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The. Grape CuUurist. 



attach hoso to faucet, and let the -wine 

 run. I built a cistern, and tVom near 

 the bottom «tf it I have a one and a 

 (luartcr iron pi])0 (strainer on the end 

 in cistern) running into my lower cel- 

 lar, with a faucet to it, (I tarred the 

 outside ot the pipe), which is right 

 handy. In my cistern I have a force 

 pumj) ; when I empty a cask 1 take 

 out the main head, put a small nozzle 

 on the end of the hose, the other end 

 to the forco 2)ump; one man works 

 the pump, and the wa}' it cleans the 

 cask would do your eyes good. After 

 cleaning, 1 sulphur. I molt with the 

 sulphur some nutmeg, say one ounce 

 of nutmeg to the pound of sulphur. I 

 forgot to say that I have at the end of 

 each cellar a small window, for venti- 

 lation — north and south ends. I have 

 tried several things to keep the hoops 

 on casks from rusting ; and the best 

 thing, in my experience, is coal tar put 

 on hot. And for the staves, tirst 

 boiled linseed oil, put on boiling hot, 

 an<l then, a good coat of varnish. I 

 made, last fall, six hundred gallons 

 Delaware, and eight hundred gallons 

 Concord, mixed with a small quantity 

 of Catawba. My wine of 1807 is 

 pronounced tirst-rate. 



I must tell you how 1 stay m}- posts 

 for wire. After I set my end posts, 

 I dig a hole two and a-half feet deep, 

 about a foot from the post. I twist 

 two wires together, fasten one end in 

 the middle of a piece of joist, two 

 l>y eight, and sixteen inches long; the 

 other end is put through the post about 

 two and one-half feet above the 

 groim.l ; the wire and anchor is well 

 tarrod. I Wud the ai)ovo is cheaper 

 and far better than i)raees. For fasten- 

 ing the wire at the ends, I bore three- I 



eighths holes through the posts the 

 proper distance apart, fasten one end, 

 the other end is brought through the 

 post, drawn tight with a pair of 

 blacksmith's pincers, and a hardwood 

 pin drove in. If at any time the 

 Avires slacken, they are easily drawn 

 tight. 



The second story of my Avine 

 house is used to put the grapes in 

 when gathered. I hoist them up 

 through a door in the end of the 

 building. From the upper storj^ 

 I have a spout leading to the mash- 

 ing mill. A child twelve j^ears old 

 can attend to the feeding of the mill. 



Now, Messrs. Editors, if 3"ou know 

 of a more convenient wine establish- 

 ment, on a small scale, I should like 

 to hear of it. 



Parties are selling wine here in this 

 town for fifty cents a bottle, made last 

 fall. I have to do the same. What 

 kind of wine can it be ? 

 I remain, etc., etc., 



John L. Moore. 



[Our friend has our thanks for this 

 communication. He is evidently a 

 practical man, and his establishment 

 is certainly arranged in a systematical 

 and convenient manner. It will be of 

 use to new beginners with small 

 means. 



Concord wine can be sold very well 

 at fifty cents per bottle, and even 

 cheaper. It would still be forty cents 

 per bottle, deducting bottle, or two 

 dollars per gallon. AVe hope to see it 

 sell thus every where, so that every 

 laborer can drink it.] — Ed. 



