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The Grape Culturist. 



a note, at first intended to be 

 one of thanks only for your kind- 

 ness, ^ly pressing engagements in 

 the counting-room do not often afford 

 the opportunity to indulge the taste 

 for writing or talking grapes, except in 

 broken doses. 



A^ery truly yours, 



Wm. T. Haut. 



[With the permission of friend Mil- 

 ler, we cop3' the above very interest- 

 ing letter. The Avriter is evidently 

 an enthusiastic grape-grower, and 

 lover of our favorite fruit. He is cer- 

 tainly right about the Catawba not 

 being adapted to arbor training. It 

 is the last variety we should plant for 

 that purpose. For the South, we 

 know of no finer vines for that pur- 

 pose thanHcrbemont or Cunningham. 

 For more Northern localities, the 

 Norton, Concord and Goethe would 

 be our ehoico. All of these are strong 

 growers, and will hold their leaves 

 well. 



Our opinion of the Ives coincides 

 with his. It is a good, health3^ grow- 

 er, and abundant bearer after the thii-d 

 year, but only a grape of third-rate 

 qualit}', and will not make a wine fit 

 to drink, without the addition of 

 sugar, as its must contains less sugar 

 than the Concord. — Ed,] 



CoviNGTOX, Ga., Sept. 20, 1869. 

 GE0R(iE HUSMANN : 



Dear Sir : There is little doing in 

 this section in the way of vineyards. 

 The business is, however, on the in- 

 crease. I am doing all I can in the 

 way of contril)utions to Southern 

 agricultural journals, to bring about 

 this desirable result. 



We have not had a irenoral rain 



since the 12th of May. The early 

 grape have matured finely, but the 

 Scuppernong, owing to the drouth, 

 are small, acid, and many wither and 

 fall off. 



There will not he over half a crop of 

 cotton or corn. Forage will also be 

 scarce. Yours, truly, 



A. C. Cook. 



P. S. — Please give me in your an- 

 swer, or through the Grape Cultur- 

 ist, your opinion of R. d'lleureuse's 

 patent air treatnvent in fermenta- 

 tion of wine and other beverages. 

 If you have not seen his circular, I 

 will send you one. If it will do what 

 he claims, it will certainly be of great 

 value to wine makers and manufac- 

 turers of various beverages. 



A, C. C, 



[We have had a correspondence 

 with Mr. d'Heureuse, and are inclined 

 to think his method valuable for the 

 speedy rijieningand clearing of wines. 

 We hope it will be generally tried 

 throughout the country, and shall be 

 pleased if our friends will report on it 

 through our columns. — Ed.] 



Wahsaw, III., October 7th, 1S69. 



Friend Husmann : 



The October number of your very 

 valuable journal has arrived, full as 

 ever of very interesting articles. I 

 am sorry it has not proved a pecun- 

 iary success the first .year, but have 

 no doubt it will grow in size, and the 

 1,500 subscribers will come, and more. 

 It is true the existence of the Cul- 

 turist is not known enough, and but 

 for a few numbers you had the kind- 

 ness to send to Rev. Koeneke, it 

 would not be known here even now. 

 On the first exhibition of the Cultur- 



