3o8 State Horticultural Society. 



Mrs. A. Z. Moore — 1 know Mr, Erb's vineyard, but he is not the 

 only one in our neighborhood to cut out his vineyard. One man pulled 

 up his because he couldn't sell the fruit, another with two hundred vines 

 gave away bushels and had many left, he sacked plenty of them, but 

 couldn't give them all away. On two vines in an arbor there were six 

 bushels, while on another vine, near by, all rotted. This one that rotted 

 was an Elvira, those on the arbor were Concords. Grape vines can be 

 used over porches with most artistic effect. 1 have two vines which cover 

 fourteen feet of porch and reach twenty feet to a well and bear enor- 

 mously. I have two wires from the porch to the well and trim the vines 

 back every year to one branch on the lower wire. 



In regard to apples the reports were misleading for I saw an orchard 

 within a few miles from me which, although it had scab, yet bore about 

 eight thousand barrels of perfect No. i apples, which sold at from forty 

 to twenty-five cents per bushel. 



Capt. Lincoln — I had apples this year so large that they were con- 

 demned by three buyers. This year $1.50 was paid per barrel for ap- 

 ples labeled No. i. 



Member — The grape business is developing in this section. I bought 

 table grapes from Tvlr. Zellner this last season and sent them to my 

 daughter in St. Louis and she reported there was nothing in St. Louis 

 as fine. I heard the same also of his grapes at two other points. Mr. 

 Zellner has raised as fine table grapes as are in the country and South- 

 west Missouri does raise as fine grapes as New York. 



J. A. Orr — The Worden doesn't ripen evenly. Woodruff Red is 

 fine, beautiful and large. The Hicks I consider inferior. The Early 

 Ohio is also inferior. The Green Mountain is delicious, but the Concord 

 is the main crop although it is not so good, it will grow from sixteen to 

 eighteen feet a year, but this is too much. Two hundred pounds of 

 bone meal and sulphate of potash to the acre is better than manure. 



Mr. Wilson — What experience has any one had with the Eaton? 



A. Chandler — I find it large and thrifty but not productive. 



Prof. Whitten — At the Station we find the same, it ripens very 

 unevenly and often cracks. 



Mr. Wilson — One man had Eaton sell at St. Joseph for fifty per cent 

 more than other varieties. 



Mr. Zellner — The Worden does ripen unevenly, but if it is not over- 

 loaded it does much better. 



Mr. Chandler — That is true, if it is overloaded it does not ripen 

 evenlv. 



