The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-31
CRAZE CULTURE ON THE COAST.

about twenty miles, Offers, beyont
a doubt, the most tempting loca
ton in the United States for the
grape grower and the vine maker
The scupperaong is the grape and
the wine par excellence. but many
varieties cultivated in other parts
of the country will flourish here.
1t is the scuprcrnong, though, to
which this article is devoted. All
through the favored but limited
section referred TO-, this excellent
grape is 'at home," and there are
points in its favor, numerically
and intriusicaily, which en;ille it
to the lain among grapes. All
the conditions are here favorable
to the cultivation and manipula
ton Of the grape-alaptability Of
the soil, hardy character of the
vine, favorable climate, absolute
immunity from insect pests, enor-
nous yield, length of harvest, ease
and cheapntss Of gathering the
crop, and last, but not least, the
superior quality of the wine, both
still and sparkling. The writer
has recently talked with an eS.
peris need vinicnllurist and wine
maker, whose years have been
passed in the closest study of
vines and wines; this gentleman,
whose veracity is unquestione1
and who is familiar with the bust
ness in all countries, among them
being Spain, France and the Unit
ed States, declares emphatically
that none Of them can compare
with the Gull Coat in exception
al advantages for vineyards and
their products. He also asserts
that the scnppernong is capable OF
being made into wine which is
equal IN every respect t. the finest
in the world that the still
wines are incompatible, and the
sparkling equal to the finest i'm.
pprtel. That this E,dorado of the
grape grower should so long have
remained comparatively undiscov.
cred, is one OF the modern won
ders. 1t is not without parallel,
though, as is evidenced by the
very recent discovery of mex
haustlble beds of phosphate rock
in Florida. For several hundred
years these stores of mineral
treasure had been walked over
Their existence never susl ecte,l-
until by chance the ligat man
came along. He saw the opening
public attention was called to it
and as a T. sn't, millions of dollars.
have already been dug out of the
and the community reaped
the benefit. together with those
whose enterprise developed the
industry. The Gulf Coast and the
scnppernong furnish a combina.
ton more potent by far than that
just referred to, and there is more
''sure money! in it than in any
thing the South offers to day. Let
but the right man come along,
furnished with the brains. the en-.
terprise and The tact to start the
ball rol ing, and the vine.clad
hills Of France, together with the
much Wanted lands of Southern
California, must hide their dimn-
ished heals. This is Plain, bust.
ness talk, and the attention of
those seeking favorable locations
a naying investment is court
We append a few figures,
showing what can and has been
with the scuppernong under
intelligent cultivation. If our
rsaders. or any of them, should
desire corrOboration the same will
he cheerfully furni.hed, and the
enqulrers convinced that the data
is reliable and conservative.
San average crop ofa trained and %cultur-
vine four years old is about 35 bush
q vines to the acie would be 945
which would make 2,S35 gallons
" " VIM VI CVuNtIltu NV spdthIlHS
vino would put up 1850 quart bottles
worth SIS per dozen, gross, CT S12 per
bushel net. These wines, il properly
manufactured. will find ready sale in the
large cities OF the North, West, East and
South. II the small farmer could realize
81 Il bnshel for the fruit he could grow on
his farm or in his yard making him S35
to the vine he would soon learn that it
would pay him to plant enough to pro-
duce 1000 bushels. A company or indi.
vldual that would invest $1,000 tho first
year to plant and arbor ten acres aud
$1,000 the second and third years, that
company would have an Independent for
tune and would Ito more good to build up
the country than any other industry that
could be started here. / venture to say
that in course of time when the log IL
gone that this %countr., will be eqral to
the rich district Champagnia in France,
as the scnppern0ng has all aud better