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able causes of the shelling of grapes in a general way, it will be 

 interesting to note how far actual cases will bear out the conclu- 

 sions which have been reached. A circular asking for informa- 

 tion was published and submitted to the growers of Chautauqua 

 county. The following cases are replies which have been 

 received and also answers obtained in personal interviews. They 

 are here stated in an abbreviated form but, on the whole, contain 

 the most important portions of the answers. The most severe 

 cases of shelling are placed at the end of the list. 



Ralph Hall, Brocton. Soil, strong shale and loam ; Fertilizer, applied 

 four hundred pounds low grade potash to a vineyard that shelled in past 

 years ; Shelling, none in 1894. 



Jonas Martin, Brocton. Soil, strong gravel loam ; Fertilizers, experience 

 has proved that shelling is not so serious when potash fertilizers are used. 



G. H. Barber, Westfield. Soil, some gravel and some loam. This is in- 

 clined to be dry, and originally w^as strong land ; Fertilizers, in the fall of 

 1892 applied two hundred pounds bone flour, and in the following spring two 

 hundred pounds muriate of potash. Also some barnyard manure. The 

 vineyards cover twelve acres. Shelling, none except from two rows situated 

 fifteen feet from a row of apple trees, these being about six inches in diame- 

 ter. Probable cause, the roots of the apple trees robbing the grapes of 

 nourishment. 



S. Dean & Bros., Brocton. Soil, generally a rather heavy gravel loam, 

 formerly used for farming purposes ; Fertilizers, have been using stable ma- 

 nure and potash fertilizers during the past ten years. Make applications of 

 about three tons of good ashes per acre. Ten years ago one piece shelled 

 badly ; nearly a wheelbarrow load of manure was put about each of several 

 vines and the next year these did not shell, while those around them did. 

 Shelling, at present practically none. 



Geo. W. Marsh, Portland. Soil, heavy gravel loam, inclined to be wet in 

 a low place ; Fertilizers, used kainit, one pound per plant ; Shelling, prac- 

 tically stopped where it was formerly serious and no blight on the leaves. 



E. Buckner, Brockton. Soil, mostly gravel loam ; Fertilizers, not ma- 

 nured lately, but formerly well fertilized with stable manure. Hay and grain 

 were raised on the land for about twenty years previous to setting the vine- 

 yard. Shelling, very little on the gravel, more on low, heavier land. 



A. W. Lewis, Brocton. Soil, high gravel ; .Fertilizets, none for many 

 years. The vineyard weedy and apparently somewhat neglected. The land 

 was formerly used for growing hay and grain, the vineyard now being from 

 twenty to twenty live years old. Shelling, none. 



L. Roesch, Fredonia. Soil, dry gravelly loam, natur-lly poor ; Fertilizers, 

 two tons Canada wood ashes per acre, also some stable manure ; Shelling, 

 none. 



