The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-19

ne OEtHt
A late bulletin sent out by the census
department gives some very interest
, tng figures and Information that will
surprise some people on the viticul-
}Qre In the United States, or better
Known as grape growing. The gener-
81 Impression is that the most of the
+ grape growing of this country is con.
4ned to California, but the fact is
TINT d largo number OF States have
aiken up this profitable industry on an
extended scale. The bulletin shows
that the number OF acres planted in
Vineyards In the United States Is 401,-
EGi Of which 307,575 are In bearing,
california as might be expected makes
mnch tho largest showing, she alone
hnyinR 1856, 272 acres or a little more
fhgn half as much as all the other
Htates put together under cultivation.
New York comes next with 1880
neies then Ohio with 2sos7, Missouri
hns 10000 under cultivation, and Kan
shs, Virginia and North Carolina each
about 1000 acres.
The total product in 1889 was 57s, 1s9
IONS, Of which 1921 tons were table
grapes and 2A0,540 tons were used In
making wine, ii. 168 tons were convert.
ad Into raisins, of which 1872, 1o5 boxes
+ Of 20 pounds each were put on the mar
ket The wine product was "a, SOC, 9o5
gallons which is remarkable showing,
k considering how recently wine making
has been introduced in this country.
And more to be said is that it is purer
and sold at lower rates than imported
doetored stuff palmed off on the poo
PIE as wine. While wine making may
b. decried by many people, the fact re-
mains that since this country has en-
tered into wine making there is q pos
slbllity of getting pure wines much
ass deleterious to health than the
poisonous drugs labeled with counter
ant foreign brands. These are import
mt facts to $4,000, 900 of people who
are consuming wines on a more ex.
tended scale every year.
Grape culture has shown a most re,
N mnrkable development in New York
State, the most prolific district being
along the Hudson river, where the sol
seems peculiarly adapted to that in
dhstry. Last season S. 900 o01 pounds
o. grapes were sent from thence to the
large cities for sale besides what wer,
made into wine at the point of produc
tion. From California and New Yorl
alone $1,000 tons of table grapes wer,
sent to distant markets. In Califor
nia they were worth only SILG5 De
ton while In New York they sold at 81
per ton, and averaged SIS per ton else
where throughout the country.
When the vineyards already set out
but which arc not yet in bearing cor
dillon, shall give full yield, it is est
NOTED that the wine product will be In
ercased very largely while the raisi
product within the next five years vii
reReh from 100000 to 10, 600 COO boxes
The bulletin contains no information
Of the Industry in Delaware, and We
we doubt not the climate and soil q
the peninsula between the two bay
arc well adapted to grape culture.
Allaost every state in the Union &C
cording to the bulletin is capable O
producing grapes, except the extrem
northern ones. They are found grow
Ing wild all over the country, shown
this to be land we'll suited TO then
n There 10 no reason. therefore, why
within the next half century, tho Tn
Bed States.may not rival the great graz
countries of Europe in the extent all
~ value Of It's grape products.
The street railway accident yesterdG
q that resulted in the instant killing {
4 little Mary Lesham, was sad afiai
and yet there really seemed to be n,