, 1879-01-22
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Whitncy, A gentleman wfdrlv knuwn In That
State II, rnnnrrtton with woo,.crovinr nNt
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vines VI the "aius'at OF AIexa'r'fA" variety
ot white grapes, with q vicw to demonstrating
tl,at rnls,n. can he n,ntc III America OF as ru,ul
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ABOUT &u.uo' Fines nA'e oeen pi"htcu' AZ Tue
FIRST result ol At: HhitncJ's experiment two
car-lpatis 0f aD,0oO poUtsus each Of California
made raisinh were fcccntiy setlt East, one
rar-ihad coming 10 this CITY mud tile
other going, TO BOSTON,, IN both cities
equally well win Inc best tItt.ortcu Malh!a
nl!si,s. with which they eulrrarc fnyurabIy as to
size. colur skin, stohetf nllo iiaFottwtle !atlcr
belne ti.r 1nost essential qualify. llc limited
Stntcs IL tilc Ercnttht ratsltscors1lntng county
~ the worl!i, mud uses annually more ralstns
thai, tho "l,ulc OF Europe: The nurkct Is lnatn-
y supplied fronl spaisf, tsie fnih1ils known a.
Alnulus u being considered the 'rst. ihcr
country III iG soat OF spatI', W'Eel! ilas hitherto
beeh tcuaEtlcd as surpasath3 a!l other region.
iur rnlssas VI TINT ciaractet; Jig autuat tlclt!
vi all!lsn grapes AVERAGES 1,aWsGoU boxes 0t
otU boxes, md last scAsor, alout a,o0u.ooo
ytrid !,v United States takes fully ono-half. VI,
Which u pays uut!-as uh all other rReliis-of
two a,,d llalt & cents rsr nn;'ni. a. inferior
Is kuown as the valctcl4', and coluts iron,
region further north IN spain.
The American ratstns afe made from white
rrnpc,--tie "htuseat ol Aiexandrla."- fais-
ng OF whlSt! tlc soil a,itl climate of large por.
tion Oh California IL well 9tlanteI. Tile vino
begins to bear sutncwiH III tle sccntitl yenr,
athouall t4a iull bearing capoetsy Is mol tcvcl-
opcd Until! It Is ivy yearS o'd, anu continues to
bcar for about hall q CENTURY, anti sometimes
for scVchty''re ycnrs' IN Inc cultivation oi
t'o to learn frop spal1, hut III the curing and
paekanE OF lie raslas lack nt experience y stu
Ielt. Ie rasstns arr not cured by any nrtitlcial
process, however, hut tn comparatively simple
manner. Tile crnpes arc laid on erarel-bcda
md Bre exposed to tne sun Tor ten or twelve
days III August or September, WHEN they aro
ready 1or packing, having turned from wsifte to
dark color OF tl,e salsna ot commerce: ihe
white suEar which Is Ecncrally found attached
to the ratsina SOLD III the market u entirely
natural pruuntt ot INC Rrape, anil euMts Oh
with nEe, tlrst appearing, u rule, when tho
ra'sins arc nbout eYo years old. Tho packing,
however, IL M operation which requires great
care. 10 psoperiy pask a single twenty po1i.nl
day aud !aii. so careful Is ths manipulation
Ut the raisll, b'inelIea While ut least as tnueh
time ~ REQUIRED to select a1I!l pick over tho
bunclles oeforc packfh::. air. Whitley be-
lleves, however, Tint rais'bs can ou cured IN
California fully equal to the Malaga or amy
other Falsn. t.
Ine Chief stfle,iity With which the California
70 compete with foreign raisths Is tho cost of
11bur, THE Sunutdll f3Ueyurit1ss taD Ett all fhn