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from three to ten tons per acre, owin<2; to culture, soil ami other 

 conditions. Vou can readily see that this leaves a iliir prolit to the 

 cultivator. 



Mr. Coinhe, of California — Prof. Husmann has, if any odds, 

 given you a high estimate on the cost of cultivation, (jrraj)es are 

 grown in this (Santa Clara) county for less than half the sum he 

 names. Labor is cheap in California, and good wine grapes may 

 be grown at a cost not exceeding $8 or $10 per acre. \Ve need 

 greater experience and more capital invested in the wine industry 

 in California. Our wines, as a rule, are sold too early. They 

 should have more age before being sold, when the product will not 

 only be far better, but will bring better paying prices. 



Mr. Buck — In answer to questions, I would say it is quite diffi- 

 cult to give the exact amount of fruit, exclusive of oranges and 

 lemons, shipped from California to points beyond tlie mountains. 

 From the best estimates at hand, I think about 1,700 car-loads 

 were shipped last year, 300 of which were grapes. 



Mr. Blackwcll, of California — Mr. Crabbe, an intelligent vine- 

 yardist of Napa county, claims that he can raise grapes at less cost 

 per acre than the farmers of the central states can corn. He also 

 says he would rather cultivate grapes at $10 per acre than wheat at 

 two cents per pound, and that good wine can be profitably made 

 at fifteen cents ])er gallon. 



Mr. Buck — Wine grapes can be grown more cheajily than table 

 or raisin grapes. Mr. Crabbe is good authority, but I fear he un- 

 derestimates the actual cost of good wine when Ik^ jMits it as low as 

 fifteen cents per gallon. 



Mr. Wib-o.r — Mrs. Dr. Headen, of Santa Clara, has a six-acre 

 vineyard of table grapes, the crop of which last year netted lier 

 $2,500. The Muscat, White Tokay and Rose of Peru are excellent 

 table varieties. 



Prof. Husmaun — The cost of raising grajies varies great ly, 

 owing to location and surrounding circumstances. There are manv 

 methods of culture and numerous varieties of grapes. Mr. Crabljc 

 himself has over 300 varieties in cultivation. 



Prof, lynnmis, ol' Arkansas — Is the Scuppernong grown in Cali- 

 fornia? 



