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Table VII. Loss of Crop by too Early Picking. 

 (Calculated for one acre.) 



Average probable loss per acre $13.81 



Out of six vineyards only one was found where the grapes were being 

 picked at a sufficiently advanced stage of ripeness. The loss of profit in the 

 others may be fairly estimated to be from $12 to $22 per acre, or an average 

 of over $16, not allowing anything for the inferior quality of the product. 

 Some of this loss is probably unavoidable, owing to the necessity of harvest- 

 ing the crop when labor for picking is available. Much of it is due, however, 

 to fear of rain, which leads to early picking. If the extent of loss caused 

 by premature harvesting were realized, however, it would be seen in most 

 cases that it pays to run the risk of the expense of extra labor in stacking to 

 protect the drying grapes. 



The meteoriological records from 1882 to 1900 show an average monthly 

 rainfall at Fresno in September of .26 inches and for October of .65. During 

 this period the rainfall for September exceeded one inch only twice in the 

 eighteen years and in October six times. Only once was the rainfall in 

 October sufficiently heavy to make it likely that the raisins might not have 

 been saved by stacking. The risk of expense in stacking would, therefore, 

 seem to.be well insured against by the increased profit of allowing the grapes 

 to remain on the vines two or three weeks later than is customary. 



The presentation of papers closed with that of Mr. Hiram Dewey. In it 

 he spoke of the port wine coming from a section of Spain. Mr. Manuel 

 Roldan, Commissioner General to the Panama-Pacific International Exposi- 

 tion from Portugal, was in the audience and good-naturedly took exception 

 to the identification of port wine with Spain. He spoke of his country, 

 Portugal, in glowing terms and gave the Congress to understand that his 

 native land was the home of port wine, and that the wine indeed had derived 

 its name from the famous city of Oporto. 



President Alwood asked for a word of greeting for the Congress from 

 the representatives of foreign countries who were present. 



Mr. I. Nagasawa, manager of the Fountain Grove Vineyard at Santa 

 Rosa, California, who responded on behalf of Japan, spoke as follows: 



"Mr. President and Distinguished Delegates to the International Con- 

 gress of Viticulture. It gives me great pleasure to have this opportunity 

 of welcoming you all to this wonderful exposition of great accomplishment 

 and high ideals, and to this State of golden opportunities, where I have been 

 engaged in the viticultural industry for the last forty years, where I have 



