Nebraska advertiser., 1869-03-18
sacoharIne IL for WIG.


Al the National saccharine Test for Wine at
HammOndspoTt, n. Y, Oct 18th. 1865, the OutGlcbG
stood in aaccharlue matter I-Hdtc r&-IOndl 0l-
the walter, somewhat frozen, 70 a ounces OF each OF
Next morning tie superintendent Clerk, and one
Of the Directors Of the Reasaut valley Wine Co.
(the parties who conductcd the test the day before1
~ An eT1ai trial. tested II ounces Of Iona from the
sEme lot that were used the day before, sna the
socCiiarDmeteF stood at 91-the Walter beating its.
had IL ounces Of the Delaware and Catawbab been
pressed equally hard with the Waller, their skins
aud centres being acid, the Delaware would have
stood lower and the Catawba proportiOnabIy below
the Delaware. An the other varieties ranged much
lower than these enumerated above.
There had been constant rains and damp weather
n the section where the Waller grew-its cOnlpetit
ors growing at HammOndspor and along the lakes,
where there had been but little rain during the sea-
son-dry soil and weather being necessary for the
perfect sweeteqing of grapes.
a committee OF the American Institute Farmers
New Work Semi-Weekiy tribune ofSept. 18th. after
speaking Of the qualities of the Waller, say: W
conclude the Waller viii be a valuable grape in the
crane REGIONS Of the upper Mississippi. on the shores
81 lake Erie, in western New York, on the slate
soils Of western Pennsylvania, and wherever else
native grapes are successfully grown"
Letter from Charles Wooueg. one Of ne O1dest sfne-
Udrdiss tn 1c Hute.
VTNEXABD POINT, Ulster Co, n. Y.,l
May 10, 1865.
DEAR SrRs. Yours Of the 18th I am In receipt of,
in which you ask il have any objections to sending
Won. for mobilization, the facts / am acquainted with,
IN relation 10 the Character Of the Hdtter Grape. /
have never Endorsed the character or usefulness Of
vines. or OtherarticleS Of any description, and would
not AZ nv present stage of life were Il not for two
reasons which seem sufficient. First, I know the
Waller Crane will meet the prejudices widespread
thrOughOutthe country, caused by the worthlesSness
in most localities OF many Of its predecessors. Sec
ond. because I can say from personal observation
that the WdIteT is the best variety ] have had any
knowledge of. and I think I have cultivated nearly
all that have been recommended, describing them
All and falling back upon the Concord and Hartford
Prolific rs vineyard varieties. 4 am Interested in
knowing that the fruit Of the WdEcr Grows larger
eRch year as the vine grows older, being last year
QrOws we'll; sets fruit well. have seen It ripe sew
ernl times before Hartford, and have never seen
any mildew on its fruit or on its large and thick, but
Delaware shaped foliage. The flavor of the fruit ]
think superior TO any other variety. You say IN
YOUR circular II is q seeding OF the Delaware and
DIANA: i think the character Of each OF these varie-
ties + quite distinguishable IN the Walter, particu-
make q wine of high character. I have visited it
annually since It frstbOre,s six years ago, three times
in Ulster Co. n. Y, in q low valley, where the Isa-
bella seldom ripeIls, and each time Il was fully ripe
IN August. Ihave seen il each Ofthe three past sea-
SONS in -POughkeeDsie, ripenlng at the same time,
excepting last year. when the constant rains pre-
vented all varieties from maturing at their usual
TENDER. The raisins of the last mentioned crop I
have seen and eaten, which were good. From its
succeeding in the low valley and tenacious clay OF
MOdena, and also in the dry slatey position in
POughkeepsie, / think it win be well adapted to the
varied sections of our country. You may make
whatever use Ofthese opinions Won deem proper.
Yours truly,
FERRIS & CAYWOOD,
NV POughkeepsie, n. Y.