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vineyard have clean cultivation the first few years, and during the 

 first season the space for three feet around each vine should be kept 

 free from all grass or weeds. 



COMPANION CROPS 



For the first two or three years after the vines are planted, or 

 until they begin to bear fruit, it is possible and practical to plant 

 hoed crops between the rows of vines and retain the use of the land. 

 The crops best suited for this purpose are the legumes, soy beans or 

 peanuts, during the summer, and vetch and crimson clover may be 

 sown for winter cover. These crops should be fertilized with suffi- 

 cient potash and phosphate to insure a good growth, and can be cut 

 for hay. Corn or small grains should not be planted between the 

 rows, and cotton and tobacco should not be used after the second 

 year, but melons or truck crops of any kind are all right. Where 

 a stand of winter vetch can be secured, we believe this will add ma- 

 terially to the value of the vineyard, and increase the profits for 

 many years. If a good stand can be secured, and it is allowed to 

 mature in the spring and lie on the ground during the summer, it 

 should form a mulch for the vines, and will reseed itself when disced 

 in in the fall. 



A Scuppernong vineyard is an excellent place to raise poultry. 

 The vines form a protection both in summer and winter against 

 sun and wind, and, as the vines require very little care, a large 

 poultry business can be profitably carried on, even in a small vine- 

 yard. Sheep are also a very profitable "side line" where companion 

 and cover crops are grown. 



FERTILIZERS 



So far as we know, there have never been any experiments made 

 to test the fertilizer requirements of the Scuppernong. We have 

 learned, however, that even though the vines will make growth on 

 the poorest of soils, they will also yield very large returns on what 

 would be considered a lavish application of fertilizer. 



The fact that the roots are all near the surface of the ground makes 

 them respond quickly to fertilization, and it is possible, on the light 



