N O fruit yields so freely of delicious fruit with so 
little care as the grape. Grapes thrive and pro¬ 
duce even when neglected, but a little care and atten¬ 
tion brings a great reward in quantity and quality 
fruit. Grapes are hardy and vigorous and begin to bear 
the second year after planting. The varieties we offer 
have proven superior in productiveness, reliability and 
quality. 
Agawam (Red)—The most popular 
and widely grown of the Red Grapes. 
Bunches are large. Berry is large, rich, 
sweet and aromatic. Vine is vigorous 
and self-fertile. Ripens after Concord 
and can be kept much longer, and im¬ 
proves in flavor. 
Brighton (Red)—A handsome high 
quality red grape; clusters and berries 
are large. Vigorous, productive, de¬ 
pendable, adaptable to various soils. 
Campbell Early (Black)—Bunch and 
berry are large; high quality. Ripens 
about two weeks before Concord. 
Blooms midseason. 
Catawba (Red)—The last to ripen; 
bunch and berries are large; the flesh 
is juicy, pulpy and possesses a delight¬ 
ful sugary flavor. 
Concord (Black)—The most widely 
planted grape. Superior in hardiness. 
productivity and regularity in bearing 
and in ability to withstand disease and 
insects. Bunch and berry good size. It 
is the leader for making grape juice. 
No other grape has been able to com¬ 
pete with it on the market, as it can 
be produced so cheaply. Blooms mid¬ 
season. 
Delaware (Red)—The standard of 
quality; the best table grape. Unus¬ 
ually hardy; usually bears abundantly. 
Ripens a few days earlier than Con¬ 
cord. It commands the highest prices, 
and is valuable north and south for 
both home use and market. Blooms 
rather late. 
Diamond (Green)—Seldom surpassed 
in quality and beauty. It is the hardi¬ 
est, most productive and vigorous of 
the green grapes. A good keeper and 
shipper. It deserves a high place 
among the best for commercial and 
home vineyards. Can be grown as wide¬ 
ly as Concord. Blooms midseason. 
Moore’s Early (Purplish-black)—The 
most widely planted early commercial 
grape. Ripens two weeks earlier than 
Concord. Good quality. It is best de¬ 
scribed as an early Concord. Blooms 
midseason. 
Niagara (Green)—The most widely 
planted green grape. Larger bunches 
and berries than Concord, as good, or 
better quality. Productive, vigorous, 
adaptable. Ripens about with Concord. 
Blooms midseason. 
Worden (Black)—Much better qual¬ 
ity, larger berries and bunches and 
handsomer than Concord and is equal¬ 
ly healthy, hardy, vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive. Ripens a week to ten days 
earlier than Concord. 
“Considered the 
Finest Vineyard in 
Barry County” 
“I enclose a picture of my vineyard 
of Neosho Moore’s Early Grapes. This 
vineyard is considered the finest in 
Barry County. 
“When I need more nursery stock it 
will come from Neosho Nurseries Com¬ 
pany, as I have learned from expe¬ 
rience that you can depend on getting 
true-to-name varieties and the best of 
service and fair treatment from your 
company.” 
(Signed) Oscar Reitz, 
Cassville, Mo. 
October S, 1934. 
Neosho “Aloore's Early” grape vineyard grown by Oscar Iteitz. 
Mature Vine Pruned. 
T—Trunk. 
A—Arms. 
C—Canes, oue year old, on which 
fruit is borne. 
SI’—Spurs from which canes will 
grow for fruit the next year. 
A mature grape vine pruned ac¬ 
cording to the accepted Kniffin Sys¬ 
tem is shown in accompanying illus¬ 
tration. This is capable of producing 
forty to fifty bunches of grapes, ap¬ 
proximately twenty pounds. 
Necessary procedure to train such a 
vine. 
1. Start with two-year No. 1 vines 
secured from a reliable nursery. 
2. At the time of planting, remove 
all top but one cane and cut back to 
two joints. 
3. At the end of first growing sea¬ 
son train one cane straight up to the 
top wire and remove all other wood. 
4. At the end of second year 
prune again, leaving fruiting canes 
on lower wire, removing balance of 
wood. 
5. At the end of third growing 
season prune again, leaving fruiting 
canes on both wires. 
6. Bear in mind that grape vines 
fruit on the new wood and the canes 
of short joints are to be preferred, 
hence at each wire each year two 
spurs are left of two joints each to 
produce the fruiting wood for the 
following year; one can be fruited and 
one can be spurred back again, as 
shown in illustration. 
Reordered Neosho Trees 
“I want to buy about 35 apple trees 
for replacement. These trees were set 
this spring under very favorable con¬ 
ditions, but did not even start to bud; 
the nursery they came from refused to 
make them good. I set 13 trees from 
your nursery; every tree grew and done 
well.” (Signed) N. C. Barnes. 
October 6, 1934. Meadville, Mo. 
Finest Trees Ever Purchased 
“Thanks for the fine trees sent me 
last year. All started very well. The 
trees you sent me the past two years 
were the finest I have ever had from 
any nursery and I have purchased well 
over 2,000.” 
(Signed) W. L. Rosin. 
Sandusky, Ohio. 
Likes Our Business Methods 
“The 1,000 apple trees I bought of 
you one year ago have made a fine 
growth. I like your way of doing busi¬ 
ness and will not hesitate to recom¬ 
mend your trees and way of business 
to anybody.” 
(Signed) J. E. Anderson. 
Lamoni, Iowa. 
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