. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . pon the horizon. Tlie L;rape rot ai)peared and over the entire district, destroying- \ear after year this important cro])which had become the main dependence of many a German settler and farmer,filling with dismay the owners of productive acres. (irape vines were extensivelvdug up and the land devoted to other croi)s. Through the persistent efforts of the Depanment of .Agriculture, a remedyfor this terrible scourge was found at last in the sp
. The Daily union history of Atlantic City and County, New Jersey : containing sketches of the past and present of Atlantic City and County . pon the horizon. Tlie L;rape rot ai)peared and over the entire district, destroying- \ear after year this important cro])which had become the main dependence of many a German settler and farmer,filling with dismay the owners of productive acres. (irape vines were extensivelvdug up and the land devoted to other croi)s. Through the persistent efforts of the Depanment of .Agriculture, a remedyfor this terrible scourge was found at last in the spraxing of the vines, with theso-called Bordeaux mixture. Hope returned to dur \intners: neglected vinevardswere trimmed anew and new vines planted. There is now a strong belief thatthe wine whose virtues are praised by the pi)ets of all nations will bring pr<ps-perity again to our farmers and happiness to man. The accompanying illustrations are of the vine-embowered home of and the large, crowded vaults of H. T. Dewey & Sons Com])any. whoseenterprise makes a ready and unlimited market for the products nt every vine-. yard of the surrounding territory. required in converting the severalof wines to give the proper color and tlDuring the harvest season, day anfirm whose main office is at Xo. 138divided attention to cverv detail of the E VAULTS ap n-eci ate the spec al kn- ■iet es n gr. ipes into the m my v,i ir \ vhicl dis tin,L uislu s t len . t .M (; ■1 irL re E. Dc we\ . one lltc n St eet X w ^■ .irk . g ves h .rk { ) dy m ^ xpcr en. ed wine i:i4 DA1L^ LXIOX IIlSTom OF ATLANTIC COUNTY. can fully appreciate the great care necessary in handling the juices from theseveral varieties of grape as the_\- pass through the various stages of fermentationand purification to produce the proper color and flavor. The hundreds of casksof all sizes and ages in the large vaults, kept under the strictest regulations area sight worth seeing. Unfermented gr
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