New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY Is

wacr-power mnch NJ which washes beds OF iron coal
ana limestone / have yI.lled Lewiston Me; Nashua
and Manchester, n. H.. and Lowell and Lawrence Mass
and assure you that single stream IN each Of the States
furnishes vastly In excess 81 that required 10 move
the machinery " tie cities have named Much Of the
near the fields ON which It is grown To euterprsiug
ana ingenious cmiuant say 50 to the rich and fertile
but exhausted South"
ItWiii have been noticed that, in the course Of the
foregoing very eloquent extracts from Judge Kely's
specch he refers vita marked enthusiasm and emphasis
10 the SUPER excellence Of the native grapes OF North
Carolina lt believed tat ut least toGr ut the hardest
and best kind, Of grapes that are now known To any p9
ZION Of ne American people indigenous 20 the Old
North State. These grapes are VIC 9'nppeIuu"E We
Catawba the Isabella ana the Lincoln lLe ieuli' an
other excellent grape Is also claimed 10 be indigenous 10
North Carolina. Nearly orc EHN"tu olnTl $500. ~.
grow wild m the woods the old fields, ana IN inc renee
corners; and IN is quite possible that some Of thrSe under
au Intelligent system Of CULTURE may ycV DC I"u H.
IL not superior 20 those that are now so grntIuly
esteemed the most delicious aud valuable whether rs
regards variety. quantity. or quality, t"c EIS an
interests OF North Carolina when once fairy dryeiepsa,
IN the Union In tho Patent Oice EcpoitIor ieg5' tio
distinguished Dr. Charles +. Jackson Of Boston h ms
elaborate Report on the Saccharjue Contents N"-Ec
American Grapes In Relation 10 WncMadGs" pays thG
following just tribute 10 one Of the most luscious ana
prolific OF the several uupaIugoncd grapes OF Norm CaO
lima. lie says
"ThOse grapes which contain less than IS per cent
OF sacchar1ne matter VIII require sugar or 0coAouc
spirit De added 30 them, in order 10 make wine that
Grapes hHye already proved 20 be excellent wine ses,
and are extensively cultivated Tor mat purpose lle
celebrated Seuppcrnong vino VIII not Keep WlthOut the
addition OF spirit or sugar. SINCE the grape Juice VIII NOT
than -FOUR iuc-ltnhS cent OF dlcO-
mol inc men mayor ol la Efapc renders u phtucuaLV
valuable the wine having the flavor and bouquet OF the
celebrated IOkay wine OF Hungary. This grape, how
ever cannot be cultivated I'm the open air north Of Viz
Cnia aud Is n native OF North Carolina IL i3 desirable
that extensive vineyards should be established in that
State expressly for the cultivation Of tins grape, which
will make wine tlat Will be most eagerly sought FOR
The scuppernong grapes are more remarkable for tho
high flavor OF the wines they make than FOR the saccharne
matter they contain IL has always been necessary 70
add portion Of brandy other spirit TO keep the
wine from sOuring nevertheless the Scuppeynon1 rtne
is The best Nus far produced tn The Uhed StdteS. The
grapes have a very thick, lcahery SKIN, which Is OF
green color with few rusty specks the surface OF
peculiar 10 the wine, which i similar 10 the IOAy
OF Hungary. Sometimes have observed peculiar bit
ter taste in the wine due TO the crushed seeds OF ne
grape and not unequcntly the flavor and Od0r or whis
ks indicate the Introduction Of that liquor into the VINE
wan proper attention and care, ScUppcTHORg Une may De
made so tus as IN erect all other triUCs ndde iS CONT
attend the cultivation ~ this grape, IN regions where
the vino viii grow and make or more skill In tho
manufacture Of the wine. The grape VIII grow ana rpen
its fruit south OF Washington hut mas nus lar
proved more prolific in the soil or North Carolina es-
necalIy near Halifax. Thus far,
the vineyards OF scuppernong wholly domestic ins
this grape gi amply repay anyone who VIII devote MS
entire energies To planting vineyards Of this Ync and III
manufacturing the wine on large scale"
Many other high authorities might be quoted In PROOF
North Carolina aud also OF the remarkable adaptaby
Of the soil OF tho TO the production or foreign va
rietcs my time and space are limited, and must
now hasten 20 mention other matters or moment
Although many allowances must be made for our very
rude and imperfect systems Of labor yet something Of
general fertility OF the soil may be inferred from an
examination OF the following list Of agricultural and
other productions compiled nom the report or the united
States Census, for 1850:
Agricultural land other) productions OF North Carolina
as compiled from the Report OF the United states Census
IN