66 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



12. "What is the product of an acre of Btrawberries, at full bearing, of 

 the most prolific sorts ? What the value of the same? 



13. What additional facts can you give in regard to the cultivation, 

 and the best method of transportation, of this fruit to market ? 



RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES 



1. If the raspberry and blackberry are cultivated extensively in your 

 section, please designate the best varieties, with the character of the 

 soil, the system of cultivation, and the product per acre. 



CURRANTS. 



1. Designate the best varieties of currants ? 



2. "What soil and aspect do you consider best for the currant ? 



3. What distance do you plant your bushes asunder, and how many 

 plants per acre ? 



4. What is the average quantity of fruit per acre, at the age of five 

 years ? 



;">. Wliat are the net profits of an acre, as above ? 

 G. What amount of currant wine can be produced from an acre, as 

 above ? 



7. What is the cost of making said wine per gallon, including sugar, 

 and what is your method of manufacturing it ? 



8. Have you grown currant bushes in your orchards ? if so, what are 

 the advantages or disadvantages of such culture ? 



GRAPE CULTURE. 



1 . Please state what varieties you cultivate, and at what season they 

 ripen. 



2. What is the nature of the soil and subsoil ; is it wet or dry ? 



3. What is the climate of your locality ; heat, length of season, early 

 and late frosts, exposure to winds ? 



4. What is your mode of cultivation ? what depth of soil, kind of 

 manure and quantity per acre ? Do you train on poles or trellis ? At 

 what distance do you plant your vines ? 



5. What is the yield per vine, per rod, or per acre ? 



0. What diseases affect your vines, if any, and what remedies do you 

 apply ? 



7. What kind of grape is best adapted to field culture in your locality? 



8. If you make wine from grapes, please state how much you make, 

 your mode of making it, and any other matter of interest in regard to it? 



9. If you have a vineyard, please state your mode of culture in the 

 vineyard, including training and pruning ? 



