The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-03-25
Raleigh News and Observerl
Grape-Gr0wfng and vVfne-mnR

Raleigh News and ObserveEl
GraPe-<rowinE and vvine-RakEnw.
We are glad TO note the fact that convention
of grape-gTowers and wine-makers will be held
IN washington in May next for the purpose of
forming a national association Of those engaged
in the two industries mentioned, and we hone
North Carolina will be well represented thereaf
1t is proposed to holl in connection with the CON.
venti"n an exposition of American wines and
other products of the grape, and an address has
been issued by those engineering both the con-
vention and the exposition in which it is shown
that the grape can be successfully grown on
lands that have been condemned for general 49,
ricultnral purposes; thai, owing 10 favorable
climatic conditions. soil ingredients and geologi-
cal formation certain belts and areas Of country
are exceptionally we'll adapted to the production
OF grapes and that such lands appreciate rapidly
IN value urder such cultivation. We all know
that this 81 lie lies within one of the belts and
forms one OF the areas above referred tn and il
only remains Tor as To realize fully the import
ance ol the wine growing interest and the Dos
sibliiies OF profit and better general health that
It holds There has already been rapid exten-
sion OF the industry in the STA despite the lact
OF any organized effort in its behalf and il in
therefore evident that IT can easily be made %
reach the proportions it should bear in such e.
those nature has vouchsafed ua 1t
should be foSered and encouraged in
every way possible. There Is not county in
the State in which it could not be probably
pursued. Every farmer should have his vine
yard, big or iitle just as he has his own orchard
He should make grapes not only Ter d0mesfie
consumption but for shipment to the markets Of
the North and West. He would lini the enter
prise as profitable as any other in which he could
embark
t. 4k.., \ lll..--
represented that I" the acreage in vines in the
United States has more than doubled within the
past nve years. and covers at the present time
not less than 800, 900 acres. Farmers who talked
OF planting five and ten acres then. now take
nffy and one hundred with the ease and conf
dence that thoroughbred would take q hurile.
The increase in quantity has been outstripped
In quality OF varieties selected, that Il would
not be an exaggertion TO say that practically our
whole system has been revOlulonized within
the period named The capital invested In vine
yards and vineyard properties i'm the whole
country at the present time Is not lea fhsn
$lO0. 100000. The present ratio Of increase 81
planting and investment is about 100 per cent
in three years This ratio, kept up, until foo6.
viii give US, AS the result of mise yeara aa0n
100000 invested and 400 900 acles planted;
and estimating the product at 4oo gallons az
wine TO the acre. (supposing an were made inlo
wInel would yield the round number OF eo0.
u0O,OOO gallons. quantity eQual 10 the ureeenk
wine production OF FrAncel Yet. startling a
this may seem, il 10 entirely within the realm 81
possibilities. and depends for its accomplishment
upon the question OF whether or mot there 3 :
paying market"
That this question may Be answered n tha
Affirmative Is made evident by the recent ac,ion
OF The California grape growers and wins. aeelep
looking to putting np a the prices 81 nakiye
grape crop of 1885 is given a ths main cslass a
the movement Tins yise hsa nok vet heer a.