Smyrna times., 1931-08-19
KENT GRAPE GROWERS TOUR
Profitable Results Obtained at 9th
Annual Event Held About Dover
and Wyoming on Monday

Between thirty and forty grape
growers from different sections of
the state were in attendance on the
ninth annual tour which was con-
Quoted through the commercial
grape districts of Dover and Wy
oming on Monday under the aus
pices of a committee including Ed
Willim, B. B. Chase, N. w. Taylor,
w. S. Short, John M. Roe and
Denny Pleasanton who planned
this tour in cooperation with Kent
county agent Russell E. Wilson.
The tour started at o'clock in the
morning at the vineyard of B. B.
Chase, where a fertilization exper-
iment has been conducted for the
past seven years to determine the
kinds and amounts of fertilizers to
use for obtaining the most profit
able yields of grapes and for main
tanning the proper vine growth.
After inspecting these plots, the
growers visited the vineyard of II.
G. Richardson near Magnolia, and
from there the tour was directed
to the vineyard of E. G. Pleasan-
ton where the results of expert
ments in grape berry-moth control
were explained by L. L. Williams,
assistant entomologist of the Della
ware experiment station, who has
charge of the Insectary at Camden,
which was the next place visited
for the purpose of seeing the life
history studies that are being con-
Quoted with the various vineyard
and orchard insects. Following the
visit to the Insectary, the next
stop was made at the vineyard of
Denny Pleasanton where the spray
program and control results with
reference to grape leaf-hoppers
were discussed by w. r. Haden,
assistant entomologist, who is in
charge of the Insectary which IS
located near Bridgeville. At l
o'clock the growers assembled IN
the Capital Grange Hall in Dover
where an excellent dinner was
served by the ladies of that grange
and during the noon hour short ad-
dresses were delivered by repre-
sentatives of the Delaware expert
ment station on the various phases
of grape culture in this section.
The life history and control meas
ures regarding the berry-moth and
leaf-hoppers were discussed by DR..
l.. A. Stearns, entomologist; ana
the disease problems with special
reference to black rot were pre-
sented by DIR. t. F. Manns, plant
pathologist and soil bacteriologist;
while the question Of fertilization
and the results of the experimental
work in the Chase and Taylor
vineyards were presented by Direc-
tor c. A. McCue. The itinerary o.
the tour for the afternoon include 4
the vineyards of Ed. Willim, W. 5.
Short, S. j. Hall and George p.
Hudson, all of which are located
within short distance of each
other northeast of Dover, and at
these vineyards the visiting grow
.ers were given the opportunity to
inspect a hundred acres of bearing
vines and to study the various in
sect and disease control results fol-
lowing the different spray pro-
grams during the past season. The
tour this year was of exceptional
interest to the grape growers in
view of the fact that many vine
yards have become infected with
the black rot this summer as the
result of favorable weather condi-
tions for the development of fung-
Gus diseases, and the subject of in
sect control with special reference
to berry-moth and leaf-hoppers
likewise attracted the attention of
the growers.
HARVESTING PEACH CROP