NEW BOOKS. y 



though he was certam that his mode of cultivation, train- 

 ing, and making wine was as near j)erfect, for his section 

 of the country — Missouri — as any that has been discov- 

 ered. Mr. Husmann has been very successful, which is the 

 best proof he could have given us that his method is a 

 good one ; this certainly will cause the work to be appre- 

 ciated by all Western vineyardists, and probably by many 

 at the East and South. It is practical throughout, and 

 just what we might expect from a man of experience. 

 The chapter on wine-making will be particularly accept- 

 able to new beginners everywhere. 



We think the tables of statistics are a little overdrawn, 

 the estimate of cost of preparing the soil, planting, train- 

 ing, etc., is too low, and the returns too high. Besides, we 

 object to the counting in of vines propMguted and sold 

 with the products of grape culture. It is not everywhere 

 that men can sell all the vines they may grow from cut- 

 tings and layers, and at such prices as Mr. Husmann names. 

 Grape culture and grapevine culture should be kept dis- 

 tinct in making up returns of profits. There is another 

 item which should be deducted from the sum total of the 

 profits on wine, that is the government tax ; perhaps Uncle 

 Sam's collectors have not yet reached Missouri, as we do 

 not see his assessments named in the tables. 



Mr. Husmann is a nurseryman, and can probably sell all 

 the vines he propagates at a remunerative pi-ice ; in this 

 he has an advantage over many other vineyardists. If we 

 take out the amount received from the sale of vines, we 

 will find the profits materially lessened. For instance, on 

 pas^e 182 we find the returns given from two and a half 



1* 



