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gallizcd and stood thirty-six hours 

 on the husks before pressing, and there- 

 fore, did not work quite so smooth as 

 the other. I woukl like you could see 

 and taste y\\y first attempt at wine 

 making. I sent to Mr. Blatner and 

 obtained a sacharometer, and everything 

 worked to a charm ; now, God bless 

 you for such a worl<. My wine is all 

 made from Concord grapes. I have 

 three acres in bearing, and sold last 

 fall's crop mostly at 12 J cents per 

 pound, mostl}' to jobbers in the city ; 

 the cash received was over $1,500. I 

 have now out eight acres, and intend 

 putting out eight more this coming 

 spring, mostly Concord. I want a few 

 Martha and North Carolina seedlings ; 

 they come too high to buy many. 

 Please send me your price list, and I 

 would like to have your opinion, as to 

 whether or not those two grapes will 

 stand the winter this far North, and 

 also, if they stood the wet season of 

 last year with you well or not? My 

 Concord and Diana was healthy last 

 crop, with rain every other day through 

 July and August ; all others were dam- 

 aged more or less. 



Well, I must stop, less I worry you. 

 But before closing, I wish to thank you 

 for the first six numbers of volume one 

 of the Grape Culturist, and would 

 like the other six verj- much. Send 

 me the Grape Culturist for 1870, and 

 the six last numbers of the first volume, 

 if 3'ou have them. I will tr}' to send you 

 a new name, with the money, now and 

 then, as I can pick them up, for the 

 favor. Address A. S. Bonham, 



Corxf iL Bliffs, lowii. 



[We are glad to hear that our advice 

 has been of some benefit to you, and 

 would like to taste of some wine made 



way up in the north of Iowa. The 

 Martha and North Carolina seedling 

 are as hardy and healthy as the Con- 

 cord here, and if the Concord is a suc- 

 cess with you, we think these will be. 

 You should also try the Telegraph and 

 Goethe. 



We wish to aid just such men as you 

 are as much as we can, and you need 

 not fear weaiying us when yon write 

 about grapes and wines. — Editor.] 



Abingdox, Va., January 1, 1870. 



Geo. Husmann, Esq. : 



Sir — I send you to-day, by mail, 

 grafts of " Haskew Grape," Seedling- 

 No. 2. In my letter of last October, I 

 could not with any certainty give 

 you a description of bunch ; it is rather 

 small and sometimes shouldered. I 

 think that the unfavorable situation of 

 the vine in the midst of a clump of 

 trees, in a dense shade and entirely un- 

 pruned, prevents an idea of its qualitj^ 

 or productiveness. 



I think you are mistaken in No. 3 

 being Catawba. I have a Catawba 

 growing near it, and thejj- are certainly 

 different, and it is a great deal more 

 difficult to propagate. 



I do hope the publication of the 

 Grape Culturist will be continued, 

 considering it of great value to grape 

 growers. Respectfully, W. B. Kelly. 



[Thanks for the grafts, which came 

 duly to hand. We may be mistaken in 

 regard to No. 3 being Catawba. It 

 may be the Bland, which much resem- 

 bles the Catawba in color of fruit and 

 quality ; it is somewhat lighter than 

 Catawba, with a thicker bloom on the 

 berry. It was difficult to judge of the 

 fruit in the condition it was in when 

 received. — Editor.] 



