The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-22

ESsA, >~SSS2sSf3 of his grape crop
Ess92SlssS ssASsSsS y kind of rot which
w. +. MnsseS seemed to be
Spreading generally through his small
vineyard. Beginning as small brown
spot, which rapidly increases until the
whole grape is brown OF black, then
lap over at the top This : always
effective in protecting the fruit. But
dries up ana drops OF Will YOU he
kind enough to suggest remedy
Would tho BordeaUN mixture be OF
service in this particular stage 81 pre-
sumo that TINS treatment should have
been given in he spring rs proven
tive measured Permit me 10 express
my appreciation of the valuable in
formation conveyed by YOU in the
Farmers Department OF The Times
Dispatcr. ! never expect to lose In
tcrest in things agricultural, ande
READ your letters with proht'
Application of the Bordeaux mixture
now may 90 some lit,le good in check
ing the prosross OF the rot but when
the black rot has advanced so far,
there is not much hope OF its doing
great deal The first signs Of the ap-
pearance OF the black rot are the COM
ing OF small brown spots on the
leaves. These make spores that arc
transferred 20 the fruit. The best way
Ia use the Bordeaux mixture as pre-
vent!ve is 10 spray the vines in the
early spring. before tho buds swell.
spraying vines and TROLLS thoroughly
and cleaning UP and burning all prun-
ings and leaves from the ground
Then after the bloom Is past repeat
the spraying every ton days till
fruit IS nearly full size.
Another way 10 protect the fruit is
to slip srocers paper bags over each
cluster o. grapes as soon rs the fruit
is set. and fasten them by pinnins a
it is better TO include the spraying.
Another thing have found in grape
culture This IS tina; vines trained on
horizontal arbor after the manner
used with the scuppernong arc seldom
troubled with rot Any shelter over
head has the Same eject At the
North Carolina experiment station
years ago. ! had long tellis OF
grapes running north and south. Half
OF this trellis l boarded up on the west
SIDE and placed n board coping on top
the posts protecting two feet east
ward This half Of the TROLLS was not
sprayed while the other half was rcgu-
larly sprayed with Bordeaux mixture.
There was really less rot on the shell
tered half than on tho sprayed half.
had IN my garden grape arbor
over walk To test the difference in
overhead shelter, evan by the foliage
Of TIE vines, did not spray this arbor.
Thc vines We're regularly pruncd and
trained on the sides o. tho arbor as
we'll as overhead. On the vertical
sides tho grapes rottod but none OF
those overhead were damaged at all
The grapes hung under the shelter OF
TN. foliage. and IL seemed that tho
shelter had a great deal to DO with
The prevention Of infection
Then later when / undertook ex-
+ tonsivc experiments with cranes ut
the new experimental grounds nj
Southern Pines, y c., planted the
vines in rows ten feet apart ANA eight
2 feet in The rows Stout posts were
used for the trellis about six feet
above the ground. Across tho top of
each post a piece or 9xi scantling two
and q half feet long was firmly holtcd
This projected equally on both sides
OF the row. Wire was stretched along
the tops Of the posts and two Other
wires along the projecting ends Of
the cross pieces rhc vines were
trained up on temporary stakes with
single stem TO the central wire and
arms We're taken each way on this
wire. The fruitine shoots then hung
out over tho outside wires and the
grapes hung underneath 40 spray
ing was done purposcly. rs my object
was to test tn. value OF the horizontal
training This vineyard ncvcr TO my
knowledge had rotten grape. but did
have clusters 81 uncommon size and
beauty. IN fac-L rho ,Niagaras grew
So large that We -o-,itr- not pack them
IN the small baskets ana had to use
Tho larger size for them / have now
here = lot Of grapes that nave been
sprayed, but as thoy are now getting
large shall the coming fall build an
aroor for them and again try the ef-
fect OF overhead protection
am very alad To know that my
columns in Tho Times Dispatch are