132 



12 say May 1. 



2 " ^'1 to 10. 

 1 '^ ''1 to 15. 

 1 " "1 to 20. 

 1 " " 12. 



7 - - 15. 



1 " " 15 to 25. 



1 " '' 15 to June 1. 



3 " " 20. 



1 '' '' 23. • 



2 '' " 25. 

 1 " '^ 30. 



1 " last of May to June 1. 



7 " June 1. 



1 " June 12. 



3 " "as soon as all danger from frost is past." 



1 "• May 25, for old vines ; April 1, for young vines. 

 "• The eggs of the fire worm, vine worm, or black head, as it is called, 

 in different places, are laid in the fall, and do not hatch till spring. 

 Do you think, therefore, that an isolated bog could be cleared of them 

 by destroying the vines, taking care not to injure the roots, in the fall 

 or spring, and waiting for the vines to grow again? " 



77 per cent answer yes ; 23 per cent, no. Sevei'al add, "in some 

 cases." 



" Can a bog be burned in the fall so as to thoroughly destroy all the 

 leaves having eggs upon them, without injuring the roots? " 



65 per cent answer yes ; 35 per cent, no. Many add that it can 

 be safely done if the ground is wet or frozen. 



" Can this be done in the spring without injury to the roots? ^' 

 70 per cent answer yes ; 30 per cent, no. 

 " What will it cost per acre to burn a bog?" 



The answers to this question ranged from '' a few matches " to 

 $30.00, but the majority ranged from $1.00 to S5.00. 



'•'• How lony would you have to wait for a crop after burning the 

 vines on a bog?" 



11 persons answered 1 year. 



1 " " 1 to 2 years. 



26 " " 2 years. 



5 " " 2 to 3 years. 



