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Show The culture of the grape ii In a flourishing condition in this country, according to the new census statistics on this Industry. There are, in round numbers, 400,000 aores of land in this country planted to vineyards, of which 800,000 will be in bearing this year. This is an increase of 220,000 acres in vineyard aroa during the past ten years, and an increase of over $10,000,-000 $10,000,-000 a year in the capital invested. Of the area of bearing vines in the country coun-try California alone has 150,000 acres. That state also. has. of the total investment invest-ment of capital nearly $78,000,000. Between Be-tween 80,000,000 and 40,000,000 gallons of wine will be made in the United States this yoar, ' of which California will produco more than half. Seven-eighths Seven-eighths of the grapes of California go to the wine press. |