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S. E. Garner, Napa. Total, 6 acres; all in bearing; soil gravelly loam; vineyard low 

 lying; crop, 10 tons. 



C. E. Geddes, Napa. Total, 5 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 2 acres; soil 

 gravelly; vineyard upland; crop, 11 tons. 



Mrs. Julia Gift, Napa.Toi&l, 14 acres; in bearing, 8 acres; infested by phylloxera, 9 

 acres, of which 4 acres are good for but one crop more; soil light loam; all attacked vines 

 succumb equally and the vines are pulled up as they decay; crop, 8 tons. 



This vineyard is fast decaying. 



G. W. Gilder sleeve, Napa. Total, 17 acres; infested by phylloxera, 10 acres, of which half 

 is good for only one crop more; vineyard mountain; exposure southwest; all European 

 varieties succumb alike; crop, 18 tons. 



G. Gilmetti, Napa. Total, 5 acres; in bearing, 4 acres; infested by phylloxera, 5 acres, of 

 w r hich 4 acres are good for only one crop more; soil loam; vineyard mountain; exposure 

 west; Zinfandel has proved most resistant of European varieties; crop, 10 tons. 



G. Gnepper, Napa. Total, 18 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 4 acres, of 

 which 1 acre is good for only one crop more; soil loam; vineyard upland; crop, 40 tons. 



G. E. Goodman, Napa. Total, 190 acres; in bearing, 180 acres; will replant 8 acres; 

 infested by phylloxera, 15 acres, of which 7 acres are good for only one crop more; 

 planted to resistants, 30 acres, 20 acres of which are grafted and in bearing, 5 acres 

 grafted but not bearing, and 5 acres not yet grafted; varieties of resistant stock: Riparia 

 25 acres, Rupestris 3 acres, Lenoir 2 acres; the Semillon, Verdot, Burger, Sauvignon 

 Vert, and Cabernet Sauvignon have all done well on Riparia, while both Lenoir and 



infected; crop, 300 tons; cooperage, 200^000 gallons, all redwood. 



The land is very rich and all the resistants and grafts look well. The Riparia grows 

 slower than the Lenoir, but Mr. Goodman greatly favors it. The bearing qualities of the 

 grafts on resistants can be better told in a year or two than at present. 



J. Green, Napa. Total, 7 acres; all in bearing; soil alluvial; vineyard low lying; crop, 

 11 tons. 



A. H. Grossman, Napa. Total, 60 acres; in bearing, 20 acres; planted to Riparia, 60 

 acres, 20 acres of which are grafted and bearing and 40 are grafted but not bearing; Ali- 

 cante Bouschet and Mondeuse have succeeded best; soil rocky and gravelly; vineyard 

 upland; exposure west; crop, 25 tons; cooperage, 15,000 gallons, of which 5,000 is oak and 

 10,000 is redwood. 



Mr. Grossman has made many careful experiments with various resistants during 

 several years. Seven or eight years ago he planted a few hundred each of Riparia, Cali- 

 fornica, Rupestris, Lenoir, Elvira, and others. After repeated trials, he has come to the 

 conclusion that the best resistant is the- Riparia, and now uses that root. Lenoir does 

 well in places, but for an all-around resistant he prefers the Riparia, thus indorsing the 

 views of the majority of vineyardists who have experimented with resistants. "But," he 

 said, "every vineyardist must find out the variety of vinifera best suited to his soil and 

 location, and graft that on the resistant. One variety may do well in one vineyard- and 

 utterly fail in another. That has been my experience. For my own vineyard I much 

 prefer Mondeuse, although Alicante Bouschet does well. Patience, time, and expense 

 are required to find out these things. In conversation with others well able to judge, I 

 think there are not more than 800 acres of resistants in this county, 300 of which, prob- 

 ably, are in bearing. Six years will elapse before the others will be in full bearing." 



Joseph Gyte, Napa. Total, 16 acres; all in bearing; infested by phylloxera, 5 acres, of 

 which 3 acres will last one year more; soil light loam; vineyard upland; exposure south- 

 east; crop, 25 tons. 



Henry Hagen, Napa. Total, 70 acres; in bearing, 40 acres; planted to Riparia, 60 acres, 

 and to Lenoir, 10 acres; of the total, 40 acres are grafted and in bearing, and 30 acres 

 grafted but not bearing; the Sauvignon Vert, Mondeuse, Cabernet, etc., are all doing 

 well on Riparia, and the Burgundy is doing remarkably well on the Lenoir; soil light 

 loam; vineyard upland; exposure west; all European varieties go alike; vines w r ere up- 

 rooted as the disease appeared; crop, 77 tons; cooperage, 100,000 gallons, half oak and 

 half redwood. 



The grafts were put in resistant stocks when four or five years old. It was found that 

 they did better than when younger. All now bear well. Mr. Hagen is pleased with his 

 success, and favors Riparias. This vineyard, or that portion planted to resistants, is 

 coming along rapidly. Riparia on this reddish, loamy, upland soil does well. The 

 stocks are allowed to get a good growth before they are grafted to European varieties. 

 Mr. Hagen says it is better to wait a year or two longer than some do, in order to let the 

 roots and stock get a good start. Don't graft too deep, and look after the roots, that the 

 scion may put out, clip them off. He is surprised at the way our grafted vines yield, 

 and is much pleased with success attending grafted resistants. Vineyard was destroyed 

 by phylloxera a few years ago, but resistants put in same ground have continued to 

 flourish. 



