. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN No. 861 A $h „ ,„ „„.„„.. _, M_ •$ jfW^^TU Contribution from the Bureau of Markets GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Chief. s\fy'^ifu Washington, D. C. September 13, 1920 MARKETING EASTERN GRAPES. By Dudley Alleman, Assistant in Market Surveys. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 The rise and fall of commercial pro- duction ; 2 Changes in market outlets 3 Present commercial outlets 4 Commercial varieties 5 Methods of preparation for market- 9 Tage. Description of leading producing sections 26 Market preference 50 Distribution
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN No. 861 A $h „ ,„ „„.„„.. _, M_ •$ jfW^^TU Contribution from the Bureau of Markets GEORGE LIVINGSTON, Chief. s\fy'^ifu Washington, D. C. September 13, 1920 MARKETING EASTERN GRAPES. By Dudley Alleman, Assistant in Market Surveys. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 1 The rise and fall of commercial pro- duction ; 2 Changes in market outlets 3 Present commercial outlets 4 Commercial varieties 5 Methods of preparation for market- 9 Tage. Description of leading producing sections 26 Market preference 50 Distribution ; " 53 Conclusion ; [ 54 Appendix : Destinations of grapes 55 INTRODUCTION. There are three main types of grapes produced in the United States, the European or vinifera type, grown extensively in Cali- fornia, among the principal representatives of which are the Tokay, Malaga, and Emperor; the labrusca type, grown in practically all sections of the country, represented by the Concord, the Niagara, and the Catawba; and the Muscadine grapes, grown in the South Atlantic and Gulf States, of which the oldest and best known variety is the Scuppernong. This bulletin deals with the marketing of labrusca grapes, known commercially as Eastern grapes; the Euro- pean or Western grape and the Muscadines present very different problems of production and use. HISTORY OF VARIETAL DEVELOPMENT. When the first colonists reached eastern America they found the native grapes growing luxuriantly. As early as 1616 Lord Dela- ware wrote to England, " In every boske and hedge we have thou- sands of goodly vines running along and cleaving to every ; These flourishing native species of grapes encouraged the importa- tion of the best English and French varieties, which were planted in great number from New England to Florida. All of these vines sickened and died, but apparently only those planters immediately 178922°—20 1 1. Please note that these images are extracted
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