340 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
It was like the ever-bearing strawberry. We had that 
for a while; it originated across the lake. It was sold to 
Salzer, but it was not a desirable thing to have, and it was 
impossible to sell it to anyone. We just kept a little patch 
to look at, but it was perfectly worthless as an investment in 
fruit. It may have done well with some one else in a different lo- 
cation; I cannot say anything about that. Doubtless where Mr. 
Jewett lives and where this gentleman saw it it may do well, 
and it is possibly a mistake that we do not keep the Sneclode 
raspberry. We paid Mr. Sneclode $15 per 100 for them. 
Mr. Jewett: Ido not want it understood that I endorse the 
raspberry. I see the mistake in our cultivation in that we had 
no trellis. It was a very thrifty plant. We cut down the 
plants this fall, and we expect to get a nice crop next fall. 
The President: The Marlborovgh does well at Lake Minne- 
tonka, but it is a failure in other places. So it may be with 
this ever-bearing raspberry. It may bea failure with us, while 
at other points in the state of Wisconsin it may be a perfect 
success. 
CULTIVATION AND PROTECTION OF VINEYARD. 
A. A, BOST, EXCELSIOR. 
It would be hard for me to give a five-minute talk on cultivation 
and winter protection of the vineyard without infringing on the 
subject of pruning, and that will be taken up by others. 
With vines trained on third wire from the ground instead of on 
the lower one, as they are usually trained, cultivation can almost 
entirely be done with horse cultivators, saving much hard labor. 
Grape vines, like every other fruit plant, need frequent cultivation, 
and will stand cultivation later in the season than many other 
things, although I do not want my vines cultivated after Aug. 15th, 
at the latest. I prefer cutting out weeds witha hoe, if necessary, 
rather than to stir the ground later than that. 
In our heavy soil around Lake Minnetonka we think cultivating 
should be done about once a week through the growing season. 
Then after laying vines down for winter I plow the whole ground 
over, say three or four inches deep, plowing toward the vines. This 
does most of the covering and helps a great deal about the next 
spring’s cultivation. The furrow left in the center of the row fur- 
nishes a good drain for surplus water from melting snow in the 
spring. This is all the winter protection we think we can afford to 
give our grape vines at the present low price of grapes, but vines 
should be well mulched the first winter or two after setting in vine- 
yard; and where the vineyard isin a badly exposed place, where 
snow is likely to blow off, it should be mulched to insure against 
winter-killing. 
