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energy and spirit of trial which pervades the people of 

 this country, we have now such a variety, and so suited 

 to soils, climates, and localities, that the culture of the 

 grape may be said to be adapted, in the way of profitable 

 culture, to nearly every variety of soil, climate, or location. 



The quantity of grapes produced as an item of profit 

 per acre, depends much upon soils, location, nearness to 

 market, and variety grown. The statements of growers 

 vary greatly in the amount, all the way from one and a 

 half tons to five and six tons per acre, and the gross re- 

 ceipts are given all the way from three hundred to eight 

 hundred dollars. 



Such varieties as the Concord, Isabella, etc., it may be 

 safely estimated, will produce one year with another from 

 two to three tons, and the Delaware, Miles, etc., from one 

 and a half to two tons per acre. Season's, insects, and 

 diseases, care and culture will, of course, vary results, and 

 while the grower may one season obtain four tons to the 

 acre, the same vines another year may not produce over 

 one ton of fine, marketable fruit. 



It should, however, be remembered that while certain 

 varieties of the grape can be grown in varied soils and 

 locations, there is a requisite to be obtained for the pro- 

 duction of the richest grapes and the best vines ; that 

 requisite being in the sugar contained in the fruit, and only 

 to be had in the grape when planted in soil and location 

 exactly suited to its best development. 



The grower who seeks only for a table market, has first 

 to select the variety to meet his soil and location, and 

 then to grow large berries and bunches, well colored, and 

 just sufficiently matured to make them vinously sweet. 

 The grower for wine purposes must have another view 

 for his crop value depends upon the full maturation of the 

 sugar in his grapes. 



Soils and Situation. Although we have said such is 

 the variety of grapes now cultivated that some one may 



