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One dozen bottles of brandy, vintage of 1869; 

 One dozen bottles of Alaeante wine, vintage of 18G8; 

 One dozen bottles of Reisling wine, vintage of 1868; 

 One dozen bottles of Camberton wine, vintage of 1868; 

 One dozen bottles of Muscatel brandy, vintage of 1868; 

 One dozen bottles of Muscatel brandy, vintage of 1869; 

 One dozen bottles of Catalyn wine, vintage of 1867; 

 One dozen bottles of Alaeante wine, vintage of 1868. 



GRAPES. 



Pedro Zomenes, Malaga Muscatella, Pineaux, Black Hamburg, Isa- 

 bella, Chasselas de Fouslambleu, Blue Malvasia, Plaining Tokay, Ca- 

 tawba, Fih Zagos, Orleans, Johannesberg Reisling, Crizzly Frontigon, 

 Black Zinfindel, Eed Traurina, Pride of Paris, Cerian, White Palestine, 

 White Muscat of Alexandria, Queen of Nice, Alicante. 



RAISINS. 



Twenty-five pounds of raisins. 



All of which I respectfully submit, trusting your committee will 

 award the medal to the most meritorious exhibition, whether that falls 

 to me or not. 



Yours, etc., B. K BUGBEY. 



WINE CULTURE. 



Statement of J. R. Nickeson, of Lincoln. 



To the Committee on Gold Medals: 



Gentlemen: Having been an exhibitor in the fifth department, at the 

 late Fair of the State Agricultural Society, I am also* an applicant for the 

 gold medal in that department. My exhibition embraced fifty-three sep- 

 arate and distinct samples of wine, and seven samples of brandy. Having 

 a large vineyard, embracing over two hundred and fifty varieties of 

 grapes, I have for several years back turned my attention to the manu- 

 facture of wine. My success in this direction has been such as to 

 warrant the outlay of large sums of money in the way of wine cellar 

 and other conveniences for carrying on the business on a large scale; 

 and I have, within the last two years, put up one of the best wine 

 cellars, if not the very best, in the State. The object of making so many 

 varieties of wines is to test the qualities and value of different varieties 

 of grapes for wine purposes. The object of exhibiting was to obtain 

 the judgment of others upon these same questions, to assist me in my 

 future operations. My exhibition this year was awarded five first pre- 

 miums viz: For best white still wine, two years old, ten dollars; for 

 best red still wine, two years old, ten dollars; for best red still wine one 

 year old, ten dollars; for best claret wine, ten dollars; for best brandy, 

 one year old, ten dollars; making more first premiums than were received 

 by any other exhibitor of wines and brandies. 



Respectfully, J. R. NICKESOK 



