New-York tribune., 1868-09-09

and productive He has secured the best results from
rather than the main canes He trains his vines upon
wire trellis. and where he has used the double
horizontal arm he prefers Fuer plan OF using perpen
dcular wires by them he has found that the shoots
season he has avoided summer pruning AMI ne thlhks
with the results. There but little evidence of
mdew rot and the fruit was set for fair crop OF
beyond Capt spaldng's a small vineyard Of Della
wares, Ionas, and ROgeiss lyDIlds, belonging 10 MT
Nicholson The vines were healthy and Vigorous, ana
filed with luscious fruit.
mile distant from the main road ana on the sno,e & -
the vineyard Of Col Harris for many years editor OF Is
Ceread Hetdld lie has retired from active service
in journalism and is devOtng his time to grapeculture
in which he is already prOspenng.
A VISIT TO DIR. KIRKLAND.
The eXcursionists next visited the residence oi Dr
Kirkland the celebrated pomoogst and botanst Az ms
beautiful residence he has his children grancdren ana
greagrandchidren and IN his green old age Is sti as
enthusiastic an admrer of fruits and hOwers rs wheh
moved their study by the tastes aud impulses OF YOUTH
He has no vineyard Of distinct variety 6ut one OF
all varieties, which he Is testing lie speaks IA hsn
terms OF ROgerss lily birds, stating that nc regauSu e
and vines made them grow IN his estilnaton MANY any
Of the vines had fine clusters OF rnt ana Soe "eio '
advancing to maturity.
Bidding Dr. Kirkland u goodbye the eAculsIoii'.s e
conveyed by teams furnished by the grape
of Dover Bay and Avon Point At Dover bay d coii' %
paDy have purchased large tract OF lahi' anu Laro
gagged the services OF John f. Moter ltDe son ol Vno VI
tho distinguished pioneers or grape culture ana Wno
making IN tins cOnntry) under whose auspices over SAy
acres OF grapes have already been planted OVER tty
of which are now In bearing Inc tii1tt1o -,
Catawbas 20 acres Concord, 10 acres iVess ~
Deawares two acres IOnas. an acre, ana Oher iT
in smaller proportions to make up the IesIuV % tha
md careful cuiture was marked characteristic OF uo
cOmpany's vineyards, and, with sueh t' nouo,' rs %
geneTaIIy egnaIly fautless But close summer pruning
was equally apparent and with 1t the sun scad anu CIV
dence of mldeW III the leaves. :, ...
the Company thus far have sold their grapes in mar
kct, but soon they arc TO commence .e @
winc-house. when wine lnahuiactufe VIII po '
ca'iiou oH THE VINEYARDS on AyoS POINT.
t,o oiles vest of Dover Bay, and II miles distant
from Cleveland is situated Avon Point already iaIneus
for It's extensive vineyards InonEn pSIt pu the shore
wears since. The soil here, as elsewhere aonB S t [
west Of Cleveland Is the same tenacious cay anu 40
draining with tile IS prime n9eeHS % onnf. tn bund
voted TO grapes and about the POn sount9 10 NUM- @
reds of acres The principal vineyards on to Ioe ae
those Of Day Kellogg a. b"yai wv U" a. Pomeroy
eight acres G. w Johnston, SIX acres MT boothrOy' II
acres. .,.,... 4. 4,o, ,io r,o.t ov
tnve vineyards on tho whole line Of the LaResnore M Ve
been commenced and arc owned W paI.ies reS,"k Nm nm
where who have come tmther Ior usa W Pun lI pia
bers OF them are owned by residents OF Nc"i
dephia Cincinnati, St Louis Buffalo Detroit odenelanu
Sandusky aud Toledo lhe Ihrers as S ~ ,'arIe q,
are still cautious about planting fearing tna tue ni fs
VIII be oycrstockcd with the product ana ,ney o ,rd
use Of their land and the cost OF bringing the 'oy"u
into bearing. go . ,or. &,
Careful aid painstakng cultivation was apparent IN ~
most OF the vineyards at Avon Point The SOIL was it
from weeds int Summer pruning mad been carried on V
that BODIES disaster to the vines long Gun
Nearly all Of the vineyards planted with Gatawps p
the vines Of which showed sghs 9i has bocI
pect of fruit however, was ilne Inc Det"a be I've,
extensively planted. and to smaller extent '"' 49,
aud Iona. All these varieties promise We'll
PICNIC DINNER ,be avcursion
when the vineyards had been lns PM yLere a sp.n
di ic mic dinner awaited them. with additional nun m
her. canning from the country there were al est -
persons in the soyS Interested in the grape culture
Tho tables tastefuly arranged aud the Injuries
tc rests At the close Mr. Johnston In behalf Of the
grape growers OF Point and Dover Bay, gave The
visitors hearty welcome iio stated Dteny tno HstoJ
OF grape culture in the vicinity
Mr. Washburne OF Elyris In a few pleasant remarks
~ Ia A.
vineyards Of switzerland County Ind and partooK Sl
me gaPes f grSWing snc grapes the Lake shore
Now however, better grapes were gIoHn oh '"e W
H. Wartrr was again called upon, and he expressed
M thanks OF the Association for the generous welcome
dccd II not ont OF place TO croIse the grapegrowers
for the severity Of their pruning, the reason for
AWNING "'''';r THE snErflELD VINEYARDS.
Crane culture has become contagious on the shore
ists now bade good bye. in the Town Of Sheffield many
small and some large vineyards nave been PantWSn' P W
Eyra planted the first vineyard on the shore III me
ara ALREADY m s sSge have S pned twenty
acres Catawbas aud the greater part OF the rest
dne Deawares. I visited Mr.. Wolcotts vineyard aud
found It thriving. though tho Cata@ has mdew was
manifest aud there occasional evidences of rot
determination 10 do well apparent and he aud his
neIghbors confident Of great success
THE VINEYARD OF GES. GILMORE
Cen A. Gilmore. who conducted the siege OF Chares
ION was horn upon the Lake Shore mile west Of Black
RIVER and the old homestead having passed INTO his
possession he commenced vine planting Tour years since
and has now one Of the largest vineyards on the Lake
shore owned by single Individual being planted as ~ IS
mainly OF tho Iona OF the newest, and believed by
many 10 be the choicest variety, u is worthy ~ Interest
In company with President Dunhan, Dr Warder, ana
MIR RyfkmAn OF Boston, visited the vineyards which
are under the care Of the Generals brother Mr Qars
Gilmore from whom met with hosptable reception
The General has 30 In vineyard OF when nearly
% acres are planted to Tomas five to Deares ana the
residue TO Catawbas Twelve acres are tn bearing TINS
wear Here too soil IL heavy clay lOam ana Is un-
derdrained The nearly All making aNlgorous
growth. and tney give promise OF hDe success Inc
old IOnas and Dcawares are well laden with
fruit; many clusters OF both fully ripe for eating
though Summer days have not yet passed The vines
were somewhat stricken with mildew though
saw no evidence Of other disease.
Bidding Nr Gilmore goodbye. we took our departure
for Elyra whence leave tomOrrOw for sandusky ana
the Islands.