Smyrna times., 1924-08-13
1lf THE GRAPE VINEYARDS
TIFII COUNTY TO Be MADE
:, WILL INCLUDE STUDY OF
lnIT lur BLACK ROT CONDITIONS

~ ~ BLACK ROT CONDITIONS
ham will Be Held in Grange
IN DOyer. Where Addresses viii
v,de by DR.. McCue and Others
\. second annual tour Of the grape
~ .r.,is in Kent county will be con-
.,,i an Friday, August 10, accord
M ~ announcements issued from the
.,of County Agent Russell E. Will
This tour is being planned by
!, Agricultural Extension Depart
~ If the University Of Delaware
T. noreratiOn with the Kent County
s,m Bureau and the newly Organiz-
I Crane Growers Association, and
n heude several Of the large COM
-,,,isl vineyards in the vicinities of
nr,r WvOming and Lebanon. The
A grape growers tour ever held in
4, county was conducted a year ago
a,month and every one who attend
agreed that it was a day we'll
I'M, Many items of interest and of
.hatonal value with reference to
we culture attracted the attention
i6e growers to such an extent that
mgous requests were received by
A County Agent to arrange for a
nlsr tour again this year. Grape
mEng in Kent county is rapidly be-
sr1g one of our leading agricultur-
Industries due to the favorable
Innate and soil conditions, and the
svTes here have the opportunity to
mtuce grapes of high quality that
Il be known commercially through
ut the United States. Upon the
smatiOn of a sound and practical
nketing association, this section of
h country with its good roads and
ngonive soils has an excellent
ance 10 become the most promising
EsEe producing area east of the
AEky Mountains. These tours to-
Eaer with the meetings that are
hid from time to time to discuss
|pobsms Of grape culture are there
iln largely instrumental in bringing
ach facts more forciably to the one
hundred growers whose combined
Vineyards aggregate over seven-hun-
aad acres of bearing vines.
schedule Of Limited Tour to Be Made
Circular letters containing the
siedule Of this tour have been mail
& to all the grape growers in this
alty and in the surrounding terri
5y, and it is expected that a large
iuber Of these men will take advan-
age Of this opportunity to inspect
aer neighbor's vineyard with a view
gathering new ideas on cultural
lan0ds and disease control. The
letary Of the tour for Friday is
follows:
\ iI5..--.Growers Nv. will meet at the farm of
: + elln where the tour will start following
s.-'peeuon Of one Of the largest vineyards
80. ,.-3..-Vineyard Of s. J. Hall where a
= ,,sas ..e, demonstration for black rot control
~, s'.lueied .s l ior several years by DR.. T. F.
- ", " me University Of Delaware COOPER
~ y, Vih the County Agent.
.-l-Vineyard Of John NJ. Roe which ;s
u lears old and was set with concrete
~ ms spring
r'.s.9-Vineyard Of J. H. Hipwell in which
: -'..inent !. "a is being conducted with the use
I, VII spray for the control of the mealy
-. .Noeono.Luneh will be served by the
In o. Capitol Grange in their Grange
~ n eOeln Governors Avenue, Dover, at
ID, b,',O nO'.inal Una price per plate. During the
c 4 T.cnort SNORT talks will be given by Dean
r-,i-.,i.. 4e0ue and DR.. T. F. Manns of the
n' n h. VI delaware and also by one or
q nm ;-9ai va growers on some phases of
N lnuustry pertaining to this locality.
r,,., Vineyard Of Jacob Kesselring vVboss
I'm 'sie austed exclusively throughout tse
n 4. Vineyard Of Dr.. Alfred Smith whore
n n ,Sa uu'i and the liquid spray have been
IA ~ control Of the black rot
n, vi..d ii,.syafd Of B. B. Chase. A section
I ,ss,, .saIu - Is being used to demonstrate
o1s...i- o,' ~ ooth vine growth and fruit set
si1n lerulizers in various conbi-
is.l,,iiE i6lviiln'yard Of N. W. Taylor where botb
tip ,orS,..d s5 snd spraying demonstrations are
n q ~ tIe1 tnis season under the direc-
a he Es,. agricultural Experiment Station
AsnI County Agent.
"D'''I y Of Black Rot to Be Discussed
d. y, .o,s'g results obtained this year on
d. ma.. r.'Ol ol black rot have proven
a,aj ,''s' = Conclusive Of any results Sc
nor.l n "a any previous year, and every
sr.1, "a the county should see this
J,,' '.iai u. vineyard and study the
lts,,sa,m s,,u methods used in this dem
pre ,,v,al svasI. plot. This work should
paoSla laAI.g5p.tlonally Il. interesting and
nst , nm. snls season because of the
saTv' '.TTalence N !, of black rot in prac-
ta :" me vineyards in this sec
MAS VOTE NYuGDYv -