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The Grape Culturist. 



87i acres, Grapes sold, 17,100 pounds, 

 at an average price of 6j cents per 

 pound: gallons of wine made, 30,400. 

 Mr. T. says: "For a fair estimate of 

 the county, multiply the totals by five, 

 inasmuch as we have made one-fifth 

 of the generallj' estimated number of 

 gallons of wine." Multiplying the 

 above figures by five, gives about 477 J 

 acres of grapes; 85,500 pounds of 

 grapes sold, yielding at 6? cents a 

 pound 85,557.50. Wine made, 152,000 

 gallons, which, at an average vfllue of 

 §1.00 a gallon, gives the total grape 

 product a value of 157,557.50 in Gas- 

 conade county, chiefly in Hermann. 



Augusta. — Ten grape growers in 

 Augusta reported the following; — 

 Planted in 1869, 4,010 vines, at dis- 

 tances varying from 5x6 to 7x8; the 

 largest number, 6x7; two years old, 

 1,962 vines, and three acres; over two 

 years old, 6,310 vines and 10] acres. 

 Grapes sold, 800 pounds, at 6 to 10 

 cents a pound. Wine made ; 7,190 

 gallons; on hand, 5,595 gallons. 'In 

 addition to the above, the Augusta 

 Wine Companj' planted in 1S69, 3,675 

 vines, 6x7 and 7x7, and have, two 

 years old, 5,200 vines; over two years 

 old, 14,900 vines: and made 8,000 

 gallons of wine. The oldest vine- 

 3"ards here are 23 years old, and, be- 

 ing mostly Catawba, are considered 

 by several as ''played out." Other 

 varieties are doing well. 



Franklin County. — Ten grape grow- 

 ers in Franklin county report: Planted 

 in 1869, 1,160 vines, and 4? acres, 6x8 

 to 8x8 ; two years old, 2,100 vines and 

 2^ acres; over two yours old, 8,550 

 vines, and 8 acres. Grapes sold 10,- 

 750 pounds, at 7 to 10 cents. Wine 

 made, 6,800 gallons. 



In addition, we have the report of 

 the Missouri Smelting and Mineral 

 Land Company, of Stanton, showing 

 2,800 vines planted in 1869, and about 

 68 acres two years old. 



Mr. G, L. Busch, of Washington, 

 says : '' M}" oldest vines are Catawbas, 

 22 years old ; shall be extirpated next 

 winter, to make room for Goethe. 

 Oldest Nortons, 18 years, as vigorous 

 and healthy as ever, bearing a full crop 

 every year." 



St. Louis Cou7\ty. — In this county 

 eighteen grape growers reported, foot- 

 ing up as follows : Planted in 1869, 

 7,662 vines, and 8f acres, a large pro- 

 portion 8x8 ; two years old, 2,695 

 vines, and 8i acres; over two years 

 2,270 vines, and 30* acres. Grapes 

 sold, 37,250 pounds, at 8 to 13 cents. 

 Wine made, 6,360 gallons; wine on 

 hand, 12,960 gallons. 



Additional, is the report of the Cliif 

 Cave Wine Company, in the south 

 part of the county: Distance planted, 

 8x8; two years old, 3j acres; over 

 two 3'ears old 19^ acres. Grapes sold 

 at lOi cents a pound. Wine made, 

 3,000 gallons. Lost one-third from all 

 causes ; say one-fourth from rot. 



George Hofi'man, Kirk wood, reports 

 having lost, through insects and rot, 

 five-sixths of his crop; the grasshop- 

 pers doing serious damage. He saj's: 

 ''I dug my vineyard too deep in the 

 spring, so that all the heavy rains re- 

 mained on the ground, never ran off, 

 and the earl^^ rot came the 10th of 

 June — while unhoed and uncultivated 

 vinej'ards showed none." 



Adolph Kehr, Barrett's Station, 

 sa3-s: ''I consider the mixture of Vir- 

 ginia seedling and Concord, in press- 

 ing, of great advantage. 



