Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-18
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- Fruit pr...es,.

he june United States agricultural "a
port 3 out. Prospects for the annie cro,, y. y
New England and the Middle statas az, ~
eellent They are fair evervwhera ~.
except In she northwest. There ,hs Use se,
were winter killed, and fruit growers -
trying to get Russian apples to set ont
that they win bear the cold. OF raaa, -
the report makes remark or two fhat .
worth noting 1t says: .
The past winter has fully d.,no,s.,..,
the uRfitness Of the more northsrn la,;,,,'i1.
for peach growing. From the upnsr On
valley and the lake states there COMES ~
one report; it tells of trees all dead whnla
orchards, even In the most sheltered s,,sss
tions, having succumbed to the savas..
freezings. In Now England there was n'ncS
winter killing, and the few Surviving tr,a,
that bloomed were stripped Of their blossons
by the late frosts of spring. New York ana
Pennsylvania shared in a like experience
In Maryiand, Delaware and New Jersay
where the peaches Of commerce are grown
the bloom was good, and indications pon,
to O crop Slightly above the average m
cold, backward spring, with late frosts has
injured the otherwise favorable prospects N
Virginia and North Carolina
Georgia and all ths Gulf states report ron.
dition unusually high In tn, former stata
many correspondents claim that the outlook
Is for tho largess crop ever known. Ten.
nessee and Kentucky likewise report very
favorable conditions, while in the west ami
northwest the almost universal expression
Is, mo bloom and stree dead
Wine Planting.
For merely home use grapes may be
planted almost anywhere and they viii 40
moderately we'll For q larger scale. how.
ever, care must be taken in the selection of
soil and location. Husmann says that vines
do best upon high table land and hillsides
whore they are fully exposed to the winds
This was certainly the experience In south
ern Ohio, along the river hills, before the
Catawba grape ran itself out The soil
should be one that Is naturally drained.
Tho vine does not like to have wet feet
says the writer above quoted Hoavy, wet
clay soil is not good, though II can easily Be
improved by blowing into 1t sand and q
little lime now and then.
The farmer must next know the varieties
Of grape that are suited to his locality.
1t is best to obtain the plants ready
grated or layered. It Is more difficult
to bud or graft grape than an apple. New
varieties are obtained from seedlings. Many
OF the best are mere accidental growths,
which have been discovered and cultivated
and brought to perfection
The Norton's Virginia and Cynthiana are
excellent red wine grapes, which win grow
in any locality. The Norton's Virginia
makes, it is said the best medicinal wine In
the country. 1t has small black berry
The Delaware, Martha and Concord are val
liable market aud table grapes The Martha
viii grow any where from Maine to Louisiana
The Concord and Delaware thrive every
where but in the farthest south The Della.
ware is a valuable white wine grape. The
Concord Is a variety about which there Is
bitter dispute. Some growers maintain with
enthusiasm that 1t Is the best grape cult.
waited, while others vow they would not give
it vineyard room.
But there is no doubt about the