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stored in immense casks, and allowed to remain two years 

 before it is placed in market, thus attaining full maturity and 

 ripeness. The increasing business of this firm demands more 

 room, and the coming year they expect to erect more and lar- 

 ger buildings. The Detroit office of this firm supplies the 

 demand for the fine Avines made bv them. 



The vineyards of the late Christopher Bruckner and George 

 W. Bruckner (Snake Islands, Tamarack, and Henrietta vineyard 

 of Plum Creek), are among the most highly cultivated of any 

 in the country. Mr. Bruckner devoted the last years of his 

 life to the improvement and development of native grapes, 

 bringing to this work a thorough knowledge of the European 

 modes of cultivation, theories of scientific men of all countries, 

 and the result of deep study and extended experiments of his 

 own. The yield this year has been over 28,000 pounds of 

 grapes, and about 3,000 gallons of wine. 



M. Paulding's vineyard, near L:i Plaisance Bay, contains 

 about five acres, all of the vines having borne for the first time 

 this year, yielding 20,000 pounds of grapes ; 1,350 gallons of 

 wine were made. The fruit from these vines was very large, 

 plump, and remarkably uniform in size. J. W. Kusig & Bro.. 

 have four acres of vines, from which they have received over 

 6,000 pounds of grapes. Joseph Weir's fine vineyard, south of 

 Monroe, on Plum Creek, yielded him 30,000 pounds, from 

 which 2,700 gallons of wine wae made of red and white Con- 

 cords and Delaware. Anthony Weir had about half that quan- 

 tity, say 16,000 pounds and 1,500 gallons of wine. Joseph 

 Sedlaezek has a vineyard comprising six acres of vines in the 

 Third Ward in this city, probably one of the most attractive 

 spots in Monroe. The grounds are upon the summit of a gen- 

 tle elevation, handsomely ornamented with fine shade trees, 

 and the place presents a very pleasing aspect from the street. 

 We understand this property is in market. His crop this year 

 was about 12,000 pounds. 



The Goetler Brothers, from a vineyard of five acres, received 



