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other varieties. Jauesville is the earliest. Moore's Early and 

 Agawam are good. 



President Smith. Moore's Early is a delicious grape, yielda 

 almos^ as well as Concord, but lacks vigor. Janesville will always 

 ripen before the frost, but it does not sell well in market. I have- 

 raised 9000 pounds on two acres. My main reliance is on Concord 

 and Delaware, but find the Agawam and Worden good varieties. 

 My rows are eight by eight feet and vines trained on trellises. 

 Grapes will not bear and ripen unless the weeds are kept down. 

 Perfectly clean culture is what pays in grapes. 



I have lost only three crops in twenty-five years — once from 

 hail and twice from frost — not total, but partial losses. The last 

 year was the worst. Sold $418 worth then, and lost probably SoOO- 

 worth. I usually dress my grape ground twice a year with wood 

 ashes and land plaster ; once in the spring, and again just before 

 the fruit ripens. Only the best varieties pay, and the fruit of these 

 must be well selected and prepared for market. I sell only the- 

 best bunches; can get more for these than for the good and poor 

 mixed. The old Oporto is the only variety that it is safe to leave 

 on the trellises over, winter. The Lady he believed would be one 

 of the best of the white grapes. Conditions varied so much it wa& 

 hard to generalize, but taking all situations and the years as they 

 run, Concord pays as well at 10 cents a pound as Delawai-e at 20* 

 cents. Have been often deceived and put to loss and trouble by 

 having grape vines sent me that were not true to name. Latterly 

 I am careful to buy only of parties who know what they ai'e selling. 



Mr. Gideon. On my ground the Eumelan yields twice as much 

 as the Concord, and is the best in quality. Complaint had been 

 made that it was subject to mildew, but have not seen much of it. 

 lona also does well at Minnetonka, has nice bunches, and we can 

 ripen it. Brighton has the finest bunches, and has good bearing^ 

 qualities. Tt is rather earlier than Eumelan. Worden yields well 

 and is early. 



Mr. Sias. In our part of the State the Eamelan fails from mil- 

 dew, 



Mr. Harris. It is worthless with us for the same reason. My 

 grape crop this year sold for $300; would have been $600 but for 

 the September frost, and $1000 but for destructive rains. Moore's 

 Early was the first to ripen. Janesville is inferior in quality to 

 Concord, but is two weeks earlier, and has more money in it. 

 For profit he would name — 1st. Janesville; 2d. Moore's Early; 3d. 

 Worden; 4th. Concord. 



