The Ball Vineyard adjoins the town of Fresno, and is situated in the
rich red lands, the sink of old creeks. The one hundred and twenty acres
in Muscatels are among the best cared for in the district. Mr. Ball
possesses the faculty of doing the necessary work at the right time and
doing it thoroughly. The crop is annually sold in the sweatboxes to
packers in Fresno City, no raisins being packed on the vineyard. Mr.
Ball is the author of an excellent essay on raisin-grape growing and
curing, published in the _California_ for July, 1890. His methods of
culture and curing are the best, and the raisins produced by them are
not surpassed by any in the State. Mr. Ball is one of our most
successful raisin-men.