Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22
GRAPE CULTURE.

GRAPE CULTURE.
Annual Meeting OF the Northern Ohio
Grape Growers AssOciatIOn-FirEt
Bays Proceedings
The Northern Ohio Grape Growers
Association met in Temperance Hall
at ten O'Clock yesterday forenoon. Mr..
E. S. Bartholomew, of Norwalk, was
chosen temporary chairman and Prof
C. H. Penfeld, Of oberlin, temporary
secretary. About sixty delegates were in
attendance.
The first proposition submitted, suggested
that the name of the association be changed
to the Lake Shore Grape Growers Associa-
ton. After considerable discussion it was
adopted.
The forenoon was spent in perfecting or
ganization by the appointment of com
mittees. The following gentlemen were
chosen a Committee on Perfecting Organi-
cation DR.. D.. H. Beckwith, of this city, and
Captain John s~paulding, of Cleveland, and
John E Mottier, of Northern Pennsylvania.
The Committee on Revision of COnstitu-
ton consisted of Messrs. DR.. J. P. Dake, of
Salem, NJ. B. B~ateham, of gainesville, and
Charles Carpenter, of Kelley's Island.
DR.. J. P. Dake, s. B. Marshall and J. C.
Brayton, were appointed 4 Committee on
Business.
The Committee on Organization reported
the names of the following gentlemen who
were duly elected officers of the Association
for the ensuing year;
President-Dr. J. P. Duke, Salem.
vice-President-M. 7. Cowdrey, saudus-
KY.
secretary-M. B. Bateham, Painesville.
Treasurer-A Pope, Cleveland.
They also reported the following named
| gentlemen, who were unanimously elected
as Directors for the ensuing year S. a..
Raymond, Toledo; Charles Carpenter. KEEL
Iey's Island; 0. D. Ford, East Cleveland
R. B. Bullock, Avon Point; DR.. J. A. Hall,
Westfeld, N. Y; A. 8. Moss, F~redonia, n.
Y; VIM. S. Griffith, Northeast, Pa.
The Committee on Business presented the
following programme, which was adopted
as the order of business before the conven-
ton
l. Unfinished business, / fanny.
2. Discussion of varieties of grapes.
3. Discussion of Diseases Of Grapes.
4. Discussion of the best six varieties of
grapes for table use.
5. Discussion of the best six varieties Of
grapes for wine.
6. Locality, soils and preparation for
planting vines.
7. Cultivation Of grapes.
Convention adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention met at two o'clock, when the
Committee on Revision of Constitution re-
ported the following, which was unani-
mously adopted
CONSTITUTION
The officers shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer, with
seven Directors who, together, shall eonsti
tute the Executive Committee. They shall
be elected annually by ballot and hold their
Offices till successors are elected.
There shall be two stated meetings each
year, the annual meeting for the election OF.
officers, discussion, etc., on the Sd Wednes-
day of February, and a meeting for tho ex-
hibition of grapes and wine, in the mouth
of October, the particular time and place to
90 designated by tho Executive Committee,
who shall also appoint one or more special
meetings in summer, if they see fit, for the
examination Of vineyards, etc.
The fee for membership shall be $500 per
year, payable at the annual meeting.
The Executive Committee shall prepare a
schedule of premiums and rules for the ex-
hibition, and publish the same in the an
nual seport.
The Secretary shall notify each member
Of the time and place of the meetings Of the
Society.
A report was adopted to hold an exhibit
ton of grapes and wines in Cleveland. The
next annual meeting will be held in Cleve-
ldnd. The Executive Committee recon-
mended that a summer meeting be called at
Sandusky.
A resolution was adopted, directing the
officers of the Association to petition the
present Legislature to pass a bill requiring
assessors to gather information as tn the
number Of acres planted to grapes, amount
of grapes and number Of gallons of wine
produced in the various townships in the
State.
The Convention then addressed itself to
the discussion of the varieties of grapes
with reference to their adaptation to soils
&c, which was protraoted into the evening
session, in Kelly's Block. We append a
summary of the debate:
CArAwBA-Mr. Carpenter said this was
considered1the best grape for the Islands
rotted sent the past season, but still had a
good crop; he had known some rot there for
twenty years past it affected young vines
as well as old ones, and on dry soil as we'll
as moist, SO that nothing as to its cause was
satisfactory. He had experimental with
deep and shallow planting; thought the
deep planted vine rotted the most, and that
stirring the soil at the time the rot appeared
increased the malady.
Captain Stewart, of Cleveland, in answer
to an inquiry, expressed the belief that the
Catawba was better adapted to clay soil
than to sandy. Mr.. Durham was of same
opinion, and preferred even hard clay, with
cut understanding, ifthe surface inclined 20
that water run of. He spoke of The superior
quality of the grapes from his fathers vine
yard, which were bought by the proPrietors
of the Fruit House in preference to all
others, though, by a mistake of the man
ageT, they were put in the house before suf-
feiently ripe. lie had some of inferior
quality left several weeks longer on the
vines, then kept till winter il a dry room
at home.
Mr.. Elliott and DR.. Beckwith agreed with
Mr.. Durham in the opinion that Catawba
grapes in this vicinity were generally pick
ed and sold before ripe; and that fewer
ripened well on sandy soils.
Nj. Houghton had been quite successful