Reporters' Freaks — Cariosities and Gleanings of Grape Literature. 165 



required to produce the same sweeten- 

 ing effects as cane sugar. 



There is much less difference, how- 

 ever, in the amount of alcohol, result- 

 ing from the fermentation of these 

 sugars. In practice it is safe to assume 

 that five pounds of well-made starch 

 sugar produce, when fermented, the 

 same quantity of alco'iol as four pounds 

 of cane sugar. When, however, the 



conversion of the stai-ch into sugar has 

 remained imperfect, the yield of alco- 

 hol is diminished in proportion to the 

 amount of nonfermentable admixtures. 

 Hence it is of the highest importance 

 to use the product of such manufactor- 

 ies onlj^, as can be relied on for a pure 

 article. 



(21* /;(= coiitimuil.) 



EEPORTERS' FEEAK8. 



It is remarkable what strange 

 things reporters sometimes niakc peo- 

 ple say at public meetings. Thus, in 

 the transactions of the Mississippi 

 Vallej' Grape Growers' Association 

 they let us suy of the Telegraph that 

 wo "had found it profitable, as the 

 demand for xchite wine is increasing," 

 and further, •' that it is of very supe- 

 rior quality, making the best of wine." 

 What A\'^ really said was, " If it were 

 desirable to increase the number of 



red wine grapes when the demand for 

 white wine was so much greater, the 

 Telegraph should be added to that 

 number; that it ripened at the same 

 time with Hartford and Ives', and 

 was a much better grape in quality, 

 and that we thought it would make 

 (jood wine ; had tried a sample which 

 was very good, and thought the grape 

 very promising." Our readers will 

 see that there is a sliijld difference. 



Ed. 



CURIOSITIES AND GLEANINGS OF GRAPE LITERATURE. 



ALTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY — 

 GRAPES. 



The question of "What grapes shall 

 Ave plant" w^as again discussed. 



Mr. A. Starr said: Of the newer 

 varieties I would recommend Ives 

 and Goethe ; the latter will keep well. 



Pearson — Tho Eumelan is univer- 

 sally spoken well of; but, of coiirse, 

 there is very little actual experience 

 with the fruit. 



Kingsbury — Only two grapes on 

 the list that can be planted with cer- 



tainty of success, viz : Concord and 

 Ives. Goethe and Wilder are still on 

 trial, and will, I think, be found want- 

 ing in an essential point, viz : health- 

 fulness of foliage. 



Hall^Thought Goethe stood the 

 test well last year, and would recom- 

 mend it; the unhealth}' foliage w^as 

 more in appearance than reality in 

 this variety- 

 Hyde — Recommend Ives and Con- 

 cord, and would try Goethe and Wil- 

 der. 



Hilliard — I am in favor of the 



