Nebraska advertiser., 1869-04-15
The Walter Grape.
PRICE LIST,
SacchnrIne Tests for Wine.

AAA~G
At the National Saccharine Test for Wine. at
HammondspoTt, n. Y, Oct. 18th, IS6S, the Oatalcbd
stood In saccharihe matter 81 Water 50-I0Rd l0l-
the Walter, somewhat frozen, 20 a ounces Of each Of
the other varieties.
Next morning the superintendent, Clerk. and one
Of the Directors Of the Pleasant Valley Wine &.
Qhe parties who conducted the test the day befOro,l
70 satisfy themselves OF the merits of the walter
by an equal trial, tested Il ounces of Iona from the
same lot that were used tile day before, and the
saccharOmeter stood at 9l-the Walter beating it's
Had IL ounces Of the Delaware and Catawba been
pressed equally hard with the Walter, their skins
and centres being acid, the Delaware would have
stood lower and tie CataVba MISUNDERSTANDING Fellow
the Delaware. All the other varieties ranged much
lower than those enumerated above.
There had been constant rains and damp weather
n the section where the Waller grew-its cOmpetit-
ors growing at HammOndsport and along the lakes.
where there had been but little rain during the sea-
sOn-dry soil ana weather being necessary for the
perfect sweetenhag OF grapes
Club, tn q report OF sept = 1865 printed IN the
conclude the Waller viii be valuable grape In the
grape regions Of the upper Mississippi, on tie shores
soils Of western Pennsylvania, and wherever else
native grapes are successfully grown"
Letter from Charles Woouey. one az nc oldest uine-
Uardists IN As Slate.
VISEYARD POINT, Ulster Co, N. Y.,l
Mesa&. Fsrfs & OdyroOd
DEAR sTRs: Yours OF the 18th I am In receipt or.
in which yOu ask n / have any objections to sending
you, for publication, the facts / am acquainted with,
N IAAattUu 10 Nut "a u ~ MuttE UIuNN. q
have never Endorsed the character or usefulness 81
vines, or other articles OF any description. and would
not at my present stage Of life were IL not for two
reasons which seem sufficient First, know the
Walter Grape will meet the preludices widespread
throughout the country, caused by the WOrthleSsness
I'm most localities OF many Of its predecessors. Sec
Ond, because i can say from personal observation
that the Waiter IS the best variety 7 have had any
knowledge of. ana I think have cultivated nearly
all that have been discardinR fhem
all and falling back upon the Concord and Hartford
Prolific as vineyard varieties. I am interested In
knowing that the fruit Of the Halter grows larger
each year as the vine grows older, being last year
fully One-third lar Ser than u WAS two years ago. IL
grows well; sets fruit well. i have seen IL ripe sew
any midew on its fruit or on its large and thick. but
Delaware shaped foliage. The flavor Of the fruit 1
think superior % any other variety. You say In
your circular &c Is & Seeding OF the Delaware and
Diana; i think the character Of each of these Vnrie-
ties Is quite dtsiinguishable IN the Waller, particu-
larry that Of the Delaware. / alsd think Il would
make q wine Of high character. ] have visited Il
In Ulster Co, n. Y, In low valley, where the Tsa-
bella seldom ripens. and each time It was fully ripe
In August IhaVe seen it each Ofthe three past sea-
sons IN POughkeepsie, ripening at the same time,
excepting last year, when the constant rains pre-
vented all varieties from maturing &C their usual
time, but q perfected its fruit by the middle Of sep
TENDER. The raisnS OF the last mentioned crop j
have seen and eaten. which were good. Prom It's
succeeding In the low valley and tenacious clay Of
Modena, and also In the dry slatey position In
~POughkeepSie, I think Il viii be well adapted 20 the
varied sections Of our country. You may make
whatever use Of these opinions You deem proper.
Yours truly,
FERRIS q HAYWOOD,
81 W---ArDr-nf0 n