American Agriculturist, November 3,1923 
301 
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A 
A Year’s Experience Test¬ 
ing Grape Varieties 
GEORGE T. HUGHES 
N OW that the grape season is over 
it may be well to review the matter 
of varieties. We have around five hun¬ 
dred vines on our farm and twenty-nine 
.or thirty different kinds. The cata¬ 
logues of the nurseries either give only 
the good points of each variety or our 
experience is an exception. At any 
rate there are some kinds we shall 
never plant again. For all around pur¬ 
poses the Worden is our favorite. It 
has all the good points of the Concord 
except shipping and keeping quality 
and that is not important with us as 
all our grapes are disposed of locally. 
On the other hand the Worden is ten 
days earlier than the Concord, the 
berries are larger and the quality is 
much better while productiveness is just 
as high. We shall never plant any 
more Concords. I am aware that this 
is contrary to the experience of many 
growers but under our conditions the 
Worden is the better grade. 
We have tested quite a number of 
other black varieties. Barry and Her¬ 
bert are very good but hardly enough 
better to pay on a commercial scale. 
August Giant is one of the best. The 
name is a misnomer for it does not 
mature in August and “the Giant” part 
applies to the vine and not to the fruit. 
It has, however, a rich meaty flavor. 
We shall give it a further trial. 
Among the Red Varieties 
Among the red varieties we have 
quite a number of Brighton which is so 
highly rated by the connoisseurs. It 
bears well always provided a self-fertile 
variety is planted near it and is one 
of the earliest kinds in the vineyard. 
It is reasonably productive but we do 
not find the quality grown under our 
conditions especially high. The flavor 
is rather insipid. Salem is a reason- 
able,success although here the flavor is 
so peculiar that some people do not 
care for it. Delaware is, of course, of 
the highest quality but with us it is an 
uncertain bearer. This year we had 
very good Delawares, but this year was 
unusual. At any rate we shall not 
plant any more. Catawba ripens well 
within the frost limits and there is no 
better keeper as is well known. We 
are inclined to extend our plantings of 
Catawbas. Of the other red grapes 
Bindley has done the best for us. Iona 
is one of the best of all grapes but not 
productive enough for extensive plant¬ 
ing. Other red varieties we have tested 
include Ulster Prolific, Vergennes and 
Cucile. The first two are high in qual¬ 
ity but ^unproductive. Lucile bears 
: abundantly but is low in quality. Jef¬ 
ferson we have been unable to ripen. 
Niagara the Outstanding White 
Niagara is still the best white grape 
for commercial purposes. In quality, 
however, it has many superiors, one of 
them, Pocklington which we rate very 
highly. It bears well with us. Two 
other good varieties are Martha and 
Empire State. To my own personal 
taste Diamond is the best of all white 
grapes but it has many serious faults. 
It ripens very unevenly and rots badly. 
It is entirely unsuited for market and 
we shall plant no more notwithstanding 
the high quality. Dutchess is another 
failure with us. The fruit is so subject 
to disease that we rarely get a good 
cluster. 
Summing it all up for market we 
should plant only Worden among the 
black, Salem and Catawba among the 
reds and Niagara and Pocklington 
among the white varieties. It is very 
interesting, however, to experiment 
both with new kinds and with the older 
kinds which have been generally dis¬ 
carded. Once in awhile you will pick 
up a variety which under your parti¬ 
cular conditions well repays the experi¬ 
ment. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AN¬ 
NOUNCES WINTER MEETINGS 
The New York State Horticultural 
Society announces through its secre¬ 
tary, R. P. McPherson*that the annual 
winter meeting will be held at Rochester 
on January 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1924. 
The meeting will open at noon on the 
15th. 
The eastern meeting of the Society 
vyill be held at Poughkeepsie on Feb¬ 
ruary 20, 21, and 22, 1924. 
March 13, 1923 1 
, Please send me your catalog as adver¬ 
tised in Pacific Rural Press. 
Would like also to know the prices of 
the different styles of shoes. There are 
two dealers In Modesto that handle your 
shoes but the number of different sty lea 
ia limited. 
I am wearing my first pair of Wolver¬ 
ine shoes and am finding them in many 
ways the most satisfactory shoes I ever 
wore. 
I * n «ver had a pair that wore like these 
ana these are as comfortable as when 
I • [want to have another pair ready 
I ^ ? these wear out—if they ever do— 
1 * D d I want the high shoes next time. 
Yours very truly, 
W. L. BOWRON. 
Route A, Box 62 Modesto. Cillf. 
The Planter 
For winter wear, underneath an 
overshoe or arctic, here is the shoe. 
Its higher top is both comfortable 
and snug, and after the spring plow¬ 
ing is done, it is just the shoe that’s 
needed. Ideal for planting, culti¬ 
vating and haying. 
Ask for 
The Planter 
Stays Soft in Any Weather 
A 1,000-Mile Shoe— 
From Tanners to You 
Every man knows what it is to dry We take selected horsehide of the 
out wet shoes. The leather dries superfine quality, fonnerly used for 
out stiff as a board, har< 
comfortable. 
Now this discomfort 
is ended. For, thanks to 
our exclusive, secret, 
double - tanning process 
the Wolverine shoe dries 
out after every soaking 
as soft as new buckskin. 
This amazing shoe stays 
soft. No other shoe made 
like it!' 
We tan the leather- 
in our own tannery. 
and un- expensive 
Wolverine 
Comfort Shoe 
Tender feet welcome these 
shoes.They’resoftand flex¬ 
ible as a moccasin, yet wear 
like iron. And so light and 
easy, you’ll never know 
they’re on duty. For tender 
feet or where you do not 
encounter wet weather, 
wear this comfort shoe. 
Cordovan shoes and Cos¬ 
sack saddles—the tough¬ 
est, longest- wearing- 
leather known. Yet by 
our secret tanning proc¬ 
ess we give this wear- 
resisting leather the 
softness and pliability 
of buckskin. It never 
loses its softness — and" 
it wears and wears and 
wears. For we even 
increase its natural 
durability. 
Unusual Economy 
Work Shoes for All Purposes 
We operate our own tannery and 
our shoe factory as one organization. 
This effects very large economies. 
So every Wolverine shoe is very low 
priced when you consider the quality. 
There is a Wolverine for every use. 
For field and shop, for lumbering and 
hunting, for the mines and the oil 
fields. The model shown in the pic¬ 
ture is ideal to wear under arctics. 
The ever - soft leather in every 
model assures perfect comfort always. 
This new-day shoe is the one all men 
want. 
If your dealer cannot supply you 
we will see that you are supplied. 
Wolverine Shoe and Tanning Corp 
FORMERLY MICHIGAN SHOEMAKERS 
Dept. 132 Rockford, Mich. 
