The work of the vine dresser this month will be light. Summer pruning is generally finished in July, and in August, tieing up straggling branches of the vine, and keeping the weeds down, by the hoe or cultivator, is all that is necessary. By the middle of the month all apprehensions of injury from the grub are over, and the only thing to be dreaded is a hail storm. From other casualties of the climate, the crop is safe.

Note

Owing to very wet weather in May, and early June, succeeded by cold nights and foggy mornings, the mildew and rot have made sad havoc in the vineyards in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, destroying more than half the crop. The heavy rains whilst the Grape vines were in blossom, prevented the fruit from setting well, and left it in an unhealthy state, easily subject to injury from mildew, and laying the foundation for rot, in the larger berries not affected by mildew. The sulphur remedies could not be applied early enough in the season to afford a fair test of their value, but some persons who tried them late, thought them useful. It will take another year to decide this question.