February, 1900. 
AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL. 
9 
grape Hint was uninjured. The Mack -rot 
was responsible for a part of the l- --, bat 
the chler Injury vvmk dm- to bugs ami ln- 
eects. The sacked grap.ii wen- In prime 
condition, and lb*- last hunch u..- u», a 
about Oct. 10. How mneli longer tt»- .1 
would have kept I nm unable to 01 y 1 n-ii 
satisllccl that Rneklnc crape-* U i„ i,, g i 
l.v recommended Tor family 'in y ; ir.5s 
The grape season lu the eat-- nn-uip.-ed 
was lengthened by a month. 
A. S. Hllelieork, 
Botanist, Kansas Krpcrimcui Elation. 
A Valuable Currant, 
A few years ago I planted fifty plant* of 
Red Cross currants In my garden. The 
soil Is good w beat anti corn producing soil 
The plants all lived and have grown 
orously, making nearly double the growth 
of Cherry and Fay's currants. Three cur 
runt bushes have borne some fruit for 
one of the best currants 1 have ever grown. 
— J. l>. R , Jamestown, N. V a fj rver- 
Krtllt Grower, 
Semi-Tropical. 
Florida Orange*. 
The Rraldentown fFlorlila) correspondent 
of 'he .Snviumnta IGa t Morning News -ays. 
■'The farmers are putting In their fall crop* 
and from present Indication* will plant the 
largest fail crop that has ever before hern 
planted In Manatee rminfy. 
Manatee county. Florida, will product* 
the l*rg.-»i orange crop that has over tw-.n 
produced in the county. For which th« 
growers are receiving fancy cash prices on 
the tree All th** »*!ras over and above 
legitimate commission* that the 
T.*-'de,-.st pi>««;ble ' >i. ..-Vue 
nf the *>i.j « u,i tender varV't. • The 
V# itw roar, ng the j 
ti In f,i 1 1 f*r wT *1 
ring . 
is in 
• J- 
.11 ' • / I* a 1 IJ *1 ”■ f 
-an w .t.md ok 
OTanpa and Lemon Note* 
ArroTiWkt 
trha liaV» wvjd 
r-> tj;« 
#T»mr- lOt)»ivt 
ftut 1% mtU ha 
ry so fat from 1 
fiim'nr *V % m tr . 
•lag wiped 
year* will ha 
v* the • ff-Ct of 
driviug the 
growers further wsvvth b-lovr ih 
1* front line. 
There will le- 
Ml'W more pro. In 
.Hen n Hw 
north*-™ part of tb* mate, Hw* l»u»tu -if 
the past few yean* br-ng .iirtb teut to *at- 
lafj growers that It la (.rarfleafly impo*- 
alble to raise aranges there. 
Ttse -bprn. ots of omnaes fro nr Sonora. 
AHEglf.AX mtlll AND -• 
vf&FTdBie jOukNAt cat 
Cultivating an Old Orchard 
rltvi .ulir.riiwa la dw •|"1*4 Oi*mus i*u 1 U 
three years past, but last year Huy were 
heavily laden with tin’ lined cf--p of cur 
rnula 1 have ever seen Many of the rite 
ters were from four to sis inches long rind 
the clnsiers werv «> thickly m.is iil about 
the branches ns to cniu-ml the brunch from 
view In many Inatamv* 
Tin- quality of the currant 1* much l-.-t 
let- than that of Knj - t'h.rrj or Vl. lo'ifi, 
being sweeter. I eenahli-r lie <tUa!llj vli 
alrahle for a table currant, a.» well ,i- t-o 
Jellies, etc The color of this currant la a 
bright, rich crimson. I'h. nveiag- »b. ■ , 
the berry of Red t.'lvs* .-on mi w fully a- 
large ns lav «, and 'lwi.-igvs ! u t ■ U11 
most currants the benlt- d ■■■ n ■- apolij 
In si.-, ns you nppron. h iboeud ->f *b - li- 
ter, but with the It’d l 1'vi- * the tone- ate 
iinlfomiJy Inrge. 1 . insider lug the • vnuor 
tibia 1 y vigor of the plant* of tin. >or: i. 
and It* great pr.nluellvcm — , l .nOisU.r li 
slou rn* 11 get out of them thla jvar they 
certainly will be MillW to. ltor*t..t*>re 
the v-ouim;»sioii men have had a vlin ii' 1 
on our grov. ‘ but that I Hue I* 1 vd, stud if 
the.' gvt the fiui! now Mo > ii.u-M nil I rot- 
II. 
More ivld grove* bate • -hanged bawl* In 
this ceuntrv ihU p'tr than ever before, 
and any pci.- u owuix* 1 grow la M*»a 
tee county ran Pod a toady sale for It now 
If he shouM tlralle til dUp.se tif It. 
Big preparation* arc bMB( matte for act 
ting nut ynuug glove* tl* * fall, and a great 
bmny n ■ u who have bctomfiMv cn'-l 
bulbing for ownthg a lutt lr> to •• ik.- 
thcn sviToa grows this l'al' 
« — — 
Orauff* Country. 
Oranges are l»*" givau 1 b pans of 1 si 
ifotnla, Ult 11.1 Tun, UitUlana F(ti 
•W and Vlulouiib with « d»grve >r iuoyM, 
Mexico, to the I'm tad Hlflo tbU **•*«.*■ 
have N-.-u the heaviest ever known The 
balk of the crop ha* Wu void in st. Unia, 
K een 1 Ay and t.Ulrngo luorka'a. Owe 
of the tl 7 w * ' ••mil*' ■ r,-n.vr.l.* Ill - IV .state 
la that <*f Gm I <>u • K lure-. Jb “ 
Iht <*r. IHego «'»« 'AiM the IcOtoa 
■hi H ook ia Bwnl, generally H^ NI- *•>* 
<ii» r-g.-n bcgUHUM V 4 'io C .,l city ««. 
rwue'tiB s-iu'll to ibe Mt‘*i »» M«» WtU 
pntha-M. c»|«vr *t lea*t«»*» vrr* ot Itaon* 
fun! 4 M (•■it * «. Ijrliii iti* rrur 
g,„.j 10 oauta for a four uiontha trial 
outer IpHoa F'vwt 
Vegetsbl* Jourvtal Th^s -iter !• oaljr 
gvcvl t nttl Maroh 1 
