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The Grape Culturist. 



a plan by which this could be done, 

 for we confess we feel a father's weak- 

 ness towards our offspring, perhaps 

 all the more so as it has cost us so 

 dearly ; and we would not like to give 

 up, and have hit upon a plan by which 

 we think it can be kept up, if we find 

 enough willing to lend a helping hand. 

 It is as follows : 



To every one who sends us his sub- 

 scription for 1871 with five dollars 

 additional, we will send the Grape 

 Culturist for that year, and a certifi- 

 cate of stock in the enterprise for that 

 amount, or allow him, if he prefers, a 

 short advertisement in a special double 

 column we shall open for that purpose, 

 the advertisement not to exceed five 

 lines, or a lino for each additional dol- 

 lar, at his option, something like the 

 plan proposed by friend Dewey. As 

 soon as two hundred shares are thus 

 taken, or the amount of them sent in, 

 the first number of Vol. 3 will be 

 issued. The amount may be sent to 

 us here, and should the requisite num- 

 ber of shares not be subscribed by the 

 15th of February the money will be 

 promptly returned, as wo shall then 



know that there is not enough of in- 

 terest felt in the continuance of the- 

 journal to make it desirable. We will 

 take one hundred shares oiirself as 

 our share in the enterprise ; and should 

 it continue, the profits, if any, will be 

 divided among the stockholders at the- 

 end of the year. We have now, we 

 think, about twelve hundred paying- 

 subscribers, and the cost of the jour- 

 nal per year is about two thousand 

 dollars, so that we may hope the- 

 paper will pay for itself the ensuing 

 year, and perhaps even yield a divi- 

 dend. 



It now remains for you, brother 

 vintnei's, to say whether the Grape 

 Culturist shall continue to visit you. 

 Let us hear from you at the earliest 

 date, so that we can go to press as 

 soon as possible, and that our January 

 number may not be far behind its 

 time. We still have confidence that 

 two hundred of our subscribers can be 

 found who will risk five dollars each 

 to keep it alive after we have sacri- 

 ficed 80 much and labored so long to^ 

 establish it. — Ed.] 





THE PREMIUMS AWARDED TO WINES AND GRAPES AT THE 

 LAST ST. LOUIS FAIR. 



St. Louis, Nov. 15th, 1870. 



Mr. George Husmann : 



Bear Sir : — As requested in your 

 letter of the 12th inst., I herewith 

 send awards of premiums made at 

 our late fair made upon wines and 

 grapes : 



Best collection of Native Wine, di- 

 ploma and $20, to Bush k Co. — 



Second best, $10, to Buskett, Pro- 

 vines & Co., St. Louis. 



Best vSparkling Catawba, diploma 

 and $20, to American Wine Co. — 

 Second best, $10, to Pleasant Valley 

 Wine Co., exhibited by Bush & Co. 



Best Sparkling Concord, diploma 

 and $20, to American Wine Co, 



Best Sparkling Wine of any grape,, 

 diploma and $20, to American Wine- 



