Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-02-26
FARM,l GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Hats assu, The Ret :. Grapes.


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Most persons engaged in vineyard cul
ture have adopted the dictum OF Father
Rentz "The moro know about thu
grape rot the more don't know" The
writer OF this, after twenty years expe
rience, has come 10 the conclusion thai
there il q remedy for this disease. Roo,
pruning has been recommended By
some; manuring by others. The former
properly done Is entirely too costly
while the latter, in the usual mode Of
applying it, does not give satisfactory re-
suits. Manuring, broadcast and blowing
ing in, results In an increased crop Of
weeds without corresponding yield Of
grapes, and this simply because II il
mere chance work that the manure
reaches any OF the roots. A new vine.
yard has little or no rot the first year,
but wear after year the rot increases, till
finally the owner becomes more or less
disheartened, and disgust, neglect, and
the grabbing hoe closes the scene.
Except in cases Of late frost there are
few years that an acre OF vineyard does
not on the first OF July show the promise
OF from 400 TO 900 gallons OF wine. Tho
critical time now sets in; few hot days
and the thing is done. Instead OF full
ripe punches, you 90 painfully to work,
about the first OF October, picking few
good berries out OF each withered bunch
to make an inferior wine. The natural
conclusion Of most persons would be
that the grapes, having reached their
full growth, suddenly experienced the
want which the roots have failed to sup
ply. They are unable to Withstand the
great heat usual the Hrst ten days OF the
month of July, and wilt and wither be-
fore it.
The grubbing out OF some old vines
and the appearance OF the roots led tho
writer to try an experiment that proved
very satisfactory. The grape root is q
feeder and traveller. 1t thrust out it's
leading shoot often thirty feet, while its
laterals slough off till finally the root
resembles long whip lash more than
anything else.
Thus, what is extracted from the soil
goes mostly to supply it's own growth,
and the vine receives only the most d.
luted portion it Celebrates. In conse-
quence the berries, SO to speak, become
dropsical. 1t occurred to the writer that
il new roots could be started they would
produce good results. Early in Novem-
Der the ground around the collar of the
vines was removed, leaving dish of
about foot in diameter and six inches
, ,,u.p o ~ Tb;a nos e Jona :" sorao
l 300 vines, or three-fourths OF An acre.
The manure then gave out. The next
season the rot was very great, but the
vines so treated escaped 1t almost en-
tirely, making some two hundred gal
Ions OF wine, while the 5000 vines re-
yielded but fifty gallons all
told. On opening the manure it was
found to be pierced with roots foot
long. A deep furrow was then plowed
between the rows and partly filled with
and covered. These vines have
averaged their two hundred gallons for
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r. start now roo+s into o, o,hors+oa
soil would show but a transientimprove-
nent. This many have tried. But fol-
owed up by covered deposit of ma
lure the result will be more asting.
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arge apples chopped, four ounces Of
net, half a pound of currants, and fonr
unces OF sugar; put the juice of the
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ugar; mix lightly through the -four;
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