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has already made shoots a foot in length, there will be no perceptible 

 difference, though it is safe to commence when the buds are swelling 

 and the sap is in rapid circulation. The best success I have had was 

 with vines from an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, strong 

 enough to hold the cion firmly, and nothing is gained by grafting when 

 the vines are smaller. Wait until the vine is strong enough, then give 

 its energies full play by inserting good strong cions, with buds suffi- 

 cient to take up the flow of sap ; few failures will occur, and you can 

 count upon a few clusters the same summer, with a full crop the fol- 

 lowing season. — George Husmann, in Orange Judd Farmer. 



Grape Culture. 



From close observations and study have concluded that the region 

 lying between 36° and 40° north latitude, from the Atlantic to the 

 Pacific ( occasionally modified by the isothermal line ), is one of the best 

 for grape culture. 



i^orth of this region or earth belt is the home of the Labrusca, 

 and south of it is the home of the Rotundifolia or Yulpina, while 

 South and Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas produce the 

 best ^F^stivalis. The southern portion of Missouri and the northern 

 portion of Arkansas, known as the Ozark range, seems by nature best 

 adapted to grape-growing. It is situated in the favored climatic belt 

 between 36° and 40° north latitude. The northern .Estivalis, of which 

 the Cynthiana, Herbemont and Norton's Virginia are types, flourish 

 within this latitudinal belt, but not further north. The Labrusca 

 species belongs north of the ^Estivalis, but will flourish as far south as 

 the Ozark range, but not further south. The Cordifolia or Ripara will 

 succeed in the southern portion of the Labrusca belt and the northern 

 part of the ^-Estivalis belt, but wholly fails in the extreme south or ex- 

 treme north. It grows well and produces adundantly at about 37° and 

 38° north latitude, which brings it within the limits of the Ozark range. 



While much has been written, jet little is known of the capability 

 of the State of Missouri for grape culture, as the region best adapted 

 to grape growth within her borders has never been devoted to that in- 

 dustry. I refer to the southern slope of the Ozark range. 



We will now consider the soil and location best suited to grape 

 culture within the region best adapted to its growth — that is, between 

 36 and 40 degrees north latitude. 



Grape growing is possible under a wider range of conditions and 

 soil than any other thing cultivated by man, but grapes will not thrive 



