The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-30
"NENE THAT NEAAETEE
GLAD.''
Dr.. Marshall's Methods, N Which are All'
lions and Morality.
Greenville News.

Courtesy of Col. William Beattie
introduced yesterday reporter Of
The Daily Neacs to DR.. Marshall
at home," the object Of the visit
neing to obtain some particulars as
20 his success in wine making. The
visit was very gratifying one, as
The facts elected abundantly con,
tirm the steadily growing convic-
tion that the cultivation of the
grape and the manufacture OF pure
wines will in the very near future
become an industry Of inestimable
advantage to the South, viewed
10th from a material and moral
>tandpoint. It is, however, with
:acts and not with philosophical re
iections that these lines have to do.
Dr.. Marshall's essay in the direc
ton of wine making is yet, so to
speak, in its infancy, but the Ru-
oicon has been passed. and the all
important point, the fact that wine
making in the South can be made a
arge and a very profitable IL
lustcy, the experience Of DR.. Mar
shall, with that of many Others, in
:,ontestably proves. A visit to the
cellar, goblet in hand, prefaced the
proceedings. Three or four va
.ieties of wines were sampled-a
rich claret, from the Norton's Vir-
yinia grape; s. wine similar in
character, but more resembling the
imported wines of that class, made
from mixture of the Ives, Con
cord and other varieties followed;
and d delicious wine from the
Scuppernong of delicate golden
color. These wines are the pure
Juice of the grape. and in body and
bouquet very far surpass a large
percentage of the so-called i'm
ported wines, while greatly SUI
perior to them in their purity and
healthfulness. The contents of the
cellar were $50 gallons, the pro
duct of three quarters of an acre.
A vineyard in full bearing will
yield from 800 to 1000 gallons Of
wine, the market price of which is
from 81 to s1.25 per gallon. DR..
Marshall will have this Spring
twenty-five acres set out in vines,
and in three years his vineyard will
be capable OF yielding from 10000
to $4,000 gallons Of wine. Hlther-
to the doctor has used for crushing
his grapes the old fashioned cider
press, but is expecting very shortly
press from Illinois made specially
for the purpose. The above facts,
roughly and hurriedly thrown to-
gether, require no comment; they
point nnerringly to the time, not
far distant, when vineyards will
not, as now, be few and far be-
tween in the South, but successful
competitors with the great feecy
staple in making the war, desolated
South bloom and blossom as the
rose.
Dr.. Marshalls experience in the
cultivation of the grape. for wine
making purposes will be of great
value to any one who is desirous of
learning the modus operandi and
there is much to be learned, not
only as to the kind OF grapes best
adapted for wine making but, al
so as to the most economical plan
OF cultivation, and Dr.. MarshalIs
success in both these respects would
save the novice both time and
labor. There are already in Green
vile and il the vicinity many in
terested in the promotion of this
important interest who would fndlt
very greatly to their benefit to form
themselves into grape growers as
sociation. Such an association would
give character and an impetus to
the effort which no individual en-
terprise could secure. It would not
only directly aid every individ-
ual membe", but would attract
notice from distance, and thus
very materially promote the in
terests of this favored section Of
the Piedmont region. In this con-
nection, and as an evidence of the
strong practical interest which is
BEING manifested in the South in