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culture, and, doing well, yield a better profit; 800 vines per acre, 

 yielding 10 lbs. each, make a total of 8,000 lbs., which, at 12 cents, 



Fig. 2. 



equals $960. This handsome return has been exceeded in some 

 vineyards on the Hudson, but only by best soil and culture. 



Fig. 3. 



Where grape-rot and mildew cause trouble, or where birds and 

 rose-bugs attack the vines or fruit, we offer the following plan : 



