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by reason of the inability of the prospective grower to judge vines. 

 or else poor vines are purchased knowingly because they are cheap. 

 A poor vine purchased because of cheapness is a poor investment. 

 A vineyard started with poor vines is handicapped at the start 

 and rarely, if ever, overcomes the burden, even with good after- 

 care. 



First-grade one-year vines are to be preferred to those two years 

 old. Thev are as a rule much better, thouarh to the amateur a 

 large vine promises more. Very frequently two-year vines rep- 

 resent the poorer one-year vines of the previous season trans- 

 planted and allowed to grow in the nursery row another season. 

 Most commercial vineyards are set with one-year vines, while the 

 amateur usually sets those two years old. There are doubtless 

 some good two-year vines, but they are the exception. 



Va7'ietips. — The Concord is pre-eminently the commercial 

 black grape in Isew York. In Chautauqua County probably 95 

 per ct. of the acreage is of this variety. The season of good 

 black grapes could be considerably lengthened by planting Moore 

 Early with Concord, as both these varieties stand up well and could 

 be shipped to the most distant markets. Moore Early and Worden 

 are frequently sold as Concord, as are several other black grapes. 

 In the latitude of western N'ew York, Moore Early ripens about 

 ten days before Concord. If one is close to local markets, Worden 

 should have a place in. the commercial vineyard and by all means 

 in the home vineyard. Its quality is excellent, but it will not 

 stand shipping. It ripens about a week before Concord. Worden 

 has proven very productive; and its clusters are large, compact, 

 with large berries. 



Eor red grapes, Catawba should certainly be planted where it 

 will thoroughly ripen. It is of good quality and a good keeper. 

 Eor quality, the Delaware is the grape par excellence and, with 

 close pruning and good feeding, it is a very profitable grape. For 

 green grapes, Winchell, or Green Mountain as it is listed by some 

 nurserymen, should more generally be planted. This is a very 

 early grape, of excellent quality, a good bearer of large-shouldered, 

 compact clusters. For markets that prefer a green grape and one 

 extremely early Winchell will find a ready sale. Niagara needs 

 no recommendation as a market grape and, with proper care and 

 especially allowing it to ripen fully, it will become even more 

 popular. By the selection of varieties, black, white and red, that 

 ripen in succession, the grower can overcome to a certain extent 

 the frequent glutting of the market that occurs in seasons of big 



