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vineyard, thirty of which are planted with the Salem, one of the best of 

 Rogers's Hybrids. Mr. E. F. Underbill, late of New-York City, and the 

 present clerk of the lower branch of the New- York legislature, has pur- 

 chased one hundred and fifty acres of land, and has twenty-three acres of 

 vineyard. His is, probably, besides one of the largest, the best laid-out, 

 and the best cared-for vineyard in the section. 



Mr. W. F. Bonynge of New York purchased one of the oldest and best 

 vineyards in the county, near Fredonia, and has added largely to it since 

 his purchase. T. S. Hubbard «& Co. have one of the finest vineyards in 

 the county, consisting of over twenty acres, in the vicinity of Fredonia. 



Of the older vineyards, those of the Hon. J. B. Fay, Mr. Clinton S. Fay, 

 Mrs. Lydia Ryckman, of Brocton ; Mr. R. D. Fuller, Thomas Quigley, 

 Samuel Jones, and Lincoln Fay, of Portland ; Mr. A. S. Moss, Mr. Ed- 

 mund Day, Dr. Wheelock, and Mr. T. W. Bristol, of Fredonia ; and Mr. 

 R. Thompson, and Drs. Hall and Conch, of Westfield, are the most exten- 

 sive. . 



The principal varieties planted (placed in the order of the amount of 

 land devoted to them) are the Isabella, Clinton, Catawba, Concord, Dela- 

 ware, Diana, and lona; the Isabella being probably more than half of the 

 whole. All of these varieties thrive, and, with the exception of the Con- 

 cord, are used in the manufacture of wine. 



The cost of freight, boxing, and commissions in shipping grapes to the 

 market, and the increased production over the countrj', is leading grape- 

 growers there to plant those varieties only which can be used for wine ; 

 and for this reason the Concord is being discarded for the Delaware, Clin- 

 ton, and lona. 



The Diana has a high reputation for the quality of its wine ; but, in 

 Chautauqua, it does not yield as well as some other varieties. 



The manufacture of wine to supply the demands of commerce was only 

 commenced six years since : another enterprise then inaugurated, last year 

 passed into the hands of Messrs. Ryckman, Day, & Co., the former of 

 whom was one of its projectors. Their establishment consists of a main 

 building of brick, and wing with cellar and sub-cellar under each, having 

 a storage capacity of one hundred and fifty thousand gallons. The casks 

 used hold from five to seven hundred gallons each. The enterprise was 



