The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07
ERIE SHORE VINEYARDS,
WOW rs MANIFEST TINE IN IN,
CH1UTd UQUL GRAPE BELT.

Reviss OF eirIs Are esthsr,rg ths Pur,,.
| Cluster. npr Nsrkst-Yeariy Inersa.e 4,
Wise arowi.e-The Growers Uniou.
| when the early autumn days seem 10 hold m,
first chill suggestion Of coming winter, and IN.
"katydids," grown hoarse with their long quar-.
| rel. have subsidized into cracking "katar
"kate;" when the lamps OF the golden rod ar,
| lit 10 mark each country lane, II Ia then that
| along Lake Erles shore begins the festival a,
the grape harvest.
Ali day long. lossed vans piled high with clo.s
iy packed baskets may be seen approaching m,
railway stations. where scores Of empty cars ar.
waiting 10 receive their cargo. The deliciou,
fragrance Of the ripened fruit perfumes the air
and the purple Juice Of the discarded skins
trodden upon by pedestrians, paves the war a,
with q royal mosaic. Anxious eyes are watch.
ing the weather signs, fearful Of early fruets
Further West, the deserted burrows are al.
ready outlined by the first light fall Of snoy,
from the East az near ss Buffalo severe frost,
are reported but one narrow strip Of land from
North East, Pa, 10 Angola, N. Y, known a. the
Chautauaus grape belt, IL still exempt II 4,
sheltered on one side by low-lyinR hills and on
the other warmed by Lake Erie's breezes Grad.
uaIly the boundaries OF the grape belt are being
defined. and fruit growers In thl. favored region
are coming 20 understand and appreciate its r.-
marksble advantages.
Year by year the vineyards have crowded ont
the grain fields cd driven back the hocks and
herds. until the grape has become the only i'm.
portant product there, and II IL estimated that
over %. 900 acres are now In bearing.
Although many varieties are successfully
grown. the Concord. for q number ~ reasons
finds greatest favor; rlpening eariy-the season
is always long enough-it stands shipping we'll
and IL considered richest in favor. The lsa-
NkRAA ,aak. la.
and must risk the frost.
with favorable seasons and proper cultivation
q vineyard in three years will pay all expense,
Of land and labor; and when the fact Ia con.
sidered that the vines, though IN full bearing Al
seven years. growth. continue fruitful In a great
age, with email outlay after the first three YEAR.
Yield large profits Good results seem to depend
not so much upon the soil es upon climatic N.
scarcely anything OF the years growth is left in
the cutting. which IL usually done IN the month
OF the %6IusS
serves the strength Of the vines.
q az &. ss :;
ton mis 'Gs%s the Sr
feet SSIt, q good quality. and iss ,he latte;
smaii societies then existing. consolidated to
form the .Chantanaua aud North East Grape
Belt Union" which now practically controls the
The laws OF this association mako II an impo..
sibiity for imperfect fruit 70 be thrown upon the
be traced TO the very vineyard where Il WAS
grown, and % the work man who pcekedi 4:
ken. or defective fruit is promptly rejected.
Under these conditions an excellent reputation
has been established for Chautauqua grapes.
and the demo nd for them 70 steadily increasing:
to California, the flavor being considered supe-
rior to those grown there. Experimental ship
pool arriving lin IN god condition and finding
s SHI:s 4: 5es5Si PabisSsd at B'oston w.
Many. young girls arc employed in the her-
vest, which lasta about two months, and the
occupation e REGARDED as very hsslthfui:
is devoted almost entirely TO vino making. In
the Chautauoua grape beltthe prohibition senti-
ment IL so strong that Q very small percentage
erads thss IT, sna aSs
srs have been knowp 70 quietly allow To- thsi.
cred and converted into wine
asns Il sss q 81 sny h.
would Be vitSdraTn from the vinsyards and
But reeently an Important industry has besn
which has been used almost sptirely for COM
article. It's nanufaotnre Is simple. the Juice
being hsstsa to boiling rSiH 1sss sns
licious summer beverage and Il destined 20 take
the place OF fermented wines at many Q dinner
table when its yslns bsoomss more widsly
.sasSn S Be able 70 make his entire
harvest remunerative.