Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1921-07-21
A CRAPE.CROW-
ING.

Ark, and ON the trip they gave
the country an inspection. In
last weeks issue the Seymour
Citizen gave their conclusions.
which will equally apply to the
country around MountainG rove:
Going from thus section of the
country down into the territory
surrounding Springdale, Arkan
SaS, they were impressed with
the similarity of the two commu
ties; the soil being practically
the same, at least no better than
ours if AS good: and the rainfall
being about the same.
With these and other things
being about the same, yet there
is IA wonderful difference in'the
kind of farming and the prosper,
lty of the people, Springdale is
a flourishlng little city Of four
or tive thousand inhabitants &C
cordnE to Mr.. Funk'S state.
ments. The farm homes show
prosperity and the people of the
whole community are up and co,
operatively pushingtoward right
ideals in life, The difference in
this and Springdale country lies
in the fact that those people
have taken advantage of the Up
portunltleS that are afforded
here as we'll as there and we
have not. They have set out or
chards and vineyards and pros.
perlty of that community is
builded upon the fruit basis.
Twenty years ago there came
into that community "a group OF
people, dead bruke,' who put
out 300 acres of grapes. Today
these people have vineyards,
none of which would sell for less
than $4,000 and a bank account
to boot.
Last year the returns on these
vineyards ran $50 per acre
above picking and shipping eX.
penses. Even this year, when
all other fruit is killed, they will
get Il fourth of IA crop. The
same condition exists here. We
Will get some grapes when ev
erything else is gone, and we
would no doubt have gotten more
If we had taken better care of
our grapes. One man can han
die from ID to 20 re of grapes.
Fifteen acres Of grapes at $3.50
per acre means S3.120, a nice
little sum of money, probably
better than most Of us are max
ing now.
The Welch Grape Juice people
are putting in a big plant at
Springdale this year, which will
mean additional market for
grapes grown in all this Ozark
country, however, the market
for table grapes will probably
always remain the best market
of all.
The demand for grapes is al
ways greater than the supply.
Any quantity Of grapes can be
shipped by express profitably,
but there ought to be enough
grapes grown IN any community
to require carload shipments.
That means upward of Il hundred
acres. Fifty acres viii do but
the more the better.
This fall is the time to start
the grape businD IS. The plants
can be had for about ) cents per
plant, Set them this fail. 1t
takes about 100 plants to the
acre. The report brougt back
from Springdale is convincing
that grape growing here will
prove profitable and the Sey.
mOur Commercial Club has gone
On record rs fdvoring the move
to grow ii hundred or more
acres of grapes in the crmmu
hity, beginning JhlS IalI, n eV-
cry farmer around Seymour will
be urged to put out, if possible,
two or three acres of grapes.
1t is up to the people here to
make things boom as they are
around Springdale.
Now while we are talking on
this subject, why could not va
rlous clubs and city officials and
business men in general, vi this
part Of the country. down the
line east of Springfield,