Nebraska advertiser., 1869-04-01

PRICE LIST.


Sacchaflne Tests for Wine.
AT the NaiiJhaI sscchafine fest f6r wine. a
HammODdspOrt, n. Y, Oct 18th, ISos, the Outgir6c
DcIGIcaTc IOa. This test was made with n ounces o.
the Walter, somewhat frozen, TO a ounces Of each d
Next morning the Superintendent, Clerk. and one
Of the Directors OF the Pleasant Valley Wine q
TO satisfy ihenlseifes 81 The merits OF the Waiter
by an equal trial, tested II ounces Of Iona from the
saccharometer stood at sI-the walter beating ma
Had n ounces Of the Delaware and CafaWba beer
and centres being heid. thg Belavysfs wu1lf have
stood lower ana the CaeaE5A propOftio1dblt below
the Delaware All the other varieties ranged much
lower than those enumerated above.
There had been constant rains and damp weatheI
me Eheretn go rewCEs sgIape1t
where there had been but little rain during the sea.
sOn-dry soil and weather being necessary for the
A COMMITTEES Of me american Institute Farmers
Club in 2 report Of sept = is6s printed In Shs
speaking Of the qualities 9fthe gaHT, say: we
conclude the Hater vii BEE Valuable grape in the
OF lake Erie. in western New York, on the slate
soils Of western PennsylyGnla, and wherever else
native grapes are successfully grown"
Letter from charles HooRg. one Of the otdest Utne-
fdrdtSts IN The Ade.
YIsETARD PoIST, Ulster Co. y. Y,)
May 70, lS64.
DEAR sIRs; Yours Of TIE 18TH I am in receipt Of
in which you ask II / have any objections 20 sending
YOU. 1OT UuDllCallUus the LaCtS 4 All aC4uhAubcu viii,
in relation to the character OF the Waller Grippe.
have never Endorsed the character or usefulness OF
vines, or other articles Of description, and would
not At my present stage OF life were II not for two
reasons which seem sufficient. First, know the
WdIer .Grdpe will meet the prejudices widespread
throughout the country, caused by the wOrthlesSness
In most localities of many OF Its predecessors. sec
Ond, because 1 can say from personal observation
that the WoUer is the best variety ] have had any
knowledge OF, and i think / have cultivated nearly
an that have been recommended, diScarding them
all and falling back upon the Concord and Hartford
Prolific as vineyard varieties. I am interested In
knowing that she fruit Of the WdNer grows larger
each year as the vine grows older, being last year
fully One-third larger than IL was two years ago. JIG
grows well: sets fruit well. / have seen IL ripe sew
eraI times before Hartford, and 1 have never seen
any mndew on Its ffuit or on its large and thick, but
think superior to any other variety. You say IN
your circular Il Is o Seeding Of the Delaware and
Diana; / think the charactgf Of each Of these vare-
ties Is quite distinguishabie IN the Walter, particu-
larry that OF the Delaware. I alsd think t would
make q wine Of high Character. I have visited Il
Ia Ulster Co., n. Y, IN q low valley, where the TSa-
bella seldom Tipens, and each time IL was fully ripe
In August. have seen Il each Ofthg three past sea-
sons In POughkeepSle, npening at the same time,
excepting last year, when the constant rains pre-
vented al varieties from maturing at their usual
time, but It perfected its fruit by the middle Of Sep
TENDER. The raisins Of the last mentioned crop /
have seen and eaten, Widch were good. From ATS
succeeding in the low valley and tenacious clay 81
Modena, and also in the dry slatey position in
.POughkeepsie, I think IL will be well adapted TO the
varied sections Of our country. You may make
whatever use of these opinions YOU deem prOper.
YOurstruy@ CHARLES WOOLEY. .
~ FERRIS q CAYWOOD,
Ely POughkeepsie, n. Y.