Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-27

arising from constitutional weakne He
instanced two orchards. near each other, of
about two hundred varieties one manured in
the usual way with strong stimulating and
coarse wood.producing msnures, in which
one.third OF the fruit was badly cracked /; and
the other, which bad inorganic manures only,
and DOT a crack or sting was visible. He was
assured by parties highly respectable, that
this was regularly marked character Of the
two orchards. They had both been under
drained, and both treated and managed alike,
except 10 the single point Of the system Of
manuring.
CAUSE OF TBE FAILURE OF THE GRAPE, AND THE
BEST VARIETIES FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr.. Ii. M. Thomas said that about Reading
it was customary to dig trenches one and
half feet deep aud one foot wide, iuto which
some leather-parings and stable. manure were
put. They always bore, never had rot, and
but little blight or mildew.
Mr.. Kesser said that, for the last thirty
years the Isabella had been the great grape
Of Reading. Recently they had not done so
we'll as formerly The leaves became hurt
usually after showers which were followed by
hot sun. When the leaves once got injured,
be had noticed that the grapes never ripened.
The only remedy be knew was to encourage
suckers to throw up new set Of leaves and
canes, provided the injury was prior to July
or August.
MIR. Grider has twenty acres of grapes
He ard another neighbor had lost heavily by
rot during the past four years. Rot and
mildew extended over the whole United
States, and now, 10 the infancy, as it we're, OF
our wine making experiments, he who would
point out remedy would be @ national
benefactor.
Mr.. Fehr led branch of vine into a
house, aud it bore good fruit all on the out,
side vinerotted Thought the house avoided
change Of temperature about fruit. Grapes
he had always found to do much better in the
shade than in the sun. His experience with
vineyards near Reading dates from Is4O.-
Had no doubt midew was atmospheric, and
that the gases of towns were untavorable to
its development. He had now for some
years grown only the Catawba and Isabella.
His system of pruning varied with the
strength Of the vne-left plenty of wood on
strong vines He thought mldew attacked
gropes worst in June. On dewy, bazy morn
iDgs, bad noticed pale hue on the berry,
aud by nine O'Clock next morning the mildew
would be plsinly discerDable. He calcu lated
be had lost as much as $4,000 in bis vine
yard by rot and Wildew. He spoke of the
winged thrip, also, as being very destructive
to the health Of the vine foliage.
Mr.. 5. Miller noticed that invariably,
grapes on trees were healthy in every respect.
while they rot in the vineyard.
1t was proposed TO take vote on The five
best kinds the members would recommend
( MIR. Rutter said there was so much differ
ence OF opinion ut the last meeting about
fruits for profit from their ease Of culture or
proliicness, and fruits to be grown for per-
sonal use for their superior quality alone,
that he thought it would be we'll to vote
upderstaudingly on that snbiect.
/ MIR. ). Miller thought the Diana with him
the safest from mdew. Had never seen any
on Concord. Spoke we'll Of Clinton in that
respect; but had not had good Catswbs or
Isabella for ter years.
Previous to vote, the Chairman hoped
that only those would be recommended which
the members bad thoroughly tested, and to
mark on the ballots the names of the kinds
they bad tried and selected their choice from
but We did not understand that this was
attended to; aud it was agreed that after
the vote was taken, that the result should not
be considered the authoritative sense of the
Society. The following was the list, the
order of preference beng given as the list
runs :-Concord, Diana, Delaware Clinton,
Isabella. Our reporter observes that these
votes do not amount to much, as probably
those who had grown a Concord might not
have grown Diana, Ss they only voted on
what they had grown. Scattering votes were
given for the following, and iu consecutive
order :-Catawbs, TayIors Bulltt, Cloanthe,
Ontario, Casssday.
sMALLFRuITs.
Rev. Mr.. Knox, of Pittsburg, being pre.
sent, was invited to favor the meeting with
his experience. For rsspberries be used o
Double Michigan Piow to the depth of ftwenty
inches. Preferred the Brinckle's Orange for
havor, beauty and productiveuess but it was
rather soft for carrying to market we'll. II
was rather tender but his faith was in pro.
:ecting all, even the hardest Franconis he
preferred as red. Next the Improved
Black Cap. He prased it highly for profit.
Does not prefer it to others himself; but for
market use one must study the wants and
wishes OF his customers, rather than his own
taste. Improved Black Cap was far superior.
to the common kinds. He planted them
seven feet apart and three fee. from each
other,-other kinds FIVE feet, and three feet
from each other in the row. Used stable
nanure. For marketing raspberries, less
than pint boxes were the best size. Obiec-
tion has been made to the color, but in his
market, where the Orange is known, it sells
we'll at good prices.
MI huox prepared ground Tor strawberries
as for raspberries. Soil had remarkable eff
fects on the results OF strawberry culture
Has had profitable strawberry crops from
ground only ten inches deep. Grows them in
rows two sud a half feet apart, eight to if
teen inches apart in the row. Never leaves
any runners grow. Keeps the cultivator CO.
ing till fall,-cultivator made expressly for
the pur pose. Lays straw along to keep ~
fruit from the dirt. Boys draw the strs~
apart for the operations of the cultiyator with
hay-rske. Uses the labor Of women and
boys for pnching runners and the lighter la.
bor. Has beds expressly for propagation,
where runners are ellowed to run. Disrun.
Dered beds last long time without renewal.
II beds are five years ole. and thinks they
may last FIVE more. Spoke highly of a kind
known in PittsbGrg as Baltimore Scarlet, as
I as shifting their soil we'll also Of Burrs Pine
Buisl's Prize. Many foreign varieties suited
his locality well. Trollope's Victoria brought
one dollar per quart. and berries had meas.
ured two aud q half inches across. Albany's
defect was 10 having various sized berries.-
Sorted them before marketing Like small
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