The Meeting of the Illinois Grape Groiver Association at Peoria, Ills. 83 



Ilerbemont; '68, P. H. Eisenmejcr, 

 of Mascoutnh 



Same, '67, Poeschel & Scherer. 



Same, '65, Poeschel & Scherer. 



Diana, '67. Fair wine, but not bet- 

 ter than the Catawba. 



Eogers II_ybrid JSIo. 1, '67, Geo. 

 Husmann. 



lona, No. 1, '68, Peter Eichhorn. 



Clinton, '68, Montrose, Iowa, fix-st 

 premium ; E. Eisenmeyer, Mascoutah, 

 second premium ; G. JNIarlot, third 

 premium. 



Clinton mixed, '67, montrose, first 

 premium ; Blufftoa Wine Company, 

 second premium. 



GRAPES. 



Mr. Peter Eichorn, of Spring Bay, 

 was the only person who had an}^ 

 grapes on exhibition, and they were 

 finely preserved. He was awarded 

 the first premium. 



Some discussions took place upon 

 the best methods of cultivating, pru- 

 ning and training, but nothing very 

 striking or new was elicited. Mr. 

 Grove moved to have a committee ap- 

 pointed to visit the different vineyards 

 in the State, and report on their con- 

 dition, ascertain the mode of treat- 

 ment &e. After some discussion pro 

 and con, the motion was adopted. 



The members of the meeting then 

 adjourned to the banquet. A beau- 

 tiful collation had been prepared by 

 Mrs. Bosche, to which the gentlemen 

 did ample justice. Tne wines which 

 had been furnished for the occasion, 

 disappeared rapidly, and the utmost 

 cordiality and good feeling prevailed. 

 This is in pleasing contrast with the 

 resolutions passed by the Lake Shore 

 Grape Growers Association at Cleve- 



land, by which wine is excluded from 

 the exhibitions of that society. 



Were Ave disposed to criticise, we 

 would find fault with the manner in 

 which the business was conducted. 

 It was in our opinion, an unjudicious 

 arrangement, that the banquet was 

 held in the same hall in which the dis- 

 cussion took place. The clatter of 

 forks, knives and dishes all day, and 

 the continual passing and walking, 

 made it difficult for the speakers to 

 make themselves understood. But 

 our brethren are evidently new at 

 this business, and their zeal displayed 

 in the cause give promise of great im- 

 provement. They were evidently an- 

 xious to do all in their poAver to 

 make the stay of their visitors 

 agreeable to them ; and we shall re- 

 member with pleasuse the many agree- 

 able acquaintances formed there, as 

 well as the kindly feeling exhibited, 

 which made us feci at home among 

 them at once. We hope to meet 

 many of them again at Alton, at the 

 next meeting of the Mississippi Valley 

 Grape GroAvers Association in April. 



Ed. 



The Spring meeting of the Missis- 

 sippi Yalley Grape GroAvers Asso- 

 ciation AA-ill be held at Alton, III., on 

 the 13th of April next. All grape 

 groAvers arc invited to attend, and 

 bring samples of their wines. A 

 very liberal premium list is noAV in 

 preparatiou, and Ave hope that the 

 meeting will be a pleasant and profit- 

 able one. We shall give a more de- 

 tailed plan of it in our next ISIo. 



