Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-30
rhenix Herald

Raisin Profits
 rhenix Herald.
 Last January Sylvester Moot looked at a quarter section of desert land lying north of Mesa City, about half mile fIom the post office. Out of l6O acres there was left, after deductions for canal and certain unavailable spots, fertile tra,t of l20 acres, which Mir. Moot con silered admirably adapted to the culture of raisin grapes.
 CAUSE FOR SELF CONFIDENCE.
 He had much experience in that busi- ness, having worked in the immense Cucamungo vineyards of Southern Cali fonia, ten years ago, after the first 6Oo acres of vines planted there by Wm. Bar nett, now of Alesu City, had spread into an enormous plantation. Besides, he had bought land in San Bernardino county at $25 per acre and by his skill had in a short time run it's value up to S3O per acre So well had the seedless Sultanas and Muscats been cultivated that Moot's purchaser realized over $I,- OJ0 from his 26-aere crop last year.
 Mir Moot, therefore, had confidence In his ability to grow grapes.
 GEoMETBICAL BURROWS.
 He accordingly built a barbed wire f,nca around 50 acres of his raw, desert land. cleared and ploughed 1t. Forty five geres were set out with Muscat cut tinus. of which he purchased 5O,OOO from Fred Scofeld for $2OO. The planting was not done until the latter part of last April. The regularity of it would de- iigbt and lover of rectillnear figures. Running north and south the rows are nine feet wide; east and west the distance between them Is eight feet. The place for every cutting has apparently been measured and exactly determmed. The lines of n perfectly drilled regiment of toidiers could not be more regular. Look what way you will and straight bres of green bushes meet your eye. IT vou snuat down these lines seem about fo nierce you like knives from every point nj tbe conpass. A small boy had cal cnlated that one could plough through the Viney ard iu eleven different direc- tiOns.
 A GOOD STAND.
 Discouragement attended Mir. Moots first efforts. Many of the cuttings had spronted before planting and they natur- ntly yilled But they quickly took heart and sprung up anew, although lhelr growth was retarded and are slili smaller thau their mOrs sturdy brothers me clouJy weather of latter July helped them on finely. ..u....1 ,,,tberaome. attacking the buds beneath ihe surface. Still the vitality remained s1'd below hyInenopterons sap sucking a acrovth proceeded which carried the ,,in,. ma, to inc sunlight and comparative .sc,ri}v After one year all danger from ants is passeL u..:,., ora .s,,,,atcd to hays lived, without ants md H,th earlier water this proportion s,,auId haze reached 95 per cent. Stlll MT. Moot is well satisfied. He has. 2O,OOO sooted vines. in 20 rows, each vine four inches from every other, all ready to sup nIv n,e place of any plaDt that may drop 41,nt and also enough tO till the remamlng five gcres of his 5O-acre vineyard
 gAype AND PLOUGH.
 ,pto vino. looked very thrifty when a Ba.ylld reporter ylslteJ tneh aoout t"o -l.'at,,. sinee They had then been lrrl- gated but three times, m additon 10 sne s+i-trl,,eI tvatering when planted, NIT. NI'l't ,tiop,A,s q furrow towards each row 'f 'fCGr ,';na. and lesds inc water up and down .1as, .ih s,rroNs. He Let's no moisture flood she snrfnce of the ground. Alter a good siie 1'a' soainq. he starts bis cHltlvator '.'.5 ,i,,,s Lraaks up and kneaGs tle soll into n homogeneous mass through Snl0'i tLo ,vaIer is evenly distributed
 any p, continuous cultivation he keeps his ,,,.,,,,nd mellow and moist He'conslders si,;s mart of fine business as important as en .I1- diber if not more so. All l,olsture ;s ihereby utilized; there Is no danger oI Jrovnipg bis plants or baking the SOIL SNIere any flooding has accidentally oc- ,.,,,rad there the vines are stmted; proving ,NacI,,s,vely the correctness Of hls meth od He had cultivated the tract seven times up to August inst
 SUGGESTIONS.
 Rooted plants produce more healthy r,To,yth than cuttings, If obtained rom fine valley. Otherwise cuttings are pet Ger aspecialy where they have to be m norted from California. ,.-. .s
 Mir. Moot proposes to make raislns, or which he thoroughly understands tne process. He has DO dopbt about this country for growing grapes I1e Cliy nroblem unsolved IS that W .H'5iHE' With sneh weather as haS pteVdlieu tilis far, however, there can pe n'rlS IlTr n;,''nr, tsinfy in that. He estimates d Illinih1ul, ! sieid of three tons per acre, whlch si1oni1 H,nol nrodnce one ton of raisins Wortn @Ioo, Raiforuia JIro 9' Las records of six tons of grapes to the ae|s,, ,. ,,,,5o,l,tedIv
 Thus far Mir MoSt Das uhdouP1euly ,,aa l,reat success. His vfpes could not he 1,aT nore forward or healthy. lis potion !oe di"t i,iIiI sr,,. 0erowers would do better to h.ue ,l"L Ieda i " yaFiety; cultivate one or two nsgs n,asses "'9J of fruit an9 give them adequate ,,la,, ,,i'n,o,nat;a atttention, His motto Is .s9meth;ng like that of Demosthenes -.GnItivafe Cultivate, Cultivate"