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the slate soils of western Pennsylvania, and wherever else native 



grapes are successfully grown. 



N. C. MEEKER, 



J. E. SNODGRASS, 



JOSEPH B. LYMAI^, 



A. B. GRAND ALL, 



SERENO EDWARDS TODD, 



Committee. 



Mr. P. T. Quinn. — A year or so ago, Mr. Gaywood exhibited some 

 leaves said to be from this vine, and from its vigor and toughness I 

 think the country is indebted to him. 



Dr. J. E. Snodgrass. — It was not the business of the committee to 

 give decided opinions, but to relate what they saw and learned. It 

 would be worth the time of such as are interested in propagation to 

 visit the grounds of these gentlemen, and see on how vast a scale 

 their business is conducted. 



Delawake Grapes. 



Mr. G. W. Idell, West Washington market, presented fine specimens 

 of this variety, grown by Mrs. Bronson of Hammonsport, showing 

 that the locality is well suited to this fruit, and that a new occupation 

 is open to women. 



The great J^eed of Southern Shippers and Growers. 



Mr. S. B. Gonover, West Washington market, N. Y. — They do not 

 fully understand the picking, and the proper mode of packing their 

 fruits and other produce to come to this market. A large proportion 

 of the shipments, from the want of proper packing, have arrived in 

 bad condition, and consequently have been a losing operation. There 

 are settled rules which govern sales here, such as barrels, bushels, and 

 baskets. The shipments should be made in such sized packages as 

 would conform to the above, and to make the packages of a uniform 

 size. If barrels are not within reach, a crate holding one and a half 

 bushels or half a barrel should be used for Irish or round potatoes, 

 sweet potatoes, cucumbers, beans, peas, apples, and onions. The crates 

 Bhould be made of two end pieces and one middle one, 18x8 inches, and 

 about one inch thick, and slats nailed on twenty-seven inches long, so 

 as to make the crate inside measure 18x8x25 inches. The slats should 

 be from two inches to six inches wide, and about half an inch thick, 

 leaving an opening between of one-half to one inch in width. Tlie 



