Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22
THE RUGBY COLONY.
Some of the Results ACCOMPLISHED
by Tom Hughes Exr eriment.
The Culture of the VInc--Wartburn,s
Nincyard-Thc Wilderness SUBJ
ducd at Tre-Eorcst Farm
Madame Hughes.


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answer f., Ton, 1tu,,lo., o',a.tin,, AN, I,',,,
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bours or fin, l,,. :, li,o th,, lif at , ,.....,,t.
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the soil bv nv. avn loI,nr,r oro l,i,.. ,,,,,r.
tI,on ,yoli If i. tIis Limitation .,i,,iu,,
,v,,.l,iu,, b,,u. y.l,icl, forms, o,,, f ,l ,hiof
nttrorti,,. of fine .nttlanont En, t other
Times whom th.. .,,t1r,,s ,yn,l, j. I,no be
find. Iin,s,,lr i, - o,,l,,,,d ..i.., ,,i.Li,
oos,. ,,o,,L az oil ,I,o ,ooI ,,,,i,l.
of cir'iIi1,tinu Lnoiu,,i,,, with - lii,,,r,,
Of Goon v,I,,,,o. and ,,o -, ,l, L,s+
t.uri. court. IN fine state. dnr., van Lnn,y
Whnavn, i ,,.olv -. Mr. L,no,.n,, AM. IL
to nlocc himself in urinary. r.1,ti,,. t,it ,Io
soil and raturn md tn tnl;o hi. ,,,.. l,,,,oly
with hi, own hands in fine ,nonr,l Iah,,. If
this world viii find at Ruphv ,s f,v,,oh,e
conditions fo,. his exnarirnnnt .s b,. j. IiLolv
to yet in any mart of the world II is NOT.
claimed that the Board of Aid land, have fine
rich soil of the Mississippi bottoms ar fine mi
nois troi,.ios and nai,har doo. tho JoaJlv
malaria stalk around in the darkness There
is however nlent> or ti,nhar n ,,erfo,.tl,
healthful and delicious cIin,te cba,r land
convenient markets and easv access tn one Of
the greatest railway lines of the conntrv-the
Queen & Crescent
The culture of the vine which has been
quietly in progress for the past two wears
promises to be in the near future. the lead.
ing agricultural interest at Rugby. Madame
Hughes, Mr.. Fisher. Mr.. Walton and DR.
Kemp have given special attention to this
NATTER and have demonstrated that the
soil is wonderfully well suited to Craze cul-
turc. DR.. Kemp. who has critically mv,s-
li2ated the subject. has vineyard of $40
plants in fine condition. and loaded with
fruit, and is convinced that this j. the So
luton of the question that often oc-
ours to the Board of Aid Land company.
"What will we do with it,"
At Wartburg. twenty miles south OF
Rugby, Louisiana gentleman. successful
wine merchant in New Orleans and Mar.
settles and thoroughly familiar with the
Bordeaux and Champagne countries. has e,-
tabished very successful vineyards, His
productions compare most favorably with
the French wines The grapes in th, region
are singularly free from the foxy" tang which
is so unfavorable in the wine, made from the
Ohio and California grapes and which re-
calls that vim du Surrnne which Biillat.
Savarin says requires three men to drink II
glass full, one man to drink and two friends
to stand on either side and coax and encour-
age him.
DIR Kenp a man IN Bnntu,,ion ON nos.ant
of vida attainmeuts and caraful scientific
TRAINING * confident that Old Uicl,n,..,. ,,,,,.
diction that the Cumberland plotenu would
be ths ..garlcn s,ot of Tennessee, il s,,.e r.,
ha verifed and that il viii he nm. ,,y vast
,ipavord 1bnS. ku,,v who ara f,,niIi,r
with the claret country that if * - str,t.b nt
land Lt,yean the Iondes md pain. a ,.d-
and. grov wes,e. where NOT even cbirkwaad
which nroduce CRAVE, ,.iaIdiug tho most
o,.n.rous and consnmm,,e,v Favored WINE
ever dranl, nv man sine. Noob nIantad t,e
first vine slim That the desolote wastes of
Missionary Kdpe .houII herome tho Garden
MIA, If lh,t,ann,., =. NOT moro mlil,.lv
than t,,ot wa shot,lJ ten wear. hence IrirI,
..y-uIllo" and ",'hot.au Tnington ., worth
boIf a snvar.iyu, bnttle and mazda from,
GRAVE, crown in RuyI,,. viuavor,s
NouLar, bo,. fin. ,;ssihilitios ,f +bo (,,,,,
bor,,nd ,J,tp,u haau hattar damon.,rotol
tban ,t Tre- Forest farm fine uronorty of NJ,
p,aollncL ar ,b, "Gloda. " NJ. Nnn,,r,,,a.
rie Rovlo,, ,locn and ,t 1L.nn,,ro h,. tho
Moe.,, Norsbou Tbnv have umI,l,oI tho
wilderness and are hope rewarded nv, fins
crons nr corn wheat rve rnt,toos and oil
snall v.getahl.. Tho writa, had tba ,loa..
rr,nf natino tb.. tour of a ,ya ti.Id az T,a
E,rest farm tb,t had benn nr5nouncsI nv, a.,
native exnert to he tit only 70 raise n cron If
gr,s.bonrnrs Tn. over,r, stalks in that f.ld
wera fuil six foot hi,,h some ambitious s,aars
stanlin@, M foot mr. 80 .hove ,bair
feIlo,ys I'll. snI,st,nti,l bor.a at Tro.
Fnre.t f,res tb. n,st and commands
:, gIo,.inn. v.,y If tba CrmharlamJ
rou.fo Stretching for In,ou.s IN thn sa,,tL
,,nr1 Tbaso IJuo bnI oro - .o,,,,o ~
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W. aI,,,lI ,,,rl,a,,, .,,a,'t ' '''a
~ tho ,.o,,n,, plocLIn,.l,. ,,hn ,i,aI II h.',.,
ino ,ho ,roi7.s nf In. limo nm. ,nita,.a+al
s.il. "\Jn,bcr what co,, yo, saa in tho-.