Imperial Valley press., 1921-06-27
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LECTURES
FOR GRAPE:
GROWERS
Novel Program Has Been
Prepared for Travelling
Conference at Some of the
Valleys Finest Vineyards.

Great interest is being manifested
all over the valley in the first annual
grape growers conference to be con-
Quoted next Wednesday by the aeri-
cultural extension service
With the announcement last week
that the first carload Of grapes had
brought 80 cents per pound, with the
knowledge that VINEYARDS here will
produce anywhere from one to ten
tons of grapes per acre, interest in
industry has reached a point never
before evidenced in any other. With
cotton: alfalfa, and grain selling way
below the. cost of production. local
farmers are naturally intensely inter
ested in crop which can bring in such
enormous returns. 1t is in order to
acquaint persons unfamiliar with the
many difficulties and problems con-
fronting men who are making their
living from grape-grOwing that this
tour has been arranged.
The list of speakers includes such
men as Emf! Steiner, Chris Westgard,
Francis Heiny, Q. C. Webster, Mr.
L.
F. W. Waite. Horticultural commits
sioner; r. L. Nougaret, viticultural
expert of the state department of ag-
riculture and Prof. +. T. Bioletti: chief
of the division of viticulture of the
University of California.
1t is planned to visit some Of the
finest and most profitable vineyards in
the valley and have their owners tell
the conference their methods of man
agement, including such practices as
pruning, cultivating and lilrigating
Francis Heiny, pioneer grape grow
Ell of the valley, and in charge of the
former u. S. Experimental vineyard,
probably the best authority on the
adaptability Nbf the great variety of
grapes to Imperial Valley conditions.
Mr.. Heiny has tried out and expert
mented with hundreds of varieties and
will tell why only eight or nine of
these are worthy of propagating.
r. L. Mougaret, viticultural expert
of the California state department Of
agriculture, will tell of the dread dis
ease PhylloXera and the Importance Of
keeping it out
! Prof. F. T. Bioletti, chief of the de-
partment of viticulture of the Univer-
sity of California. will talk on the
various vineyard pests and methods of
controlling same, on planting and care
of young vineyards, and will conclude
the day by giving advice to present
and prospective growers.
The travelling conference will leave
the city hall at Brawley few minutes
after 8 o'clock and win go to The Emil
Steiner vineyard, within a half mile
south and west of Brawley where Mr.
Steiner will give a talk and demon
stration on the use of nico snlphgr
dust for the control of grape leaf
hopper and Prof. Bioletti will talk on
vineyard pests and control and Mr..
Westegard will deliver an informa-
tive talk on picking, packing, ship
ping and marketing of grapes.
From the Steiner vineyard the con-
ference will be made to the Francis
Heiney vineyard, arriving there short
ly after 9 o'clock, where Mr.. Heiney
will give an informative and instruc-
tive talk on the varieties Of grapes
adapted to the Imperial Valley. The
c. c. Webster vineyard will be visited
next where Mr.. Webster will talk on
''rhe Black Monukka."
The Tamarack vineyard will be
reas'.cd shortly after IL o'clock where
I Prof. Bioletti will talk on the care
and nlanting of Thompson seedless
and Malaga vineyards and Prof. Nou-
garet will talk on phylloxera and the
quarantine of nursery stock.
From the Tamarack vineyard the
members Of the party will drive into
FL Centre and take luncheon at the
San Francisco Grill, and immediately
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