Smyrna times., 1925-08-19
GRAPE GROWERS IN ANNUAL
TOUR OF KENT VINEYARDS
KENT COUNTY VINEYARDS ARE
IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
Expect Bumper Crop From Fine Ap-
pearance of Fruit in the Dover
and Wyoming Districts


The third annual grape tour for
Kent county, in the area of Dover and
Wyoming, where the bulk of the
grape crop is raised and harvested,
was made Wednesday, with Kent
County Farm Agent Russell E. Will
son in charge. Sixty growers partic-
ipated in the tour which included thir-
teen vineyards. A bumper crop is ex-
pected.
The tour began at $50 a. M, at the
farm of George P. Hudson, east of
Dover, where the largest and oldest
grape vineyard in the State is locat-
ed. This vineyard was set out 19
years ago, by Franklin Moore, then
former owner of the Hudson farm,
and has been added to until it is one
of the most profitable vineyards in the
State At 10 a. m, inspection of the
commercial vineyards of Edward Will
lin, William S. Short, and S. j. Hall
all in close prOXimately to each other
and not far from the Hudson farm
was made. The Short farm was re-
markable in that it has been rejuven-
ated after being practically dead fol
years.
At II a. m. the farm of John NJ
Roe, on the Bay road, was visited ant
his three-year-old vineyard inspected
showing a vineyard of ten acres SCI
with concrete posts with eXcellen
care and management. There was M
disease in this vineyard.
11.3O a. M, the vineyard of j. H
Hipwell, who has specialized will
spray and fertilization, was visited.
At noon, dinner was served by tn
women of Capital Grange, in Grang
Hall, Dover. During the noon hOu
short talks on grape fertilization an
spraying were given by Dean c. A
| McCue, DR.. T. F. Manns, of the Uni
, versity of Delaware, and DR.. c. l
Shear, of the L. S. Department o
= Agriculture, who discussed fungu
diseases of grapes.
The tour was resumed at 1.3O pm
and the farm of W. " Cosden, we,
t, of Dover, was visited, showing ais
= one Of the most profitable commerce.
4 orchards in Kent county.
:. At 2 p. M, inspection of the vine
yard of Jacob Kesserlng, near Wy
oming, where the dust spray has bee
used, showing control of the grape rC
" and other diseases, under the Univer
5. itv Of Delaware Agricultural Exper
a. ment Station.
0. At 2.3O p. m, the vinyard of Re
Alfred Smith, d. D., near Wyomin
IT was visited and inspected. Both dus
ing and spraying methods have bee
used on this vineyard during the yea
.. conducted under the supervision Of Il
o. Agricultural Experimental EXtensi'
- Department of the University of De
ed aware.
At 3 p. m., the vineyard of b.
a a Chase. i'm which fertilization eXpe
1t. ment is being conducted to determi
the proper analysis and amount
commercial fertilizer to use to
crease and maintain the maXiml
and profitable crop yields was SEE
l. This is the second year this work h
- been carried on in this particular
chard.
4 p. m, the vineyard Of Nathan
w. Taylor, near Lebanon was visit
where a fertilization experiment 81
liar to the one in the Chase viney'
is being conducted, under the direct
of the Agricultural Experiment /
tension Department. This work is
the second year and will be carried
for at least one other year, in or
to secure more uniform and satisf
tory results.