The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-04

definite Before the grapes are laid in the boxes
as above stated are lined with tissue paper. One
sheet is cut in half and laid in at the ends; two
whole sheets are thus laid in at the sides and
when the grapes have been put inside the box the
outer ends of the tissue paper are folded across
the top, when all is ready for the the Each
box has wire handles and is artisticaly labelled
white Niagara Grapes" by whom and where
raised; each crate transit costing about 81 10.
according to the rate given above, but will prob
ably net the shipper $15, more or less.
An empty crate and boxes will cost about 35
cents. They made to order in a Southern
city, and will be supplied by the firm to growers
of the White Niagara grape simply at cost.
1t may be well to add here, though trile out
of place. that the vines having been pruned in the
thorough manner previously described, the debris
is gathered and carried to the packing house,
where, an operator sitting by q barrel, shears
in hand it is converted into cuttings" with
three or four buds or "eyes," and each cutting
being from four to six inches long, when they are
ready for the purchaser. Such, therefore, is the
method of operations at the Niagara Villa Vine
yards near Orlando, and the writer Graves the
indulgence of the reader in making in addition to
article already too long a few remarks as to
this industry and
IT'S FUTURE.
The grape industry of Florida is yet in it's in
fancy. 1t cannot be over-doue, while nne-tenths
of our grapes for the Northern market are i'm :
ported from Europe, and which are in no respect
superior to own. California, however, is
making serious inroads upon this foreign trade
q task in which it is our bounden duty to assist
The grape business, be it said though there be
hands of the mere tyro; it requires the experience
and practice which usually only be acquired
by working for period along with experts. AL
though man occasionally who is full of tact and
native resources will "catch on to the thing
without other instruction than such as he finds
in these columns-a man who can successfully put
In practice what he CLEANS from the printed page.
The mOdus Operandi looks easy enough but there
is a deftness-a sleight of hand-in it, not SO
readily attained. Still it pays well to learn the
art, though it may not be picked up in day
nor in m any of them.
Returning from this depression it may be said
that grape growing is destined to become one of
the greatest vOcations of South Florida. Ten
years hence it will rum feel safe in predicting
a close race with the orange production and in
twenty years will leave it far behind that folks
will wonder that none had ever before opened the
way until this now popular firm had shown the
world what could really be done in the line of
their business and below the parallel of 25o 3O'
north latitude.
While the leading and best kind to cultivate
may be considered the White Niagara, the White
Diamond, the Delaware, or any other variety to
which the reader may have pinned his faith, there
should be in addition to some one leading variety
planted large diversity of which should be tried
by way OF experiment in order to ascertain to
which the soil and climate is best adapted in par
tcular localities; and the of success will
be according to the skill and tact displayed,
though both must be reinforced by close and per-
severing effort well as providing the necessary
soil conditions to make achievement is possible.