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The Grape OuUurist. 



the summer remarkably well, with foli- 

 age remarkabl}' healthy. We are anx- 

 iously waiting its further development. 

 Our vine is only one 5'^ear old. 



AViLDER (Rogers' No. 4). Fine in 

 every respect ; fruit ripened well, with 

 little rot, although it lost some of its 

 leaves. This promises to be our most 

 valuable market grape, and ^_does honor 

 to the venerable pomologist whose 

 name it bears. 



Rogers' Hybrids yet unnamed. No. 2 

 has suffered from rot at Hermann. No. 

 5 has not borne yet^ but has healthy 

 foliage. No. 8 was healthy again, and 

 promises to be valuable. No. 12 has 

 rotted and mildewed considerably. 

 Other numbers are too young 3^et with 

 us to say much about them. 



The past season, though in many 

 respects disastrous to the grape grower, 

 has also not been without its benefits, 

 and its lessons will be of lasting influ- 

 ence. Such summers teach us, better 

 than anything else, what varieties we 

 can rely upon, and which we should 

 plant, to count upon a sure crop every 

 year. It has also convinced us again, 

 that with the large list of grapes at our 

 command, and a judicious selection, 

 there need be no total failure, and con- 

 sequently, that the grape crop now is a 

 surer one than that of any other horti- 

 cultural or agricultural product, where 

 the soil or climate is at all favorable. 



Editor. 



EastBktiilkjiem, Pa., Seiiteniber IG, 18G9, 



Mr. Geo. Husmann : 



Dear Sir : Grapes are a right good 

 crop here this year, except Concord, 

 which happened to bloom just at a time 

 when a perfect deluge was coming 

 down ; it is not over one-fifth of a crop. 



Catawba suflered considerable ; rot, 

 probably one-third of a crop. Dela- 

 "ware entirely healthy ; also lona and 

 Rogers' Hybrids. Hartford, very heavy 

 crop. 



Grapes are entirely too low here to 

 be profitable. There is no market for 

 them, and no demand whatever for 

 native wines, no difference how good 

 they are. In Pittsburgh — our market 

 — the prevailing drink is whiskey. Of 

 wines, none but Port and Sherry, (and 

 they made in New York City,) are used. 

 A fair article of Catawba wine I saw 

 offered at 80 cents per gallon. I was 

 not prepared to make wine this year in 

 large quantities, and was compelled to 

 make sale of the grapes or the juice. I 

 sold the latter just as it runs from the 

 press (all varieties), for 80 cents per 

 gallon. A poor sale, but the very best 

 I could do. 



Would be glad to hear of the crop in 

 your vicinity. 



Very truly 3'ours, 



Jno. H. Jenkins. 



BluI'FTOX, Mo., October 20, It^Gl). 



Friend Husmann : 



As reports on the new grapes, as well 

 as of the old ones, seem in order, I will 

 give 3^ou the result of my experience 

 the past season. Most particularly will 

 I dwell upon the Hybrids of Mr. Charles 

 Arnold, of Paris, Canada West; 



I have two plants each of Autuchon, 

 Othello, Cornucopia, and Brant, as 

 also one of each of his five numbers 

 near by. These have all grown well, 

 and most likely will bear fruit next 

 season, without the least injury from 

 mildew, or sun scorch, although at one 

 time there seemed to be a little sign of 

 mildew^, but their vigor overcame it. 



