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$60. Dnriug the first season potatoes may be planted between the rov.s and 

 between the bushes without materially injuring the growth of the bushes or 

 the yield of the potatoes. During the second year beans may be planted between 

 the rows, which, with what fruit is obtained, should pay the original §G0. And 

 the third year they should produce one pound and a half to the bush, which, at 

 six cents per pound, would amount to $108. After the bush has attained its 

 growth with good culture a fair average yield would be about thi'ee pounds to 

 the bush, wliich, at six cents per pound, would amount to §216. The expenses 

 for labor and manure annually would not vary materially from that required 

 on ball an acre of potatoes after they were planted. 



GRAPE GROWERS' MAXIMS. 



The Vine Dresser gives the following maxims for vineyardists: 



First — Prepare the ground in fall; plant in spring; 



Sec07id — Give the vine plenty of manure, old and well decomposed ; for fresh 

 manure excites growth, but does not mature it; 



Tliird — Luxuriant growth does not always insure fruit; 



Fourth — Dig deep, but plant shallow; 



Fijlh — Young vines produce beautiful fruit, but old vines produce therichest; 



Sixth — Prune in autumn in order to insure growth, but in spring to promote 

 fruitfulness; 



Seventh — Plant your vines before you put trellises; 



Eighth — Vines, like old soldiers, should have good arms; 



Ninth — Prune spurs to one developed bud, for the nearer the old wood the 

 higher flavored the fruit; 



Tenth — Those who prune long must soon climb; 



Eleventh — Vine leaves love the sun, the fruit the shade ; 



Twelfth — Every leaf has a bud at the base, and either a bunch of fruit or a 

 tendril opposite it; 



Thirteenth — A tendril is an abortive fruit bunch — a bunch of fruit a pro- 

 ductive tendril; 



Fourteenth — A bunch of grapes without a healthy leaf opposite is like a ship 

 at sea without a rudder — it can't come to port; 



Fifteen — Laterals are like politicians — if not checked they are the worst of 

 thicTes. 



MANAGEMENT OF GRAPES. 



J. N. otearns, of Kalamazoo, gives us his method of managing grapes : 

 I plant my vines eiglit feel each way, which is plenty far enough for my 

 mode of jiruning. I prefer to plant in the fall if convenient, and just before 

 winter sets in put a forkful of coarse manure over the vine. If the manure is 

 not at hand, a shovelful of soil will do. The first year I allow the vine to grow 

 at will, giving it good cultivation. In the fall prune it back close, but be sure 

 and leave enough to get two good buds, allowing them to grow the next spring, 

 and rub off all others as they start. Tie the two to a stake as they grow, and 

 as before, keep well cultivated; in fact, a vineyard should always receive as 

 good cultivation as a field of corn would, to obtain the best results. 



