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cords. Now the real fact of the business is, in my observation, 

 when you come right down to the point of ripening, the Con- 

 cord isn't in it only in a few countries. Take Professor Green 

 of Minnesota who has probably had as much experience as 

 any man in the West. In his worlv he makes it a point that 

 Avith Concords you must look out for localities where they 

 ripen or you better not plant them. I know of growers that 

 haul these grapes down to Lincoln to market for 75 cents a 

 bushel when I am selling at wholesale for 30 cents a basket. 

 This year I got 30 cents a basket for Moore's Early. There 

 are always some green grapes on them. My pickers had to 

 throw them away, especially on the top; I get off about one 

 dose on the market, and they begin to say you have changed 

 3^our grapes, and I say the others are all gone, the first Con- 

 cords are all gone. 



Mr. Marshall : The Worden is ripe before it is fully colored, 

 and the Concord is not for ten days after it is gathered. You 

 want to let the Concords ripen or you will make your custom- 

 ers all mad. I claim that we are in one of the best Concord 

 countries in the West; go around Omaha and it will prove 

 that. Go across into Iowa and they will tell you what they 

 get on the east side of the river. I haven't a thing to say 

 against Moore's Early or Worden; I will admit that the 

 Worden is the best quality when well ripened, but the Con- 

 cord is fully as good as the Moore's Early. The Concord is 

 as reliabh^ as anything Ave have but it has that one trouble, 

 but the Worden has the same trouble in our community, we 

 have to watch it the same as the Concord. 



President Green: This closes our progTam this afternoon, 

 but we have the Secretary's and Treasurer's reports, and I 

 want to call attention to the question box. During the read- 

 ing of these reports Mr. Yeager will collect tlie questions. 

 If there is anything you want information on, write it on a 

 slip of paper and IMr. Yeager will collect it and we will have 

 some one answer the questions, ^\o Avill noAV listen to the 

 Secretary's report. 



