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The Orape Culturist. 



Among tlio zealous purists were 

 Messrs. Johnson, Worthen, Morlot 

 and Hake. Among the disciples of 

 Dr. Gall ; Messrs. Dr. Studer, Strei- 

 bich, Bauer and Husmann. 



On motion the following Commit- 

 tees were appointed to test the wines 

 on exhibition. 



Ou motion the following commit- 

 tee was appointed to examine the 

 Catawba wine : Messrs. Schmer, Bick- 

 ler, Wiesenhafer, Schembs and Mouse. 



On Concord wine : Messrs. Bauer, 

 Erier and Hepplcr, 



On Delaware : Messrs. John Flana- 

 gan, Husmann and Bryant. 



On Nortons Virginia : Messrs. C. 

 Eisenmeyer, Streibich and Haungs. 



On Clinton and all other samples 

 of white wines, same committee. 



A committee was appointed to as- 

 certain from exhibitors the character 

 of their wines and the manner of its 

 manufacture. Messrs. E. G. Johnson, 

 Husmann, and Meuch were appoin- 

 ted. 



In the afternoon the different com- 

 mittees proceeded to sample the wines 

 on exhibition, of which there were 

 nearly 150 samples, comj)rising a 

 good many varieties, and many grades 

 of each, from very poor to excellent. 

 As a general collection, the wines 

 shown were creditable, though we do 

 not think 'they could quite compare 

 with the exhibition held at Hermann, 

 in May 1868. To our taste the Illinois 

 wines shown on the occasion, had less 

 body, less color, and less aroma than 

 our Missouri wines, some showing a 

 deficiency in acid, others an excess ot 

 it. But time and practice vvill remcdv 

 this, and the earnest zeal shown by 



our Illinois brethren, is bound to have 

 its benefiical results. 



The committees appointed to report 

 upon the iiwarding of premiums upon 

 samples of wine, reported as follows : 



CONCORD WINE. 



Vintage of '66, Poeschol i: Scherer. 

 No competitors. 



Same persons, best of vintage of 

 '67. 



Vintage of '68, F. Bauer ))est, and 

 H. A. Dietzel 2d best. 



DELAWARE. 



No. 8 Montrose, Iowa, very line. 

 No. 12 Mr. Eckert, of Nauvoo, 2d 

 best. No. 11, Mr. "Wasserzieher .3d 

 best. 



Vintage of '67, Poeschel & Scherer, 

 of Hermann, Mo., best; F. Bauer of 

 Nauvoo, 2d premium. 



CATAWBA. 



Vintage of '68, Judge Br^-aut, No. 1; 

 Dr. Studer No. 2-, F. Streibich, No. 3. 



Vintage of '67, Christ. Becklau, of 

 Burlington, No.l; A. H. & G. B. 

 Worthen, of Warsaw, No. 2; Neuscb 

 Bros., of Winchester, No. 3. 



Vintage of '66, H. Deitzel, of Car- 

 lisle, No. 1 ; Judge Bryant, No. 2. 



Vintage of '65, Augiist Berger, of 

 Nauvoo, No. 1; A. H. & G, B. Wor- 

 then, No. 2. 



OTHER WINES. 



Norton Virginia Seedling, John 

 Bauer, of Nauvoo, '68 first premium. 



Blnffton Wine Company, '67 first 

 premium. 



Ives Seedling, '6b, C. Eisenmeyer, 

 first premium 



Isabella, '68, Montrose, Iowa. 



Eulander, '67, •». Husmann. 



Cynthiana, '67, G. Husman. Ee- 

 ported next best to the Virginia Seed- 

 ling. 



