Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 360 Elementarij Principles of Agriculture in the South. They are highly esteemed for their acid berries, which are gathered green and used for making jelhes or canned and used for pies and sauces as wanted. Gooseberries are very fruitful in the more northern states and Canada. 532. Grapes are usually trellised, as in- dicated in ^ 189. With the exception of the European grapes so generally grown in California, the varie- ties of grapes largely culti
Elementary principles of agriculture Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools elementaryprinci02ferg Year: 1913 360 Elementarij Principles of Agriculture in the South. They are highly esteemed for their acid berries, which are gathered green and used for making jelhes or canned and used for pies and sauces as wanted. Gooseberries are very fruitful in the more northern states and Canada. 532. Grapes are usually trellised, as in- dicated in ^ 189. With the exception of the European grapes so generally grown in California, the varie- ties of grapes largely cultivated in America have been produced from the several native species, mostly during the last half century. The Euro- pean varieties are not resistant to the phyloxera, a small in- sect that attacks the roots. 533. Grapes are easy to grow and succeed in most any climate, provided the proper attention be given to spraying to prevent damage from the several species of fungi, such as black rot (Fig. 92), downy mildew (Fig. 90), powdery mildew and anthracnose. The preventative is to spray with Bordeaux mixture, 5-5-50, at frequent intervals until near the ripening period. Fig. 227. Grape vines will boar .in abundance of fruifc but they must be sprayed to prevent black rot and other fungi. Top, from un- sprayed vines; bottom, from sprayed vines. Courtesy Mr. Will B. Munson.
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