Nebraska advertiser., 1869-11-18
Saccharine TESTS for Wine.

SacchaFine Tests for Wine.
At the National saccharine Test for Wine, at
HammOndspOrt N. Y, Oct. 18th, 1868, the CUtdlCbd
stood in saccharine matter 81 Halter 99-IOHG IOl-
DeLdtcdre I03. This test was made with II ounces Of
the Walter. somewhat frozen, to n ounces of each OF
Next morning the Superintendent Clerk. and one
Of the Directors Of the Pleasant Valley Wine Co.
(the parties who conducted the test the day befOreD
TO satisfy themselves Of the merits Of the walter
by an equal trial, tested II ounces Of Iona from the
same lot that were used the day before, and the
saccharOmeter stood at gI-the Walter beating it's.
pressed equally hard with the Walter, their skins
and centres being acid, the Delaware would have
stood lower ana the Catawba proportiOnabIy below
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 Halter grew-its cOmpetit-
Ors growing at HammOndspOrt and along the lakes,
where there had been but little rain during the sea
son-dry soil and weather being necessary for the
perfect sweetening OF grapes.
A committee Of the American Institute Farmers
Club, in q report Of sept = ls6s, printed in the
speaking Of the qualities of the Waller, say: 1--WE
conclude the Halter viii be a valuable grape in the
81 lake Erie. in western New YORK. on the Siaie
soils of western Pennsylvania, and wherever else
native grapes are successfully grOWn."
Later from Charles HocRey, one ar the oldest vine-
. unTdistS IN the STATE.
vENEYARD PoIST, Ulster Co. n. Y.,l
Messra. Ferris & OaylcoOd.
In which YOU ask il I have any objections to sending
You. for publication, the facts 1 am ACQUAINTED with,
In relation 20 the character of the WdheT Grdpe. III
have never Endorsed the character or usefulness of
vines, or other articles o any description. and would
reasons which seem sufficient. First, know the /
Waller Grape VIII meet the preiudtceS widespread
throughout the country, caused by the wOrthleSSneSS
in most localities of many Of its predecessors. Sec /
Ond, because l can say from personal observation
that the HOHeT is the best variety i have had any /
knowledge of. and I think 1 have cultivated nearly
all that have been recommended, describing them
all and falling back upon the Concord and Hartford
Prolific as vineyard varieties. / am interested in il
knowing that the fruit Of the Waiter Grows larger
each year as the vine grows older, being last year
fully Onetbird larger than IL was two years ago. It
grows well +: sets fruit well. have seen Il ripe sew
sraI times before Hartford, and 1 have never seen
any miidew on its fruit or on its large and thick, but
Delaware shaped foliage. The flavor Of the fruit I !
think superior to any other variety. You say in
your circular it is q Seeding Of the peEware and
Diana; / think the character Of each OF these varie-
ties is quite distinguishable IN the Waiter. particu-
larly that of the Delaware. I alsd think Il would
make q wine OF high character. I have visited IL /
annually since u first bore, six years ago, three times
in Ulster Co. n. Y, in a low valley, where the Isa-
bella seldom ripens, and each time 10 was fully ripe
in August. have seen II each Ofthe three past sea-
sons in P~Oughkeepsie, ripening at the same time, |
excepting last year, when the constant rains pre-
vented all varieties from maturing af their usual
time, but il perfected its fruit by the middle OF Sep
TENDER. The raisins Of the last mentioned crop I
have seen and eaten. which were good. From les
succeeding in the low valley and tenacious clay OF
MOdens, and also in the dry slatey position IN
POughkeepsie, I think II viii be well adapted TO the
varied sections OF our country. You may make
whatever use OftheSe opinions you deem proper.
Yours truly, CHARLES WOOLEY.
FERRIS q CAYWOODs