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made in the methods of pruning and training the vine, and remarked how little 

 had been learned during many years'^experience, as was evidenced by the star- 

 tling facts which were being adduced counter to their previous ideas and practices 

 in treating the vine. 



Mr. John E. Mottier of North East was opposed to the system of wide plant- 

 ing and high training advocated by Mr. Underbill, in view of the latter's observa- 

 tions at Naples Valley ; Mr. Mottier holding that the quality of the grapes deteri- 

 orated for wine-purposes under such treatment. He admitted, however, that, in 

 vineyard-planting, he had commenced by putting his vines in the ground at a 

 distance of three feet by eight ; but that he had found it better, as the result of 

 experience, to increase the distance to six feet by eight. 



The awards were announced as follows : — 



Class I. — Standard Red and White Grapes : — 



Catawba. — ist. To Ryckman, Day, & Co., of Brocton, N.Y., for sample 

 grown at Naples, N.Y. ; 2d. L. Spencer, North East, Penn. 



Diana. — ist. Ryckman, Day, & Co. ; 2d. Calvin Leet of Aloreheadville, Penn. 



Delaware. — 1st. A. J. Byington, Naples, N.Y. ; 2d. C. H. Mottier, North 

 East, Penn. 



loua. — 1st. W. & S. Griffith, North East, Penn. ; 2d. Ryckman, Day, & Co. 



Rebecca. — ist. South-shore Wine Company, North East, Penn. ; 2d. W. & 

 S. Griffith. 



Class II. — Standard Black Grapes : — 



Isabella. — ist. Ryckman, Day. & Co. ; 2d. W. & S. Griffith. 



Clinton. — 1st. William Haskins, Hamilton, Province of Ontario ; 2d. South- 

 shore Wine Company. 



Concord. — ist. South-shore Wine Company; 2d. H. Janes, Erie, Penn. 



Hartford.— i?,t. W. & S. Griffith ; 2d. M. Mehl, Erie, Penn. 



Ives. ~isi. C. H. Mottier; 2d. W. & S. Griffith. 



Norton's Virginia. — ist. W. & S. Griffith ; 2d. C. H. Mottier. 



Creveling Tund Franklin. — ist. W. & S. Griffith. 



Class III. — Newer Varieties of Grapes : — 



Goethe {Rog&r?.'^ No. i). — ist. W. & S. Griffith; 2d. I. H. Babcock, Lock- 

 port, N.Y. 



Massasoit (Rogers's No. 3). — ist. W. & S. Griffith ; 2d. A. S. Moss, 

 Fredonia, N.Y. 



Wilder (Rogers's No. 4). — ist. I. H. Babcock; 2d. C. H. Mottier. 



Agawam (Rogers's No. 15). — ist. W. & S. Griffitli ; 2d. A. S. Moss. 



Merrimack (Rogers's No. 19). — ist. A. S. Moss ; 2d. W. & S. Griffith. 



Rogers''s No. 33. — ist. A. S. Moss. 



Saletn. — 1st. I. H. Babcock; 2d. W. & S. Griffith. 



Israella. — ist. W. & S. Griffith; 2d. C. H. Mottier. 



Walter. — 1st. Ferris & Caywood, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. ; 2d. Ryckman. 

 Day, &• Co. 



Eumelan. — ist. Hasbrouck & Bushnell, lona Island, N.Y. 



Lydia. — ist. W. & S. Griffith. 



Mottled.— ist. C. H. Mottier. 



