Grape, Raisin, and Wine Production in the United States

George C. Husmann

No 344764, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] The Grape-Growing Industry (Early History – New Era in Grape Growing – Beginning of a Commercial Industry) --- Grape Culture (Soil, Location, and Site – Preparing the Soil – Manures and Fertilizers – Choice of Varieties to Plant – Planting, Plowing, and Cultivating – Pruning and Grafting – Insects and Diseases) --- Picking, Marketing, and Storing Grapes --- Cost and Returns from an Acre of Vineyard --- The Raisin Industry (Origin and Growth – Cultural Conditions – Harvesting and Preparing the Crop --- Exports, Production, and Imports) --- Wine, Brandy, and Champagne Manufacture --- Some of the Large Vineyards of California --- Some Successes and Reverses --- Future of the Industries.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1903
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344764

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