334 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETi'. 



Mr. Bailliff: Have you had blight on the Delaware, and what 

 is the best remedy? 



Mr. Johnson: The only remedy I know of is spraying, and 

 that must be done in time. Spraying helps to stop the spread of 

 blight. If you start toO' late the injury is already done. 



Capt. A. H. Reed : What do you spray with ? 



Mr. Johnson : With Bordeaux mixture. 



Mr. Yahnke : What varieties of grapes do you find most profit- 

 able? 



Mr. Johnson : I think the Delaware is the most profitable, 

 taking all things together. I do not think there are any other kinds 

 that pay better. 



Mr. A. D. Leach : I would like to ask Mr. Johnson whether he 

 has ever found it necessary to fertilize his rich soil ? 



Mr. Johnson : I applied a little fertilizer where the soil washed 

 off in the clay. I have had the vineyard seven years. If you fertil- 

 ize too much the vines make a stronger growth, but you get less 

 grapes. 



Mr. Ferris (la.) : When you prune the long vines and short 

 spurs how many buds do you leave? 



Mr. Johnson : I generally leave two buds. I think it would be 

 just as well to leave only one. If you prune too short they are 

 liable to get too much wood. If you prune down too much they 

 will run rampant. They are planted too close together. They have 

 not room to run, and they break off. 



Mr. Van Ness: Would it be injurious to cut a grape vine in 

 the spring? 



Mr. Johnson : I suppose it would have about the same effect 

 it has on your trees, they would bleed. 



Mr. Van Ness : In pruning the Moore's Early, do you prune 

 it short or long? 



Mr. Johnson : I prune them down short and get the biggest 

 crop of grapes. I cut them down just like the others. 



The President: Have you grown the Campbell's Early? 



Mr. Johnson : Not to any great extent, although I have grown 

 it some. 



Mr. Benjamin : What kind of a trellis do you use ? 



Mr. Johnson : Three wires. 



Mr. Martin : You mentioned the fact that mulching increases 

 the growth of the vine. Does it not after you have developed the 

 vine increase the growth of the fruit? 



Mr. Johnson: Not as I have found it. If the vine grows too 

 strong you get less fruit, and generally the vine does not grow 

 much. If you keep the two balanced, the wood and the fruit, you 

 can figure on getting a crop year after year ; but you must have the 

 wood and the fruit balanced, you must not have too many grapes nor 

 too much wood. 



