New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12


the south shore OF Lake Ete arc unequaled III
America.
Domestic Champagne grapes disposed Of, j..
u. Lyman opened and gavo out case 10 champagne
20 special testing committee of twelve. reading the
| following paper as a description:
The sample Of vino furnished is from Nsssrs. Ryck
man, Day d Co.. BIOcton Chautauqrg Co.. " l.
The which attends the cutcre of the grape IN
Chautauqua County is 10 be a5cribed 10 se nenrness
of the vineyards to the lake the pheTe or which
makes the climate more eqnable keeps beck yegeta.
tlOn in the Spring and early trOss in the Tal so that
thus cans. seldom inteIieres with the maturing OF tho
frult The manulacturc Of wine az BtoctCn wac conl
menCed several years since by the Hon j. IL. Fay,
and was successfully pursued until the organization
| of the Lake Shore Wine Company which erected
large buildings and cellars for the manufactnre OF
! wine on an extensive scale and succeeded Mr.. Fay
! in his operations. Messrs. Ryckmnn, Day q Coz arc
the cssees OF the property from the Lake Shore Wine
| Company and have continued the manufacture The
cellars of the company have capacity for storing
nearly 2tO,OO gallons OF wine, and the amount manu-
featured so far has varied from $1,000 to $1,000 gallons
! annually.
The varieties manufactured bear three brands Of
sparkling wines the a" Honey Moon" the ." Diamond
| Wedding and Sparkling Catawba. In all these
varieties the juice of the Isabella forms consider,
able portion of the wine other varieties being mixed
with it with view Of varying the flavor The only
sugar used is that which is always employed in the
manufacture of sparkling wines TO evolve the car
bOnic acid gas. OF the other varieties they manu-
| facture Still Catawba, Sweet Catawba Red Clinton.
| Still Isabella. Red Isabella and Sweet Isabella.
| The present year they have also considerable WINE
ke g, in Western New YORK Pcnnsyiyania, and Ohio
for all the wine thoy thus far have been able to man
ufacture but are making preparations 10 enlarge
| their apparatus and Their cellars.
The average consumption of grapes IN wine-nak-
ing ia twelve pounds 10 gallon The price which
pint of this wine commands Is IjC. Thus pound OF
grapes made into wine, with the glass containing IT,
brings the winemaler zoe. For lands and climates
suited 10 grape growing what other crop ~ So proht-
| able
| Neu Mode Of Preventing Decay IN Uo0d-A lengthy
paper was read by gentleman interested IN Pro
cess of preserving tim ber The writer explained the
/ mcfhOd M treating fhe wood and enlarged the
advantages TO be derived from It's use III preparing
the material for farm implements fence posts, SHIN
giles. wagOn-hubs. spokes, etc.
by this mode the wood Is placed in tight cham
Der, which communicates by means of a pipe with
another chamber made of metal aud furnished with
suitable furnace. Coal-tar Is placed IN the metallic
chamber or retot and heated to between 30 and 300
degrees. At this temperature YapOr OF uaphtha u
generated from the tar, and passing into the other
chamber not only eXpcls the air but pcrmeatcs the
wood drying the moisture ont of IL and cOagulatng
the abumcn which Is tho principal cause of decay
This done, the coal tar is heated TO about 400 degrees
and vapors Of creosOe pass over TO the wood which Is
thoroughly impregnated with this antseptic sub
stance After this the heat of the furnace is in
creased still more and at between 5O0and 600 degrees
heavy tar-oil vapor5 are given of from the tar and
make their way into the wood, filling ITS pores ana
coating its surface 50 70 keep out all moisture.
Several wheel-huDs Turned from green timber were
exhibited that appeared wholly smooth aud sound
while one not thus smoked IN tar was badly cracked
}. b. Lyman-Will the gentleman inform us OF
what use this patent may be TO the farming commu-
nifty
Patentee-Thcy may treat their posts and shingles
their tool timber, and other exposed wood work.
Glcstion-At what cost can fence-posts be treatodi
patentee-Abont6 cents piece
QuestiOn-What VIII the apparatus cost
patentee- Something like $500.
Good Nars for Southern Farmcrs.-Jaolison Warner.
late OF Natchcz. was introduced and showed speci,
mons Of dried sweet potato. remarkably white aud
handsome They may be dried by hot air or super
heated steam. They dry up to one-thlrd one bushel
OF dry coming out from thrce of green potatoes put
in. The roots are peeled and sliced before golng mo
ff,o1 rtlu hal gaf hg Ks not
cents busho and may DO landed IN the how,iork
market for g. and allow the planter fair profit on
his crop. Toe cost OF kiln Is from SO 10 800 ao-
corlng TO size go kiln viii dry II bushels day.
The temperature necessary is from 10 to lJ degrees
Fahrenheit Cool air ia admitted at Intervals To ro
pei the moisture. This also Keeps the color clchr
and good. Cotton IS no longer king. but the potato
may he when the planters learn how 10 prepare tho
james A Whitney-Mr. Chairman, consider this
one Of tho most important subjects That has been
brought ~ the notice OF tho CiiD Tor long tih,o
past The dassc1tion Of vegetables has boon q sub
ect Gf experiment for a number OF years. especially
in En- gland, aud Tor army and navy supply. ono oI
the most enclent processes ~1 eIpiol yn III pc
paripg turnips, carrots cabDaget and similar pcatn
able vegetables. In this the substanoes were hrst
deprived by drying Of about seven or eight per cont
of natural mos sture and then subjected 10 enormous
pressure lg hydraulic power. l'y TINS means many
hundred ight could be- brought within the space
Of Gu bic yaId, but tho method was very cAPeh5i'G'
owing 10 tho great cost OF the apparatus required.
The sweet potato DO dried By the action % hot
air in kns that need but little care and II the i'm
mense quantities grown IN the south can be con-
ycred into cheap subbtitulo Tor hour ~ VIII provo
a blessing TO the Thousands who inhabit our tcne
inent honScs for 10 greater benefit can 10 conferred
on tho community than 20 make bread cheap.
think 10 quito possible that Othor vegetables might
be prepared in the same manner Win good results.
People have tired % dessic1te inc common pothlo
bat Il il diiioHlt "a keep II IRON turning biack IN
drying. hope the subject OF preparing the sWeet
potato IN this way will receive tho attention ~ 80
much deserves.
Solor Robinson This process is evidently Of great
value TO the farmer the other as clearly - OF niue
or no Use to him. WA not Mr.. whitney look INTO
this matter and prepare paper OF give FcIoA To-
James A. WhitnSy-l will. cheerfully il / may DO
allowed the necessary time for IT. haYo number ,,l
of important analy Uses now on hand. and when thcy
are completed " III take up the sweet potato.
4 Galodiciorg-Solou Robinson--Mr. Chairman and
Gentlemen OF the Farmers CIub. have stepped III
for A moment a. say that for "A number of months ]
NAV not have the pleasure of meeting with you.
Lifo is always uncertain, and especially so whcn one
as reached the dOwn-hlll slope OF ab9rions career
II ANYTHING will prOlOnR my years IL VIII $50 tue ini
low md balmy air Of that shore 10 which 20. lie
climate of Florida is kaop, tho most delightful oil
any in this country and DO not believe u - sur
passed by the air Of Italy or of any ocean islands
Though distant shall often think of YOU, foT II there
is any act service in my life IN which have taken
pleasure it is in watching the growth OF tins Organl'
lation Once II was n sapling not 50 thick AS my
W : CaIpcntor-May we not hope TO hear from
ron during yOpr soiOnrn IN Florida
Solou Robiuson--les, Gentlemen. viii write Won,
and report fully the attractons and advantages OF
that region, aud in May hope 10 be with you again:
Peaches ~ Northern Michi9ah-E. +. Avery, OF Old
Mission Grand Traverse, writes that III MS region
peaches have been grown with success along inc
Lake Shore for twelve years past the climate being
so mild that dahas werc in bloom OH the second any
of November He docs not think, however. that amy
bur tile more hardy kinds of fruits could be raised ~
"a distance OF twenty miles fi0m the shorn'
Tho climate il always milder III the lrnmedl-
ate neghbOrlOOd Of great bodies OF water thh ~ M
Land gons under the same lines OF latitude ana III
al probability tho Grand Traverse district ls no ex
TN lac N although