Growing Grapes and Small Fruits for Profit

By J. Harold Clark

This antiquarian book contains a concise and detailed guide to growing grapes and small fruits for profit, with information on common problems, fertilisation, planting methods, and much more. Written in plain language and including a wealth of useful illustrations, this text is perfect for the novice grower, and would make for a great addition to collections of plant growing literature. Although old, the information contained within this guide is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to the modern reader. The chapters of this book include: 'Methods of Propagating Grapes', 'The Planting', 'Methods of Cultivation', 'Fertilizing Grapes', 'Training Canes', 'Methods of Planting', 'Selecting Varieties of Grapes', etcetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned introduction on fruit growing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Jan 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781447484516

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GRAPES AND SMALL FRUITS

J. HAROLD CLARK

Indiana-born, reared on a farm, and trained at Purdue University, Professor J. Harold Clark is this year rounding out two decades of Rutgers research, teaching, and extension work in the field of small fruits. Before coming to Rutgers, where he is professor of pomology and associate pomologist for the State Experiment Station, the author of this chapter divided his time between teaching and research in horticulture at the University of Delaware. In New Jersey, he initiated and has since carried on breeding experiments designed to develop improved varieties of small fruits. One result of this work has been the Pathfinder strawberry which, among its other advantages, is resistant to the red stele disease that has threatened to wipe out the strawberry-growing industry in some areas. Four new and improved strawberry varieties named in 1943 are the Julymorn, Sparkle, Redwing, and Crimson Glow. Variety tests of small fruits and nutritional studies of small fruits are among other investigations that have claimed Professor Clark’s attention. In addition to his popular articles appearing in the farm press, Professor Clark has had results of much research published in the Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science.

IN nearly all sections of the country, at least some varieties of grapes or of the various small fruits may be grown successfully in the home garden, yielding a product that is both healthful and appetizing. In many areas, some of these crops may be grown profitably on a limited commercial scale for local markets, usually as a side line in connection with some other crop or business. In limited areas in a number of states, there are peculiar combinations of climate, soil, labor supply, and marketing facilities which make possible large-scale commercial production. The brief suggestions here given are aimed particularly at