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crop will use a large portion of the moisture of the 

 soil during the months of August and September. 

 This will allow the wood and fruit to mature earlier, 

 and in its proper season. This mulching also pre- 

 vents the frost from injuring the roots in winter, 

 and keeps the Grapes from starting to grow too earh- 

 in the spring. Plowing this under shallow, along 

 vvith well-rotted farm manure, in the spring, and 

 cultivating as in the previous year, will ensure an 

 abundance of matured fruit. 

 Varieties of During the past few years many new varieties of 



Grapes have been introduced, and after a trial have 

 been found wanting. The following varieties can be 

 relied on: "Campbell's Early," the "Concord" 

 (black), the "Brighton" and "Delaware" (red), 

 "Moore's Diamond" and "Niagara" (white), (see 



HI. 20). 



