Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-02-20
Grating the Grape.

lne grating OF new anu AAAPA
varieties Of grapes upon old th:ifty
stocks is work that Is pleas
ant and satisfactory in results
writes S. W. Chambers In Amer
lean Cultivator. 1t Is gooa
plan to have a number of old stocks al
ways on hand for the testing of new
varieties that are advertised as Deing
worthy of general attention. One can
get quick results from this method, and
soon decide whether he wants to pay
any further attention to the new KINGS.
II the scions of the new varieties are
in good condition fruits can be had IN
one season when grated on vigorous
stocks One can judge pretty we'll from
this first seasons growth whether the
grapes are desirable. but by the second
season full crop will be produced, ana
there will be no longer room for any
doubt.
Grating grapes is valuable in doing
away with the old, worthless KINDS.
The destruction of vineyards at one
time because the art of grating was not
understood would be crime in these
days. No matter how worthless the
stocks may be in the quality OF fruits
they produce they are invaluable to the
vineyardist who understands his work.
He can graft new varieties on them and
in two seasons reap fine crop OF deli
cious fruit. 1t Is even proposed to graft
the improved varieties upon the wild
grape vines that flourish In our
swamps. Something like this was
done recently on Long Island. A small
swamp was SO overgrOwn with wild
grape vines that the trees and bushes
were nearly crowded out OF exist
ence. An enterprising vineyardist
bought the swamp, cleared out a good
deal of the brush, fenced it in, and then
proceeded to graft new varieties of
grapes on the old vines. In few
years he was reaping the benefits Of his
genius in large crops of salable grapes.
Many of our modern varieties of
grapes will not grow rapidly from cut
tings, and it is like waiting for eter-
nifty to come to watch for them to pro-
duce paying crop. The easiest way
to do is to graft them upon robust stock
and they will invariably produce large
crops In short time. The vigor Of the
stock will force them into rapid growth
that they never show when planted as
cuttings.
Moreover, grated grapes invariably
increase their fruitfulness, especially
II good stock is selected. and the work
Of grating is properly done. 1t is this
last advantage that makes many vine
yardists adopt this method of propaga-
ton with all of their grapes. The stocks
II properly handled and pruned can be
made to increase in size and vigor with
out losing their vigor and vitality. The
stocks will soon show signs of decay,
and 1t will become necessary to start
new plants from their roots or cuttings.
A great deal of ignorance in handling
grape stocks is displayed, even by those
who pretend to be practical vineyard
lists.
Many Of our grape vine diseases are
completely eradicated from field by
cutting back the stocks somewhat and
then grating new varieties on them
that appear to be proof against
the attacks of the disease. BY
this method the California vine
yardists have succeeded in stamp
ing out the phylloxera. A resist
ant vine can be turned into a nom
resistant vine. or vice versa, according
to the method of grating the scion. In
this way grating is the growers surest
weapon.
First Seed Distribution nres.