46 CULTURE OF THE GRAPE. 



MR. RESOR S VINEYARD. 



Upon referring to some memoranda of my father, I find, 

 among others, the followmg account kept of the produce of 

 his vineyard since 1837. As several of our members are 

 cultivating the vine, I thought it would be interesting, as it 

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

 for a series of years. 



It shows tlie actual produce, and the certainty of the crop 

 before any other fruit in this latitude, and the difference be- 

 tween the Catawba and Cape, as to the yield and certainty. 

 The Cape having borne a first rate crop for nine successive 

 years, the Catawba failing occasionally, from rot and the ef- 

 fects of insects. 



The vineyard has a southern exposure, fronting on the Ohio 

 river; it was planted with rooted plants in 1834, and con- 

 tained at that time, 1775 vines, placed in rows four feet 

 apart, and three feet distant in the row — the ground being 

 previously trenched, and the stones taken out to the depth of 

 two feet. 



In the fall of 1 837, the first crop was picked as follows : — 

 163 bushels of grapes, from which were made 667 gallons of 

 wine. At this time there were 1125 Isabella and Cape vines, 

 yielding 113 bushels, making 469 gallons, and 630 Catawba, 

 yielding 51 bushels, making 198 gallons. 



1838, Vintage, September 10, produce 327 galls. 

 1939, " " 5, " 440 " 



1840, " " 20, Cape 240 



Catawba 65—305 " 



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

 From this time there were 2,300 vines, about one-half of each 

 kind. 



1841 Vintage, Sept. 15, produce 237 galls. Catawba. 

 " 275 " Cape. 



512 gallons. 



