453 



These figures show that, without reckoning the interest and 

 sinking fund on purchase of land, and cost of management, 100 

 acres of productive vineyard land in the locality referred to would 

 yield, at a cost of a little over =1,800, 9,700 gallons of pure grape 

 brandy, worth at least 6s. a gallon, equal to =2,900; or, after 

 making a very liberal allowance for interest and sinking fund on 

 capital cost of land and plant, supervision, and cost of production, 

 the net profit on such a venture can safely be put down at =500 to 

 600 per 100 acres. 



A CONVENIENT STILL. 



Of stills, there are as many different patterns as there are 

 makers ; and good points are to be found in many. The following 

 type I have for many years been familiar with, and found them 

 simple to work, compact, cheap, light for moving about, and easy 

 to clean. ^ 



Brandy Still. 



Description of parts : 1, copper ; 2, overflow of the hydraulic gutter ; 3, head (with handles 

 when exceeding 200 litres capacity) ; 4, collar ; 5, screw stopper ; 6, conduct pipe ; 7, 

 worm; 8, refrigerator : 9, funnel ; 10, degree regulating cock; 11, supplementary over- 

 flow ; 12, refrigerator clearing cock ; 13, outlet of the worm ; 14, sheet iron furnace ; 15, 

 wooden stand ithe stand is not a part of the apparatus) ; 16, the rectifying lens ; and 17 

 is the connecting pipe between the goose-neck and the cover of the boiler, for cutting 

 out the rectifying lens when a distillate of a lower degree is to be obtained. 



They permit of the production of a high-proof spirit from a 

 simple distillation at a great saving of time, fuel, and supervision. 



