, 1879-01-08

a MARRIAGE SUGGESTED.
MADRID, inn. 7.-The marriage OF King
Alfonso with Belgian Princess il suggested
by the Epooa.
CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS.
Statistics or tho Harvest Of the Part Year,
An UnrcmuneFatlve senson.
, San ffancsseo HaHtfta.
California now produces more grapes than nny
other Btatc In the Union, and nearly as many
a. al tho others combined. In good seasons
her product Of vino alone has aggregated about
1000, coo gallons, which Ia as much as Is claimed
for nil the States cast Of tho mountains. De-
sides this product, she has put large quantities
Of the product Of her prolific vtnes into rafsns,
has distilled considerable quantity Ut tho juice
into brandy, and at the same tEmo has furnished
the tables not only Of the coaAt, but lhoec Of
tho East, to lnrEc extent, With their chotceat
fruit. And yet our grape culture Is but In lts
Grape culture for .ho .ea.on now closing has
not been rrmunoratlte In tiis stats; lirst, bc-,
cause ot a short crop, and, secondly, because Of
tho lnW price tho fruit has commanded in the
Of calculation, II IL shown that tho yield Il less
than bnc-hnlt what It should hare boon. In Tho
sonorna Valley the yield Ia but one.th!rl OF q
crop, aud In TUG NaEa region about the sanIc. !
that thero arc 000,0o0 yinea In bearing in tho
S5atS f. II These vines ought to y!ea not less than
l2.NnWo gallons OF expressed Juice. or, more
exaat.yi every three vlnes should yield one gal
secured. ThEcc years ago, when our wines
word much more !nmasure, nr rather Imperfect.
tho production was 7,D0,uo0 gallons which
WA toaaa 10 o. IN etecss OF INC demand. Ihat
forvcd upon couspmnr8 large quantity of !
wine that would tlatIIy 6taF comparison with
tug average az thalr eommana, and was sold at
pticea mncn oslow xhnt gooa vine should be
sllsh . pfieo for California wines. whence. cot,
WtthueantilnE tho vcf5 great Improvement slnco !
made fn Their quality u tlas buen found inprac-
tira6lo 70 ADVANCE. 8o that now, when wo arc !.
mcnaatlon OF tht fa9sf critical Easastn exports,
ana arc even lavo!ablY eoneldoFed ny Franch
eohnoisecasa pcsiaq thc!r own naost approved
products, our l'roucers arg compelled to accept
prices ior tholF "lnoa which uarely pay the coat
of production
nui WITH THIS capnelty for producing Il, ,0Dt.
0O EaIions, Tao product tltIa year Will By only
ons Or tie ess - ha eton ss naTy Ts
owing, nnaouetcuIy, 70 tho heavy votnme o{
ran tbat ioIl lest winter, bnt more. doubsless,
70 tho uhexplathea eauses Which forbid lull
at Intervals o. thrco Or mora Jcars, Should ttu
climatic conditions provo favorable during tho
coming ycar, california may expect to aston'at.
the wof1u with ies product OF Tho delicious
fruit.
There IL, however, notwithstanding The short
crup Ut this year, vrry Etcat satlsfnrtton de-
rived fronl tie Qusisy IT tue itmIt. Never be-
foro Laye tho nrapes OF California bceu 10
rich nnI excellent, especially for wluc-
Iuukng. The light rcd wincs aro pronounced
not only superior to any heretofore pru-
ducca IN tho btatc. hut the most competent
tasttrs prononnce thom equal to tbs best Francll
productions. The Fermentation Ii excellent
| and the quality really splendid. Tho willie
wlnss ore al.o much improved oyer tho product
| great aN oxtcut ~ tho rcd. This improvement
IL attr1batabl6to tue iilcrcas9 in ago Of tlla
vines, and also 70 TUG Grcaser knowledge Of tho
| slaeyatdsta r. tfoaelnc them and III hani!lna
bie ti:rFes to tha imnnyrnsots - tbs. .re ean.