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vine according as the vine has ripened its wood. The third jear we 

 should have a good strong- vine eight feet long and capable of pro- 

 ducing eight or ten pounds of grapes. I use three wires for a trellis, 

 and tie the vine to the bottom wire, training the new shoots upright, 

 about four inches apart. When the shoots have grown six inches 

 above the top wire. I pinch the end off and keei* doing so until Au- 

 gust first, when I let them grow. 1 also pull out any laterals that niaj- 

 grow out as far up as the grapes grow. This is to prevent too much 

 wood and to keep the clusters from being tangled. When the vines 

 have reached maturity, I allow them to bear from ten to fifteen 

 pounds of grapes, for which I find a ready market in our Twin Cities 

 at five cents per pound. A good Delaware vineyard will clear a 

 net profit of about $1()0 per acre. 



I find all the work connected with a vineyard very easj' and pleas- 

 ant, and think I would prefer raising grapes to small fruit. I con- 

 sider spraying with the Bordeaux mixture very important to prevent 

 mildew and keep the vines in a healthy condition. To destroy the 

 leaf-hopper, I use fine airslaked lime, and I sprinkle it among the 

 vines when the dew is on early in the morning. I find this the best 

 remedy, and I have tried a good many. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. A. H. Brackett: What success did you have with the 

 air- slaked lime in driving away the leaf -hoppers? 



Mr. Sampson: I had the best success with it; it certainly 

 drives them away. The dust seems to choke them and drive 

 them away. 



Pres. Underwood: Are there any other remarks to be made 

 on this subject of grapes? 



Mr. Wyman Elliot: Which is of the most value as between 

 the Concord and Delaware in this climate so far as profit is 

 concerned? 



Mr. Sampson: In my experience, I found the Delaware the 

 more profitable. The Delaware is not shipped to our market 

 to any extent, while the Concord is shipped here by the car- 

 load from New York and Illinois and sells very cheap. A 

 few years ago we could get very good prices, but now we 

 can get very little more tlian Eastern grapes are sold for. 



Mr. C. Wedge: What do you get for Delawares? 



Mr. Sampson: They average us about five cents per pound. 



Mr. G. J. Kellogg: You get the price pretty low. 



Mr. Sampson: Yes, I put it pretty low. 



Secy. Latham: There is another reason why the Delaware 

 is more profitable; it is not so much trouble to take care of 

 them in the summer. They have a tendency of clinging to 

 each other, and with a very little tieing they cling to each 



