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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. a1 | 
da grape could be as universally planted in this State as the maize 
or potato plants, with greater returns on the investment. The 
fallacy has been stimulated by the introduction of new varieties, 
and by grape growers offering vines of unheard of qualities and 
impossible accomplishments, such as “freedom from disease 
under most favorable conditions. ‘Mildew proof, rot proof, never 
looses foliage, perfectly hardy, etc.” We do not know that these 
claims are meant to be misleading, or are maliciously intended to 
-defraud planters, but they are, to say the least, thoughtless, and 
in the end work injury to both introducer and purchaser, because 
they are false and unreasonable. There is undisputed evidence 
that some varieties possess greater immunity from and 
resistive power to diseases than do others, and why? 
First, because they have been intelligently bred and judiciously 
selected; second, they are adapted to the soil and climate and 
have become thoroughly acclimated and indigenous to a 
greater or less extent of country. But distribute them 
promiscuously over varied soils and they soon show signs of weak- 
ness, and prove entirely worthless in many cases; or at least a sad 
disappointment to their most ardent admirers. Under such con- 
ditions they will easily breed disease and become a menace to 
healthy vines in their vicinity. The product is also inferior in 
appearance and quality, and has to be forced on consumers at 
prices below cost of growing the fruit. The marketing of such 
grapes this fall, from localities and soils not adapted to vine cul- 
ture, or the varieties grown, and where diseases has been prevalent, 
has had more to with the forcing of prices below the point of 
possible profit than has overproduction. We would, therefore, 
advise those contemplating the planting of vines, either for vine- 
yard culture or home market, to acquaint themselves as far as 
possible with their soils, the best modes of planting, training, 
and care of the vine known to practical vineyardists, and then 
study the varieties growing in their own neighborhood and select 
from them those that are giving the best returns. Then if you 
wish to try newer sorts, do so in a small way with a few vines of 
each, keeping within your means, for very likely you will find nine 
out of every ten varieties tested prove costly investments. 
Another thing to be learned, which is of much importance to the 
vineyardist, is the characteristic appearance of the different fungi 
which attack the vine and its fruit, so that he may upon the first 
