Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-10
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.

often been swindlcd by travelling vendors, in
the matter Of peach trees, for example, and [
think we have now learned, by experience, to
buy only OF reliable and responsible men, and
those as near us as possible. 1t is said that
if we increase the grape crop, 1t will fill the
market aud reduce the prices, but If we may
Judge by the past such will not be the case. |
can remember when hops were plenty at six C S.
per pound, and when men went to raising them
by the acre, it was said that the market would
be glutted. But they now raise thousand
times the quantity, and atforty cents they can
raise enough. With so delicious and useful
fruit as the grape, you cannot gut the market
Another thlng-men must, and Will have some
thing to drink besides water, and II we can
make wine take the place of poisonous ale,
beer, and splrltuous liquors, We will be doing,
good work. 1t is well known that the inhab
itauts of the wine districts of Europe are much
more temperate than those of the beer dis
triets. Far from raising too many, we cannot
raise enough grapes.
Col. Bramhall read from the Agriculturist
the report of committee from all parts OF the
Union, which decided upon the Ives as the best
wine grape, and the Concord as the best table
grape, for the whole country, and added that
there was no doubt that the Ives and Concord
were by far the best for this locality. In 1866
COL Waring sold to the Longwortn Wine
House from three acres of the Ives Seeding,
900 gallons Of grape juice at 81. %, and Capt
Anderson considers that he made good bar
gain, saying that today he would not take Sc
Der gallon for it. COL Bramhall stated that
he had had some correspondence with Mr.. Mar
tin, the propagator of the Ives, who had
agreed to supply the Association at largely re-
duced rates,
Col. Bramhall gave notice of his intention
to offer amendments to the Constitution at the
December meeting, after which the Association
took recess until evening. Many ladies' and
new members being present, the President
opened the evening session with tull expla-
nation Of the nature and object Of the Assoca-
ton. Additional remarks were made by Dr.
Lloyd on the subject Of grapes and wine MAX
ing, AMI President Bramhal spoke OF the best
varieties and situations for grape culture in this
section.
Col. Close dlsapproVed Of wine drinking and
preferred eating the grapes. in which he
Thought the fair sex would bear him out. The
Delaware, he thought was not good grape for
this locality, the Ives and Concord being lar
superior.
Mr. Read made some interesting remarks
on the subject OF the grape in Northern Next
co, New Mexico, California and Virginia, and
agreed with Col. Close on the subject Of wine.
Mr. GilIinQham presented handsome speci-
men Of the Duchesse d Angoulime pear, and
COL Close, fertilizer manufactured by the Po-
tomac Fertilizing Company. 1t had been ana
lgzed by Prof Antisell Of the Agricultural Blu
reau aud pronounced superior to Peruvian
Guano.
On motion it was resolved IS hold the next
monthly meeting ct Vienna, on Wednesday,
December ID, at ten o'clock a. H., and the as
ISOLATION then adjourned to ten O'Clock on the
morning of Saturday, the DIST inst, at the
fInnrt House Alexandria