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CA A^'A DIA A flORTIC UL TURIHT. 



QUESTION DRAWER. 



Grape Must. 



In connection with question No. 15, 

 referred to also on p. 140, the follow- 

 ing from The Wine and Fruit Grower 

 will be of interest to grape-growers : — 



" Dr. F. Springmuhl's tirst work for 

 the concentration of grape must, situ- 

 ated about one mile north of Clairville, 

 Sonoma county, is nearly completed. 



a tract of land around Springniuhl sta 

 tion, and a number of houses and cot- 

 tages will be built for the employes of 

 the firm. 



"Baron von Schilling intends to 

 build a splendid hotel in the valley 

 near the Russian River. 



" The whole land bought by Drs. 

 Shorb and Springniuhl, except the part 



Fig. S4.— Kkank's Seklli.n 



" The huge machinery is adapted to 

 concentrate more than 200,000 pounds 

 of grapes in ten hours, and more than 

 10,000,000 pounds will be exported 

 this year. 



" A new town has been laid out, and 

 a railway station, called Springmuhl, 

 has just been erected. 



" The stockholders of the American 

 Concentrated Must Company have de- 

 cided to largely extend the new Indus 

 try, and to concentrate extract of tan- 

 bark and similar products during the 

 other part of the year. 



" Dr. De Earth Shorb, of Los An- 

 geles, and Dr. Springmuhl have bought 



reserved for the town, will be planted 

 with vines, and will be cultivated by 

 employes of the Must Company." — 

 Merchant. 



Wire Field-Miee Proteetop. 



114. We s«nd you, per sample post, a sam ■ 

 pie of our Woven Wire Field-Mice Protector 

 for trees. We were showing: it to Mr. Binn, of 

 this city ; he was very much pleased with it, 

 and suggested our sending you a sample. You 

 will see they form a perfect protection, and are 

 the cheapest thing that could be used. — B. 

 Greknino & Co., Hamilton. 



We are inclined to think favorably 



of this woven wire for the purpose 



mentioned, providing it can be had at 



