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others. Clinton is considered the lowest grade of wine grape. Taylor's Bullitt is fruit- 

 ing tolerably well among the Concords, but not so well along with the Cuyahoga, which 



latter variety i- Itself nol g 1 here. Diana, Catawba, Isabella, Northern Muscadine, 



Mary Ann and Delaware, are also unsuccessful or undesirable. 



omayer & Bhorl had, some two years planted Norton's Virginia, that were 

 remarkably strong and well cultivated. The principal varieties planted in their vine- 

 yard of 20 acres, are Concord, Norton's Virginia, Hartford Prolific, Mary Ann, North 

 Carolina Seedling and Ives' Seedling. 



At Mrs. Evans' we found a vine of Ives' Seedling fruiting, and were very favorably 

 Impressed with its vigorous health and productiveness. Concords fruiting on the laterals 

 were here shown us. They are claimed by Mr. Short to be larger and finer than when 

 grown on the main cane. A single Norton's Virginia vine had over 50 bunches of fruit, 

 but its foliage was affected by the leaf-hopper. 



J. S. Hart man lias 12 acres of grapes planted, nearly all Concord, to which he expects 

 to add Norton's Virginia, and perhaps Ives' Seedling. 



At Villa Ridge, July 23d, we visited the vineyard of Adolph Huhnor. This was the 

 farthest south of any vineyard visited, and we were curious to see what success would 

 attend grape-growing in the Cairo region. The vineyard was nearly all Concords, 

 planted 4x5, and trained to stakes ; and the bearing wood had had a ring of bark peeled 

 from it near the surface, to hasten the maturity and increase the size of the fruit. The 

 berries were very large, and already changing from green to white in color, but were 

 rotting somewhat. The summer pinching had not been done judiciously, perhaps, as a 

 nd growth and new blooming had commenced. The Catawba and Norton's Vir- 

 ginia seemed to succeed tolerably well, but were not so fruitful as the Concords. 



The year, as a whole, has been very favorable to the grape-grower in all parts of the 

 State, the crop being large, and, in the absence of other fruits, selling at good prices, 

 although so great. 



. RASPBERRIES. 



FMt ( entralia, we saw the Miami in extensive cultivation. Frank Smith had 12 acres, 

 all of this variety. The vine, were two years old, and planted 5x5 feet. They bore 37 

 bushels per acre the second year. Stakes five or six feet long arc driven in at eacli hill, 

 and the canes tied to it. The field is ploughed twice, and cultivated twice hi the year. 

 Latterly the cultivation has been continuously in one direction, as the earth about the 

 plants dries out more when ploughed both way's. Drought must be carefully guarded 

 against In growing the raspberry in Southern Illinois. Mr. Smith, in picking, uses a 

 small tray, holding two berry boxes, hung about the picker's neck by a string, so that 

 both hands can be used in picking. In this way a person can pick raspberries nearly 

 as fast as strawberries. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



This fruit was nearly a failure in many places. At Aurora, we saw the best crop (June 

 30tlu though even these somewhat reduced by drought. About 100 acres are in cultiva- 

 tion at that point. E. Shams alone, had 20 acres, looking very finely. The plants are 

 mulched with slough grass. 300 to 800 pickers were at work, some picking at the rate of 

 100 quarts a day, and averaging 40 to 60 quarts. One cent per quart was paid for pick- 

 ing, and 30 cents per 100 for making up the boxes, which are of the Newell pattern, and 



