Grapes 
HERli, is scarcely a yard so small In the country or city that room for from one to a dozen grape vines cannot be 
found. They do admirably, trained up the side of any building, or along the garden fences, occupying but little 
room and furnishing an abundance of the healthiest of fruit. Make the soil mellow, and plant the vines some- 
what deeper than they stood in the nursery. Plant about eight feet apart by the fence or building. 
As a commercial crop there is nothing more satisfactory. They are as reliable as a corn crop, and as staple on 
the market as wheat. When a vineyard is once established it will be productive for a lifetime with ordinary care, 
and the income therefrom can be counted on almost as certainly as the changing of the season. 
Grapes do well on either gravelly, sandy or clayey soils, or on a combination of these. If planted oil clay soil, it must be thor- 
oughly underdrained to secure good results. Any good, dry soil of sufllcient fertility to produce good farm crops is suitable for 
vineyard planting, if climate and exposure are favorable. 
The only necessary preparation of the soil is to thoroughly plow and pulverize it to a dei)th of 12 to IS Inches. If in sod it should 
be summer-fallowed in August or September preceding planting, and again plowed 
at the time of planting. At this last plowing many of our best vineyardsists plow 
the ground into lands equal In width to the distance apai*t the rows are to be 
planted, and plant the vines In the dead furrows. This saves a large amount of 
labor in digging the holes. 
If the soil is naturally poor it should be given a liberal application of 
thoroughly rotted stable manure, which should be plowed in at the last 
plowing. If this cannot b© bad, use raw bone meal, about 
600 pounds per acre, with about 300 pounds muriate of pot- 
ash. or two tons of good, unbleached hard wood ashes. It is 
not desirable to put manure or fertilizers of any kind 
in the hole when planting. The roots will quickly 
find their necessary food if it is in the soil. 
Concord. — The w'ell known standard variety. Suc- 
ceeds wherever grapes Avill grow. Most popular va- 
riety ever grown. 
Niagara. — A white variety; bunch and berry very large, greenish white, chang- 
ing to pale yellow when fully ripe. Skin thin, but to-igh. Quality very much like 
Concord. 
Worden.— .\n improved Concord, being larger in both bunch and berry, hand- 
somer. nearly two weeks earlier, and of better quality; fine, vigorous, hardy and 
productive. 
Wyoming Red. — Vine very hard^', healthy and robust, with thick, leathery 
foliage; color of berry similar to Delaware, but brighter; being one of the 
most beautiful of the amber or red grapes, and in size nearly double that of 
Delaware. B'lesh tender, sweet, with a strong native aroma. Ripens before Dela- 
ware, the best early red market variety. 
Campbell’s Kiirly. — Medium grower. Large healthy 
foliage. Productive. Its keeping and shipping qual- 
ities are equalled by no other early grape. Ripens 
with Moore’s Early. Hunch and berry large, glossy, 
black with blue bloom; sueet and juicy. Seeds few 
and small. Part readily from the pulp. Stands at 
the heftd of early grapes. 
Champion. — (Tulman.) — ^\’ery early. Bunch and 
berry good size, tldck skin, productive. Poor quality. 
Profitable owing to their earliness. 
Delaware. —Hunches small. compact, shouldered 
Berries rather small, round, skin thin, light red. 
Sweet, spicy and delicious. Vine moderately vigorous, 
hardy and productive. 
Diaiiiond. — ^The loading early white grape, ripening 
before Moore's Early, white with rich yellow tinge, 
juicy, few seeds. Almost free from pulp, excellent 
CONCORD. quality, above medium size, adheres firmly to stem. 
Vine like Concord In growth, hardiness and foliage. 
Fine variety for both market and home garden. 
Katoii. — A seedling of the Concord of exceptionally large size, both in bunch and 
berry; showy and attractive; berries round, covered with heavy bloom. 
Early Ohio. — Very early, hardy and productive, strong thrifty grower; excel- 
lent shipping qualities. A profitable early market sort. 
ilurtf<»rd. — Early black grape, ripens with Moore’s Early, good quality, large 
bunches, strong, thrifty grower and very productive; free from rot and mildew; 
if left on vines too long after they are ripe the berries are liable to fall from 
the bunches; if handled properly are profitable market variety. 
Moore’s Early. — A black grape, with a heavy blue bloom, bunch large, berry 
round. Quality better than the Concord, vine exceedingly hardy, and has been ex- 
posed to temperature of 20 degrees below zero withcAit Injury. It has been en- 
tirely exempt from mildew or disease. Its earliness, good quality, and fine ap- 
pearance make It a profitable market variety. 
Each 
Per 12 Per 100 
Per 1,000^ 
Campbell’s Early, 2 >t., No. 1 
$0.15 
$1.50 
$9.00 
$80.00 
Campbell’s Early. 1 yr., No. 1 
10 
1.00 
8.00 
70.00 
Champion, 2 yr.. No. 1 
1.00 
3.00 
27.00 
Champion, 1 yr.. No. 1 
08 
.75 
2.00 
18.00 
Concord. 2 yr.. No. 1 
10 
1.00 
2.50 
20.00 
Concord. 1 yr.. No. 1 
08 
.75 
1.75 
15.00 
Concord. 1 yr., No. 2 
.50 
1.25 
10,00 
Delaware, 2 yr.. No. 1 
10 
1.00 
4.00 
35.00 
Delaware, 1 yr,. No. 1 
08 
.75 
3.00 
25.00 
Diamond, 2 yr.. No. 1 
10 
1.00 
3.25 
30.00 
Diamond, 1 yr.. No. 1 
08 
.75 
2.25 
20.00 
Moore’s Early, 2 yr.. No. 1 
to 
1.00 
4.00 
35.00 
Moore’s Early, 1 yr., No. 1 
08 
.75 
2.75 
25.00 
Niagara. 2 yr., No. 1 
10 
1.00 
3.50 
30.00 
Niagara, 1 yr., No. 1 
08 
.75 
2.25 
20.00 
Worden, 2 yr.. No. 1 
10 
1.00 
4.00 
35.00 
Worden, 1 yr.. No. 1 
08 
.75 
2.75 
25.00 
Wyoming Red, 2 yr,, No. 1 
1.00 
4.50 
40.00 
Wyoming Red, 1 yr.. No. 1 
08 
.75 
3.50 
30.00 
10 
2.50 
20 
1.50 
8.00 
1.50 
6.00 
Each and 12 sent by mall or express 
, prepaid. 
We have a larger amount of grape 
vines than usual. 
They 
have made 
an extra 
strong growth, and are graded up to the standard. The prices are made very low. 
On fall orders, to be shipped this fall, we will allow 25 cents per 100 or $1.00 per 
1,000 less than the above prices. 
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