, 1869-08-13

nret wren told that all Cur grapcs arc groUn n
ne eg u e e. ns
WILL seIs to attract 10 our valleys and foothlla
thousands Of people who are tired Of gToxinE
maize and feeding swine Ii the Mississippi Val
Tue possibility Of the opening OF great market
IN the At]ant.c States for our table grapes has ex
Cit u much Interest among the VINE growers, and
SEM s.me Of them entertain high hopes q sudden
lie charges o} the dealers on lie other SIDE are
rot TOO high 1t seems likely that there val bs au
grapes that ne can produce for Jears to come at
betlel prices than have been receleed here,
aud those paid here Tor the very best varieties
tie worst Year.. il must be remembered that In
none Of tho Atlantic States DO lhe European
grapes thrive In the open air. All the grapea are
Daun, Ecuppernong, Delaware and few other
American varieties which rank very low here for
the table, for wine and for producstvenesa Call
ol note, OF at leaet none until the Southern Pacific
Railroad is completed To the valley Of the Ito
Grande. which might, perhaps. become IN impor-
The htst grapes arc go rare IN the Eastern mar
ket that the demand and ht1ce !of the dsaetent
kinda M are not YET known- Tee Mus:at o. Ae1an-
account Of its l1rye size and rich, Sp:cy navof,
does htat IN rravells 1oa1a, mixed with little
cay and bears very poor'5 In f1cn clay ioaW Wisa,
wines n1e In the SonoR1a valley. IN god years 1t
yields 3,t01 pounds to the acre. aud The average
Wholesale price Ia seven cents ner ponnu, maxi lg
gross yield Of $3.50 per acre, Of which S51 may be
counted for cultivation, picking and sending TO
Ela.ket Que Of The chief objections Of tlis grape
ts that 1t does not set well !n many places. and
then the only way to secure good croD Is to
pull oT come OF the blossoms aud shake the
police oser Other biossous Which are LETT to bear
The wire generally STARTS out 10 pronnce TWO
crors every season, but the, caEeIu! viRneron
plucks on tie second ret Of blossoms, for Other.
WISE neither GRIP would rtpen properly. The
AIexanurAn Muscat Is the oass Etap. That u S'sou
tor x1nc and rr.t-rate for Inc table, 1or fs1s and
for long tfHhsp0ttHtlon- ..- -...-
The Flame IoIar is priced for its t1nc appear
anct and for Its excellent kettug qualities, bus II
il uscless for vine aud has little favor. 1t be1rs
more than the A.uscat OF a!esuntr7a, and nas
nIthtrtu cLnmanded the sant price IL tue mar
keL II LAY cunIe Mto demand IN the Eastern
slh,es- The Queen Of Nice d!dcts so httie from
TIE r1Rue ukuv tlat by mobt 1t s Regarded As
lie RE oi Peru Is larec, nrm grape, Of One
1aror Welding in good teare Il, ,uo pounds 10 the
hctt. Tie price l. about six cents per pound, but
the Inferior p1ce ie compensated BY the superior
Yield, Us coz purtd With the Varieties preSloualy
mentioned. The Nlack Hamburg Is large, due ~
narur, uliu well suited tu transportation but 1t Is
interior 10 TIE II sc If Peru. The Isabella aud
catuwba vnes produce Little, And the Krapes 10
lot lear transportation There are several Aus
but they DO moi bcaT shipment we'll The z.n
Es1t1el, Malvoise, ltIesslIng, Black burgundy anu
Tramlner arc excellent for wine, but arc not In
demand Tor the table. I he Mission grape, esPe-
c!alH when grown In the los Angeles district, Is
very rich IN sugarll pncked soon after rlpenlng.
and II left on the rtnc till November 1hc sugar
changes TO tprt, ~ tnat 1t becomes highly vinons
and Is tor that rrason preferred bY some pefsons.
but it could be transported from tte southern
coast 10 the Mississippi Valley with profit, although
i. could he obtalued ID any quantity at TWO Or
three cents per pound. Many Of the AlsSton vines
Will te grated next winter mostly with the sarle-
ties preferred for Tue.