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The Grape Outlook 
Part 1 
Uncertainty Under Prohibition.'— 
Since the pii.ssnge of the Eighteenth 
Amendment the grape grower in the Unit¬ 
ed States lias been beset by many con¬ 
flicting opinions and decisions emanating 
from the various governmental agencies 
concerned with the in:erpretulion and en¬ 
forcement of the prohibition act. It lias 
seemed at times that scarcely a week 
elapsed that did not bring forth a ruling 
concerning the status of wine under the 
Fruit Too Poor to Uarrest. Fig. 1)8 
(See Page 320) 
new legislation differing widely from that 
of the preceding. As a result of these 
numerous and conflicting emanations the 
vineyardist has for two years or more 
been completely at sea as to the future of 
his business. Many growers of wine 
grapes in Ualifornia began pulling out 
their vineyards shortly after the adoption 
of the amendment, while many others has¬ 
tened to sell out their intercuts, even at a 
great sacrifice. The growers of the East, 
however, did not go t<> these extremes, as 
for the most part they were growing 
grapes that were largely used for table 
purposes, or for unfermented .iuiee. Nev¬ 
ertheless many Ions of Concord that found 
their way into the large cities were used 
for the manufacture of sour red wine. 
The Eastern grower felt thal though he 
lost this wine trade he would still have 
an outlet through the table and unfer- 
meuted juice channels. At about the 
same time the amendment went into effect 
the demand for unfermented juice be¬ 
came greater, and probably not a little of 
this demand came from former wine 
drinkers. With this increased demand 
it seemed that all varieties that were 
suitable for unfermented juice could read¬ 
ily be absorbed for this purpose. As a 
consequence the grower of Concord fore¬ 
saw an unlimited demand for his produet. 
Increased Prices. —In 1020 the de¬ 
mand taxed the supply harvested, as a 
recent ruling had indicated that wine 
could be manufactured in quantity for 
home consumption. Then. too. the grape 
juice manufacturers had been very suc¬ 
cessful in the, marketing of their product, 
and as a result they were in the market 
for large supplies. In the Fall of Ibis 
season it was no trouble at all to sell 
large tonnages right at the door of the 
producer, and the buyers were bidding 
against one another for the privilege of 
buying. Thousands of carloads were sold 
at $130 per ton, an unlienrd-of price 
within the experience of the oldest grow¬ 
ers, while at the end of the season $150 to 
$100 per ton was easily secured. As a 
result of these Abnormal prices grape 
growers throughout the entire United 
States, and likewise many growers of 
other fruits, became intensely interested 
in expanding their acreages or in starting 
in the growing of the vine. It was believed 
that a steady profitable outlet had now 
been reached that could not fail. The in¬ 
creased demand for grapevines all but ex¬ 
ceeded the supply, and as a consequence 
the price of these rose to eight to 10 
times their former sale price. The grow¬ 
ers of Ualifornia who had previously been 
very pessimistic concerning the future of 
the wine grapes had apparently arrived a^ 
a solution through the drying of those 
anil shipping to distant markets. The 
season of 1020 witnessed large shipments 
of fresh wine grapes from California into 
Eastern markets, which were rapidly ab¬ 
sorbed al high prices, and which netted a 
handsome return to the grower, even after 
the high freights were paid. 
Grape Growi.no Districts.' —Previous 
to 3010 American grapes were being 
grown in commercial quantities in hut a 
tew States east of the Rockies. New 
Tork, Michigan,-Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mis¬ 
souri and Illinois contributed the bulk of 
this fruit, to the city markets. Massa¬ 
chusetts, New Jersey, Arkansas and 
Delaware, while possessing a few com¬ 
mercial vineyards, had practically no ef¬ 
fect oil general market conditions. Oc¬ 
casional vineyards were known in Con¬ 
necticut, Rhode Island. Kansas, and a 
few other States, hut these were decidedly 
side issues with the grower. The acreage 
devoted to grapes in California had re¬ 
mained practically stationary for a num¬ 
ber of years, but Washington and Oregon 
had been steadily increasing their acre¬ 
ages. especially of the American varieties. 
The fruit, from California had been util¬ 
ized in three principal ways, viz., wine 
making within the State, raisin making, 
and the sale of fresh table grapes through¬ 
out the l nited States. Oregon and Wash¬ 
ington had disposed of their crops for 
table and unferinontod juice purposes, 
while (lie product of the large Concord 
producing areas in the East were used for 
wine, unfermented juice and table pur¬ 
poses. The Catawba sections of the East 
had depended almost entirely on the wine 
makers for their sale. The most steady 
outlet for the Concord in Western New 
1 ork was the unfermented juice factories. 
Many of these plants had been estab¬ 
lished during the past few years, and it 
seemed to the grower that these would 
easily absorb all the Concord that could 
he grown in their proximity. In catering 
to 'the needs of the unfermented juice 
manufacturer the table market was com¬ 
pletely lost, and what tonnages were sent 
out to the cities were largely for the home 
A Profitable McIntosh Tree. Fig. 1)0 
(See Page 320) 
manufacture of a cheap red wine. Mich¬ 
igan, however, continued to ship table 
grapes to Western and Eastern markets. 
The crop from Ohio was almost entirely 
used for wine in proximity to their grow¬ 
ing area. R, E. GLADWIN. 
The Simple Art of Budding 
(Continued from Page 314) 
smaller branches for top-working, the hud 
is pushed gently into the opening, right 
side up. One should he sure that the bud 
is not injured by pressing against it as 
you push it into place. Many buds are 
injured in this way and die as a result. 
I have had students place the buds upside 
down and expect perfect, results, but it 
can’t he done that way. Tie with raffia 
or string, and at. the end of three weeks 
the bud should have united with the stock. 
Then cut the hinder, for if allowed to re¬ 
main it retards the stem growth. Cast 
season we budded' into side limbs in July 
instead of grafting, as we ran short of 
wax in the Spring, and at present all 
buds are alive. Top-working by this 
method may result in some of the buds 
dying over Winter, but this year is the 
great exception there. Try again—then 
again. T. 
