Summer Meeting, 65 



Diamond: Same as Niagara; a fine, large, early grape of 

 straw color. 



Elvira : Vine is a healthy grower, but overbears. It is grown 

 largely for wine; also a favored grape for jellies. 



In closing, I would like to ask grape growers if we cannot 

 control our home grape market as do the growers of Western New 

 York. They take thousands of dollars every year that should re- 

 main with us. We would not have to compete with them, as our 

 grapes ripen fully a month before theirs, and in this we have a 

 decided advantage. 



BEST MARKET VARIETIES OF GRAPES. 



(H. Wm. Thles, Ferguson, Mo.) 



The black grape varieties are the main market grapes, and 

 I will mention them first and foremost. 



The Moore's Early, although not quite as heavy a cropper as 

 many of the other varieties, is a fine grape in quality, and being 

 the first good grape in market, it brings good return. 



The Campbell's Early is also a fine grape, with very large 

 bunches and berries. It has, in fact, the largest bunches, but I 

 do not consider it quite as good in quality as the Moore's Early, 

 but it is an immense cropper and is very apt to overbear, if not 

 pruned close. 



Telegraph Grape is a heavy cropper, but it is so uneven in 

 ripening that it has to be gone over every few days to get them off; 

 otherwise they will crack, because the bunches are too tight. 



The Eaton Grape is a beauty all around; a very large berry 

 and bunch, just the grape for a fancy trade and fancy prices. It 

 is of the best quality, but it cannot stand neglect; it wants high 

 cultivation to do its best. 



Ives Seedling is a cropper and a good grape for wine, but for 

 table use it will not sell in our market. 



Worden is one of our best grapes for market and is a very heavy 

 cropper, big, fine bunches and berries, and larger than Concord. 

 Complaints are often made that it ripens too unevenly, but with 

 me it has done fine, and I consider it one of the best black grapes. 



Concord, the old reliable stand-by, is still holding its place, 

 and it deserves it, for we can always depend on it for a full crop. 



In white grapes I consider the Niagara and Moore's Diamond 



H-5 



