84 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



VINEYARDS. 



JUNE 11th — M0RNI2fG EXERCISES. 



Z. A. Goodman read a letter from a man in St. Joe, wishing to sell 

 the society a secret for preventing grape rot. 



A committee to investigate the subject of grape rot was moved and 

 carried. 



Capt. Henry asked the best grapes for family use. 



More's Early and Worden were recommended. 



Mj\ Stark, of Pike county, stated, with him the Delaware did not 

 do well unless upon high, dry land. 



Mr. Carpenter thought them best for the table use ; fertilizes them 

 from droppings from the hennery ; has had success with treatment. 



Mr. Scott has not had success with grapes. The Concord, if trained 

 high, does fairly well. 



Major Ragan said his Del a wares did well until about two years 

 ago; finds his vines this year attacked by a small, green worm, some- 

 thing new to him. 



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SMALL FRUIT. 

 Mr. Faith made the following report : 



HOW TO GROW BERRIES. 



BY JACOB FAITH, MONTEVALLO. 



If farmers knew how little science and work it requires to grow 

 strawberries and raspberries, they would not do without these delicious 

 and wholesome fruits and the comfort it gives to the human family. 

 There is no fruit more welcome than the strawberry. It is the earliest 

 that comes to our table, and it adapts itself to more climates and soils 

 and is a surer crop than any other small fruit. It comes into bearing 

 the first and second year, and nearly every land and lot owner wants 

 ^ fruit. Ground rich enough for potatoes and cabbage will do. Set 



