The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-25

will be made from this years crop OF grapes
The unskilled labor employed Is usually Uni
nesc, but the experts are mostly from inc wine
districts of France aud Germanv, though Amer
leans learn the processes readily. The grapes
are stemmed aud squeezed by machinery. The
iulce Iuus into watts, where 1t ieiments sum
ciently, and Is pumped into great butts IN Inc
cellars. There II stands until II Is CHARMED by
whites OF eggs, isingglass or gelatlne. after
which II is filtered through charcoal and drawn
of into casks for shipment. AS to the ptohts OF
grape culture II Is calculated that the vines Will
bear In TIE third year after the cutllngs are SET
out give profit In the fourth, ana IN tho MN
yield enough TO pay all expenses, including the
cost of the land There are seven wine pro-
ducng districts IN California, and the total
vintage this year Is Il? OOOOO gallons some OF
this will be distilled for brandy, and some
drunk at home but the bulk will DO sent east.
ward, to be sold under foreign labels.
In California the Chinese are said. to be fast
becoming the chief manipuatOrs OF the fruit
crop, and, by reason Of the extent ana boldnes.
of their transactions. are diving the heavy nut
commission merchants OF San Francisco out of
the field Their method Of procedure is To visit
the fruit distiicts MS soon as REASONABLE estt.
mate OF the extent of the crops can be made,
aud then contract for the fruit paying so much
per tree, or acre, ms the ease may be-they taking
all chances, and picking and boxing the fruit
themselves. In this manner they buy up the
products of entire districts They peddle out
all they can thror ghout the surrounding coun-
try, and either ship the remainder TO the city
markets or dry IL Their action is an advantage
to many of the fruit.growcrs MS they 'ali2e as
much as or more, than formerly for their fruit
crops, aud are not subjected TO the Annoy ence
and trouble OF picking and shipping
The following sho VS. the high rates Of speed
that are attained IN hosting In English col
Hers: At the Eastwood colliery, near Noting.
ham, pair of droc,.acling hoisting engines,
with cylinders 80 inches IN diameter and 6.ioOt
stroke, are employed In raising coal from II
depth of 800 feet one complete run, includ-
Ing charging. IL made in IS seconds the weight
OF coal raised being , tons 2 cwts Therefore,
this engine is capable of hosting l,l5l tons In
S1s hours from the depth OF l.3O0 feet. Tho av-
erago speed OF the cages while running Ia %
miles perhour, and the maximum about IS miles
per hour.
A vineyard In the Mussel slough country Cal.
iiornia, produced this autumn such an abund
nncc that from pa acres of white Muscut vines
the owner sold ca tons of table grapes or 500
worth lIe has also cured 200 boxes of rasins
for which he VIII readily obtain from 81 to so SO
per box. An average of nearly $500 per acre Is
the value OF the yield of the season
firm of stove mnnuiaci urcrs ut Portland Or
egon. have entered into II ten year contract with
tho state for the employment OF convict labor at
forty cents day for each man. There are NJ
present ls2 convicts In the state prison and 40 Of
these Will be turned over to the contractors,