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The Grape, Culturist. 



tion, and the past two j'eai's having 

 been rather unfavorable for maturing 

 some of the later varieties, there is a 

 sort of unrest in the minds of some — 

 a longing for the realization of their 

 Utopian ideas of vines and grapes. 

 They are anxious for earliness, never- 

 failing hardiness and fecundity, with 

 the most superior excellence of fruit 

 for wine and market. Who would not 

 be pleased with such a realization, but 

 who can in reason expect it ? 



" ' We ai'e producing mainly Cataw- 

 ba, Isabella, Delaware, Diana, and 

 Concord, proportioned in the order 



I have named them, and we hav( 

 planted quite largely, within a 3'ea 

 or two, of the lona and Israella. Mos 

 kinds that can be grown in this lati 

 tude are found here in small quantities 

 the newer sorts are on trial, and, as : 

 whole, our vine3'ardists act upon thi 

 rale of proving all things, and holdini 

 fast that which is good.'" 



[We copy the above from th( 

 American Agriculturist, and would ad 

 vise our friends at Ilammondsport t( 

 try the Martha. We think it will ''fil 

 the gi-eater part of the bill."] 



WINE CELLARS— THEIR FURNITURE, ETC. 



In our former article about wine cel- 

 lars, we forgot to mention that they 

 should be w^ell ventilated. In arched 

 cellars this is generally- done by chim- 

 ney like holes which are made in the 

 arch on both sides, and grated with 

 iron bars. 



We now come to the utensils that 

 are necessary for wine making. You 

 need : 



1. A press. We have found a press 

 which we have used for the last five 

 years, made by Geiss & Brosius, Belle- 

 ville, III., all sufficient. It is compact, 

 can be carried and put up anywhere, 

 will do the work quick and thoroughly, 

 and is much more satisfactory to us 

 than all the large, clumsy contrivances 

 we have seen. If you have not over 

 6,000 gallons to make, one will be suffi- 

 cient ; if more, get two. Price, $45. 



2. The mill. The same firm also 

 make an excellent mill, which can be 

 used for grinding apples and grapes. 



For mashing grapes, the apparatus foi 

 cutting apples is taken off, and the stonf 

 rollers can be set to any required dis- 

 tance by screws. They should be set 

 so that the skin of the berries onl^y will 

 be broken, without mashing the seeds, 

 Price, $45. However, for mashino 

 grapes, a simple pair of wooden rollers, 

 running against each other, will answer 

 the purpose, and work admirably. 



3. Fermenting vats. These can be 

 made of poplar, of any suitable size, 

 from 200 to 500 gallons. We prefer 

 them narrow and high, with a so-called 

 man-hole or door at the bottom, a shaft 

 in the middle, and a false bottom or 

 lid, which' can be slid up and down on 

 the shaft, and is perforated with half- 

 inch holes, to keep the husks below the 

 fluid ; and a lid on top, of which one- 

 half is nailed on the top, and the other 

 half is fastened with hinges like a trap 

 door, and fastened down with hooks. 

 By nailing a strip of flannel or india 



