24 Southern Crape Breeders 



All who have become intelligent on the subject agree that these 

 two men, and especially Munson, have not only given us some 

 of the finest flavored grapes known to cultivation, but have 

 solved the question of grape growing in the South by providing 

 varieties that are resistant to philloxera, black rot, and bird's 

 eye rot, the leading grape enemies in this region. 



While it has proven impossible to secure reliable statistics, 

 the United States Department of Agriculture, and the State 

 Departments of Agriculture of Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, 

 and North Carolina all agree that the production of grapes in the 

 South is now on the increase. Florida alone reports an increase 

 of six thousand acres of vinej'ard within the last ten years. A 

 Grape Growers' and Shippers' Association has been formed with 

 headquarters at Oldsmar. Growers predict that grape growing 

 will soon take rank with orange culture in Florida. 



