The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-12-03

was, as calculated 1T by the acre. There
are eight or nine acres, and there were
two crates of thirty pounds each shipped
and that was all to my knowledge. You
see in this grape business when it rains
porridge ourdish has been wrong side up,
but I am glad to see that others have
done SO much better. 1t is true that the
frost injured our vines last March, but as
the boy said, notice there is always
something wrong when / go fishing.
Mr.. Dubois says the Niagara is fine
grape, and will sell on that account-not
one word in favor OF it's quality. What
does that imply but that the Niagara will
always sell on account OF is fine quality
So far as the dollhouse temperature is
concerned, several years ago [ received
the reports of the weather kept at San
ford-taken morning, noon and Z p. M
and for twelve weeks the extreme range
of the thermometer, from highest to low
est, was but 100; it may be that Maine
the dollhouse and Tallahassee can beat
that record, but doubt it.
So far as Florida grape quotations are
concerned. for many years have taken
the Semi-Weekly Tribune, the Sunday
Sun and World Except the World this
summer) and have never seen grape
quotation in them south OF Georgia, and
it is useless to get up the statistics of
grape quotations for my benefit, for If [
were putting new early grape upon the
market when | shipped them | should
have confederate there and upon the
arrival of the fruit take all that came at
a big, very big, price. The merchant
would report quick sales, and at good
prices; a reporter would somehow get
wind of it and then the papers; I would
have the merchants bill of sale to show,
etc. OF course the confederate would sell
the fruit for what he could get, and he
would getas much as the merchant would
have done, and all the loss would be the
extra commission. [ do not know as
anyone else ever thought of such thing
but this is a funny world any way.
I will not notice Mr.. Dubois para
phrasing conclusion, as all can under
stand it to suit themselves; but in con-
clusion will say that I worked faith
fully for seven years before | ever saw a
ripe grape in this section OF my own or
any ones else. Since then have begun
to get fruit, some that will ripen and
some that will not; some vines that will
grow and some that will not. 1t is a fact
that am well aware of, that my failures
are attributable to my ignorance; if [
had known ten years ago what [ know
to-day should have met with full sue
cess long ago. "Have my failures dis
couraged me?" Certainly not. Myfaith
in the future is stronger than ever |
have never intended to say one word to
discourage any one in this business, but
if point out to you my failures and tell
you the cause of them, what is the use of
your going over the same ground again?
You had far Begin where I leave off.
Another thing Mr.. Dubois says FORUM
across Dr. Heath's article; that will be
as he takes it. have no doubt of Mr..
Dubois success at Tallahassee, and know
nothing about Haynes, Young & Bailey's
method of doing business, but do know
something. aboutwhat have been doing
at Geneva during the last ten years, and
[ only consider it question of time when
Florida table grapes will be to the world