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was attributed by the President to the 

 refusal of the railways to grant any 

 concessions on fares, and also to the 

 fact that many fruit growers were at 

 this time attending State and other 

 fairs. 



We give one or two extracts from 

 the proceedings. 



Grape Culture. — A paper was read 

 from Geo. Husmann, of Napa, Cal., 

 ■ upon grape culture in that State. He 

 says the wines of California are now 

 competing with the best wines of the 

 world, and its brandies compare with 

 the best French cogniac, and its raisins 

 with London layers. He believed grape 

 growing would be profitable in that 

 State as long as good grape lands could 

 be had at ^50 to $100 per acre, and 

 brought into bearing at $100 more per 

 acre. It would then produce five tons 

 per acre, worth $20 a ton, and expense 

 of cultivation need not exceed $12 to 

 $20. He believed production would 

 be doubled in ten years, and the wine 

 yield this year would reach 20,000,000 

 gallons. 



This paper was followed by remarks 

 on the condition of grape culture in 

 various States. Mr. Cushman, of Ohio, 

 spoke highly of the Concord. F. C. 

 Miller thought the Worden superior to 

 Concord of which it was a seedling. 

 Mr. Hubbard, of New York, com- 

 mended it, and it was favorably report- 

 ed upon by eastern growers generally. 

 He had visited Mr. Worden in Oswego, 

 N.Y., seen the original vine that had 

 borne 110 pounds each year for three 

 years past. All reports said that it 

 clung to the stem. It was larger, 

 handsomer and more attractive than 

 Concord, and ripened a week to ten 

 days earlier. Purchasers would pro- 

 nounce it a filst-class Concord. The 

 grape crop this year was very fine, and 

 there was no rot. 



Mr. Hollister, of Missouri, said the 

 cro]) was short in that State, the fruit 



rotting badly. He condemned the 

 picking and selling of early grapes, be- 

 fore ripe. Purchasers would buy one 

 basket and wanted no more of the sour 

 things. It injured the business. 



Mr. Albaugh, of Montgomery Co.,0., 

 stated that Mr. Cramer, of his county, 

 had sown oats between the rows of 

 vines and it entirely prevented the rot. 

 This had been tested several years. 

 The oats was plowed under when full 

 grown. 



Mr. Miller, of Ohio, used sulphate of 

 iron, one year, as a disinfectant, when 

 grapes were rotting badly, and to his 

 surprise it prevented rot. He used one 

 to three pounds around each vine, and 

 applied early in July, or in June. 

 Others near him had tested it with like 

 result. 



Mr. Kizo Te Mari, of Japan, was 

 present and was called upon. He re- 

 presented his government at the New 

 Orleans exposition, and has ever since 

 been travelling in this country in the 

 interests of Japan horticulture. He 

 spoke English with difficulty, but all 

 could understand him. He said Japan 

 was adopting American methods, and 

 had introduced many American grapes. 

 They never had any wine in Japan 

 until the country was opened to the 

 traffic of the world. The Chinese grew 

 grapes and made wine, but Japan did 

 not. Now she was pushing aliead in 

 this as well as other things. They 

 were great vegetable eaters, and he 

 would read a paper on growing vege- 

 tables during the meeting. Mr. Kizo 

 Te Mari was vigorously applauded. 



President Earle's Address. — In 

 the evening Mayor Gardner welcomed 

 the society to Cleveland, in a brief and 

 approi)riate address, which was re- 

 sponded to by President Earle in a 

 graceful manner. He then followed 

 with his annual address, which was an 

 able and comprehensive review of the 

 rise and progress of horticulture in this 



