The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-08-21
Crape Rot In Missouri.
spRcr1Ar1oNs AS To ITs oAUsE.

sPRCULATIoNs AS To IA0 "NN9"'
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GFape growers throughout the county
roryoSent maj the grapes This aaaSon aT0
being DESTROYED by the rot. The Concord
vSrietv has suffered the most, although
hcretoCore one Of It's chief merits consist
ed in lis supposed immunity from all the
diseases and mishaps TO which other va.
rieties were subject. Mr.. J. W. Morgan,
who has large vineyards west O.. JeGer-
son barracks, says that fully eighttenths
of his Concords are destroyed. The clus.
tiers have suffered considerably, but the
Delawares and Virginia seedlings, or Nor.
tons, are nearly exempt from the rot
The grapes on the Tirrell place, adjoining
Mr.. Morgan's, are said to be nearly gone.
Reports from Florissant valley and other
sections of the country confirm the general
prevalence ofthe rot A grape.grower had
some Hartford grapes IN Lucas market,
and they were "Very ragged" on the clus'
ter. He stated that he had eight acres In
Concords in two separate vineyards. In
one Of them he would not gather q grape,
owing TO the rot, while in the other, they
were badly rotted, but he thought he
could save some Of them. In nearly all
localities the grapes are rotted more or
less, and purchasers need not expect to
find large and handsome clusters, 9s In
ordinary years. Grape growers rom Her
mann report that there will not be more
than half crop In that section, and IN
formation received from various localities
in Illinois Is generally OF the same import.
The general impression in regard 70 me
cause Of the rot Is that 1t Is owing to the
heavy rains which fell during the early
part OF the season, and the grapes were
forced too rapidly. The Concord vine Is
a vigorous grower especially when stttnu'
lated by excessive rains.
BY others the cause OF the grape mAla'
dy Is attributed 10 the pertOrations OF an
insect. A careful observer informs Us
that he has detected on his grapes q black
spot tho size of a pin.pOint. In one
nights time the little point color about
the size OF pea, with q raised white
blister Of the size Of pins head, where
the black spot was frat seen, and In q
short time the grapes have dead'rotten
appearances anu DLUWulbu COlOL' ~
then withers and drops Oft, or dries on
the stem. The cause Of this appearance
is supposed to be tho sting Of an insect,
the same as tho curculio, and maggOt Is
frequently found in the affected grape.
Those who oppose the theory Of forced
growth on account OF the excessive, hu,
nudity contend that II this was the cause
the grapes would crack open. Besides,
In confirmation OF the insect theory,
a gentleman of this city, who takes
an interest in these matters, CorrobOrates
his views from French newspaper Just
received which states that the vintage In
France this season was an entire failure
on account Of the destruction ofthe grapes
by an insect, and that in consequence Of
the anticipated failure OF the crop the
price of wine had advanced. Some OK
tensive vine growers suggested " flood
ing" OF the vines by q liquid TO extermi-
nate the insect, and q call has been made
on the French government to institute the
experiments towards ascertainiDg the
proper remedies for eradicatlng the evil.
The advocateaoi the insect theory ask 4
II It Is not an insect why arc not all the
grapes on cluster destroyed, as, 1.-the
was caused by general rot, 1t
would take them all alikeS