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ger, six miles from Shakopee. He began with 600 Clinton in 1862. 

 In 1869 set 600 Delaware. Has now 5000 bearing vines; 4000 of 

 which are Delawares. As Mr. Hattenburger has been eminently 

 successful in making money from grapes, I will mention three 

 points of interest. His location of vineyard slopes gently to the 

 east in part and a small part is on a north side hill. His rows are 

 eight feet apart and run a little to the south of east. The rows are 

 20 rods long starting from the west and running east. The east end 

 is about four rods south of a direct line east and west. Mr. H. 

 claims that by having the rows in this shape that he gets the 

 greatest benefit from the sun possible. He gives his vines the most 

 thorough cultivation. He covers his vines first with rye straw and 

 then a very thin covering of earth on the straw. He uncovers 

 when the buds of the wild vines begin to swell. He leaves the 

 straw on the ground and that he says is the only manure he ever 

 uses in the vineyard. His Delawares average 6 lbs to a hill. He 

 has them planted 3 vines in each hill and hills 4 feet apart in the 

 row. They were covered when I saw them but they were cut back 

 to 3 or 3| feet He has tried no new sorts for fifteen years but 

 has a valuable seedling of his own in bearing nearly twenty years. 

 It seems to me that his location is a poor one, still he has made 

 a great deal of money from grapes. 



Now to close my report I will only say that the result of my ex- 

 tensive observations is this: That our climate is all right and if we 

 fail it is because we do not use the right means. If we fail it is 

 we that are wrong and not the climate or location as a rule. If we 

 only learn that there are some little simple things that we must 

 not forget to do, we will succeed. We could not expect the Sioux 

 Indian to succeed in fruit growing; but the white man should rise 

 above the Indian and say that he will produce all that the climate 

 will admit of and that we can all raise fruit very much cheaper 

 than we can buy it, the instances I have mentioned fully prove. 



REPORT OF EXPLORATION FRUITS AND FLOWERS 



By J. M. Undenoood, Lake City. 



I think I was, courteously placed third on this committee, and 

 doubtless for the reason that the other members, Messrs. Green 

 and Brand, were expected to do most of the work and I was needed 

 only to fill out the number on the committee. 



I have no doubt that they will have exhaustive reports to submit. 

 It might be necessary for them to explore the fields of their neigh- 

 bors for their fruits; and a keen appetite might direct their foot- 

 steps into natures wilds, in search of the untamed but delicious fruits 

 from her lap, or the dewy sweets of the wild wood flowers. But I 

 could not be expected to go prowling around in the woods or on any 

 one else's farm, after I had been crammed full of the fruits of our 

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