| Show itom rom washington county Late accounts from the extreme southern settlements in the territory represent things there as a being prosperous ious fous corn was ripe on the first of september and the cane nearly ready for manufacturing into molasses the cotton crops crop S were looking well and a fair yield wis was anti anticipated cipa fd the culture of the tha grape in washington coun tyis attracting considerable attention the cuttings brought from lower california I 1 ast last spring have grown finely and mr james W bay has a bunch of grapes growing on a vine thus planted this season lie ile is very confident that wine can be produced there in large quantities the summer season is much longer below the rim of the bason maa man it is in this part of the territory and unquestionably of sufficient duration for the maturity of most kind of grapes and if the soil is suitable for their growth they can be produced with much profit to the cultivator the washington county agricultural and manufacturing society held their first exhibition on the ath last at county sealand sea tand it is said to have been a very creditable affair among the fruits exhibited were some superior specimens of grapes and pea peaches ch the sight of which was wag very inspiriting and those who saw them who were before skeptically inclined as to fruit raising in thit that region 0 became that by byi a little exertion they could sit under their own vines and poach trees if fig trees could not be grown there |
