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careful not to continue to the point of saturation, so that the 

 spray will run and dry. 



This course of treatment, faithfully followed, will save a 

 crop of grapes in the worst infected vineyard that I have ever 

 known. After from two to four years of this kind of treatment, 

 two spraying-s in one season will be enough to save your crop 

 in ordinary seasons. We have saved our crop for the past sev- 

 eral years with two sprayings. 



DICUSSION ON GRAPE AND CHERRY. 



Mr. Nahm — I was in the grape growing business, but thought 

 would have to get out on account of the rot, so went to spraying; 

 got Stahl's machines. They were the first I ever knew of, but 

 have used them since 1891, and have never had a loss yet. The 

 spray must be carefully made and strained, so it will not clog 

 the nozzles. I have used it for fifteen years. Spraying absolutely 

 protects the grape from rot. We have to contend with the mil- 

 dew, and find that it is our worst enemy. Reisling mildews badly. 

 There are several strains of Reisling. Those on the bluffs of 

 the Missouri river make the best wine of any — the nearest like 

 imported wine. 



Question — Having dissolved the sulphur and mixed the lime, 

 how proceed ? 



Answer — Apply right after bloom; in very wet seasons it 

 pays to spray twice. The fruit is most easily affected right after 

 it is set. After the berries are as big as peas, the mildew don't 

 often attack the fruit. It may attack the young leaves, but not 

 the fruit. 



Mr. Baxter — With the Reisling, or kinds subject to mildew, 

 it is important to spray just before blooming. Some one said 

 that grapes were not profitable at two or three cents. Wish I 

 could be sure of getting this for my crop. I could get independ- 

 ently wealthy. 



Secretary Goodman — What is the most uncongenial soil for 

 grapes ? 



Dr. Whitten — We have a heavy clay soil, as bad as any for 

 grape growing. Our grapes rot badly. We cultivate well, shallow, 

 early in the season; then put in cow-peas the first of July for a 

 cover crop. Since we began doing this have got the best results 

 of any, and have tried many mulches, but cow-peas are the best. 

 We can get a good growth by using early varieties. If grapes mil- 

 dew, spray just before the bloom, and for rot just after bloom. 



