The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-18

eases, such as black rot and mildew,
which damage both foliage and fruit,
and which if left unchecked ulti-
mately cause the death of the vine
The discovery that by grating on
phylloxera- resistant American stocks
the ravages Of that insect can be pre-
vented, has removed one element Of
doubt from the problem. Whether
by thorough and systematic spray
ing with fungicides the troublesome
diseases may be kept in control at a
cost sufficiently low to warrant the
effort, is now the subject Of a CO
operative test in the vineyard of DR..
B. Won Herff, near Southern Pines,
under the direction of the Division
of Pomology. At the same time all
varieties likely to be found valuable,
either bescadse of the superior quail
ity of their fruit or their resistance
to disease, are being introduced for
testing. About $50 such varieties
are now under test and more have
been ordered for planting the com.
ing season. About forty varieties
grated on Niagara stocks are in
fruit this year and but for the intense
heat and drouth which prevailed at
the most critical period of the season
it is believed that the possibility of
production Of choice fruit Of several
sorts would have been demonstrated
this season. s'5iiio o-o
tits mot considered probable that
these varieties, if successful, viii
supplant the standard native sorts
like Delaware and Niagara now SO
largely grown in North Carolina,
but rather that they will satisfy a
demand for fruit of superior. quality
in the large city markets at higher
prices and IN this way make greater
diversifcation Of fruit crops possible.
The climatic. conditions existing in
the sand hill region Of North Caro-
lima and South Carolina are believed
to be more favorable to these grapes
than most other sections and it is for
this reason that the experiment. was
located in the former State. a
similar test is being made in Florida,
ana a few Small paintings in other
States.7 ,':Ep'z on ---@ ,'je
HOME MARKET FOR FARM PRoDU6Ts.
)The' Southern States are turning
their attention to manufacturing:
Raw materials of many kinds are SO
abundant that it must be profitable
to 6manufacttre them where they are
found! The field, the forest, and the
mine furnish such material in very
great abundance. A large per cent.
Of Southern workers will in future
devote their lives to manufacturing.
There will be a home demand created
for food for those who work in the
factories and shops: The farmer
will find home market, which is the
best of all markets; grains, meats,
dairy products, fruits, ETC., will be
produced much more proftably in
the South in the future, than in the
past. The grass plant will be found
the readi6st and most valuable. agent
for maintaining the fertility of the
soil, and the cheapest basis of al
farm products. Recognizing this,
the Depar tment, of Agriculture is
giving special attention and study te
the introduction of suitable grasses
from all parts of the Old World into
the several States of the Union. The
last session, of Congress increased
very, considerably our appropriation
for the study Of grasses, enabling Us
to. enter, into cooperation with the
experiment stations of the States
and with individual farmers of an
inquiripgr turn of mind. The vast
cattle, ranges of the West have been
overstocked, The grasses have beer
destroyed, and many States west ep1
I
the Mississippi river maintain less
than fifty per cent. of the cattle here
tofore found there. There is. not VI
to this time, any Indication, of 9
chance in the processes that are de
.stroying the grasses of the ranges
This,is one of 5thereasons why meats
are higher and will continne higher
Beef and, mutton can be produced on
the farms east of the Missouri river,
and will be so produced. a
i All the States east and south Of
the Allegheny Mountains viii find q
! gradual lessening of the severe com
petition, that has heretofore existed
I.bo+ween theiI. Droducts and those Oh