134 
SF\tJ-TR<tl'lC C. I LIFORNTA . 
Oiticultnifl, 
(tit n fair profit. They bold that, tbe kuo- 
cew of California wine abroad has been 
! largely due to tbe ability of manufacturers 
jin late years to place it in market at a low 
California 
mak 
relitti 
ise __ 
known, and is varnmd' estimated at fi'"in 
el< ven to fourteen million .nllnus. Tins 
frost of last winter was damaging tn some 
importei 
California wines, anil ilsca tlieni to 
illc , strengthen its uv«i product. which baa lost 
d. Mmptions of fruits hut Hum oorurrod , «“* »< esvei.Hfcl nnalitiei tljrojhth tin- 
too early to nfleet the vim-van!- Tim impovomb incut of the soil of its viue- 
only e/Toct the cold weather had upon tbe (3»*»'!*> 
Then there is Rood reason to suspect 
that much of the California wine t.h»t finds 
its way to France u-turns here ill a doc- 
tnfed condition, baariug u new brand and 
to "be at least one mm,ll, "inter j "»dct French colors. No doubt, when tin- 
time conies to Ratlur the grape crop, 
ami wine mnuiifncturerii 
vines was In delay the budding, and con¬ 
sequently nuil,, the season fui ripening 
late. In this respect the season of all 
fruits is regarded by those engaged in til 
busine 
Ilian it is in ordinary veurs 
Promising, bow, ,er, as this jeiu'e rint ! pispe-growem 
a;,-,' prospects are, they giro but ,i vnguo W ‘I1 find a lmpi>> menu in the price; anil 
iib'ii id what California s c-atuibilitiCH ate ns *o fui ‘‘-.the foreign denmiid for I ulifoi- 
nia wines is concerned, there i« mi reason 
apnhilit 
a win,-producing: country. Compared , 
will, tin product of Furnp. un wine dis- to four that will diminish, whatever di*u- 
tricls the vintage of California does not fri'-emeut may «is! between grower and 
FROM FRANCE. 
THl IHn.IOXRttX. 
A correspondent, of the Arne ri< mi Fin ntn-, 
writing from Faria, says the goverumont 
has published some sad statistics of the 
ravages of the phylloxera. A' the eora- 
tnciiceiiinnl of 1877, there wore 2* depart¬ 
ments invaded by the vino-bug; HI) at the 
end of 1878, nud -13 at the chide of 1871). 
Before the invasion of the disease France 
had J»,371,2H2 ncies under vines; of Ibis 
total. 1,172,0Hi! ncroH have been totally 
destroyed, or nenrly one-fifth of the vine¬ 
yards of Fiance. There are about HIIO.ODO 
acres attacked by the disease. Naturally 
those regions have most suffered where no 
efforts were made to check the ravages. 
Autumnal submersion is the remedy most 
in favor; then replanting with American 
storks; next milphuret of carbon, and then 
milpho-carhonatoH ns preventives. Each 
remedy demands liberal manuring of the 
vine in spring. The first is now all hut 
accepted as u perfect euro. 
•rut: Acinnr or wint.h. 
It is well known that, wine docs nut in¬ 
cut a very ennsnicuou* figure. Following manufacturer. \\ in e is better than tank I herit the same degree of acidity as the must 
IS a table showing the uvi nigi vintage of notes, for it increases in value with in- , from which it is derived; but at the second 
1.486.1)00.000 
847.UUO.OOO 
^4 300,000 
-54.lHHi.UO0 
33,400,000 
1 , 8 Do ,000 
European onuutri, 
France, gallons, ..... 
Italy . 
Spain .. 
Portugal .. ., 
Austria (including Hungary 
Germany .. 
Switzerland . .... 
Russia and Eastern Turkey 
Greece olid Cyprus, 
ltuuumum.. , 
The ravages of vim diseases and such 
pa»l« as phylloxera have reduced tin- vint¬ 
age of France the cum nt year oiu-lliird. 
as il is not expected to exceed !)45,000,000 
gallons. From the foregoing it will he 
wcu that the small republic of Switzerland 
produces nn average of about double that 
of California's vintage, while the link- 
kingdom of Greece and the adjacent, is¬ 
land of Cyprus jointly produce three lime* 
ns mdoll wine ns California. It is the 
‘pinion of those bust nngiu luted with Ibo 
racking it possesses a degree of acidity 
which remain* next to invariable. Some 
German chemists have beeu studying this 
creasing age. 
A Washington dispatch of yesterday 
says: "The Consul of !lie United States 
olO.OOO’OOl) j at Cologne, commenting on the prospects subject; they have experimented "with snv- 
136,1111(1,000 "f the vintage of the Rhine and its tntiu- mui chemical agents in the solubility of 
324,000,0011 lanes the present K'asou, M)'» it is thought 
175Tiall ,000 I by experienced observers that the vintage 
will not exceed nun half of the nverag, 
cream of tarter in water. The more u wine 
is alcoholic the lean it is rich in tnrlnric mud 
and potash. Medium and common wines 
y ield, 1 Ins news will tend to still fur -1 contain from *2 to 3 grammes of tarter per 
ther atrengtlinu the wine market, and im¬ 
prove the prospects of the California wine- 
growen— IhdlHin. 
quart. Now the direct addition "f turianc 
arid to wine feebly diminishes tin-solubility 
of tartar, while acetic acid augments it; 
but malic acid in the bowl solvent, The 
m, , ,, , , , , , , acidity of wine is not due to tartaric acid, 
1 ‘‘" l,eC ' n hftD,1ui1 hul to malic arid, initial e of potash, tannic, 
In its normal 
HOMEMADE WINE. 
us. together with a bottle of wine one year 
old, made under it h dimilioim. Wc re 
commend it: 
bet tin’ grape* gutlioml be rather ripe, 
with all decayed and imperfect one* n 
moved Mn*b. strain and measure. To 
• ii'b gallon of tin juice add one pound of 
while sugar. Lit aland for I wo m tbrei 
suucinic and acetic aeuls 
stale wine oiih contains from A to 1 per 
1,000 of acetic arid. When double that, 
quantity is present, tbe wine acquires its 
peculiar sharp taste Free tartaric acid ia 
only found in unripe grapes, and the ab¬ 
sence of tin* m id indicate* complete ma¬ 
turity. The quantity of tin tin ic acid per 
million 
f vine. „j that country, and its 
liUVC not yet 111;I:|| 
Glapi .growerii Pel 
„ milage 
i-iun-i.l by a huil-etoiin. oil the tweniv 
iiiutb nil., in the kingdom of Valnn-ia and ' ,i - 
farther in I lie interior. Tin- (lfuaagn i* *' l,,,r imi.V v>-|. wuiim to the fnnit 
• •alciilatHil to umourii, to Borne 1600 tuiiu of!?"'! I'" 1 "' "ith the Orange 
"cek - earlier than other porl.ti.Hi* of I ho 
ciiunty a - far ax is flaw known Hul noioc 
* 111 p'-grower* [.cl iciifident tl»ii Vftir , r " l u " >«HT10 i 
of realizing amply on their ,.«,!>» Tbe l i ‘ 1 ' “ lal " 1 1,1 amount, ti 
growing popularity of Cal.fo„„ a wi,.^ ,aihl,l ’ < - “ an ill w 
abroad strong! horns their faith. L-m e wonderful 
wim munufucLurera and exporter.- who *' r, ' :il, ng a bettor damn 
how. -Vo. rrrr. . Mr u W i« ni. M s.„,,. .;? 
‘““'‘Ufa.- ' oi_Htom^»v«, flume *Uth nutting otu- way. so us uot to ,nt«i 
have to l.uv 
gr 
ihI'CTh 
lug 
grapes, cum plain, 
Jttldiug thoir 
U» insure tin 
rrUsr a i ea>otiablc 
udiifit on i he form 
toils of 
rind," eie OoJiforri 
ei fully. In addition to 
maud for our luisin* 
we can mvitc oui foreign friend* to co 
fruit grow ora. !/>* T-u/,/,* (:,mwnr-ml. 
lo Fnorn i Gh.uk C'nrriNu iiiou Hi,n- 
mrs —Mr. llunl hu- given us tin (ullowuig 
lbaui'5 of | Sul ml 
n l 
rilsi now for Bivu-Tnovic and k 
uurkot posted on x iticullural Nubjeota. 
CC-|l 
'ere with flultivatiiiii -lotting iho corn 
-J uid a* long a* there is a rustli niiiong 
Uni leavi's, the noise ot tbo leave* nearing 
the rabbits away 
