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sustain a vigorous growth of prairie grasses, flowers, shrubs, 
and soe which produce the finest quality of grapes in great 
profa 
Cavelie Pert are numerous spacious caves in all parts of 
this interesting country. The temperature of those measured 
between 50° and 60° F. Many of them would make 
most excellent wine cellars, as their temperature is sufficient- 
ca and uniform to prevent that acidity to _— the wines 
o 4 bd It 
a population of ane siiMtbeea 
sea respecting the native vines, the climate, the ex- 
vine-growers, and the soil, clearly prove the 
city of Missouri to become the great wine-growing regi¢ 
f our continent. They should encourage those noble spirits 
Mines have 1 so ie Ge agate their labor and their money 
artment of husbandry in our 
the “poor flint 
will be as 
