44 VITIS, OR 



I herewith insert their names. They are independent of 

 the vineyards of York, Vevay, and Vincennes. 



In New York, George Gibbs, Swift, Prince, Lan- 

 sing, Loubat, &c. 



In Pennsylvania, Carr, James, Potter, J. Webb, Le- 

 goux, Echelberger, i.. Bonsall, Stoys, Lemoine, Rapp. 



In Delaware, Broome, J. Gibbs, &c. 



In Maryland, Adlum, W. Bernie, C. Varle, R. Sin- 

 clair, W. Miles, &c. 



In Virginia, Lockhart,Zane, R.Weir, Noel, J. Browne, 

 J. Duling, &c. 



In Carolina, Habersham, Noisette, &c. 



In Georgia, Maurick, James Gardiner, S. Grimes. 

 Checteau, M'Call. 



In New Jersey, Cooper at Camden. Another at Mount 

 Holly. 



In Ohio, Gen. Harrison, Longworth, Dufour, &c. 



In Indiana, Rapp of Harmony, the French of Vin- 

 cennes. 



In Alabama, Dr. S. Brown, and at Eagleville. 



16. The average crop of wine with us is 300 gallons 

 per acre. At York, where 2700 vines are put on one 

 acre, each vine has often produced a quart of wine, and 

 thus 675 gallons per acre, value !S675 in 1823, besides 

 S200 for 5000 cuttings. One acre of vineyard did then 

 let for g200 or 300, thus value of the acre about §5000! 

 This was in poor soil unfit for wheat, and for mere 

 Claret. 



17. Now in 1830, that common French Claret often 

 sells only at 50 cents the gallon, the income must be 

 less. I hope our claret may in time be sold for 25 cents 

 the gallon, and table grapes at one cent the lb. and even 

 then an acre of vineyard will give an income of §75, and 

 be worth ^1000 the acre. 



18. The greatest check to this cultivation is the time 

 required for grapes to bear well, from 3 to 6 years : our 

 farmers wishing to liave quick yearly crops ; but then 

 when a vineyard is set and in bearing, it "Cvill last for- 

 ever, the vines themselves lasting from 60 to 100 years, 

 and are easil}^ re-placed as they decay. 



19. The next check is the precarious crops if badly 

 managed. Every year is not equally plentiful, and some- 



