306 Cincintiati Horticultural Society. 



several of our members are cultivating the vine, I thought it would be in- 

 teresting, as it is difficult to obtain a statement of the kind, kept minutely 

 for a series of years. 



" It shows the actual produce and the certainty of the crop before any 

 other fruit in this latitude, and the difference between the Catawba and Isa- 

 bella, as to the yield and certainty. The Isabella having borne a first rate 

 crop for nine successive years, the Catawba failing occasionally from rot and 

 the effects of insects. 



" The vineyard has a southern exposure, fronting on the Ohio river ; it 

 was planted with rooted plants in 1834, and contained at that time, 1775 

 vines, placed in rows 4 feet apart and 3 feet distance in the row — the ground 

 being previously trenched and the stones taken out to the depth of 2 feet. 



" In the fall of 1837, the first Crop was picked as follows : — 163 bushels 

 grapes, from which was made 667 gallons wine. At this time there were 

 1,125 Isabella and Cape vines, yielding 113 bushels, making 469 gallons, 

 and 630 Catawba, yielding 51 bushels, making 198 gallons. 



1838, Vintage, September 10, produce 



1839, " " 5, " . . . 



1840, " " 20, Isabella, 



Catawba, 



" This year, (1840,) most of the Catawba rotted on the vines. From 

 this time there were 2300 vines, about one half of each kind. 



1841, Vintage, September 15, produce . . 237 gallons, Catawba. 

 " « " « " . . 275 " Isabella. 



512 " 



1842, Vintage, September 12, produce . . 166 gallons, Catawba. 

 " " " " « . . 319 " Isabella. 



485 " 



1843, Vintage, September 15, produce . . 250 gallons, Catawba. 

 " " " ci It ^ , 238 " Isabella. 



533 " 



1844, Vintage, September 15, produce . . 103 gallons, Catawba. 

 " " " « <i , . 306 " Isabella. 



414 " 



1845, Vintage, September 9, produce . . 283 gallons, Isabella. 

 " " " UK ^ . 349 " Catawba. 



632 gallons. 



" About one eighth of the Catawba grapes were destroyed by bees and 

 other insects after ripening. 



" The quantity eaten by three families is not taken into this account. 



" The ground has always been thoroughly hoed in the spring, and kept 

 free from weeds, and never manured until last winter, when the ground was 



