ABSTRACTS OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE AfiRlCrLTrHAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS 

 IN THE UNITED STATES. 



Alabama Canebrake Station, Bulletin No. 12, October, 1891 (pp. 10 j. 



Grapes, strawberries, and raspberries. — Grapes. — The station 

 viucyiird phiiited in 1889 and the methods of cultivation employed 

 therein are described in a passage quoted tVom Bulletin Xo. (> of the 

 .station (see Experiment Station Kecord, vol. i, p. 188). Tabuhiteddata 

 are given for 31 varieties of grapes, including "a description of the 

 grapes, time of ripening, color, size of berry, condition in and out of 

 sacks, quality, size and shape of bunch, giowth of vine, and prolihc- 

 ness." The experiments thus far indicate that grapes can be success 

 fully grown on the '^red prairie" lands. 



The effect of sackiug was very marked on the different varieties. All of the Mack 

 varieties were perfect in sacks, except Telegraph and Black Eagle. The Telegraph 

 and Black Eagle kept much better out of the saiks, the Black Eagle being pe;lect. 



All of the white grapes rotted more or less in the sacks and it does not pay to sack 

 any varieties of them except Niagara. Beauty, and Maxatawney. It is not best 

 to i»ut too many of them in the sacks. Delaware and Wyoming Red all rotteil in 

 the sacks, while the other varieties of red grapes did well. Vergennes and Aga- 

 wain kept better than the other red varieties. 



Perkins, Ivc«. and Norton Virginia kept best, and can be kept in sacks from 10 tu 

 30 days after ripening. 



The best black varieties for the prairie are Concord. Ives, Champion, Wordeu, 

 Mernmac, Rogers No. 11, Wilder, and Norton Virginia. ■* * * 



Of the white grapes, Niagara, (iu-the. Heauty, and I'rcntiss do well. 



Delaware, Lindley, ^'ergennes, Agawam, and Wyoming h'ed are the best of tlie 

 red varieties. 



Perkins is one of the best varieties that can be grown. Tlie vines are healthy, 

 very vigorous, and prolific. They ripened as early as any of the varieties and a itiurli 

 hotter price was obtained for them. It is best not to let them ripen thoritughlv. 

 Then they are of a deep brown color and have a very decided foxy taste. 



Stratrhirrics. — In nccj-mlx-r, 1888, L'."> varieties were ]»lanted on 

 "shelly land." Only a few of these varieties have ]n"oved in any 

 way adapted to the canebrake lauds, and even these can not be profit- 

 ably grown on i\ huge scale. For home use. Shiir|)less, Wilson, All)any, 

 Champion of Kentucky, and No. KHIl are the most pi'omising varieties. 



Raspberries. — The varieties planted at the station on "shelly land" 

 have pro\c(l raibircs. 

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