value Those cuttings set out In rows,
about eight feet apart at time between January and
March Ploughs and "cultvators' run between tho
rows from time to time TO keep the earth loose and
suppress the weeds and give the vines every chance TO
from the time OF planting but IL bc relied upon
for any return Of importance until it Is Ave years old
years will increase the yield every season over the pre-
codng one am told that good, thrifty vineyard win
While In he WINE growing Countries Europs tSo
dred gallons TO the acre Is large average osss
Men engaged is this grape culture toll me that the
bugs and other matters that play such havoc with the
vines France ITALY and tho other wine regions east Of
and they generally find Sufficient moisture the soil
for all their wants they naturally be expected 10
pec.ation and the grapes produced very large and
finely developed Some grapes nom meadow land Of .
wassrY Substance as be worthless Some Of the
lands In the southern part Of the State irrigated In
Of as hoss from other localities
At first the natural mistake was made Of planting
sas aS sess the finely bottom a
ment with the h,sdes useless for anything else showed
that the grapes would do as well there as on the richer
soil At present the steep sides OF the hills not
cupied but s safe to assert that in time the hills will
bc terraced and converted in vineyards point that
northeast catch the first rays OF the sun tho morn
Ing With such an exposure the best vines are grown
The gnpes thorou Gy ripe in October and Noyem.
ber and the process OF gathering thcm and expressing
countries Afror the first fermentatIop the wine is
rncked of into pipes and lcf for second fermentation,
which taxes place during the spring, after which the
w is ka1 off T1aa pnnSt Oc win
ers consider the wine at for sale and ship |
ment when it is year old, but some of them
keep IL longer time The sweet variety known
as the Angelica made by stopping the fermentation at
aparticular point as to retain the saccharne matter
In certain combination with the waory portion OF the
wine. Sherry is made by fermcnting the wine under
heat OF hundred degrees and upwards and with the
very good article. Champagne is made just tho
sparkling wine OF tho East Is made and will compare ia
Tho wine crop OF California for the year 1886 is est
mated at not less than two and half million gallons
valleys OF Sonoma Napa and vicinity, in the northern,
are the most important wine growing dstricts Each
locality claims that its vino is best and all main
tain their ground with great pertinncity, am not
prepared to show any preference This year, shoad
no accident occur the crop will be little less than rce
million gallons, large portion OF which will DO shipped
to tho East. Several establishments have agencies In
New York. where the Californian wines sold, and ap
pear to command reasonable share Of the public favor
Ono Of these has its agent here buy directly
from the men who mako the wine and contracting,
where II Is possible to do for tho whole produces OF
vineyard for torn Of years The wine remains In the
cellar wherc II Is made until II "a In proper condition for
shipment when " rs taken directly 10 tho vessels watt
ing to receive It, and sent around Cape Horn to New
York. Tho company displays strong faith In tho quality
OF California wnes In making such extensive purchases
Tho California wines all new, so THAI tho test OF
age the great one In Europe, cannot be applied at
present fear that il will be difficult TO apply
this test TO any extent for tho that tho wine
makers and VINO dealers must "turn then money too
often" to mako wine keeping pru1gbe Money can bo
nobody afford 70 have hts Insney nced up IN wine
collars waiting for the bottles TO become covered with
tho cobwebs OF fve ten or twenty yearA Very few OF
the farmers are able to keep theiv wines moro than
single year. as they must se o their produce 70 raise
funds for tho following season Labor ID not enor-
mously expensive but Il demands cash. Most of tho
work IL performed BY Chinese, and In few vineyards
Pars OF tho California wines that have seen are OF
harsh hsady character and evidently need either time
careful manipulation TO rn0ow them. Indeed,
have tassd batter California wines In New York, and
ysas ago In the sostbsrn part of the State and saw
iass week the Sonoma valley sun wins Of las
yesz's yinhp =. would compare favonbly with thss
rule thss goss against California viuA
The Calllonhns Do not tAk0 kindly 10 their wine
EiDs ons Of zen Prev that a foreign manufscture and
No vrsnoh nssrchnss hsvs receasy brouGbs mmsnss
quaatlsjss ~ IN YraAohco, nush mere 0na - mar
tss wS1 just1fy, nd endsswu1n1 10 cs0wd - Oh
sor.a psoS.:us ocs q s.Ssn1 m rncn 9 49,, :. se1yS 3
ssvsU ~ NE s1voos1es Of our nss jnice sppcas con
nAcoA - ss4blilna thsr own wins n psbNo favor, md
only ask . sis oppcrtsniv. have no doubt shAa wne
aaahjs mssrsss ana compete succsssfoliy wA foreign
ordss ;s 3 s3ecnpush uns result
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