Evening journal., 1888-06-28
THE GEAPE BLIGHT.
The SmyFDA Times reports Damage
TO fha vineyards.

The SmyrDs Times reports Damage
TO fhs vineyards.
'sThs grape crop that started out so
promising, and psssed through the contest
with tho rose bug successfully in the main,
by the owners keeping up diligent fight,
has in the past tarse days been struck by q
blight or rot that promises for market pur-
pose, the destruction Of the crop Last
year this nav element OF destruction
which came on at the time Of the harden.
ing Of the ssei she latter part Ct July, wes
attributed entirely 70 the excessively wet,
stormy weather. This year the rot strikes
them when they are just clevarly out of the
blossom state and the weather dry, but
very hot for june. And ia the absence Of
any other known cause, the heated term
which has now prevailed for a week ia
charged with II.
sit is, in the present aspect, q new, per-
picking, and diecoursging thing 20 our
vinyardists. There was no appearance be-
fore Saturday or Sunday and by yesterday
more than half of the grapes on the
punches were shrinking and blackening
II the others do not go, the grapes will be
too struggling on the buaches to be sal
able.
'There is a possible hope in a remedy
that was tried for ths purpose OF circum-
venting the rosebug, viz: begging them.
This was plainly shown in several
specimens cut from the vines and
brought to town yesterday by Henry s.
Anthony. A good many thousands Of
MANILA paper bags were got by E. W.
Lapham and James w. aud II. s. Anthony
TO tie around their grapes to protect them.
But the proper time to do this was ques-
tion, that Is. whether before er after
blossoming, some being Of the opinion that
il the buneh was tied up il bag before il
blossomed, It would aot fruotify. However,
10 test the matter, theGoova named gentle
men tried some ia all che stages, before
she blossoms bad opened, while in the bios
som stats and after the berry had formed.
Several sections OF vines which Mr..
Anthony had yesterday, showed very
plainly which was the best method. The
punches that were beggsd before the open.
ing Of the blossoms and which had re-
manned entirely protected, were not only
free from blight, but were strange to say,
as large again as those on the same twie
left to develop in the natural way. Thoss
that were bagRed while in blossom, OF
where the bag had become torn were psr.
italy affected, while those that bad only
been bagged week OF 10 days showed but
little superiority to those exposed to the
sun and air.
.Mr. Anthony. aboys referred TO, hal
aems 1900 that we're bsKgsd before OF
while In the blossom state. and with whai
has been put on since. about q, 900. The
ethers perhaps as many. put on moatly al
ia now shown, too late. Mr.. Anthony says
chat in putting on the bags, making the
attachment with a pin, he could put on OF
In an hour,
1--WE hear that the vineyards Of Walter I
Massey, Levi s. Anthony, J. d. Scout
Robsrt Dsnney, Capt A. Scout, Wm. Polk
Cummins, and If these perhaps those OF
all the growers, are similarly affected
Mr.. Cummings we hear had some 40 Ool
bumches on his vines baggsd, but il true al
we hear shat they are badly biighted, it hal
been doubtless done since the blossominl
period. The grape has been developing in
to one of our large fruit crops. standing
with many next to the peach, and this new
experience will have depressing effect OF
fts cultivation