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kept working night and day, if necessary. When Gov. Stan- 

 ford first conceived the idea of planting such a large vineyard, 

 he declared his object to be to furnish cheap, wholesome wine 

 to the million, so that every laborer could drink it. In a few- 

 years the vineyard bids fair to fulfill it. I doubt whether very 

 fine, light dry wines can be made there; the tendency of soil 

 and climate would seem to be more favorable to sweet, heavy 

 wines, and the manufacture of brandy. But if good, dry wines 

 can be made there, (and this season's operations seem to 

 prove it), the present management will make them, and with 

 all the facilities for fermenting and regulating the temperature 

 I have no doubt that sound wines at least can be produced, 

 and the object of Gov. Stanford be attained. 



The next largest vineyard in the State is the Nadeau vineyard 

 in Los Angeles Co., but my information about it is not as com- 

 plete as I could wish, as the manager, Mr. Eggleston, did not 

 respond to my enquiries, and the notes I have were only fur- 

 nished me by the courtesy of the officers of the State Viticultural 

 Commission. These show 2,401 acres of vineyard, of which 

 i ,40oacres are Mission, 466 acres Zinfandel, 466 acres Riesling, 

 balance mixed varieties. There were on hand some time ago, 

 50,000 gallons Brandy, 4, 800 gallons Angelica, 5,000 gallons 

 Port, how much dry wine, I am unable to tell. This would 

 seem to indicate a tendency for the manufacture of sweet wines 

 and brandy. The vineyard is still young, and has not attained 

 its full bearing capacity. 



The next largest, and the most important perhaps as 

 a factor to solve many of the problems of Viticulture 

 in this State, is that of the Natoma Company at Folsom, 

 near Sacramento. I visited the vineyards in 1884, to- 

 gether with its then manager, Mr. Horatio P. Livermore, to 

 whom I am indebted for most of the information I give now; 

 and I considered it then the most promising large enterprise 

 on this coast. The subdivision into 400 acre tracks, each with 



