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lands, to control, in a great measure, the growth of the vine as well 

 as the fruit, by fertilization. It has been the opinion of many that 

 the Scuppernong needs no fertilization. In a sense this is true, for 

 the vine will yield a profitable crop without the application of com- 

 mercial fertilizers, but we are considering the question from the 

 standpoint of how much fertilizer can be profitably applied, rather 

 than on how little will the vine get along. The size of the crop 

 from a Scuppernong vine is dependent on the size of the vine rather 

 than its age. This being the case, it is very profitable to feed the vines 

 all they will consume of fertilizers tending to make growth, in the 

 earlier stages of the vineyard. This means an abundance of nitrogen 

 and potash, with sufficient phosphate to ripen the wood. The char- 

 acter of soil will greatly influence the quantities to be applied, but 

 a safe rule is to apply, and work well into the soil in the spring, four 

 hundred pounds of acid phosphate and seventy-five to a hundred 

 pounds of muriate of potash per acre, adding light applications of 

 nitrate of soda if the vines show need of it. As the vines grow older, 

 the amount of phosphate and potash should be gradually increased 

 to take care of the increased demands of the vines. 



SELF-STERILITY OF BLOOM 



From many experiments made by the Government and State De- 

 partments of Agriculture, it has been definitely proven that the 

 bloom of the Scuppernong is self-sterile, and needs the pollen from 

 a male vine in order to set fruit. In the sections where these grapes 

 thrive there are always many wild vines in the woods, and in most 

 seasons these are sufficient to insure a fair crop of grapes, but, to 

 insure a yield every year, it is wise to have male vines planted in 

 with the Scuppernongs, at least one or two to the acre, and a few 

 hives of bees will prove a profitable "side line," both by insuring 

 more nearly perfect fertilization of the bloom, and for the honey 

 they will make. 



GATHERING 



The bunches of the Scuppernong, as a rule, are small, averaging 

 three to ten berries to the bunch. These shatter easily from the 

 bunch when ripe, and the best and cheapest method of gathering the 

 crop is to spread a canvas or sheet under the vine and shake the 



