Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-07
Nebraska
GRAPES GROW WELL HERE
State Fruit Expert Thinks Nebraska
Farmers Are Neglecting an
Opportunity.
GIVES RESULT OF EXPERIENCE
From n Staff Correspondent

n COFreSponQent.l
LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 6-(Special. lin
growing the American varieties OF
grapes the Missouri liver valley region
promises to equal or surpass the older
grape section OF the east In the CONNER
cial production of the fruit. according
to state horticultural society experts. Its
seasons Of ripening vary from the very
earliest in the southern part until the
very latest in the northern part, so that
In come places throughout this great ter
ritory all the different leading CONNER
oial American sorts and their hybrids can
be successfully produced. Extending
from st. Louis on the south to the Da-
kotas on the north is an immense terri
tory that has a soil conceded by all au-
thorities TO be ideal for the production
Of high quality grapes. When same
methods of culture are used in the Mis-
souri, river territory as elsewhere as large
yields are produced vine per vine as in
the older region.
Grown for Fifty Years.
Grapes have been grown in Nebraska
for more than fifty years. Two OF the
most important vineyard centers are In
Douglas and Nemaha counties respec-
lively. Florence on the northwest is
the center OF the grape industry in Doug
las county. The growers there are or
ganized into a fruit growers association
and handled over $4,000 worth OF fruit
in 1914.
In Nemaha county the chief acreage Of
grapes is around Peru and Brownville
At the latter place the Central Fruit
Growers association has an auxiliary as
ISOLATION which handles the major part Of
all fruit grown there. Growing OF grapes
has been so profitable here that the
acreage In the last two or three years has
been more than doubled.
In this territory the Concord Is the lead
ing market and home grape. No other
variety combines vlgor, hardness, high
quality fruit and production in as large.
a degree as the Concord. For the farmer
who desires to grow a small vineyard for
his own use or for the commercial grape
grower with his large acreage, the Con-
cord comes nearer filling all requirements
of an all around grape.
other Good Varieties.
Several other varieties are growing sue
cessfully and producing commercial
crops. The leading sorts are Moore's
Early and Campbelrs Early for extra
early, worden (black). Moores Diamond
(white), Brighton (red), medium and
Niagara (white), Woodruff Red, with
the Concord (blacl). The market does
not take as kindly to a white grape as to
the black because OF the color.
Several of the white sorts Of excellent
quality have a pale greenish color when
ripe and the consumer thinks they are
unripe. A great mistake many CONNER
cial growers make is to market their
grapes too green This is point that
was brought out more forcibly this year
than in previous years
RI what of the Costf
1t costs the grower from $40 to SIS per
acre to grow, pick. pack and market his
crop Of fruit. Thus. II proper methods are
followed in grape growing. 1t is one of
our most remunerative crops. There are
thousands Of acres OF land in Nebraska
today that are in pasture OF cut over
timber land which are not bringing In
enough to pay the taxes and which could
be utilized in producing grapes Of the
finest quality.