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southern climate; and the limestone soil of th^ Mississippi bluff seems 
especially adapted and favorable to the grape vine. I have raised' the Ca¬ 
tawba since 1860, and the fruit has ripened every year butone;,the wine has 
as good a flavor and is as strong as any made in Missouri, while the vines and 
berries seem to be more healthy and less subject to disease. For five or 
six years we have planted the Concord and Delaware; the Clinton is tlie 
hardiest of all, but liked less on account of its wild habits of growth; the 
Isabella is objected to because the berries are apt to rot immediately after 
they attain their full size, but all of them repay well for the labor bestowed 
upon them. The only precaution we take to secure them from the effects 
of frost, is to take them down in November, prune and cover up with earth 
and manure until April, when they are taken up and tied to their stakes. 
The grape is the favorite fruit of the Germans, and many vineyards are 
started; some are in full bearing. The hopes of all our German friends is 
to see, in time, the beautiful bluffs of the Mississippi clad with the dark 
green and purple of the grape, and vie with the time-honored romantic 
shores of the Rhine, in beauty and wealth. 
BURNETT COUNTY. 
[From the State Immigration Pamphlet for 1870, with additions by S. S. Fifield.] 
Burnett is located upon the St. Croix river and tributaries; is timbered 
with pine and hard wood; has an area of about 1,000,000 acres, of which 
73,000 acres are state lands and a large proportion government lands, which 
are rapidly being taken up for the valuable timber upon them. There are 
grants of land by the United States government to aid in building several 
lines of railroads that pass through this county, which when completed will, 
with the St. Croix and its tributaries, give its settlers ample facilities for 
getting their lumber and agricultural products to market. It is settled 
mostly by Norwegians, and by their known industry, they will make it one 
of the best agricultural counties in the state. 
Homesteads are still quite plenty. The proposed St. Croix and Superior 
Railroad is located through the center of the county, and will, when built, 
open up a large and valuable tract of agricultural, mineral and timbered 
lands. 
CALUMET COUNTY. 
Calumet county is one of the smallest counties in the state; it contains 
nine townships, with an area of about 200,000 acres. The population of 
the county, according to the census of 1870, is 12,334, an increase of about 
4,500 since I860. There are 62,000 acres of improved lands, the average 
