58 ANNUAL REPORT. 
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~ - Soil and Elevation. 
Mr. Kenney. It is necessary to be on high dry ground to grow 
grapes. 
Mr. Smith. The ground must be well drained and if it does not 
contain lime it should be applied.. The soil should be worked 
deeply. 
Mr. Hollister. Ihave rove grapes on level land and without 
lime. Trained to stakes and cut away the old wood each season 
on the renewal system. I got 25'to 40 pounds a year from each 
vine. 
Pres. Smith. Mr. Knaupheide grows much on the same plan 
that I do, but his land is nearer level and he uses a horse more. 
Mr. Miller grows on about the same plan that I do. e 
Mr. Hollister. If the ground is rich enough, and the vine 
strong, you can ripen more than ten pounds per vine? 
Pres. Smith. You cannot ripen much more with a good flavor. 
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Varieties. 
Mr. Kenney. Has any one grown Chase’s Seedling ? 
Mr. Brand. That was originated by Mr. Chase, in Iowa, who 
has since died. Mr. Harris says it is so much like the Israella 
that it is not worth while to propagate it. 
Pres. Smith. I have had a grape on private terms that is very 
promising. Mr. Sylvester, of Lyons, N. Y., claims that it will 
keep all winter, till the middle of April. I have not yet fruited 
it, but probably shall the coming season. If this is true, it will 
be an acquisition. The Concord must be marketed at once when 
ripe. Of Roger’s Hybrids, No. 6 and No. 9 are good. The Aga- 
wam and Salem are also good, but the vines are rank and will mil- 
dew. No. 9 is pronounced by some superior to the Delaware, 
having a larger berry. The Janesville is hardy and early, but the 
flavor is not agreeable to my. customers. 
Janesville. 
Mr. Hollister. The Janesville is hardy and very early, but the 
flavor is like that of a grape that has been buried in the ground. 
Mr. Grimes. The flavor is not the best, but it is ripe about the 
time the Concord begins to color. 
Mr. Kenney. A gentleman in Iowa whom I know had Cham- 
pion, and it ripened two weeks earlier than the Hartford Prolific. 
