SUMMER MEETING. 69 



Glasgow, Mo., June 7, 1897. 



IMembers of tlie Mo. S. 11. S.— I regret that I cannot be wltli you, as we are In the 

 mlclst of the largest and finest strawberry crop we ever seen or grew. And I send you a 

 few specimens for exhibition— not to compete for premiums— but to show the people what 

 Glasgow strawberries are like. If it were a week earlier 1 should hava sent you specimens 

 of 35 or io varieties, but the earlier ones are running very small now and we could not do 

 them justice. 



"We have picked up to eve of June T, 800 cases of 24 quarts each from about 4 acres, and 

 with another rain will get HOO to 400 more. I mention this so that If there Is any one attend- 

 ing the meeting looking for a location lo grow fruit, and especially berries, say to them to 

 come to Glasgow, the garden spot of Missouri. 



I have been too busy to write you a paper on blackberries as per program, but you 

 will get it In time to get It in the report, and I will Just say now, plant .Snyder 4x8 feet, cul- 

 tivate thorough and often, manure freely and you will always have plenty of blackberries. 

 There may be better and more profitable ones than Snyder, but Snyder Is good enough for 

 me. We expect to get .5,000 quarts per acre this year. 



Wishing all a pleasant time, which I know you are going to have, I am 



Fraternally yours, 



Henkt Schnell. 



GRAPES, OLD AND NEW. 



1 am pleased to have the above subject assigned to me, because I 

 wish to draw the attention of our fruitgrowers to this subject in 

 earnest. Why is it that Missouri, where this fruit can be grown to 

 «8uch perfection, will admit cars, in fact, train-loads, of grapes to be 

 brought into our State from Ohio and New York, and be sold at a 

 proiit ? There is something wrong in this. 



Some years ago the rot seemed to discourage our grape-growers, 

 80 that acres and acres were dug up and destroyed, partly on account 

 of the rot and partly on account of the low price they got for their 

 grapes. 



Now, since the spraying with the Bordeaux mixture will prevent 

 the rot and keep the foliage healthy, we certainly can compete with 

 our Ohio and New York friends. We have suitable lands here for the 

 purpose, and labor is as cheap as in those other states. Besides this, 

 the land on which they grow their grapes is valued much higher than 

 ours. 



THE OLD VARIETIES. 



How far shall I go back for these °? Sixty-five years, when only 

 a few of the American varieties were in existence, and only a few 

 really worth growing. 



The advent of the Isabella and Catawba were a great step in ad- 

 vance, and are not to be despised at this day, as both are excellent 

 table grapes, and the latter among the best for a white wine. Next 

 came the Concord, which one might say revolutionized the grape 

 culture, and this is today the most popular one in the states east of the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



