Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
KENT GRAPE V|HYARD|STS To
INCLUDE SMYRNA IN TOUR
ANNUAL AFFAIR TO BE AD-
BY ABLE SPEAKERS
Vineyards of Ralph E. Spruance
and George Carter, Smyrna, to
Be Visited-Others at Dover

and George Carter, Smyrna, to
Be Visited-Others at Dover
The plans and program for the
eighth annual grape tour, which
will be held on Thursday, August
21, through the commercial vine
yard districts of Smyrna, Dover
and Wyoming, have been complet-
ed by committee of grape grow
ers working in cooperation with
County Agent Russell e. Wilson,
the Kent County Farm Bureau and
the Grange, under whose auspices
these tours have been planned and
conducted during the past seven
years. The vineyards around
Smyrna to be visited this year are
those of George Carter and Ralph
E. Spruance. AS there always has
been much interest shown in these
annual grape tours by the grow
ers in Kent county and in the sur
rounding territory, it is expected
that a large number of growers
from all sections of the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula and nearby states
will be present again this year on
this annual inspection tour of
some of the vineyards in the neart
of the commercial grape producing
districts in this part of the coun-
try. The itinerary of the tour
this year is as follows: 9 a. NJ
Growers will assemble at the vne-
yard of G. A. Cchmid, miles
north of Dover on the DUPONT
highway, which will be the start
ing point of the tour. 10 a. NJ
Vineyard of Ralph f. Spruance
near Smyrna. 10.45 a. m.-Vine-
yard of George Carter southwest
of Smyrna. The genial hospital
ity of Mr.. and Mrs. Carter will be
enjoyed again this year as on pre-
vious grape tours, for at this farm
the visitors will be served with
light refreshments consisting of
fruit punch and cakes which are
much appreciated during such a
trip on a warm day. 10 noon.--
Lunch will be served on the lawn
of Ed Willim near Dover by the
ladies of Capital Grange at a nom-
inal cost per plate. During the
noon hour an inspection trip will
be taken through Mr.. Willim's
vineyard and also those of w. S.
Short, S. ]. Hall and George F.
Hudson, all of which are located
near Dover within short dis
tance of each other.
DIR. Stearns and Others to Speak
Following the lunch hour short
talks will be made by DR.. L. A.
Stearns, Entomologist; DR.. T. F.
Manns, Plant Pathologist and Soil
Bacteriologist; and Director c. A.
McCue of the Delaware Expert
ment Station, on various phases
of grape culture in this section of
the United States. 1.3O p. NJ
Vineyard of John M. Roe, 1 mile
east of Dover on the Bay road
2 p. Vineyard of N. w. Taylor
near Lebanon where a fertilization
experiment has been conducted
since 1924 to determine the proper
kinds and amounts of commercial
fertilizers that should be used to
obtain the most profitable yields.
Vineyard of BIB. Chase near
Camden. A fertilization expert
ment similar to the one in the
Taylor vineyard has also been con-
Quoted here for the past six years
by the Agricultural Experiment
Station and the County Agent.
Spraying Demonstrations Studied
$50 p. Vineyard of E. C.
Pleasanton near Rising Sun where
a spraying demonstration is being
carried on this year for berry moth
control under the direction of DR..
Stearns and l.. L. Williams, AS
sistant Entomologist, in charge of
the insectary at Camden, Della
ware. Another spraying project
with regard to the control of the
grape berry moth is also being
conducted in Mr.. Willim's vineyard
this season. 400 p. m.-Vineyard
of Denny Pleasanton, miles south
west of Dover. Demonstrations
on the use of additional amounts
of muriate of potash hive been
conducted in this vineyard for the
past two years by County Agent
Wilson, and some very interesting
results have been obtained from
this treatment. Similar demon
strations are being carried on this
year in the vineyards of Ed Todd /
near Viola, and I. R. Jackson near
For additional infor-
nation in regard to this tour those
who are interested are requested |
to get in touch with the county ex-
tension Office in Dover.
j. III. Beckett Buys Tucker Home
John H. Beckett, who came to /
c.Ynurpo from Clopo1dan Do rae-