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GRAPES 



This fruit has been neglected more than any other 

 in the United States, even though others have been 

 All-DUroOSe ^^g^^^ted shamefully, yet grapes rank 



li- — Id in importance with apples and peaches 



Fruit ^s food and as money-makers. 



Grapes are an all-purpose fruit, if 



there is one. They ripen early, keep well, are very 

 healthful, and are of more use and value to all who can 

 raise them than any other fruit, except, perhaps, apples. 

 They are easily digested, grow of every color and size, 

 and help solve the " keeping- well-and-li ving-long " 

 problem to a considerable extent. 



As has been said of the curly-tailed friend of the 

 mortgage-burdened farm, the hog, grapes will yield 

 farmers much money. In fact, commercial vineyards 

 in sections adapted to Grapes (as is almost the whole 

 eastern and central part of United States) are the 

 most profitable use to which land can be put. And 

 this profit is had with a much smaller amount of care 

 and expense than most other crops require. 



In a few limited areas growers have awakened to 

 what can be done with Grapes. As a consequence, of 

 Monev in ^^^*'' whole acreage fit for cultivation, more 

 icy than three-fourths is now in Grapes. Grapes 

 Grapes can be planted, and will thrive on rocky, 

 ' " dry hillsides, where even apples, which do 

 well in nearly any place they can get a foothold, will 

 not^succeed to the extent that makes it worth while 

 planting them. Along the southern shores of Lake 

 Erie there is such a belt, and in Oregon and California 



are others. The Rhine country in Germany also shows 

 what can be done with Grapes. 



Grape - vines will thrive and bear fruit in almost 

 any situation or soil. They are so easy to "satisfy" 

 that they may be stuck in any little corner, and trained 

 in any direction, over a fence, a building, or a pre- 

 pared support. A vine is almost sure to yield well 

 year after year, even if not looked at except to pick 

 the fruit, but both the bunches and the berries will 

 be very much larger and finer if cultivation, fertility, 

 trimming and all useful attention is given. Grape- 

 vines are handsome and ornamental. They will make 

 splendid screens, and even where screens are not needed, 

 it is often hard to find better things to plant about 

 a home for beautiful effects. 



No home in this whole country should be without 

 a few Grape-vines to produce fruit for home use. The 

 cost is so small, the trouble so little, while the benefits 

 and valuable results are so great, that there is no 

 excuse for not having them when there is a square foot 

 of ground which could be used for the purpose. There 

 is always a market for Grapes, because the Grape- 

 eating population is increasing even much faster than 

 the number of people. The margin of profit is large, 

 and the crop is a sure one. Eastern farmers, and those 

 in the central, or Michigan district, can add greatly 

 to their earning capacity by planting Grapes. Grapes 

 are one of our leading specialties. We have big blocks 

 of extra-good . vines and have arranged to fill all the 

 orders we are convinced should come in 191 1. 



Herman E. Bach, Bay City, Mich., writes, Oct. 5, iqio: " Enclosed please find picture of one of your Grape plants you 

 sent me five years ago. It is a Concord and a good bearer of fine fruit. All other trees have not come to bearing as yet, but 

 have made good growth. Accept this photograph from one of your satisfied customers." 



The Best Varieties 



BLACK GRAPES 



Campbell's Early. Strong, hardy and vigorous. 

 Good size, glossy black. Pulp sweet and juicy. Middle 

 of August. 25 cts., each. 



Concord. From sheer merit. Concord has become 

 the most popular Grape in the United States. Taking 

 the country as a whole, more Concords are now in 

 bearing than of any other variety. No other ever 

 succeeded over such a wide area or in so many different 

 soils. It is the standard by which others are judged — 

 the stand-by in Grapes. New varieties may come, but 



they have to work hard to even reach the "Concord" 

 standard. Matures early, keeps well, ships well, and 

 sells well. Bunches big, berries handsome and large, 

 skin tender but firm, flesh juicy, sweet, delicious. 

 Concord overcomes local grape troubles, and is a safe 

 sort to plant. 2-year, 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, $3 per 

 100, I20 per 1,000. i-year vines, I5 per 1,000 less. 



King. Same color as Concord, but more prolific; 

 clusters and berries larger. Pulp tender, of sprightly 

 flavor; few seeds. Awarded highest prizes. 2-year 

 50 cts. each, I5 for 10. 



Grapes and more Grapes. On left a field of grand one-year vines, of which we have two hundred thousand. On right, a vine 

 we sold five years ago to Herman E. Bach, Bay City, Mich. It cost him about $1 to date. Present crop is worth all of four dollars. 



