The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-08-01
GRAPE GROWING.
A Visit to the Vineyard,


his vineyard on last Saturday. w
proceeded straight in quest of tn
proprietors, whom we found in tn
press and pack room busiIy engage,
in boxing the grapes for shipment
/ The grapes had commenced to ripel
q few days previous, and larg
quantities had been shipped t,
| Nashville and Cincinnati. Th,
! process of boxing the grapes i
very simple, and consequently thu
work goes on very rapidly. The
boxes are made of very thin sheet:
of wood and are brought on in three
! pieces, the four sides constituting
one piece, which is made to fold in
the required shape by being perfo-
rated nearly through with sharp
instrument where the angles are re
quired 20 be made. The ends are
then put in with tacks, when the
box is filed with the fruit and
tackled up. The proprietors had al
ready shipped some eighteen thous-
and pounds, gathered from a field of
three acres, and in walking through
this patch the grapes could hardly
be missed from the vines. The
Ives Seeding is the only variety
that has ripened sufficiently to be
shipped, and all that have been put
up are of this variety. The propri
etors have about thirty acres now
set out in grapes, mostly of the
above variety, though the crop en-
braces all the standard varieties, as
well as numerous other kinds which
they are testing, besides about $780,
600 cuttings. The process Of cuI-
ture, etc, is so fully set forth in Mr..
Cox's speech at Shelbyville, which
may be found elsewhere in this pa
per, that we deem any remarks we
might make on that subject super
fuous. We will simply say in this
connection that it was the most
beautiful sight we ever saw, the
beauty of the luscious fruit being
enhanced by its abundance and val
ue. We were next conducted into
the wine cellar, two stories under
the ground, the darkness of which
was only rendered more palpable by
the aid of candle. Staggering in
the Egyptian darkness the feeble
rays Of our candle suddenly pre-
sented before us the prodigious out
lines Of two immense wine casks,
each holaing eight hundred gallons
and filled with wine of last years
It is needless to say that
we tested the wine, aud then it is
to tell those who have been
there before us that we were not
satisfied with a simple taste. We
are not much Of q judge Of the deli
cious beverage upon which the hea-
then gods are wont to exist, but we
have before tasted wines said to be
pure, and we unhesitatingly re-
cord our opinion that this is up
to any we ever drank, if not far SUI
)erior to some of the most famous
quality and origin. The process of
making the wine has been described
in this paper and many
IF our readers have seen the opera
ion at the vineyard, so we will not
the space necessary for a
'uII explanation. The bulk Of the
.rop has not commenced to Tipen
,et and the press has not been put in
operation, but we are informed that
n a short time the work of press
mo- will commence. Mr.. Cox next
ook us through his peach, pear and
pple orchards, all Of which we
ound as we naturally expected af-
er just Witnessing such fine array
f grapes. The dwarf pear trees
ear fruit as fine as we have ever
cen, and the peaches and apples
orrespond with the pears. The
consist largely of the early
and a great quantity Of
his fruit has been shipped sew
raj weeks. The trees are of the }
nest varieties and are varied. Mr..
OK has exhibited q degree of en- /
erprise never before approXimated >
4 this country, and a visit to his
will convince any one of
ne success that is sure to attend
ne culture of the grape in this l
ountry, as well as the advantages Il
, be derived from the exclusive u
using of fine fruit trees. We came q
way more than ever convinced Of n
lie utility of grape growing to the Z
outh, or more especially this region D
: country, and we can now see a
hat this country has lost by so u
NO delaying their adoption as a =
APPLE article of export. "
We are indebted to Messrs. Cox j
Dunlap for a very profitable and
easant visit, and we congratulate
en- upon being the pioneers in an q,
which is bound to be =,
me popular and universal, and for y,
lich they will be considered by ii
5uyo generations in the light Of n
bic benefaetOrs. n,
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