Z>‘hc RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Missouri Notes 
'I’liK AVk.s i i;i;v IiKOT'orf j .— L’H 
wo liad tli(' lirsf rain that ^<'oinor| to spoil 
the real <‘iid of tlio dronsjlit wliioh lias 
boon jiorsistiiig for two iiinntlis. sino(> tlio 
latter half of Juno. 'I’lio oorn in half a 
dozon States west of tho jMi«.si>sippi has 
boon bady dainasrod. thirdon'^ have boi'ii 
liroduoins nothinj;' oxoopt tomatoos. Tho 
b'all and A\'intoi' aiijilos have hoi-n droji- 
ping until thi'iT are few of them loft, 
i’lnins of tho native varieties did faiidy 
well : ixnir.s are good ; cherries were shorl 
and iieachos woi’o a total failure, b'all 
gardens are now hoing idanted and tho 
turnip croii is being sown. 'J'urni|)s will 
inalco a cro|) from September first and 
liroA’ido a cheap and wlndesoinc fi'od for 
tho cows and pigs. 
'J'liE Vi.N'EY.vnn.—Tho grape harvi'st is 
.inst over. Only Norton's, Ooetho. Cataw- 
ha, b'ern and ISIuench I’eniain. Norton’s 
is too small ; (lootho sjdendid for family 
use; ('atawha does not lajion evenly, amt 
]‘’(>rn and INIuench have jiroved tho bi'st 
for A'or.v late. Muonch la'iions niori' I'ven- 
ly. but F('rn is larger and of better ipial- 
ity. Itiponing so late, after all tho m.ain 
ci'op is gone. tho,v command good ]U'ices. 
Thm'o is imt much that is new to sa,\' 
about tho cro]i. Tho drought hrought it 
on a ■Avook sooner than usual. I0cli])S(‘ 
failed to boar this year, and tho seanty 
fruit was no earlier than IMooro’s. Karly 
Ibaisy is vigoi’ous and productive, hut is 
outc!ass(‘d . h,v INIoore’s and ('amiiboH's. 
(’amiiboH's was liotter than oA’or before in 
pei'feetion of bunch ; ])(dlination was near¬ 
ly pt'rfect. and this Avas due to tho soti- 
son. for there Avas no change in tho rela- 
tiAc ])osition of the vinos as rosjioets 
ollu'r A'ariolies. Just Avhy this siaisou 
w;is hotti'i’ than any iiriH-eiling one in 30 
Ai'ars I cannot guess. 'The s.inu' Hiing 
holds true of tho ]iistillate Xiiita. I’rox- 
iniity to otlu'i’ kinds seems to have no 
inliiienco Avliatever. For tho first timi' 
since I began groAving tho grape for mar¬ 
ket the price advanci'd. going over three 
cents a i»ound. It starlod in at four, and 
half Avay through it Avent to five, and noAv, 
on tho last, it goes to six. Fancy black 
grapes for tho Italian fruit stoi'os held at 
six cents all through. They sell at IP. 
or throe jionnds foi' a <iuarter. 'rhe.A- 
bought ]Mooi-('’s. ('amidieH’s. Worden. s(‘- 
lect Concord. Wihh'r. Ninta. Fern and 
'Muonch. hut Miiench could not have com¬ 
peted Avith the others in their oAvn S(>ason 
liecause it lacked the size, and this is 
also true in sonu' less degree of the I'ern. 
VAitiKi V ('oAri'AnisoN, ■—As usual. 
Camjdieirs Av.as tin' linest of all. Ninta 
again canu' to the front, and has uoaa 
jAroA'od itself thoroughly.. It ripened 
nearl,v Avith the Concord, hut I h‘t it hang 
until all the Concoids Avere cut. It is a 
splendid kei'jier, black like* Campbell’s or 
'\Vilder, tough-skinned, never cracks, a 
heavy jiroducer. vigorous vine and every 
grr.jK' rijiens; a gi'ciui berry on a rijie 
bunch is iieA'C'r si'on. 'I’lie (|ualit,v. too. I 
esteem abovi- that of the Concord. Its 
one AveakiH'Ss is impei fect iiollination. in 
Avhich it much resembles CampbolTs. 
There AA’as also some variation in the size 
fif tin' berries this dr,\' season, but not 
enough for criticism. The Wihh'r at its 
best is A’i'ry line, but fin my rich soil lias 
not so fai' ecpialed the others in profit. 
I'lie Worden has .some AVoiuh'rfull.A’ line 
clusti'rs. but its (bin skin and uneven 
habit of riiii'iiing reduce its value seri¬ 
ously. It si'ts sf) much fruit that it 
should be pruiu'd much closer tlian tin' 
Concord. ^Iericadel is another Munson 
seedling that has Avell jiroA-ed itself: the 
clusters ai’e ver,v long, comiiact and cyl¬ 
indrical :ind the (piality extra good. 'I’lio 
A’ine i.s In'althy and productive. Among 
red grapes I’righton is the best fif the 
earlii's. and A’f'i-gennes and laicih' the 
b('st of the later oiu's. l.ucile is a avou- 
derful bearer of clusters that all run un¬ 
commonly larg(' and long. 'I'hey an' ipiite 
shoAV.v. but I do not fancy the flavor AU'r.v 
much. It should be a good market vari- 
et,A-. always tui hand Avith an extra large 
fancy croj). I like it bettei' than Kegal. 
Avhich has some of its characteristics and 
is later., (freen ^Mountain Avas on band 
with its usual large yield of delicate Avhiti' 
clusters of sugar-likf' sAveetness. I ueaidy 
forgot to mention Ives. aaIucIi regularly 
comes up Avith a heiiAW crop <if smooth, 
uniform bunches that satisfy those who 
Avant a black grajie for canning fir jelly 
or .iuici'. It is a gn'at basket filh'r and it 
is seldom tliat a bad bi'rry is found. A 
gri'en hand can be safel.A- trusted to cut 
the Ives. I like the Niagara much better 
than the l>iamond. aaIucIi overbears and 
does not ripi'ii up into good puality; 
neither is it sti handsome, '^I’lie leaf folder 
that Avas so fl(‘structi\'e last yi'ar Avas 
si'en onl,A’ fin canes that la.v on the ground 
and on Spring-set vines, a conseijuence. I 
pi-esume. fif mixing lead arsenate Avith the 
r.ordeaux. i.. J:. .roiixsox. 
(’ai)e (Jirardi'au Co.. Mo. 
Fruit Juices for War Saving Stamps 
On jiage 8.S0 Tirp IT N.-Y. asks boAV 
farm Avomen Avho have no luxuries to give 
nil ‘ ma,v earn money for War Savlngs 
Stamps. Let me tell hoAV I solvi'd tho 
[U'ohlem. and I knoAV fifuii exiierience that 
it is a most satisfactory Avay of saving, 
f’urrant ,iuice. apple ,iuice. grape ,iuice, 
gfioseberry ,iuicf'. in fact any fruit .iuices 
available fin the farm, ma.v be canned. 
Avith directions for ,iell,v making jiasted 
on the ,iai‘, and the.A' surely Avill find a 
ready market among friend.- avIhi jiei-haps 
do not care to go to the trouble of buying 
fruit and going through the Avhole process 
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