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and Moore's Early, but is not good to grow for market use; 

 for market it shells too much. It is excellent in quality and 

 perfectly hardy. The Moore's Early is getting more and more 

 in favor in our state. The only objection against the Moore's 

 Early is that it does not seem to bear as well as the Worden 

 and Concord. If we prune it longer than the others it will do 

 well; with the best treatment, however, it will not bear more 

 than two thirds as much as the Worden. The Moore's Early 

 should be trimmed longer, with longer spurs on, as the first 

 two or three buds are too Aveak, so if you will leave the spurs 

 longer it will bear better. The Moore's Early is an excellent 

 shipper. Now, that is the fault of the Worden. it shells a little 

 too much to be the best shipper; still it is at the head of the 

 list for all purposes, for near market or home use. 



The Janes ville we call the lazy man's variety; it will bear 

 without any winter covering and is regarded as excellent in 

 northern Iowa. 



Mr. Harris: I would like to ask Prof. Green why the Early 

 Victor would not be a good grape for the farmer? 



Prof. Green: I think well of it, but it does not produce as 

 much as Cottage; it is a trifle later. I should rather put in the 

 Worden, The Early Victor is not as good a grape as the Cot- 

 tage, but it hangs on better. A variety I think pretty well of is 

 the old Hartford; it is very productive in almost any soil or 

 situation. 



Mr. Latham : What do you say ahout the Telegraph ? 



Prof. Green : That is a good one, but there is no use recom- 

 mending a long list. We want those grapes that are hardy 

 and easy to grow. 



Mr. Latham: Do not all these remarks that you made about 

 the Cottage apply to the Telegraph? The Cottage has one 

 fault, it is apt to mildew in the blossom; I have discarded the 

 Cottage. The Telegraph is not a first quality grape, but it 

 can be raised easily and most people like it. It ripens early 

 and bears a handsome bunch; it does not shell from the bunch 

 and I know of no particular fault with it, only that it is not very 

 good. 



Mr. Wedge: One fault with the Telegraph is that I could 

 not get it to ripen its wood. The grape would ripen, but it is 

 the worst kind I have ever tried to get the wood to ripen. It 

 killed back every year. 



Mr. Harris: Mr. Brand knows of a grape below Faribault 

 that is very early and very hardy; it is a seedling: it is one 

 of the earliest grapes and very productive. 



