The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-05-14

who spent many years OF experiment.
Ing With EybridS we now have collect
81 in our nurseries something over
sixty varieties OF grapes exclusive OF
wild or native varieties. Many Of
these are crosses OF two or more va
Tieties. and we are closely classify
ing them as to their adaptability for
different soils and sections of the
south. We find the Carman and the
Jaeger tw0 OF the best black bunch
grapes for this region having yielded
we'll and resisted disease remarkably
well especially when well cared for
The experience OF the Labrusca and
Ninifer2 varieties OF the northern
states in the extreme south shows
that they are very short lived here
surrounding quickly 10 disease especi-
ally phyllOXers.
The VinifeTa varietiesO of Europe
and California are found 10 do reason
ably we'll only when grated on
RhylloXera resistant roots.
BY far the greater portion of our
successful grapes FOR Florida are link
ed BCurquiniana and Lincecumii, the
most disease resistant varieties yet
discovered for Florida Among the
native grapes CT this state is the sweet
winter grape, which is one Of the best
OF the wild grapes for jelly purposes
and arbOr. a very strong grower and
prolific yielder of big punches but
small berries; otherwise the MuSca-
dimes are held the heavy yielders and
the best arbOr grapes Of the south,
producing very large berries, but not
close aligned in lunches. Owing to
climate conditions, we have found that
2rape@ ripen considerably earlier than
in either California or Texas. or in
any other part of the u. S.,giving
much advantage, not only IN the local
markets, but also in the northern mar
kets. Last year they sold. readily in
| the local markets Of Florida at from
25 TO 40 cents per pound. the demand
was strong and the supply quite lin
tied. They sold at So cents per pound
down to the end of the season.
Due to the fact that our grapes
ripen during the rainy season. we
fiad it necessary to pat the rows
to feet apart and the plants from
! S to twelve feet apart in the row,
using the two wired Kniffen system
for training the vines on, this giving
having experienced no bad effects
whatever from the rains. the fruit dry
ing in few minutes when spread on
the vines. We have picked grapes
from the heaviest loaded vIces within
half hour after one Of our heaviest
showers. with no i'll results.
Through many years of the expert
ence of others and about eight years
of our own personal experience in tniS
state, we are now thoroughly convinc
ed that we have several dozen well
adapted varieties Of bunch grapes for
growing in the different parts of this
Stale. long-ilved and mostly heavily
yielding and can be produced at a
minimum cost, compared with the
cost Of producing other fruits m the
state. Many OF these grapes have
teen classed by leading grape experts
of the country as ranking with the
best favored grapes known Their
ccrE ection with the wild grape &C the
sprth gives them flavor distinctly
their own About half million raw
plants are being produced at this
time in this state for newt seasons
! planting. We feel that this in Itself
lsfcLid speak volumes FOR the grape in
dusiry in this state, which IS ranking
as not only among the first Ct :he
fruit industries of this state but OF the
| first in the nation.
Turkey Eggs Scarce
That there is a shortage of turkey
eggs in the state for Matching is plain
~ demonstrated by the constant num-
Der of inquiries received by the state
home demonstration poultry specia-
list, and. county home demonstration
Eagents concerning eggs for Matching.
According to Miss Minnie Floyd, home
demonstration agent in charge of poul-
TRY work, it is impossible to secure
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