The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-10
.sw1NE THAT MAKETH GLAD.o
DR.. Marshnlrs. Methods. in Which are
Milllon's and Morality.

Courtesy of Col. William Beattie in.
troduced yesterday reporter of the
Daily Ne.ss to DR.. Marshall "at home,
the object of the visit being to obtain
some particulars as to his success
in wine making. The visit was
yery gratifying one, as the facts ELECTED
abundantly confirm the steadily growing
conviction 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 both from material and
moral standpoint. It is, however, with
facts and not with philosophical refec'
tions that these lines have to do. Dr..
Marshall's essay in the direction of wine
making is yet, so to speak, in it's infancy.
but the Rubicona has been passed, and
the all-importantl point, the fact that
wine making in the South can be made
a large and very profitable industry.
the experience Of DR., MARSHALL, with that
of many others, incontestably proves. A
visit to the cellar, goblet in hand, pre-.
faced the proceedings. Three or four
varieties of winesl were sampled-a rich
claret, from the Norton's Virginia grape ;
q wine similar in character, but more
resemblipg.the imported twines.sof that
class. mad esfromsa mixture of the Ives,
Concord and other varieties followed !;
and delicious wine from the Scupper.
nong Of delicate golden color. These
wines are the pure juice OF the grape,
andin body and bouquet very far sur.
pass large percentage Of the sc.called
imported wines, while greatly superior to
them in their purity and healthfulness.
The contents Of the cellar were $50 gallons,
the product kofthree quarters fan acre. A
vineyard infull bearing wild yield from 800
to ], 600 igalloas of wine, the market price
of which is from 81 70 $l.25 per gallon.
DR.. Marshall will have this Spring
twenty-five acres set out in vines, and
in three years his vineyard will be capa.
BE of yielding from 10000, to ,25,000
gallons of wine. Hitherto 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
together, require no comment; they
point unerringly to the time, not far dis.
tant, when vineyards will not, as now,
be few and far between IN the South, but
successful competitors with the great
feecy staple in making the war.desola.
ted South bloom and blossom as the
rose. ~,
DR.. Marshallt experience in the cult.
votion Of the grape for wine making
purposes will be of great value to any
one who is desirous of learning the mo.
dus operandi, aud there is much TO be
learned, not only as to the kind Of
grapes best adapted for wine making,
but also Us to the most economical plan
of cultivation, and Dr.. MarshalPs sue.
cess in. both these respects would save
the novice both time and labor. There
are already in Greenyille and in the
vicinity many interested in the promo
ton Of this important interest who
would find it very greatly to their benefit
to form themselves into grape growers
association. Such. an association would
giveja character and an impetus to the
effort which no individual enterprise
could. secure. It would not only directly
aid every individual member, but would
attract notice from q distance, and thus
very materially promote the interests of
this favored section OF the Piedmont re-
gion. In this connection, and as an
evidence of the strong practical interest
which is being manifested in the South
in the cultivation Of vineyards, it may
be mentioned that Mr. Hotopp, of Al
bermarle county, Virginia. has made
5000 gallons of vine from a mixture Of
the following varieties Of grapes: the
Ives, Concord, and Nortou's Seeding,
which, alta very low estimate, will real
ize clear result per acre Of from $400 to
$500.-Greenrilk Ne,us.