| 500 Gallons Norton's Virginia—2 acres, at $3 per gallon | $1,500 00 |
| Grapes sold from ½ acre of Concords | 400 00 |
| Plants from cuttings and layers sold | 2,000 00 |
| $3,900 00 |
1864.—SECOND CROP.—VINES BADLY FROSTED IN WINTER.
| 2 Acres of Norton's Virginia produced 600 gallons, at $4 50 | $2,700 00 |
| 2½ Acres of Catawba, produced 400 gallons, at $2 15 | 850 00 |
| Grapes sold from ½ acre of Concord | 400 00 |
| Plants sold | 1,500 00 |
| $5,450 00 |
1865—THIRD CROP.
| 2¾ Acres of Norton's Virginia, produced 2,000 gallons at $4 | 8,000 00 |
| 2½ Acres Catawba, produced 450 gallons at $1 75 | 787 50 |
| 1¼ Acres Concord, produced 1,000 gallons, at $250 | 2,500 00 |
| ½ acre Herbemont produced 400 gallons, at $3 per gallon, | 1,200 00 |
| ½ acre Rulander produced 50 gallons, at $5 | 250 00 |
| Plants sold, | 1,500 00 |
| $14,237 50 |
This vineyard was trenched at an average cost of $120 dollars to the acre, and most of the vines are planted 5×5, evidently too close. They are trained to wire trellis, as described in a former part of this work, and receive close attention, and the very best cultivation.
YIELD OF VINEYARD OF MR. WILLIAM POESCHEL—1857.
| 1½ acres of Catawba produced 1,050 gallons of wine; sold at | 1,402 50 |
| 1858. | |
|---|---|
| 1¾ acres of Catawba produced 250 gallons; sold at $1.10 per gallon, | 275 00 |
| 1859. | |
| 1¾ acres Catawba produced 300 gallons; sold at $1.25 per gallon, | 375 00 |
| 1860. | |
| 2 acres of Catawba produced 8,843 lbs. of grapes; sold at 10c. per lb., | 884 30 |
| 120 gallons of wine, at $1.20 per gallon, | 144 00 |
| 230 gallons of wine, at $0.95 per gallon, | 218 50 |
| Plants sold, | 600 00 |
| $1,846 80 | |
| [1861.] | |
| 2 acres of Catawba produced 270 gallons, at $1.05 per gallon, | 283 50 |
| Plants sold, | 500 00 |
| $783 50 | |
| 1862. | |
| 2 acres Catawba produced 6,718 lbs. of grapes; sold at 9 cents per lb., | 604 62 |
| 225 gallons of wine, sold at $1.25 per gallon, | 281 25 |
| 75 gallons of Norton's Virginia, from about 1-10th of an acre, at $2.75 per gallon, | 206 25 |
| Plants sold, | 650 00 |
| $1,742 12 | |
| 1863—2¼ ACRES IN ALL. | |
| 720 gallons of Catawba, at $1.85 per gallon, | 1,332 00 |
| 60 gallons of Concord, at $2.00 per gallon, | 120 00 |
| 70 gallons of Herbemont, at $2 per gallon, | 140 00 |
| 40 gallons of Norton's Virginia, $3 per gallon, | 120 00 |
| Plants sold, | 800 00 |
| $2,512 00 | |
| 1864—2¼ ACRES IN BEARING; VINES BADLY FROSTED. | |
| 45 gallons Catawba, $2.00 per gallon, | 90 00 |
| 42 gallons Concord, 2.50 per gallon, | 105 00 |
| 20 gallons Norton's Virginia and Delaware mixed, at $5.25 per gallon, | 105 00 |
| 10 gallons Norton's Virginia, second class, at $3 | 30 00 |
| Plants sold, | 300 00 |
| $630 00 | |
| [1865—5 ACRES IN BEARING.] | |
| 2½ acre Catawba produced 900 galls., at $1.75, | 1,575 00 |
| ½ acre Concord produced 700 galls., at $2.50, | 1,750 00 |
| 1 acre Norton's Vir. produced 600 galls., at $4.00, | 2,400 00 |
| 1/3 acre Delaware produced 120 galls., at $5.00, | 600 00 |
| ½ acre Herbemont produced 350 galls., at $2.50, | 875 00 |
| Balance in other varieties, | 150 00 |
| Plants sold, | 940 00 |
| $8,290 00 | |
This vineyard has one of the best locations for Catawba and Delaware in the neighborhood, and its proprietor one of the most intelligent and industrious cultivators and wine-manufacturers in the vicinity.