Summer Meeting, 67 



neighbor does not cultivate, but mows and gets as much profit as 

 do. One, two and three cents don't pay for raising. 



W. H. Johns — Why do we cultivate at all if we can raise 

 them without? In Gasconade county those heavy German grow- 

 ers cultivate early and clean throughout the season. Why haven't 

 they found that no work is best? 



Col. Evans — That is a most pertinent question. 



Mr. Baxter — Col. Evans is right and wrong, both. Several years 

 ago I began experiments. The weeds got away from me and grew 

 several feet high, but I had a good crop. But, in a lawsuit later, the 

 judge sided against me, on the ground that the vines were not 

 properly cared for. The object of cultivation is to produce wood 

 for next season's crop. The least cultivation you can do and get 

 this result, the better off you are. You have less rot and more 

 fruit, if you have enough wood growth. I have no use whatever 

 for the Elvira; Noah makes a finer white wine. Concord is the 

 old stand-by, and makes more money than any. I would let Wor- 

 den and Telegraph alone, unless for home market. Prune heavily. 

 Norton's Virginia is good for wine exclusively; good to eat when 

 well ripened. Wyoming Red is a good grape and a heavy grower. 

 Moore's Diamond is earlier than Niagara, but needs closer pruning. 

 White grapes don't sell as well as black. Delaware is the best 

 red. If grafted on wild, it will produce fine clusters of fine fruit. 

 I have tried the Hicks, but it is not good with us. Eaton is the 

 same. McPike is all right. Hicks is inferior to the Concord. 



Mr. Johns— Mr. Rommel don't like it. Said Campbell's Early 

 is one of our best grapes. 



Mr. Baxter — Campbell's Early is an improved wild grape. 



Secretary Goodman — The specimens I have seen were as good 

 as the Concord. Got them from Mr. Campbell. In a test with the 

 McPike the Campbell's Early got one more vote than the McPike. 



SPRAYING OF GRAPES. 



(By E. J. Baxter, Nauvoo, 111.) 



In the spraying of grapes, as well as in the spraying of all other 

 fruits, whether for the prevention of fungus diseases or the de- 

 struction of insect pests, there are at least three cardinal points to 

 be observed, if success is to crown our efforts. These are : 



First — To use good, pure ingredients and to make the mixture 



