Smyrna times., 1927-08-03
ANOTHER GRAPE GROWERS TOUR
PLANNED FOR KENT VINEYARDS
SMYRNA VINEYARDS INCLUDED
IN SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY
Practical Talks on Grape Culture Will
Be Given at the Noon Hour at
Capital Grange Hall, Dover


Capital Grange Hall, Dover
All commercial grape growers and
other farmers throughout Kent Coun-
ty and the State who are engaged in
this highly specialized fruit industry
will be interested to know that ar
rangements are being completed by
the Kent Grape Growers Association
and the Kent County Farm Bureau, in
cooperation with County Agent Rus
sell E. Wilson and Prof. T. F. Manns,
Plant Pathologist of the University of
elaware, for the fifth annual grape
growers tour which will be held next
Wednesday, August 10. This tour
will include several of the commercial
vineyards in the Smyrna, Dover, Wy
oming, and FELTON, districts, which
have been selected with a view to in
specting fertilization experiments,
spraying and dusting demonstrations
for the control of insects and fungous
/ diseases, and the different cultural
methods with reference TO soil fertil-
! ity and crop production under various
! field conditions. All grape growers
and their families, as well as those
who are indirectly interested in the
! growing of grapes, are being extend
ed cordial invitations to join this in
spection trip through the extensive
| commercial grape areas in Kent Coun-
| ty As this tour has become an an
nual affair, the growers look forward
to this event each August as an OPP
portunity to look over the district as
a whole, and to become more familiar
! with the cultural and spraying prac-
/ tees that are being followed by the
/ various commercial growers.
| Itinerary Includes Smyrna Vineyards
The itinerary of the tour is as fol
lows:
Ed Willm. George p. Hudson. S. J. Hall. and
| w. S. Short. al of which are located adjoin-
ing each other about mile northeast of Do
! yer.
$50 "A. M-Leave for Smyrna district.
/ 1000 A. M.-Vineyard of Henry Hartman
| which has never been sprayed. and is
showing evidence of black rot development.
10-15 A.. M.-Adjoining vineyard Of John
Wright. which was heavily infested with rot
three years ago. but By thorough and timely
1880 A. M.-Nineyard of r. Z. Spruance
where black rot caused complete loss to the
4 crop in 1924. but since then. this disease has
been checked by proper spraying.
11O0 A. M.-Vineyard Of George H. Carter
/ in which spraying demonstration is being
carried on this year to control black rot and
| other fungous diseases.
11.30 A. M-Leave for Dover where dinner
| will be served in the Capital Grange Hall on
/ South Governors Avenue, after which a pro
| gram consisting of short addresses by grape
! growers and representatives of the University
Of Delaware will be held in connection with
the noon hour.
1870 p M-vineyard Of A. G. Massey which
is one Of the best producing vineyards in the
| Dover area.
where the results Of heavy fertilization and
| timely spraying may be observed.
4 2.15 p. M.-Vineyard of Dr. Alfred Smith
/ where a spraying versus dusting demonstra-
| tion has been carried on for three consecutive
years for the control of black rot.
| 2.45 p. M.-Vneyard of John S. Davis near
I, FELTON,. This is a young vineyard which is
being well sprayed. and has good crop this
$50 p M-vineyard of B. B. Chase in
| which a fertilization experiment has been con-
! Quoted since 1924. The adjoining vineyard Of
Denney Pleasanton will also be included in
$50 p. M.-vineyard of N W. Taylor,
where similar fertilization experiment is be
4.15 p. M-Vineyard of J.H. Hipwell which
has received heavy fertilization and thorough
| spraying each season.
has been well sprayed and cultivated with the
result that good yields have been obtained each
445 P. M.-Vineyard Of John NJ. Roe in
| which cement posts are being used. and where
| the results of careful management may be
noted.
Opportunity to See Latest Methods
AS there are several vineyards to
visit on this tour, it will be very nee
essary that the crowd moves along as
near the scheduled time as possible.
The list of vineyards was arranged
with view to giving the growers an
opportunity to see as many represen-
tative vineyards as time will permit
during the day, and it was not the in
tention of those who planned this tour
that very much time would be devoted
to any particular vineyard except in
those where some special demonstra-
tions or experiments in spraying and
fertilization are being conducted. The
program during the noon hour this
year will consist of short addresses
by B. B. Chase, President of the Kent
Grape Growers Association; Director
| C. A. McCue, DR.. Thomas F. Manns,
and DIR. H. L. Dozier of the Univers-
itv of Delaware. Mr.. Chase will
speak concerning the necessity of the
grape growers joining the Association
and the value of selling the crop on a
cooperative basis to extend the mar
kets. Director McCue will discuss the
yineyard fertilization problem as it
pertains to this section. The results
of the spraying and dusting demon
strations which have been conducted
in Kent County for the past few years
will be presented by DR.. Manns, and
the control of insects which attack
the grape crops in this. area will be
discussed by DIR. H. L. Dozier