SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. 
the making of good wine afierwuriis — there lay the diffi- 
culty ! Well, that difficulty has vanished — the mystery 
is solved — “granite laboratories” and deep cellars are 
perhaps, well enough in their way, but by no means in- 
dispensable ; and hereafter, any man may plant his Vine- 
yard with the same certainly of being able to make a 
largely paying crop of good wine, that he would feel of 
making bread from nis corn or wheat field. 
We have recently made two visits to the vineyards of 
Dr. McDonnald, and our correspondent, Mr. DhCara- 
DEUC. We have inquired minutely into their systems of 
planting and culture — we have examined their soils, loca- 
tions and aspects — have eaten their grapes, and drank 
their wines, of various flavors and qualities — but all pure, 
invigorating, and vastly superior to the foreign trash for 
which we pay so dearly. We have, (so far as our brief 
time would permit,) familiarized ourselves with their pro- 
cesses for making these wines, and with all the advan- 
tages and disadvantages of the business: and the result 
is, a deliberate conviction that the Fitld Cidlure of ihe 
Grape, as practised by these gentlemen, is one of the 
surest and 'most remunerative branches of rural industry, 
and destined in a very few years to become of gre.it and 
significant importance to the Suuth, There a.e thousands 
of acres of uplands all around us, too poor for either 
cotton or corn, that will pay from $200 to $500 per acre 
in wine, the third or faunhyear frum planting, and which, 
if properly managed, naay be made to clear expenses 
from the very outset. Much of this land can be pur- 
chased for a mere iiifle, (five to ten dollars per acre ) and 
if it will pay even two hundred dollars per acre in wine, 
after the third year, what other field crop now cultivated 
in the South can begin to compare with it '? The experi- 
ence of the vintners in Ohio, shows an average yield of 
four hundred gallons to the acre, and that we can safely 
count on equaling this, need not be doubted. 
In fact, the testimony of both the gentlemen above 
alluded to, (who have had sixteen years experience,) as 
well as the recent successes of Mr. Axt, and many others, 
justifies us in claiming for the Culture of the Grape far 
more attention than it has ever yet received in the South, 
and of earnestly urging it upon the notice of our subscri- 
bers. 
We can fully endorse, from cur own knowledge, all the | 
statements of Mr. DhCARADECC, and commend his article 
to the special attention of our readers. We do not claim 
perfection for his system — nor does Mr C. himself— but 
we do contend that it is the cheapest, easiest, and surest j 
way of profitably cultivating the Vine yet offered to the j 
public. j 
The somewhat el.aborate treatise on the culture of the I 
grape, (commenced in our last number,) by an esteemed ' 
corre.spondent in Hancock county ^ Georgia, will also be j 
foun 1 10 cofitain many very valuaole suggestions ; and 
and v/e shall take p!e.J3ure in oilen returning to tins sub- 
ject hereafter. 
To CiiuRESPOxoRMTS. — VVe oave, as usual, many vain- 1 
able anicles left over, for which we will .find room as i 
soon as possible. I 
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SUGAR FROM TPE CKINESE CA>E ! 
We were shown yesterday by Dr. Lee, Profes.>or of Ag- 
ricultural Chemistry in Franklin College, the result of 
some experiments of his with the Chinese Sugar Cane. 
The syrup he matic was light colored, thak and very 
sweet, and the finest specimen we have seen. Dr Lee's- 
chemical knowledge has enabled him to correct the error 
made by the chemists in Boston, and he has demonstrated 
that the saccharine matter ol the Sorgho can be crystalized 
into cane sugar. The granular forms were distinctly .seen 
and tasted in a specimen of the sugar we examined, which, 
had been manufactured from the juices of cane growing 
on the day the experiment was made. 
The observation and experience hundreds who have 
cultiv.ued small quantities of the Chinese Sugar Cane 
this year, abundantly prove that syrup of a superior 
quality can f-e made with but little trouole and expense,, 
and Dr. Lee has demonstrated that sugar can al'O be 
manufactured from it — let the South then prepare for an 
extensive cultivation of the plant. — Augusta Constitur- 
UenaList of Sept, dtk, 1857 
Having succeeded in our first attempt to make good 
cane-sugar from the juice of the S.vguni Saccka.raLum, we 
hope to be able in our next issue to give some reliable data 
in reference to the value of the Chinese and African canes 
for producing sugar and syrup in a large way. Ex-Gov^ 
Hammond and Col. Peter.s have, together, crops of iliese 
plants that promise to turn out some sixty thousand gal- 
lons of good syrup, or the equivalent in sugar. The Cul- 
tivator goes io pvess Gar\y (lOth September) and our ex- 
periments and researches to ascertain the best ways and 
means of defecation, filtering and clarif 3 'ing, which opera- 
tions are indispensable to the production of first ra'e syrup 
and sugar, are as yet incomplete. In a tew days we shall- 
have fully tested Mr. Wray’s patented process, and some 
notions of our own on the subject. In the meantime, we 
commend Dr. Evans’ Sugar Maker’s Manual, which may 
be had of Messrs. Richards & Son, Booksellers in Au- 
gusta, to such as wish to study the art in question. 
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EUSCIOUS GRAPE.S. 
Henry Lyons, Esq , of Columbia, S. C., v/ill accept 
our thanks for samples of each of the following varieties 
of foreign Grapes : — Black Hamburg, Golden Chasselas, 
White Fiontignac, Purple Damascus, Muscat of Alexan- 
dria. These grapes were of surpassing richness and deli- 
cacy, and were grown under glass, but without any artjficia.1 
iieat. 
We are also deeply indebted to onr kind friends, Dr. 
McDonnald and A. dg Caradecc, E<q , of Woodward, 
S. C , for very lioeral supplies of Black July, Isabeila, Ca- 
tawba, Burgundy, VVarren and Scuppernong Grapes, 
grown at their Vineyards near Woodward. A com- 
munication from Mi. DL Caradkuc may be found el e- 
where in tliis number, which details a system of Grape 
Culture and Wine Making so simple and easy that every 
man who possesses land in the South should feel' encour- 
aged to “sit under hi own vine” and partake of the fruit 
thereof. 
Mew Cotton. — Our ueignoor, Capi T. W. E Beali* 
of Columbia, Co., send.s us a sample of Upland Cotton of 
very superior fineness and gre.it lengih ofstaple It would, 
we think, rank “No. 1” anywhere, and ffi Capt B ’s entire 
crop works up to this sample, it caimot fidl to cemmaad 
a good price. 
