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Mr. Ambrose L. Soule's is a fine Delaware vineyard of about 

 300 vines, planted in 1866-7-8. These vines have made 

 immense growth from the roots this year, and bid fair to bear 

 a large crop next year. 



The vineyard of Mr. Thomas Petty has produced this, ita 

 fourth season, 3,500 pounds of grapes. It contains 1,100 Con- 

 cords, 100 Catawbas, 50 Isabellas, and 300 Dela wares. It is on 

 a hill rising some sixty feet above the lake. The trellis is 

 formed by posts with light rails top and below, with lath about 

 ten inches apart, running perpendicularly like pickets. The 

 vines, although bearing the above crop, have made a good 

 growth this season, and the prospect is favorable for a heavy 

 crop next year. Sandy soil. 



Mr. Thomas Petty's vineyard of 500 Ives' Seedlings, is of 

 three seasons' growth. It has similar advantages of aspect and 

 elevation of the other vineyards, has made a good growth, and 

 indicates that the Ives' Seedling will be a successful grape in 

 this region. Soil, sandy. 



Mr. Chas. Soule's Delaware vineyard of 100 vines was planted 

 in 1869. It has made surprising growth for the Delaware in 

 its early stages. 



Mr. Timothy Hall enters his vineyard of 500 vines, mostly 

 Concord, planted this spring. It has made good substantial 

 growth, although the soil looks like a pure fine gravel. His 

 plan is to keep the ground stirring while the plants are grow- 

 ing, as preferable to manuring. The healthy growth is a good 

 recommendation of this theory. When the season of warm 

 weather is protracted as this year, there is probably nO danger 

 from over cultivation in a soil of this character. Mr. Hall's 

 vineyard has this advantage over that of Mr. Session: the land 

 was prepared the year before planting, and the soil is naturally 

 warmer on account of its gravelly character. 



Job Sessions' vineyard of 200 vines was planted this spring. 

 It contains 60 Delaware, and 140 Concord vines. The growth 

 is good, especially as this land is new, and Mr. S. only com- 



