The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American WinesHusmann, George
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The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines
Husmann, George
Viticulture -- United States; Wine and wine making -- United States
650 gallons of wine, sold at $4.10 per gallon, $2,665 00
Sale of cuttings, 1,500 00
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$4,165 00
Deduct cost of taking care of vineyard, 100 00
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Leaving net product of vineyard, $4,065 00
Or over $2,000 per acre.
Norton's Virginia is another promising grape that is being grown
considerably hereabouts.
The Messrs. BOGEN have given us their figures for the product of this
grape, as follows:
1863--From 1-1/2 acres, first year in bearing,
they made 500 gallons, sold at $3 per gallon, $1,500 00
Sale of cuttings, 400 00
Sale of roots from layers, 800 00
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$2,700 00
Deduct from this, for cost of culture, 100 00
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Leaves net, $2,600 00
Or $1,733 per acre.
1864--Yield of same in wine and cuttings, 2,300 00
Or about $1,500 per acre.
Delaware is another grape of very great promise and profit, now being
extensively grown throughout the country. The Messrs. BOGEN, from
one-third of an acre, first bearing year, give us the following figures
for the past season:
87 gallons of wine, sold at $6 per gallon, 522 00
Sold cuttings, 450 00
Sold roots from layers, 2,050 00
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$3,022 00
Deduct cost of culture, 22 00
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$3,000 00
Or $9,000 per acre.
Mr. J. E. MOTTIER gives us, as the result of his Delaware vineyard for
the past two years, as follows:
1863--FROM 1-1/2 ACRES.
165 gallons of wine, sold at $5 per gallon, $825 00
Sale of cuttings, 1,630 00
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2,455 00
Deduct expenses, 200 00
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Leaving net, $2,255 00
Or $1,504 per acre.
1864--FROM SAME VINEYARD.
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