272 State Horticultural Society. 



Mr. Kellogg-. — The Loudon seems to be infested with root gall. 



Mr. Baxter. — King- is a good red, Init Miller is earlier. Some say 

 that the reds are too soft to ship. I send them 600 miles. 



Mr. Riehl. — I don't Avant the Miller on my table. It is not fit to 

 eat. 



J\Ir. Baxter. — We -want the money they bring. 



GRAPES— PROFITABLE VINE YARDING. 



(Henry Wallis, Wellston, Mo.) 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 



To deliver to the horticulturists of Missouri in special and to the 

 grape gro-wers in general, a short sketch on profitable vineyardins: i-^ 

 the task assigned to me. Having gathered a little experience in prac- 

 tical vineyarding during the last fifteen years I will try to submit a 

 practical paper on this important subject, as far as I am able to give it. 

 Let me divide this article in six parts, which I believe are essential to 

 profitable vineyarding: 



First — The proper man to perform it. 



Second — The selection of the proper locality. 



Third — The proper soil. 



Fourth — The selection of the most profitable varieties. 



Fifth — The proper cultivation and general care of the vines. 



Sixth — The proper marketing of grapes and wine-making. 



First — The practical vineyardist to make his vocation profitable 

 must be a man of energy and capability, must have love and enthu- 

 siasm for his calling, must labor incessantly with brains and muscles 

 to achieve the desired result, alwaA^s try to im.prove and expand the 

 theoretical and practical knowledge he may have gained, and with an 

 iron-v/ill must overcome all obstacles thrown m his path by men a? 

 well as by nature's uncontrollable forces — otherwise, he better turn 

 his efforts to something else ; if these necessary qualifications are not 

 present, unprofitable vineyarding, if not financial ruin, will be the final 

 result. 



Second — The best locality for profitable vineyarding is in my 

 opinion near a large town or city with a good home market in order 

 to avoid the expenses of transportation by express companies, as well 

 as the charges and profits made by the commission men, both curtail- 

 ing his well-earned profits to that extent that often all "cream is gone 

 and lost and only blue skimmed milk" is left for the poor vineyardist. 

 He must be able to offer and sell his choicest grapes direct to the con- 



