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other, while the CoQCords have to be tied every time. In prun- 

 ing the vines there is almost the same difference. The 

 Delaware can be pruned to spurs, and it is almost certain that 

 the buds are fruit buds, while if the Concord were similarly- 

 pruned you would not get much fruit. 



Mr. C. L. Smith: You do not have to haul so many grapes to 

 market. 



Mr. E. J. Cutts: It is considered a fact among dealers that 

 Minnesota Delawares are superior to anything raised in the 

 United States. 



Mr. Jacques: I had a friend from New York visiting me, 

 and as we always have grapes in the house, he had an oppor- 

 tunity to eat some, and he made the remark that he had never 

 seen any grapes before. 



Secy. Latham: I can say that at the World's Fair the judges 

 on grapes stated they had never seen such Concords and Dela- 

 wares as came from Minnesota, and they stated the Minnesota 

 grapes were ahead of anything in the United States. 



Mr. Cutts: Has any one had much experience with the re- 

 newal system? A vine when it becomes old is very hard to 

 lay down. 



Mr. Sampson: I find it is a very good plan, where you can, to 

 get a shoot right from the root. The second year you will find 

 it will bear nearly as much as the old vine. 



Mr. Cutts: The trouble seems to be that the old vines will 

 not put out any shoots. 



Mr. Smith: Girdle the old vines. 



Secy. Latham: I have never had much trouble. Almost 

 always you can get a cane pretty well back near the ground, 

 near enough for all practical purposes. Renewing is very 

 necessary if you have many vacant places on the old vine, and 

 in renewing you can go back and cover all the vacant places. 

 If I had a vine in bad shape and no shoots coming out from 

 near the ground, I think I should try girdling it. 



Mr. Smith: Just put a wire around it, that will answer the 

 purpose. 



Mr. Cutts: Mr. Sampson spoke about Deiawares being 

 planted eight feet apart each way. A good many recommend 

 to plant them six feet each way. 



Secy. Latham: There is a great deal of room wasted in a 

 vineyard. My oldest vineyard is planted in rows six feet 

 apart and the vines eight feet apart in the row. I never had 



