Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-20


DIR. Manlove-We have now made an es-
innate of how many tons we will have.
We can go to the wineries and say: Here
are so many tons of grapes. What will
you give US for them? We will bring their
answer to this Association, and if it is sat-
isfactory you will haul your grapes to the
winery, get your own weights and collect
your own money. We will get the offer,
and submit it to you for your adoption or
rejection.
Mr.. Kerr-Wc are merely spproximatiIg
our crops. Perhaps some. will have more
and others less. Will that make any diff
ference? Can he reject all or any portion
of our crops on those grounds
Dir. MaDlove-No, sir. He takes all that
belongs to the Association, as a whole, or
none.
Mr.. Kerr-I have been wearing old
clothes long enough, and before / will give
my grapes away | will make them into
wine myself.
Mr.. Welty said the proprietor of the
Eagle Winery started in with nothing, and
has made fortune in eight years. We
should take courage by his example and go
ahead. He was strongly in favor of a CO.
operative winery and thought sufficient
capital could be raised in Sacramento to
put one on paying bssis.
Dr. Maalove-I have been requested to
state that Roller e. Vonbergen's winery is
for sale if satisfactory terms can be ar
ranged. | could also state that there is not
a piece of property in the State which is
not for sale if satisfactory terms can be ar
ranged.
Mr.. Rutter, of Florin, said he thought it
about time the farmers should comb the
hay seed cut of their hair, knock the bags
out of the knees of their pants, pull down
their vest and have a little dignity about
them. Do this and after awhile these wine
makers will condescend to nod to US. Up-
til we do 50 we are at their mercy. There
certainly were no winemakers in the
country where originated the old saying
that the farmer was the most independent
vocation. The winemaker is the "boss of
the road"
Mr.. Kerr-Last year 1 dried q portion of
my crop. The winery was paying Sill per
ton. l dried Mission and Black Prince and
sold them for 81 cents pound in San Fran
cisco. This melted me over SIT ton for
my green fruit.
Mr.. Wheeler, in referring to some of the
remarks made by Mr.. Reuter-, said ::
While you may not credit me with the
best of motives in the advice have given,
the experience of the next year will bear
me oat. Three pounds of ordinary green
grapes, theoretically, make pound of dried
ones. Practically, it takes three and a third
| pounds. In the grape there is more than
10 per cent. of seed and skin and 25 per
cent. of sugar. Some grapes dry heavier
than others. Sometimes less than three
tons of Mascats will make ore ton of
raisins. The lowest price paid for dried
! grapes last season was 81 cents, although in
many instances SCENTS were instructed to
sell for 3 cents if they could not do better.
l hope you will make satisfactory terms
with your wineries. You will have no
trouble in getting from three to three
and half cents for your dried grapes.
One vineysrdist has already sold this
seasons crop for 81 cents and it will all be
shipped to Montana. Nearly all the Fresno
growers are driving them. When we could
get $lS to $50 ton for wine grapes it
would not then pay TO dry them unless S
or 6 cents per pound could be obtained for