Nebraska advertiser., 1870-01-06
saccharine Tests for Wine.

At the National saccharine Test for Wine, at
HammOndspOrt, n. Y, Oct 18th, 1858, the CdfdlCbd
stood in saccharine matter 81 Walter 99-Iond lO1-
DeLdgdTe lob. This test was made with Il ounces OF
the Walter, somewhat frozen, 20 = 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 befOre)
70 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 9l-the Walter beating its.
Had II 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 the Catawba prOpOrtfORzhly below
the Delaware. All the other varieties ranged much
There had been constant rains and damp weather
Ors growing at Hamm0ndsporta and along the lakes.
where there had been but little rain during the sea-
sOn-dry soil and weather being necessary for the
perfect svveetening Of grapes.
AcOmmittee of the American Institute Farmers
SgR' YORK ~ z g Es9RG we 81 SeP Frf5an eo y 'sPgP Tlns sfh IN ad Ses
speaking Of the qualities of the Waller, say: I'VE
grape regions Of the upper Mississippi, on the shores
Of Lake Erie, in western New York, on the slate
soils Of western Pennsylvania, and wherever else
native grapes are successfully grown"
Letter from Charles Woouey. one az the oLdesf vfus-
Udrdists IN the SyUe.
POINT, Ulster Co, N. VI
May I9, 1855.
Messrs. Ferris & Cay7cood.
DEAR SIRs: Yours Of the ISth I am in receipt Of
In which you ask IL 1 have any objections 20 sending
in relation to the character Of the Wd1er Grape. i
have never Endorsed the character or Usefulness OF
vines, or CtheFarticles Ofany description, and would
not at my present stage of life were it not for two
reasons which seem sufficient FIRST. I know the
throughout the country, caused b. the wOrthlessness
in most localities Of many Of its predecessors. Sec
Ond. because ] can say from personal observation
that the Waller IS the best variety / have had any
knowledge of. and / think I have cultivated nearly
all that have been m discarding them
all and falling back upon the Concord and Hartford
Prolific as vineyard varieties i am interested in
knowing that the fruit OF the BdhT grows larger
each year as the vine grows older, being last wear
fully Onethird Larger than IL was two wears ago II
grows well; sets fruit well. have seen it rfpe sew
eral times before Hartford, and I have never seen
any mildeW on its fruit OF on It's large and thick. but
Delaware shaped foliage. The flavor Of the fruit i
think superior to any other variety. You saw in
your circular II IS a Seeding Of the Delaware and
Diana; I think the character Of each OF these Varie-
ties Is quite distinguishable IN the WdueY, DartlcT-
larly that Of the Delaware. I alsd think II would
make a wine Of high character. I have visited il
annually since II hrstbOre, six years ago, three times
in Ulster Co, n. y, in q low valley, where the Isa-
bella seldom ripens, and each time IL was fully rfpe |
in August. Ihave seen Il each Ofthe three past sea |
sons in POughkeepsie, ripeniEg at the same time. /
excepting last year. when the constant rains pre-
vented ali varieties from maturing at their usual
time, but IL perfected its fruit BY the middle Of SEN !
TENDER. The raisins Of the last mentioned CROP /
have seen and eaten, which were good. From its Il
succeeding IN the low valley and tenacious clay Of .
MOdena, and also in the dry slatey position in
POughkeepsie, I think 1t viii be wen adapted to the i
varied sections Of our country. You may make /
whatever use Ofthese opinions you deem proper.
Yours truly, WOOLEY.
FERRIS q CAYWOOD,
POughEappSfa n V /