Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-03
GRAPES

ahe OS!oId Rress Of . late date says Il
recent VYitto The vineyard Of IL IL Duyck.
inck, near Brick meeting Hove Cecil county.
Md, convinced us that lle that locality
- admirably adapted to the grow n of the grape.
MIR. Duyckinck has about two acres planted in
grape3-Concord and Ciintohs The vines are
seven years old. planted in rows abou! six feet
apart and Imported by wire trelis And such
crop OF grapes as he has got it was never our
privilege tolook uponvines SO loaded with grapes
Delorc They are hanging in great clusters,
looking like dark masses amid tho ioliage-
tnh Is, The Concords, for the foliage of the
Clintons has nearly all fallen off and the grapes
are all exposed, hanging close together az they
clh well grow. The clusters Of the Concords
are large and well filled, and the
berries exceedingly large, with ve.y few small
ana imperfect ones. The flavor is excellent equal
to any we ever tasted
:. Mr; y. has been some weeks busily engaged
IN picking and shipping them to the Baltimore
market, by way of boat from Port Deposit 10
which place he prefers to haul them instead of
trusting them to the tender mercies of The "bag.
gage smashers' on the railroad and express
llnes-although the latter is more convenient
ne related to us that he last yeal shipped Is
crates by railroad to his agent in Baltimore
from which the return was So, and the second
Gay alter, when the market price was the same
tns same number OF crates returned him only
SZo. The difference was owing to the grapes
arriving IN such bad condition from rough
handling by railroad and express officials.
Inc price OF grapes has been very low the
present season owing to the abundance of other
irult, and particularly peaches. Mr. d. had
Deeh reaiizing from hive to seven cents per pound.
de packs them in wooden boxes seven rounds
TO box. The boxes are somewhat curious
Ihey are made Of bass wood cut into thin strips
w!de ana long enough to form box when
foided up The corners or joints are sawed
nearly through SO as to form hinge, and one
SIP OF the wood forms the sides, bottom and top
OF the box. The ends are separate pieces OF
thlcker boards (about inch thckl. The long
Strips are folded into shape, the ends nailed in
an ana neat square box is madein a few moments,
Ahe stun Is received from the manufacturers in
Conhecticut IN this shape to save bulk and
lMreight M and are put together as they are needed.
These boxes are sold with the grapes, at the
same price per pound.
The yield OF Mr.. Duyckinks two acre vine
YARD this year will be aver six tons Last year
It was seven tons. The Clintons are not mar
ketable a. table grape, being too sour, and are
sold TO vine manufacturers general by the
bushel. Mr.. d. thinks it is not more trouble
some to grow crop Of grapes than one o
potatoes, after planting of the vine has been
accomplished. The picking and marketing may
cost more.
we have been IN the vineyards of Nineland
IN the vintage season, where they boast OF pro-
uucing large crops, but We never saw as ful
vines there as this Cecil county vineyard con
tains; nor is the flavor OF the Concord there
which they claim to be superior to any in thi
country, better than Mr.. Duyckinck's.