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when planting an orchard of that fruit. The truth is, 

 that, ever since the temptation in Eden, the appearance 

 of good fruit awakens in beholders a desire for it ; and 

 it makes a market for itself to such an extent, that, 

 taking the average of seasons, it pays well. 



As I have referred to the apple as an illustration, per- 

 mit me to close this long digression with the remark, 

 that an acre of ground ivill produce more pure wine than 

 pure cider, and hegin to yield several years earlier ; and 

 that while a first rate quality of either article can be 

 made only by the exercise of neatness and care, wine 

 may be made as easily as cider, and when made, as it 

 should be, from the right kind of grapes, well ripened, 

 the pure juice needs no water, nor sugar, nor extra in- 

 gredients, nor " doctoring" of any sort, to preserve it. 



When I contemplate these facts, and see around me 

 so many localities that would be eligible sites for vine- 

 yards, used as pastures, lean and poor, or planted with 

 some of the ordinary crops, I am reminded of the Span- 

 iard who lived in poverty and died of starvation on a 

 piece of land that covered a gold mine ; and when I see 

 how slowly these facts attract the attention of our farm- 

 ers, I cannot but think of the long occupancy of Cali- 

 fornia by the Jesuits and Spaniards, without the suspi- 

 cion that they were actually in El Dorado, which, for 

 centuries had excited the hopes of these adventurers, 

 and where, with simple spade and pickaxe, they might 

 have dug more gold than they had dreamed of in their 

 wildest imaginings. 



But let us return to our ^^ subject. Not every farm 

 presents the proper aspect and soil for a vineyard, and 

 the most of our cultivators must be content to raise 

 some other products. Consequently, having well con- 



