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pounds, all but one receiving 8 cents a 

 pound. Gallons of wine made, 7,875; 

 on hand, 9,460 gallons. Most of the 

 reports are from Alton and vicinity. 

 They show a loss from rot and other 

 causes, chiefly rot, varying from 1-8 

 to 3-4, and in one instance, 9-10. 



In addition to the above, we have 

 the following : 



Statistics of grape vines in Nauvoo, 

 Hancock county, III., for the spring 

 of 1869, made up by Emil Baxter, 

 of Golden Hills Vineyard, Nauvoo. 



Bearing. Not bearing . Total. 



Catawba i!75,'J(»U 27,300 303,200 



Concord 29,250 12,350 32,600 



Delaware 7,575 4,290 11,865 



Norton Seedrg. 9,105 2,780 11,885 



Clinton 9,450 5,000 14,450 



Other vines 11,515 10,000 21,515 



333,795 61,720 395,515 

 Outside of Nauvoo, in the sur- 

 rounding townships, for which 

 we had no statistics tor 1869, 

 there is about 150,000 



Total in and about Nauvoo... .545,515 



These vines cover an area of about 

 550 acres. Most of the old vineyards 

 are planted 6x6, but of late years the 

 fashion has been 6 or 7 by 8. In 

 1869 the Catawba crop — owing to 

 mildew induced b}' a most unfavora- 

 ble wet spring and summer — was an 

 entire failure, and no wine was made. 

 About 3,000 gallons of Concord and 

 Clinton was the entire result of the 

 year — the most disastrous in our an- 

 nals. Even this small crop was much 

 endangered, and suffered from the 

 depredations of the (.Irape Curculio. 



A substitute for the Cataw^ba is 

 sadly wanted, and our vintners are 

 turning their attention to the Goethe, 

 Concord and Ives. The lona has 

 beau tried, but so far without real 



success. The Walter is also on trial, 

 and may prove as good, though it suf- 

 fered much last summer, being the 

 first season on trial. 



Makanda, 111., April], 1S70. 



Jj. D. Morse, Esq. : Wo think 7x10 

 would be a better distance for plant- 

 ing, as seven feet is amjjle room for 

 cultivating, and ten feet will allow 

 longer pruning, Avhich we think would 

 be better, as it allows you to take off 

 imperfect bunches, and have enough 

 left for a crop. 



The number of vines planted in 

 this neighborhood is 20,000 ; the num- 

 ber planted in the vicinity of Makanda 

 is more than 100,000. I have been 

 trying to get the correct number, but 

 have not succeeded. The crop in this 

 portion of the State was injured about 

 one-third by rot. We attribute it to 

 unfavorable weather. There was a 

 very few of the Grape Curculio and 

 some other insects, but they did but 

 very little damage. The Delaware, 

 Maxatawney and Ives' Seedling did 

 not rot any scarcely. The grapes 

 heretofore have been mostly shipped ; 

 but a great many are making arrange- 

 ments for making wine this season. 



The number of pounds of grapes 

 shipped from Kakanda last year was 

 249,898. If the season is favorable^ 

 there nvill be at least 600,000 pounds 

 this year. Truly yours, 



J. S. SprinctER & Co. 



MISSOURI. 



Hermann. — Mr. Dean W. Tainter 

 reports from his sub-school district, 

 lying east of Hermann, the following 

 figures: Grapes planted in 1869, 2J 

 acres ; distances, 6x6 and 8x8; two 

 years old, 6 acres; over two years old, 



