The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1881-07-16
The Cultivation of the Grape and
Strawberry.
by J. A. KILLEBREw, AM, Ph. ID.
GRAPES.

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surface, unquestionably will do we'll on the
table land. The porosity of the soil, in
many places and the absence of a heavy
clay sub-soil, secure for the roots of the
vine dry, healthy bed, and thus prevent
rot and mildcw, the great enemy Of the
grape vine in heavy clay soils. Grapes
require rich, deep, loose, porous soil.
Such places may be found at intervals on
the plateau. 1t is in vain to expect q
heavy crop Of grapes on poor soil. The
vine will be withcred and the crop from
it light. Fertilizc well with wood ashes,
we'll rotted manure, bone dust or ground
bone, or something Of the kind, or one
need not expect healthy, vigorous vines,
and good crops on poor land. Without
these, one may as we'll expect heavy
crop Of corn on poor land
If grapes are raised for market, Gin
cinnati will be the point for the early, and
the southern cities for the late. At Chat
tanooga and Knoxville, the season being
early and hot, the latest grapes are
generally ripe and exhausted by the Goth
or at least by the end Of September.
There is always demand for more after
the home supply is exhausted. This is
supplied by grapes from Lake Eric.
The season at Rugby, owing to its Gle
waited situation, is ten or fifteen days later
than in the valley south Of it. The result
will be, that late grapes at Rugby, will
just be maturing as they are disappear
ing at Chattanooga and Knoxville. Ii a
good grape can be found, which will
mature in October, and if it can be pre-
served, in a good state, until November
or December, there will always be a de-
mand for such grape in the Southern
Cities.
The following varieties arc recommend
after trial :-Early, Eumclan excellent
and certain); medium, Concord and Ives
Seeding; late, Catauba.
For wine; Concord, Norton's Virginia
and Ives Seeding.
1t may be well to add that the grapes
grown on the Cumberland Plateau, have
a thicker skin than those grown in the
Valley and will bear transportation much
better. They will also keep longer in a
sweet condition.
STRAWBERRIES.
Strawberries will mature ten days later
at Rugby than at Knoxville and Chatta-
nooga. They will no doubt mature there
o few days before they will at Gin
cinnati. If so, that will be the place for
early marketing. For the late crops the
cities south Of Rugby. The last straw
berries, if good, always sell high and
rapidly; people never grow tired of them
if good.
Splendid Strawberries can be raised at
Rugby. The sandy soil, and the climate
both suit them. They need and require
rich food, such as heavy coat of stable
manure, wood ashes, phosphates &c. the
ground cannot be made too rich for them.
The following varieties have all been
fully tested, and are recommended; early,
} Downer' Prolific, Metcalf's Early, Barnes
Mammoth, Monarch of the West the
last of huge size), Maincross, Charles
Downing, Boydon's No. 80, Asriculturist
: and Jucunda.
RASPBERRIES
These will do well on the table lands.
3 All the red varieties are natives of cold
climate. They are the most delicate i'll
taste, but require very rich and deep soil
. After the trial of many varieties, the
y writer recommends the Hudson River
Antwerp as the hardest and best variety